Highway and traffic engineering Books
London Publishing Partnership Transport For Humans: Are We Nearly There Yet?
Book SynopsisEngineers plan transport systems, people use them. But the ways in which an engineer measures success - speed, journey time, efficiency - are often not the way that passengers think about a good trip. We are not cargo. We choose how and when to travel, influenced not only by speed and time but by habit, status, comfort, variety - and many other factors that engineering equations don't capture at all. As we near the practical, physical limits of speed, capacity and punctuality, the greatest hope for a brighter future lies in adapting transport to more human wants and needs. Behavioural science has immense potential to improve the design of roads, railways, planes and pavements - as well as the ways in which we use them - but only when we embrace the messier reality of transport for humans. This is the moment. Climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and changing work-life priorities have shaken up long-held assumptions. There is a new way forward. This book maps out how to design transport for humans.Trade Review"Impish yet wise, this book is packed with fresh ideas. Transport would be so much better if even half of them were embraced by planners, politicians and designers. Read, learn and laugh - I did." Tim Harford, author of How To Make the World Add Up; "This book makes a plea for the application of behavioural science (aka common sense) to transport planning. It offers a way out of two traps: the belief that speed is the only purpose of travel and that everyone is motivated in the same way. It is bursting with ideas to make transport work for real people, and while some of the ideas might prove unsuccessful, all of them are worth trying." Bridget Rosewell, Commissioner, National Infrastructure Commission; "A very welcome book that shows how the insights of behavioural science could allow for the range of human attributes to be encompassed by the transport system in the face of economists' and engineers' conventional utilitarian thinking." David Metz, honorary professor in the Centre for Transport Studies at UCL and former Chief Scientist at the Department for Transport; "Transport is desperately in need of good ideas and innovation. This highly original and entertaining book is filled with both." Christian Wolmar, award-winning writer and broadcaster specializing in transport.
£14.24
Island Press Urban Bikeway Design Guide Third Edition
Book SynopsisOver a decade ago, the first edition of the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide sparked a design revolution in cities. City streets are now understood as key elements in confronting the intertwined safety, equity, and climate crises in North America. The completely revised and updated third edition of the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide sets a new standard for street design in North America. Developed for cities, by cities, the new guide is more than a permission slip for better street design--it''s a prescription for safe, connected, equitable bike networks. It captures lessons learned and emerging practices to set a new bar for the design of city streets. The NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, Third Edition, will help city leaders and street designers meet the needs of our time. New topics address critical gaps in existing guidance for planning and project development. Contextual guidance for bikeway design encompasses the needs of a wider swath of potential riders, across genders, ages, races, ethnicities, incomes, and abilities. The guide offers substantive guidance for safe intersection design, with a focus on conflict reduction. It is a blueprint for implementing safe, connected, and equitable bike networks. Every transportation professional, from design to maintenance and from field staff to executives, needs a copy for their daily work.Praise for the second edition ?NACTO''s Urban Bikeway Design Guide gives American planners and designers the tools they need to make cycling accessible to more people.? ?Janette Sadik-Khan, former New York City Transportation Commissioner ?This is an extraordinary piece of work that''s long overdue.? ?Ray LaHood, former United States Secretary of Transportation ?The guide will serve as an essential blueprint for safe, active, multi-modal streets.? ?Gabe Klein, former Chicago Transportation Commissioner ?A Must-read? Landscape architects, planners, and city officials should find this guide invaluable. Anyone who advocates for increasing bicycle infrastructure in our cities will find many useful tools for implementing best practice infrastructure.? ?ASLA''s The Dirt
£35.10
Cornell University Press Roads
Book SynopsisSweeping in scope and conceptually ambitious, this book tells a story of infrastructure and of global flows of money, goods, and people.Trade Review"What is the relation between the unity and stability of the nation-state and the state of a nation's infrastructure? In addressing this question, Roads forces us to consider, among much else, the expertise of infrastructure's architects, the construction engineers, whose work is attuned to the instability, unruliness and unevenness of the environments within which infrastructure is assembled. The infrastructure of the road turns out not to be the stable base on which the state can ground its existence, but a situated achievement. Penny Harvey and Hannah Knox’s remarkable ethnography of infrastructure is a vital intervention, in anthropology and beyond." -- Andrew Barry, University College London, author of Material Politics: Disputes Along the PipelineTable of ContentsIntroduction: Anthropology, Infrastructure, and ExpertisePART I. ROADS AS STATE SPACE: PAST DESIRES AND FUTURE IMAGINARIES1. Historical Futures2. Integration and DifferencePART II. CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES, REGULATORY DEVICES3. Figures in the Soil4. Health and Safety and the Politics of Safe Living5. Corruption and Public WorksPART III. THE MODERN STATE: PROMISE AND DEFERRAL6. Impossible Publics7. Conclusions: Inauguration, Engineering, and the Politics of Infrastructural FormNotes References Index
