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TRAFFIC SAFETY STRATEGIES

open access: yesTRANSPORT, 2003
Fast development of the number of vehicles is closely related not only to large benefit for the public but also to certain undesirable social and economic consequences. Firstly — large numbers of injured and killed people are involved into the accidents.
Vigilijus Sadauskas, Vigilijus Sadauskas
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Analysis of Load Transfer Law of Short Pile-Net Composite Foundation for High-Speed Railway

open access: yesShock and Vibration, 2022
Although pile-net composite foundation has been widely used in the construction of high-speed railway, load transfer characteristics of its structural system during the filling of roadbed are seldom studied, so field studies are conducted in the Gan-Long
Shiyou Li   +3 more
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Elastic mechanical property hybridization of configuration-varying TPMS with geometric continuity

open access: yesMaterials & Design, 2022
Hybrid design is an effective approach to construct functional mechanical metamaterials. In this study, a periodic hybrid method for the TPMS (triply periodic minimal surface) structures is proposed, maintaining the original surface connectivity and ...
Tianyu Gao   +4 more
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A study on aerodynamic noise characteristics of a high-speed maglev train with a speed of 600 km/h [PDF]

open access: yesRailway Sciences, 2023
Purpose – This study aims to explore the formation mechanism of aerodynamic noise of a high-speed maglev train and understand the characteristics of dipole and quadrupole sound sources of the maglev train at different speed levels.
Jie Zhang   +4 more
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Estimation of coefficient of friction between flange and rail utilizing vehicle dynamics simulation (Investigation based on roller-rig test with different lubrication condition)

open access: yesNihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2021
The coefficient of friction (COF) between the outer rail and the leading-outside wheel flange of a railway bogie running on sharp curved track is an important parameter for the progress of wheel/rail wear and running safety.
Yohei MICHITSUJI   +9 more
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The pediatrician and traffic safety

open access: yesJornal de Pediatria, 2005
To instruct children and teenagers about safe transportation and about their behavior as cyclists and pedestrians.The MEDLINE and LILACS databases were searched, using the following terms, from 1995 to 2005: traffic accidents, child, adolescent, morbidity, mortality, age, and gender. Scientific articles on morbidity and mortality from traffic accidents,
Renata D, Waksman, Regina M B K, Pirito
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Reported prevalence of health conditions that affect drivers

open access: yesCogent Medicine, 2017
Drivers’ health and fitness are essential factors in order to predict performance outcomes and to promote road safety. It is a demonstrated fact that drivers with (physical and mental) health impairments or illnesses have more probabilities of being ...
Francisco Alonso   +3 more
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Psychosocial Work Factors, Job Stress and Strain at the Wheel: Validation of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) in Professional Drivers

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2019
IntroductionPsychosocial work environment has been related to many negative health outcomes in different workforces. However, evidence in this regard is still limited in the case of transport workers, and most of the tools used in research, often ...
Sergio A. Useche   +3 more
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Experimental and numerical research on wind characteristics affected by actual mountain ridges and windbreaks: a case study of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed railway

open access: yesEngineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 2020
To reduce the impact of a mountain ridge on the crosswind flow field of a specific section of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang high-speed railway, a portion of the mountain ridge was removed to increase the distance from the windbreak.
Zhengwei Chen   +5 more
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Citizens’ Perceptions in Relation to Transport Systems and Infrastructures: A Nationwide Study in the Dominican Republic

open access: yesInfrastructures, 2021
One of the challenges currently faced by emerging countries is to get their citizens to decide to use sustainable transport for their regular trips, in order to reduce the current vehicular pollution rates.
Francisco Alonso   +3 more
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