Impact of Pavement Performance Models on Strategic Funding Analyses in the NCDOT Pavement Management System [PDF]
, 2015 In 2012, the Pavement Management Systems Group at the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) began a research project with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to significantly update and improve the pavement distress performance ...
Mastin, J. Neil, Finger, Alan R.
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On 3‐MMC: A Cathinone I Have Come to Know and Love
Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article attempts to complicate the mythology of a compound in a state of becoming. I will trace lightly its origins as a cultural disruptor and how I am implicated in this imperative. Introducing you to 3‐MMC will require multiple modes of storytelling and taking of liberties, drawing on literature reviews, practice‐based research, prose,
Carmen Ostrander
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Predicting Flexible Pavement Distress and IRI Considering Subgrade Resilient Modulus of Fine-Grained Soils Using MEPDG. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2023 Islam KM, Gassman SL.
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Development of a Pavement Management Solution with Camera Based Distress Characterization [PDF]
, 2015 Functional Session 5: Pavement ManagementModerated by Akyiaa HostenThis presentation was held at the Pavement Evaluation 2014 Conference, which took place from September 15-18, 2014 in Blacksburg, Virginia.Presentation ...
Scott, Dennis
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Transformation of the Agrarian Landscape and Hope in the Central Kalimantan Peatlands
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, agrarian state programs and corporate strategies seek to transform indigenous Ngaju Dayak into sedentary farmers. Focusing on the notion of transformation, the paper traces whether and how rural people can engage in struggles against structural injustices.
Anu Lounela
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Quantitative Evaluation of Internal Pavement Distresses Based on 3D Ground Penetrating Radar
The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge EngineeringAsphalt pavement will inevitably produce internal distresses during service, which increases the risk of deterioration of pavement structural performance.
Yong Liu +4 more
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A Farewell to Arms… Manufacturing: Learning From a Landmine Producer Who Became a Deminer
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Certain industries—labeled “dirty,” “sinful,” “stigmatized,” or “controversial”—are under public scrutiny because of the ethical, social, and environmental concerns that they raise. Previous research has typically focused on the industry or organizational level of analysis, examining how companies in controversial industries can enhance their ...
Marco Guerci, Luca Carollo
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Remote SensingAccurate detection of interlayer distress based on ground-penetrating radar has been widely adopted for in-service asphalt pavement condition assessment to improve maintenance efficiency and reduce costs. However, accurate interlayer distress locating is
Congde Lu +5 more
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Effect of Michigan multi-axle trucks on pavement distress and profile: executive summary. [PDF]
Truck traffic is a major factor in pavement design because truck loads are the primary cause ofpavement distresses. Trucks have different axle configurations that cause different levels ofpavement damage.
Chatti, Karim +1 more
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Disciplining the “Queen of the World”? Responsible Innovation as a Way of Life
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper offers a critical reflection on the concept of responsible innovation as defined during the last decades. We argue that the emphasis on innovation as a process risks neglecting the very goals of innovation, namely societal desirability and acceptability. Thus, we suggest reconsidering the role of imagination, the “Queen of the world”
Xavier Pavie +2 more
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