£25.19
Taylor & Francis Ltd Bituminous Binders and Mixes Rilem Report
Book SynopsisThe aim of the studies presented in this report is the implementation of rational concepts and testing procedures for the design and manufacture of bituminous materials for applications in pavement construction. Practical test procedures are recommended for binder evaluation, mix design and performance assessment of bituminous materials. The three main topics addressed are binder testing, mix design and mechanical testing of mixtures. Each is examined through interlaboratory tests and there is a literary review of existing practices and methods for the production of polymer modified binders, mixture design and the mechanical properties of mixtures.Trade Review'At a time of profound changes in experimental procedures and specifications for asphalts, this book will be a source of information and reference not only for research scientists but also for highway engineers and practitioners ' - IAT NewsTable of ContentsBituminous binders. Testing and appraisal of polymer modified road bitumens. Interlaboratory tests on the rheology of bituminous binders. Mixture design. State of the art report on mix design. Interlaboratory tests on mix design. Mechanical testing of mixtures. State of the art on complex modulus and fatigue of bituminous mixes. Interlaboratory tests on modulus and fatigue testing
£58.89
Taylor & Francis Ltd Prevention of Reflective Cracking in Pavements
Book SynopsisCrack reflection through a road structure is one of the main causes of premature pavement deterioration. This is a widespread problem in many countries and highway maintenance authorities are having to find economic means of repairing and upgrading their pavements. This book is the eagerly awaited state-of-the-art report which considers all different aspects of the subject including assessment and use of overlay systems.Table of ContentsCracking in pavements: nature and origin of cracks. Assessment and evaluation of the crack potential. Crack prevention and use of overlay systems. Characterisation of overlay systems. Modelling and structural design of overlay systems. Implementation of overlay systems on the construction site. References.
£237.50
Emerald Publishing Limited Car Park Designers Handbook
Book SynopsisThe unique book shows practising car park engineers and architects how to design parking buildings that are efficient and user friendly, both above and below ground level.Table of ContentsIntroduction Design brief Design elements Dynamic considerations Static considerations Circulation design Circulation layouts Stairs and lifts Disabled drivers and carers Cycles and motorcycles Security Underground parking Lighting Signage Drainage Fire escapes, safety and fire fighting Fiscal and barrier control Ventilation Structure Appearance Considerations for parking electric powered vehicles
£117.32
Emerald Publishing Limited Shell Bitumen Handbook
Book SynopsisShell has been at the forefront of bitumen technology for over 90 years, and continues to play a leading role in global bitumen research and development. The Shell Bitumen Handbook is an authoritative source of information on bitumen use in road pavements around the world.
£135.38
Emerald Publishing Limited Highways 5th edition
Book SynopsisHighways, 5th edition covers road location and plans, roadwork materials, surface and subsurface moisture control, pavement design and construction, thickness design of bituminous and concrete pavements, and road maintenance and rehabilitation.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Historical Overview of the Development of the Road 2. The Road Development Process: Plans, Specifications and Contracts and Contracts 3. Road Location 4. Ground Investigations 5. Soils and Soil-testing for Roadworks 6. Earthworks for Roadworks 7. Basic Materials Used in Road Pavements 8. Soil-stabilised and Hydraulically-bound Mixtures Used in Road Pavements 9. Standard Mixes used in Bituminous-bound Pavement Layers in the UK 10. Moisture Control: Subsurface and Surface Drainage 11. Introduction to Pavement Thickness Design 12. Analysis of Stresses in Rigid Concrete Slabs and an Introduction to the Design of Concrete Block Paving 13. Current UK Thickness Design Recommendations re New Bituminous and Concrete Pavements 14. Design and Construction of Bituminous Bases and Surfacings 15. Constructing Concrete Pavements 16. Road Asset Management 17. Structural Maintenance of Road Pavements 18. Wet Skid Resistance 19. Design and Use of Thin Surface Treatments
£58.90
Emerald Publishing Limited Crossrail Project Infrastructure Design and
Book SynopsisCrossrail Project: Infrastructure Design and Construction (Volume 1) contains a collection of 36 papers submitted to Crossrail’s Technical Papers Competition between 2012 and 2013 from consultants, contractors, suppliers and third-party stakeholders involved in design and construction across the Crossrail project.
