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Analysis of skid resistance of road pavements in the initial period of its life
Budownictwo i Architektura, 2014 Changes of microtexture and macrotexture significantly influence skid resistance of road pavements. It takes place especially during the initial period of pavement life.
Marta Wasilewska
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Bumpy Roads Ahead: America's Roughest Rides and Strategies to Make our Roads Smoother [PDF]
, 2013 These days, potholes and pavement deterioration make it a challenge to keep the wheel steady on America's roads and highways. More than a quarter of the nation's major urban roadways -- highways and major streets that are the main routes for commuters ...
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Carbon nanomaterial‐reinforced epoxy composites exhibit pronounced piezoresistive behavior, enabling intrinsic damage sensing under cyclic and fatigue loading. This review critically compares carbon nanotube and graphene systems, correlating filler content, percolation threshold, and gauge factor with sensing stability and damage evolution.
J. M. Parente +3 more
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A Low-Cost Deep Learning System to Characterize Asphalt Surface Deterioration
Remote Sensing, 2023 Every day millions of people travel on highways for work- or leisure-related purposes. Ensuring road safety is thus of paramount importance, and maintaining good-quality road pavements is essential, requiring an effective maintenance policy.
Diogo Inácio +3 more
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Public Perceptions of the Midwest\u27s Pavements - Iowa - Executive Summary [PDF]
, 2001 This report summarizes Iowa results of a five year, Pooled Fund study involving the Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota DOTs designed to 1) assess the public\u27s perceptions of the departments’ pavement improvement strategies and 2) to develop customer-based
Giese, James K. +4 more
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Model based decision support for planning of road maintenance [PDF]
, 1996 In this article we describe a Decision Support Model, based on Operational Research methods, for the multi-period planning of maintenance of bituminous pavements.
van Harten, Aart, Worm, J.M., Worm, J.M.
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This article presents the design, modeling, and characterization of air‐pressure–actuated programmable vibroacoustic metamaterials (PVAMM). The study focuses on leveraging air pressure to dynamically tune resonance frequencies for effective noise attenuation.
William Kaal +2 more
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Public Perceptions of the Midwest’s Pavements - Wisconsin - Executive Summary [PDF]
, 2001 This report summarizes Wisconsin results of a five year, Pooled Fund study involving the Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota DOTs designed to 1) assess the public\u27s perceptions of the departments’ pavement improvement strategies and 2) to develop customer ...
Giese, James K. +4 more
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Standardized Testing of Non-Standard Photovoltaic Pavement Surfaces [PDF]
, 2016 Emerging photovoltaic products have expanded the applications for the technologies into markets previously unconsidered for what was thought to be a delicate electronic product.
Coutu, Ronald A., Jr. +2 more
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Sol–Gel Derived Polymer Precursors for Stereolithography of ZrC
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.ZrC is a critical material target for extreme temperature conditions. This report describes a protocol for preparing ZrC ceramics via stereolithography and examines the impact of the polymer matrix on carbothermal reduction and mechanical stability of 3D printed ZrC.
Charles J. Rafalko +2 more
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