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Energies, 2019 Renewable energy (wind and solar power, etc.) are developing rapidly around the world. However, compared to traditional power (coal or hydro), renewable energy has the drawbacks of intermittence and instability.
Kangyu Deng +3 more
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Governance is a well‐known dimension of adaptive capacity across various frameworks, however specific links between perceptions of governance (il)legitimacy and adaptive capacity remain relatively unexplored. In this study, we investigate connections between climate change adaptation and perceptions of governance (il)legitimacy using focus ...
Emma D. Rice +8 more
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Advances in Civil Engineering, 2019 Cable system construction is one of the most risky construction stages of long-span suspension bridges, and a reliable risk assessment is an important means to ensure the construction safety.
Zhifang Lu +3 more
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Techno-Economic Comprehensive Review of State-of-the-Art Geothermal and Solar Roadway Energy Systems
, 2022 Road infrastructure is a vital constituent element in the transportation network; however, roadway surface ice and snow accumulation leads to huge traffic accidents in winter.
Yiming Shao +9 more
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Climate‐related exposures and seizures in children: A systematic review
Epilepsia, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Climate‐related exposures, including air pollution, temperature extremes, humidity, and atmospheric conditions, are increasingly recognized as potential seizure triggers. As climate change intensifies, understanding the environmental contributors to pediatric seizure risk has important implications for anticipatory guidance and ...
Caroline Sarpy +5 more
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Applied Sciences, 2020 To examine the difference in the major chemical composition of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) between two roadway sites, 24 h integrated PM2.5 samples were simultaneously collected both 15 m (Buk-Ku District Office (BKO) site) and 150 m (Chonnam ...
Seungshik Park +3 more
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Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Retaining walls are key geotechnical components of road infrastructure, whose seismic performance directly affects the resilience of transportation networks. Despite their importance, seismic fragility models for retaining walls available in the literature refer only to specific case studies.
Amendola C., Conti R., de Silva F.
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Web-Based Roadway Geometry Design Software for Transportation Education [PDF]
Traditionally, students use pencil and ruler to lay out lines and curves over contour maps for roadway geometry design. Numerous calculations of stopping sight distance, minimum turning radius, and curve alignments are required during the roadway design ...
Chen-Fu Liao, David Levinson
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Study on Roof‐Control Technology for Gob‐Side Entry Retaining Under Composite Roofs
Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.This study develops a roof‐control technology system for gob‐side entry retaining under composite roofs. By integrating field measurements, theoretical analysis, and numerical simulation, it reveals the spatiotemporal evolution of the plastic zone and proposes a targeted support method, providing theoretical and practical guidance for safe and ...
Dong Li +4 more
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Yantu gongcheng xuebao, 2019 The concentrated stress and fractured rock around the fault zone, have great potential safety hazards for the section layout of a roadway and its maintenance, so the distribution of in-situ stress and the failure mode of the surrounding rock near the ...
PENG Rui 1, OUYANG Zhen-hua 1, MENG Xiang-rui 2, ZHAO Guang-ming 2, ZHAO Qi-feng 1, SHI Jian-jun 1, FENG Ji-cheng 1
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