£95.00
Emerald Publishing Limited Crossrail Project Infrastructure Design and
Book SynopsisThe construction of the Crossrail project began at North Dock in Canary Wharf in May 2009. Seven years on, it is the biggest railway construction project in Europe and is one of the largest single infrastructure investments undertaken in the UK. It consists of 21 km of new twin-bore tunnels under central London and 10 new world-class stations constructed under the largest city in the European Union.Crossrail Project: Infrastructure Design and Construction (Volume 3) contains a collection of 34 papers submitted to Crossrail's Technical Papers Competition between 2014 and 2015. Contributions have come from consultants, contractors, suppliers and third-party stakeholders involved in design and construction across the Crossrail project. The papers cover a multitude of disciplines including Ground Engineering, Sprayed Concrete Lining, Tunnel Boring Machine Tunnelling, Engineering Geology, Geotechnical Monitoring and Mitigation, Architectural Design, Operations and Logisti
£114.75
Emerald Publishing Limited Pedestrian Facilities
Book SynopsisEmphasizing the numerical and functional aspects of designing footways, crossings, roundabouts, and other spaces where pedestrian and vehicular traffic interact, this book provides detailed guidance on the design of pedestrian facilities to ensure the safety, comfort and convenience of pedestrians and other road users.
£68.88
Emerald Publishing Limited Cities for Driverless Vehicles
Book SynopsisCities for Driverless Vehicles examines the relationship between autonomous vehicles, transport infrastructure requirements and urban forms, as well as explores ways to adopt autonomous vehicles into future cities. With insights drawn from urban planners and professionals across the world, the book informs you how our future cities will look, what legal requirements will need to be met, how pedestrians will interact with driverless vehicles, the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) concept, and how planners can prepare for the new technological age. Informed research and expert transport modelling is underpinned by international case studies along with the action plans required to make the transition a smooth, orderly and safe one for future generations.This book includes plans for industry professionals on understanding new and upcoming technology and provides thoughts for further research and development details the infrastructure that the vehicles will
£89.30
American Society of Civil Engineers Evaluation Findings of the MX 30 Pavement Marking
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£40.80
American Society of Civil Engineers Asphalt Mix Design and Construction Past Present
Book SynopsisFocuses on the history, development, trends, and evolution of hot mix asphalt (HMA) design and pavement construction. This report contains four papers that were presented at a special technical session, Evaluation of Bituminous Materials Mix-Design & Superpave, of the Conference to celebrate the 150th anniversary of ASCE in Washington, DC.
£62.25
American Society of Civil Engineers Pavement and Geotechnical Engineering for
Book SynopsisSelected papers from the First International Symposium on Pavement and Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Infrastructure held in Nanchang, China, June 5-7, 2011. Sponsored by the Nanchang Hangkong University and the International Association of Chinese Infrastructure Professionals (IACIP) in cooperation with the Geo-Institute of ASCE. Pavement and Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation contains 20 papers that represent the latest developments in the application of soil, rock, and paving materials to the study and application of geomechanics and transportation geotechnology. Topics include pavement structure and subgrade preparation such as: the use of chemical additives and geogrid reinforcement; performance assessment of concrete and asphalt mixtures; mathematical models for the simulation of geotechnical problems; and evaluation of soil types in relation to slope failure, consolidation, and embankment behaviour. This Geotechnical Practice Publication focuses on the appl
£73.50
MB - Cornell University Press Roads
Book SynopsisSweeping in scope and conceptually ambitious, this book tells a story of infrastructure and of global flows of money, goods, and people.Trade Review"What is the relation between the unity and stability of the nation-state and the state of a nation's infrastructure? In addressing this question, Roads forces us to consider, among much else, the expertise of infrastructure's architects, the construction engineers, whose work is attuned to the instability, unruliness and unevenness of the environments within which infrastructure is assembled. The infrastructure of the road turns out not to be the stable base on which the state can ground its existence, but a situated achievement. Penny Harvey and Hannah Knox’s remarkable ethnography of infrastructure is a vital intervention, in anthropology and beyond." -- Andrew Barry, University College London, author of Material Politics: Disputes Along the PipelineTable of ContentsIntroduction: Anthropology, Infrastructure, and ExpertisePART I. ROADS AS STATE SPACE: PAST DESIRES AND FUTURE IMAGINARIES1. Historical Futures2. Integration and DifferencePART II. CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES, REGULATORY DEVICES3. Figures in the Soil4. Health and Safety and the Politics of Safe Living5. Corruption and Public WorksPART III. THE MODERN STATE: PROMISE AND DEFERRAL6. Impossible Publics7. Conclusions: Inauguration, Engineering, and the Politics of Infrastructural FormNotes References Index
£91.80
Cornell University Press Divided Highways
