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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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Characteristics of outdoor falls among older people: A qualitative study [PDF]

, 2013
Background Falls are a major threat to older people’s health and wellbeing. Approximately half of falls occur in outdoor environments but little is known about the circumstances in which they occur.
A Bergland, A Nathan, A Shumway-Cook, A Shumway-Cook, A Ståhl, AC King, AH Ranhoff, AL Rosso, AR Eisenstein, AR Levy, C Beynon, C Robson, C Willig, CJ Cherpitel, Claire Ballinger, DC Landy, DE Rosenberg, DL Morgan, E Stack, F Bunn, GJ Wijlhuizen, GJ Wijlhuizen, H-W Wahl, HM Hanson, J Fleming, J Kerr, J Phillips, J Ritchie, J Ritchie, JL Kelsey, JL Kelsey, JL Kelsey, Judith E Phillips, K Horton, K Sjogren, KR Fox, L Asher, L Clemson, L Clemson, L Gauvin, L Salonen, L Yardley, L Yardley, LA Talbot, LD Gillespie, M Annear, M Rantakokko, M Rantakokko, M Rantakokko, M Rantakokko, MC Nevitt, MG Davis, MHC Bleijlevens, MRU Meyer, N Owen, NM Peel, O Beauchet, P Morency, PA Bath, Panel on Prevention of Falls in Older Persons, American Geriatrics Society, British Geriatrics Society, PC Lai, PC Lai, R Newton, Rita Newton, S Turner, S Wilkinson, Samuel R Nyman, SC Webber, SE Lamb, SR Cummings, SR Lord, SR Lord, TE Finnes, W Li, World Health Organization, Y Rydin, YH Chu, YL Michael   +77 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., Griffin, Robert J., Kuemmel, David A., Robinson, Richard, Sonntag, Ronald C.   +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., Lake, Robert A., Nussbaum, John H.   +2 more
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Forecasting development of road technology based on the Delphi method – selected issues

Budownictwo i Architektura, 2014
An objective of this research project is an analysis of development directions of new materials, technologies and pavement structures used in road industry, taking into account special environmental conditions and sustainable development rules.
Piotr Radziszewski, Joanicjusz Nazarko, Jan Król, Karol Kowalski, Michał Sarnowski   +4 more
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Initial evaluation methodology and case studies for life cycle impact of permeability of permeable pavements

International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 2018
In recent years, urban flooding has occurred frequently in different cities in China. This has caused huge economic and environmental damages. As one of the main elements in the concept of sponge city – a potential solution to this problem – permeable ...
Yu Wang, Hui Li, Ahmed Abdelhady, John Harvey   +3 more
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Rejuvenating Agents vs. Fluxing Agents: Their Respective Mechanisms of Action on Bitumen Subjected to Multiple Aging Cycles

Applied Sciences, 2023
During the service life of road pavements, the asphalt, more specifically the surface layer, is susceptible to aging due to the oxidation phenomenon and the loss of the volatile compounds of bitumen, which functions as the binder in the asphalt ...
Abraham A. Abe, Paolino Caputo, Shahin Eskandarsefat, Valeria Loise, Michele Porto, Eugenia Giorno, Loretta Venturini, Cesare Oliviero Rossi   +7 more
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Increasing of resistance and durability of asphalt concrete pavements on highways and highway bridges using reinforcing synthetic materials ADFORS GLASGRID [PDF]

Дороги і мости
Introduction. One of the most common defects in the asphalt concrete pavements of highways and highway bridges that arise during their operation is the formation of ruts.
Artur Onyshchenko
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Fuzzy simulation of forest road surface parameters [PDF]

, 2019
The problem of construction of forest roads with the use of local low-strength substandard materials and industrial waste is considered. To solve the problem, the primary task is to develop a method for estimating the parameters of road surfaces taking ...
Kovalev, R. N., Kruchinin, I. N., Pobedinskiy, V. V.   +2 more
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Quantitative Assessment of Road Dust Suspension Based on Variations in Asphalt Pavement Surface Texture

Atmosphere
This study explores the correlation between road surface texture, including microtexture (texture depth) and macrotexture (wavelength) in asphalt pavement, and suspended dust generation on asphalt pavements. A detailed analysis of various pavement types,
Ho-Jun Yoo, Sung-Jin Hong, Jeong-Yeon Cho, In-Tai Kim   +3 more
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