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Impact of wheel shape on the vertical damage of cast crossing panels in turnouts [PDF]

, 2015
Impact forces generated in the load transfer area of railway crossing panels lead to a range of degradation modes from wear and fatigue of the contacting materials, fatigue of supporting components to ballast/subgrade deterioration.
Grossoni, Ilaria, Huddersfield, University, Neves, Sérgio, University of Huddersfield, Bezin, Yann   +4 more
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Unpacking the Farmland Capitalization Effect of Ethanol Establishment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We unpack the impact of expansions in ethanol production—as measured by proximity to newly constructed ethanol plants and capacity expansions—on farmland values using land transaction data from Kansas in combination with modern causal inference techniques.
Gabriel S. Sampson, Jisang Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Automatic Railway Gate Controlling and Smart System of Railway Gate Crossing using IoT [PDF]

, 2020
The main objective of this paper to propose the smart system of controlling the railway gate automatically to avoid the accident while crossing the railway gate as well as smart way of railway gate crossing using the mobile application. In this system we
Akash Waghmare, Himanshu Ghate, Gaurav Maske, Pradarshit Kurzekar   +3 more
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Automatic Railway Road Crossing (RLC) Traffic Light System for Metric Gauge Railway Network in Tanzania [PDF]

, 2021
The verdict has been established that Railway Level Crossings (RLCs) present possible risk to roads users. Because of the ever-increasing number of vehicles on the road every day, it was determined that employing automation at level crossings can be ...
Libere NKUNZIMANA, NKUNZIMANA, Libere, Gilbert Minja, Mussa Ally Dida, Mariki, Christina, Christina Mariki, Minja, Gilbert, Innocent Zirakwiye, Zirakwiye, Innocent, Mduma, Neema, Dida, Mussa, Neema Mduma   +11 more
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Altered by Gold: A Comparative Zooarchaeological Analysis of 19th to 20th Century Chinese and British Migrants in Ravenswood, a Northern Queensland Gold Mining Town

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gold discoveries transformed the 19th century British colony of Queensland, Australia, driving migration, a second wave of pastoral expansion northwards, and an increasingly diverse population. This study presents a comparative and contextual zooarchaeological analysis of British and southern Chinese food waste—globally significant migrant ...
Marc Cheeseman
wiley   +1 more source

Detecting anomalous events at railway level crossings [PDF]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 2013
Collisions between pedestrians and vehicles continue to be a major problem throughout the world. Pedestrians trying to cross roads and railway tracks without any caution are often highly susceptible to collisions with vehicles and trains. Continuous financial, human and other losses have prompted transport related organizations to come up with various ...
Nallaivarothayan, Hajananth, Ryan, David, Denman, Simon, Sridharan, Sridha, Fookes, Clinton, Rakotonirainy, Andry   +5 more
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Visual Perception and Analysis of an Approaching Train at Railway Level Crossings in New Zealand [PDF]

, 2010
The prevalence of railway level crossing accidents in New Zealand is a high profile issue that has warranted close scrutiny over the last 10 years. However, the incident rate has not decreased. This research examined the possibility that visual illusions
Clark, Helen Elizabeth
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Poseidon's Sanctuary at Samikon—The Discovery of an Ancient Temple Through an Integrated Geophysical and Geoarchaeological Survey Approach for Lagoonal and Swampy Environments

Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Below the classical fortress of Samikon at the coast of the western Peloponnese, ancient writer Strabo mentioned a sanctuary of Poseidon which served as the centre of the religious association of the Triphylian cities. In this paper, we describe the discovery and investigation of a building structure by means of geophysical and ...
Dennis Wilken, Birgitta Eder, Sarah Bäumler, Elena Appel, Peter Fischer, Tina Georg, Federica Iannone, Lena Slabon, Timo Willershäuser, Erofili‐Iris Kolia, Andreas Vött   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

STAMP goes EAST: Integrating systems ergonomics methods for the analysis of railway level crossing safety management [PDF]

, 2018
Various systems ergonomics methods are available to support the design and analysis of rail systems. Whilst the utility of these methods is accepted, the increasing complexity of modern day systems is stretching their capabilities.
Stanton, Neville A., Salmon, Paul M., Carden, Tony, Goode, Natassia, Read, Gemma J.M., Dallat, Clare, Walker, Guy H., Grant, Eryn, Naweed, Anjum   +8 more
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An Approach to the Safety Problem of Railway-Road Crossings in the Transport System

Promet (Zagreb), 2003
The paper presents an approach to the problem of railway-road level crossings. The goal is to improve safety in thetransport system network, which includes a considerable numberof »inadequately protected« crossings.
Andrej Godec
doaj   +1 more source