Book SynopsisAn engaging history of the people and policies that profoundly transformed the American landscape—and the daily lives of Americans.Trade ReviewDivided Highways is the best and most important book yet published about how asphalt and concrete have changed the United States. Quite simply, the Interstate Highway System is the longest and largest engineered structure in the history of the world, and it has enormously influenced every aspect of American life. Tom Lewis is an engaging prose stylist with a gift for the telling anecdote and appropriate example. -- Kenneth T. Jackson * Harvard Design Magazine *A fascinating work... with a subject central to contemporary life but to which few, if any, have devoted so much thoughtful analysis and good humor. * Minneapolis Star-Tribune *Anyone who has ever driven on a U.S. interstate highway or eaten at an exit-ramp McDonald's will come away from this book with a better understanding of what makes modern America what it is. * Chicago Tribune *Lewis describes in a convincing, lively, and well-documented narrative the evolution of America's roadway system from one of the world's worst road networks to its best. -- John Pucher * Journal of the American Planning Association *Lewis provides a comprehensive and balanced examination of America's century-long infatuation with the automobile and the insatiable demands for more and better road systems. He has written a sprightly and richly documented book on a vital subject. -- Richard O. Davies * Journal of American History *This brightly written history of the U.S. federal highway program is like the annual report of a successful company that has had grim second thoughts. The first half recounts progress made, while the second suggests that the good news is not quite what it seems. * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsPreface to the Cornell EditionPrefacePart 11. The Chief2. Mastering Nature3. The Dreamway4. The GI and the GeneralPart 25. A Grand Plan6. The Great Puzzle7. Lines of DesirePart 38. Revolt9. Busting the Trust10. New Rules11. Continental Drift12. The Greatest of ImprovementsSources and NotesSelected BibliographySupplemental Bibliography to the Cornell EditionAcknowledgmentsIndex
£16.14
Taylor & Francis Inc Roadwork
Book SynopsisRoadwork: Theory and Practice, now in its sixth edition, gives the essential information needed by every road worker, highway technician, incorporated, graduate or chartered engineer, not only by explaining the theory of road construction and its associated activities, but by illustrating its application with practical working methods that are in use in everyday engineering practice. As such, it successfully bridges the gap so often found between civil engineering theory and the day-to-day work of a highways engineer.The authors have drawn from a lifetime of experience in the construction industry and included current design and construction practices.Table of ContentsPreface. Highway development. Maps, drawings and surveying. Earthworks. Drainage. Flexible and composite pavement. Rigid pavements. Kerbing, footways and paved areas. Ancillary construction work. Safety at work. Materials and testing. Highway plant. Street furniture. Bridgeworks: construction and maintenance. Highway maintenance. New Roads and Street Works Act. Site organization. Answers to revision questions. Suggested reading list. Index.
£45.59
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Road Work New Highway Pricin Pb A New Highway
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£17.09
Duke University Press Forensic Media
Book SynopsisThis provocative book considers how photographic, electronic, and digital media have been used to record and reconstruct accidents, particularly high-speed crashes and catastrophes, and argues that “forensic media” thereby transmute disruptive chance occurrences into reassuring narratives of causal succession.Trade Review"Siegel’s thoroughly researched and beautifully written book is essential reading for anyone concerned with how media help us construct and imagine both what has happened in the past and what might happen in the future." -- Jaimie Baron * Television & New Media *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Accidents and Forensics 1 1. Engineering Detectives 31 2. Tracings 65 3. Black Boxes 89 4. Tests and Split Seconds 143 Epilogue. Retrospective Prophecies 195 Notes 215 Bibliography 237 Index 251
£76.50
Duke University Press Forensic Media
Book SynopsisThis provocative book considers how photographic, electronic, and digital media have been used to record and reconstruct accidents, particularly high-speed crashes and catastrophes, and argues that “forensic media” thereby transmute disruptive chance occurrences into reassuring narratives of causal succession.Trade Review"Siegel’s thoroughly researched and beautifully written book is essential reading for anyone concerned with how media help us construct and imagine both what has happened in the past and what might happen in the future." -- Jaimie Baron * Television & New Media *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Accidents and Forensics 1 1. Engineering Detectives 31 2. Tracings 65 3. Black Boxes 89 4. Tests and Split Seconds 143 Epilogue. Retrospective Prophecies 195 Notes 215 Bibliography 237 Index 251
£25.19
Taylor & Francis Ltd Geotechnics of Roads Fundamentals
Book SynopsisAt first glance, roads seem like the simplest possible geotechnical structures. However, analysis of these structures runs up against complexities related to the intense stresses experienced by road surfaces, their intense interaction with climate, and the complicated behavior of the materials used in road construction.Modern mechanistic approaches to road design provide the tools capable of developing new technical solutions. However, use of these approaches requires deep understanding of the behavior of constituent materials and their interaction with water and heat which has recently been acquired thanks to advances in geotechnical engineering. The author comprehensively describes and explains these advances and their use in road engineering in the two-volume set Geotechnics of Roads, compiling information that had hitherto only been available in numerous research papers. Geotechnics of Roads: Fundamentals presents stresses and strains in road strucTable of ContentsDistribution of stresses and strains in roads. Unsaturated soil mechanics applied to road materials. Compaction. Embankments. Mechanical behavior of road materials. Climate effects. Non-destructive evaluation and inverse methods. Bibliography.
£58.89
Taylor & Francis Ltd Spons Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price
Book SynopsisCaptures real material, plant and labour costs from the UK’s major live rail, civils and highways projects.Table of Contents1. General 2. Oncosts and Profit 3. Cost Indices and Location Factors 4. Resources 5. Approximate Estimating 6. Unit Costs – Civil Engineering Works 7. Unit Costs – Highway Works 8. Daywork 9. Professional Fees 10. Outputs 11. Useful Addresses for Further information 12. Tables and Memoranda
£190.00
Palgrave MacMillan UK Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the
Book SynopsisThis two volume book presents an in-depth analysis of many of the most important issues facing today's shipping and port sectors. Volume 1 of Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the Globalized Economy focuses on the application of theory to practice in Maritime Logistics.Table of Contents1. Introduction; Paul Tae-Woo Lee and Kevin Cullinane 2. Strategy of a Transshipment Hub: The Case of Singapore Port; Jasmine Siu Lee Lam 3. China's Growing Engagement in Emerging Maritime Logistics Market in Africa; Paul Tae-Woo Lee 4. Green Shipping and Port; Young-Tae Chang 5. Applying Game Theoretic Models to Port Policies; Koichiro Tezuka and Masahiro Ishii 6. Towards Robust Management of Maritime Risk and Security; Zaili Yang, Jin Wang and Adolf K.Y. Ng 7. Choice of Financing and Governance Structures in Transport Industry: Theory and Practice; Stephen X.H. Gong, Michael Firth and Kevin Cullinane 8. Private Finance in Port Investment: The South Pacific Islands; Francesca R. Medda and Simone Caschili 9. Proposing New Concepts of Economies of Flow, Connexion, and Fusion Technology in Maritime Logistics; Paul Tae-Woo Lee and Tsung-Chen Lee
£85.49
Palgrave MacMillan UK Navigational Enterprises in Europe and its Empires 17301850 Cambridge Imperial and PostColonial Studies
Book SynopsisThis book explores the development of navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It examines the role of men of science, seamen and practitioners across Europe, and the realities of navigational practice, showing that old and new methods were complementary not exclusive, their use dependent on many competing factors.Trade Review“The well-written introduction by Rebekah Higgitt and Richard Dunn provides a good overview, and even readers who are not specialists will profit from studying the contents of this important contribution. It opens up many highly interesting research perspectives and can be recommended wholeheartedly.” (Günther Oestmann, ISIS, Vol. 108 (4), December, 2017)“The editors declare an aim of giving depth to the British story by describing analogous activity in other European countries and the transnational linkages that facilitated progress in the theory and practice of navigation. … This volume must find a place in university libraries. It is essential reading for any serious student of the development of marine navigation.” (M. K. Barritt, The Mariner’s Mirror, Vol. 102 (2), April, 2016)“This collection of essays deals with the development and introduction of methods for finding longitude at sea between 1730 and 1850, mainly by non-British nations. … Approaching the issue from a non-British perspective considerably broad-ensour understanding and is no doubt the book’s strongest point. … this volume deserves a place in the bookcase of everyone interested in or studying the history of navigation and astronomy.” (W. F. J. Mörzer Bruyns, The Northern Mariner, Vol. 26 (1), March, 2016)“It has achieved a set of original perspectives on the Board and its work, that were not accessible from the internal study, as well as a rich series of accounts that are valuable in their own right. … Taken together, these papers form an excellent book, which demonstrates that the study of navigation in the period, and perhaps particularly of the longitude problem, has resumed its serious engagement with historical work.” (Jim Bennett, The International Journal of Maritime History, Vol. 28 (4), 2016)Table of Contents1. Introduction; Rebekah Higgitt and Richard Dunn 2. A Southern Meridian: Astronomical Undertakings in the Eighteenth-Century Spanish Empire; Juan Pimentel 3. The Longitude Committee and the Practice of Navigation in the Netherlands, c.1750-1850; Karel Davids 4. From Lacaille to Lalande: French Work on Lunar Distances, Nautical Ephemerides and Lunar Tables, 1742-85; Guy Boistel 5. The Bureau des Longitudes: An Institutional Study; Martina Schiavon 6. Patriotic and Cosmopolitan Patchworks: Following a Swedish Astronomer into London's Communities of Maritime Longitude, 1759-60; Jacob Orrje 7. 'Perfectly Correct': Russian Navigators and the Royal Navy; Simon Werrett 8. A Different Kind of Longitude: The Metrology and Conventions of Location by Geodesy; Michael Kershaw 9. Testing Longitude Methods in Mid-Eighteenth Century France; Danielle M. E. Fauque 10. Navigating the Pacific from Bougainville to Dumont d'Urville: French Approaches to Determining Longitude, 1766-1840; John Gascoigne 11. Navigation and Mathematics: A Match Made in the Heavens?; Jane Wess 12 . Longitude Networks on Land and Sea: The East India Company and Longitude Measurement 'in the Wild', 1770-1840; David Philip Miller
£94.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Traffic Noise: Exposure, Health Effects &
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£163.19
David R. Godine Publisher Inc Ikes Road Trip
Book SynopsisAll roads begin somewhere and today’s U. S. highway system began with an exploratory, cross-country ride, led by 28-year-old Army lieutenant colonel, Dwight Eisenhower. This is the story of that coast-to-coast journey and how the dream of connecting America with roads began. Before he led the liberation of Europe, before he became our nation’s 34th President, Dwight D. Eisenhower’s made a road trip in 1919 from Washington D.C. to California. The expedition proved to be a crucial chapter in the history of America as it laid the groundwork to make automobile travel the fastest and easiest way to move around the country, also setting in motion the nation’s future love affair with cheap crude. The 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy of eighty-one trucks and other military vehicles traveled more than 3,000 precarious miles along the most famous road of the day, the Lincoln Highway, which ran between New York City and San Francisco. World War I had illustrated the importance of being able to move large amounts of troops and equipment quickly over long distances, and Eisenhower’s mission was to evaluate whether the country’s emerging network of paved roadways could handle such a task. It was an experience Eisenhower would never forget. Decades later, as president, he drew on that experience to push through the Interstate Highway Act of 1956. Ike’s Road Trip adds an important chapter to the story of the midwestern president who is often seen as “America’s grandfather.” Eisenhower will also be seen as a modern visionary during a pivotal moment: his persistent trust in cheap petroleum proved to be a blueprint for modern America as he helped facilitate the most significant energy transition of the twentieth century. Today, we are experiencing perhaps the most important energy transition since Eisenhower’s day—from petroleum to renewables—and that change will require minds as equally visionary as his.
£18.89
Nova Science Publishers Inc Road Traffic: Safety, Modeling, & Impacts
Book SynopsisRoad traffic represent a significant burden in the developing world and will continue to become more prominent without an effective response to the myriad problems it presents. This book provides a discussion effective measures in safety, modelling and the impacts of road traffic on society.
£129.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Modeling Multilevel Data in Traffic Safety: A
Book SynopsisBackground: In the study of traffic system safety, statistical models have been broadly applied to establish the relationships between the traffic crash occurrence and various risk factors. Most of the existing methods, such as the generalised linear regression models, assume that each observation (e.g. a crash or a vehicle involvement) in the estimation procedure corresponds to an individual situation. Hence, the residuals from the models exhibit independence. Problem: However, this "independence" assumption may often not hold true since multilevel data structures exist extensively because of the data collection and clustering process. Disregarding the possible within-group correlations may lead to production of models with unreliable parameter estimates and statistical inferences. Method: Following a literature review of crash prediction models, this book proposes a 5 T-level hierarchy, viz. (Geographic region level -- Traffic site level -- Traffic crash level -- Driver-vehicle unit level -- Vehicle-occupant level) Time level, to establish a general form of multilevel data structure in traffic safety analysis. To model properly the potential between-group heterogeneity due to the multilevel data structure, a framework of hierarchical models that explicitly specify multilevel structure and correctly yield parameter estimates is employed. Bayesian inference using Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm is developed to calibrate the proposed hierarchical models. Two Bayesian measures, viz. the Deviance Information Criterion and Cross-Validation Predictive Densities, are adapted to establish the model suitability. Illustrations: The proposed method is illustrated using two case studies in Singapore: 1) a crash-frequency prediction model which takes into account Traffic site level and Time level; 2) a crash-severity prediction model which takes into account Traffic crash level and Driver-vehicle unit level. Conclusion: Comparing the predictive abilities of the proposed models against those of traditional methods, the study demonstrates the importance of accounting for the within-group correlations and illustrates the flexibilities and effectiveness of the Bayesian hierarchical approach in modelling multilevel structure of traffic safety data.
£32.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Roadway Work Zone Analysis: Guidance for
Book SynopsisWork zone planning and management has become increasingly challenging because of increasing travel demand and an aging roadway network infrastructure facing both more frequent maintenance and major rehabilitation projects. Road-operating organisations across the nation are increasingly motivated to reduce congestion impacts resulting from road work, particularly on roadways where congestion is already a recurrent feature even before road work begins. This book provides a work zone analysis and work zone modelling and simulation from traffic analysis tools volumes.
£189.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Traffic Sign Conspicuity: Selected Analyses
Book SynopsisThis book may be of use to traffic engineers and researchers who are concerned with the conspicuity of traffic signs. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices advises that, "Signs should be placed on the right side of the roadway where they are easily recognised and understood by road users". Guidance is provided on the spacing and prioritisation of signs, and in some conditions, additional steps may be needed to ensure that signs are conspicuous. This book also provides federal regulations that have been put in place to ensure that traffic signs are visible at night, and discusses impacts on state and local agencies of maintaining traffic sign retroreflectivity.
£119.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc Federal & State Environmental Reviews of Highway
Book SynopsisThree factors -- project funding sources and project characteristics, and whether a state allows the adoption of federal review documents generally determine whether a highway project needs a federal environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or a state environmental review under state law, or both. This book focuses on environmental reviews of highway projects in states with SEPAs and addresses factors determining whether federal or state environmental reviews are required; how state and federal review requirements compare; and the extent of any duplication in federal and state reviews, including frequency and cost. This book also discusses the role of the environmental review process in federally funded highway projects.
£131.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Red Light Camera Systems: Traffic Safety
Book SynopsisRed light running is one of the major causes of crashes, deaths, and injuries at signalised intersections. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) support a comprehensive approach to intersection safety that incorporates engineering, education, and enforcement countermeasures to prevent red light running and improve intersection safety. Red light cameras can be a very effective countermeasure to prevent red light running. There are a number of studies that indicate reduction in crashes at signalised intersections due to red light cameras. The fundamental objective of the research in this book is to determine the effectiveness of RLC systems in reducing crashes. A description of all project efforts is described in this book.
£155.99
Murphy & Moore Publishing Traffic Engineering
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£108.07
Morgan James Publishing llc Tiny Transit: Cut Carbon Emissions in Your City
Book SynopsisTiny Transit is safe, low speed, low cost, low stress, low emission, climate-conscious mobility for this generation and those to come. Within Tiny Transit, Susan Engelking, founder of Tiny Transit Strategies, describes an innovative, proven solution: protected networks for small, low speed, low cost, low emission vehicles. For cities, this concept is a game changer. For the nation, this new transportation alternative is a step toward economic resilience, reduced carbon emissions, and energy independence. In Tiny Transit, government employees learn: Why LEAN Networks (Low Emission Alternative Networks) are the future Lessons from early adopters How to build LEAN Lanes with the crumbs of major transportation projects Why the prime directive is "safety, safety, safety" How to introduce this game changer to their member cities – and the quickest way to build a groundswell of popular support
£12.34
Willford Press Principles of Highway Engineering
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£121.74
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Traffic Safety
Book SynopsisTransport systems are facing an impossible dilemma: satisfy an increasing demand for mobility of people and goods, while decreasing their fossil-energy requirements and preserving the environment. Additionally, transport has an opportunity to evolve in a changing world, with new services, technologies but also new requirements (fast delivery, reliability, improved accessibility). The subject of traffic is organized into two separate but complementary volumes: Volume 3 on Traffic Management and Volume 4 on Traffic Safety. Traffic Safety, Volume 4 of the Research for Innovative Transports Set, presents a collection of updated papers from the TRA 2014 Conference, highlighting the diversity of research in this field. Theoretical chapters and practical case studies address topics such as road safety management and policies, accident analysis and modeling, vulnerable road users' safety, road infrastructure safety, ITS and railway safety.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xvii Preface xix Introduction xxiiiGeorge YANNIS and Simon COHEN Part 1. Road Safety Policy 1 Chapter 1. Analysis of Road Safety Management Systems in Europe 3Nicole MUHLRAD, Gilles VALLET, Ilona BUTLER, Victoria GITELMAN, Etti DOVEH, Emmanuelle DUPONT, Heike MARTENSEN, Pete THOMAS, Rachel TALBOT, Eleonora PAPADIMITRIOU, George YANNIS, Luca PERSIA, Gabriele GIUSTINIANI, Klaus MACHATA and Charlotte BAX 1.1. Introduction 3 1.2. Methodology 4 1.3. Qualitative analyses of road safety management systems in Europe 7 1.4. Quantitative analyses 11 1.5. Conclusion 15 1.6. Key messages and recommendations 15 1.7. Acknowledgments 16 1.8. Bibliography 17 Chapter 2. Conceptualizing Road Safety Management through a Territorialized Complex System: Context and Goals 19Thierry SAINT-GÉRAND, Mohand MEDJKANE, Abdelkrim BENSAID, Dominique FLEURY, Jean-François PEYTAVIN, Eliane PROPECK-ZIMMERMANN and Maroua BOUZID 2.1. Introduction 19 2.2. Methodological challenge: integration of different road safety concepts into territorial complex system modeling 20 2.3. A practical example: ZIVAG 27 2.4. Conclusion and followings 30 2.5. Bibliography 32 Chapter 3. Development of the European Road Safety Knowledge System 35George YANNIS, Pete THOMAS, Nicole MUHLRAD, Heike MARTENSEN, Emmanuelle DUPONT, Letty AARTS, Petros EVGENIKOS and Eleonora PAPADIMITRIOU 3.1. Introduction 35 3.2. Data/knowledge collecting and processing 37 3.3. Key road safety analyses and summaries 42 3.4. Conclusion and next steps 48 3.5. Acknowledgments 49 3.6. Bibliography 49 Part 2. Accident Analysis and Modeling 51 Chapter 4. Structural Time Series Modeling of the Number of Fatalities in Poland in Relation to Economic Factors 53Ruth BERGEL-HAYAT and Joanna ZUKOWSKA 4.1. Introduction 53 4.2. Current state of knowledge 56 4.3. Methodology 57 4.4. The data 58 4.5. Results 65 4.6. Discussion 66 4.7. Conclusion and outlook 66 4.8. Bibliography 67 Chapter 5. Risk of Road Traffic Injuries for Pedestrians, Cyclists, Car Occupants and Powered Two-Wheel Users, based on a Road Trauma Registry and Travel Surveys, Rhône, France 69Stéphanie BLAIZOT, Francis PAPON, Mohamed MOULOUD HADDAK and Emmanuelle AMOROS 5.1. Introduction 69 5.2. Material and methods 70 5.3. Results and interpretation 73 5.4. Discussion and conclusions 81 5.5. Acknowledgments 83 5.6. Bibliography 83 Chapter 6. Development of Safety Performance Functions for Two-Lane Rural First-Class Main Roads in Hungary 87Attila BORSOS, John N. IVAN and Gyula OROSZ 6.1. Introduction 87 6.2. Literature review 88 6.3. General overview of first-class main roads 89 6.4. Data collection and segmentation 91 6.5. Modeling 92 6.6. Discussion and conclusions 98 6.7. Acknowledgments 99 6.8. Bibliography 99 Part 3. Vulnerable Road Users’ Safety 101 Chapter 7. Mobility and Safety of Powered Two-Wheelers in OECD Countries 103Pierre VAN ELSLANDE, Veronique FEYPELL-DE LA BEAUMELLE, James HOLGATE, Kris REDANT, Hélène DE SOLÈRE, Dimitris MARGARITIS, George YANNIS, Eleonora PAPADIMITRIOU, Saskia DE CRAEN, Lars INGE HASLIE, Juan MUGUIRO and Per-Olov GRUMMAS GRANSTRÖM 7.1. Introduction 103 7.2. Mobility and safety figures of PTWs 105 7.3. Contributory factors of PTW crashes 108 7.4. Toward an integrated road safety strategy for PTW 109 7.5. Measures for PTW safety improvement 111 7.6. Key messages and recommendations 113 7.7. Bibliography 115 Chapter 8. Comparison of Car Drivers’ and Motorcyclists’ Drink Driving in 19 Countries: Results from the SARTRE 4 Survey 119Julien CESTAC, Cécile BARBIER, Gian-Marco SARDI, Richard FREEMAN, Sami KRAÏEM and Jean-Pascal ASSAILLY 8.1. Introduction 119 8.2. Method 120 8.3. Results 122 8.4. Discussion 126 8.5. Acknowledgments 127 8.6. Bibliography 128 Chapter 9. Trajectories of Multiple People in Crowds Using Laser Range Scanner 131Ladji ADIAVIAKOYE, Patrick PLAINCHAULT, Marc BOURCERIE and Jean-Michel AUBERLET 9.1. Introduction 131 9.2. Approach 132 9.3. Detection 137 9.4. Multiple tracking 139 9.5. Experimental results 140 9.6. Conclusions 142 9.7. Bibliography 142 Chapter 10. Safety of Urban Cycling: A Study on Perceived and Actual Dangers 145Anita GRASER, Michael ALEKSA, Markus STRAUB, Peter SALEH, Stephan WITTMANN and Gernot LENZ 10.1. State of urban cycling 145 10.2. Perceived safety of urban cycling 148 10.3. The Austrian accident database 151 10.4. Comparison of perceived safety and recorded accidents 153 10.5. Conclusion and outlook 157 10.6. Acknowledgments 158 10.7. Bibliography 158 Part 4. Road Infrastructure Safety 161 Chapter 11. Speed Distribution and Traffic Safety Measures 163Anna VADEBY and Åsa FORSMAN 11.1. Introduction and aim of the study 163 11.2. Method 165 11.3. Results 167 11.4. Discussion 173 11.5. Acknowledgments 175 11.6. Bibliography 175 Chapter 12. Ex-ante Assessment of a Speed Limit Reducing Operation – A Data-driven Approach 177Maurice ARON, Régine SEIDOWSKY and Simon COHEN 12.1. Introduction 177 12.2. Method for predicting the injury or fatality accident count 178 12.3. The part of the ALLEGRO motorway network concerned with speed limit reduction 183 12.4. Ex-ante assessment results of the speed decrease in the ALLEGRO motorway network 184 12.5. The threefold validation of the approach 190 12.6. Conclusions 192 12.7. Appendix: relationships between injury accidents and traffic conditions estimated from the Marius network 193 12.8. Bibliography 197 Chapter 13. Development of a Guideline for the Selection of Vehicle Restraint Systems – Identification of the Key Selection Parameters 199Francesca La TORRE, Ceki ERGINBAS, Robert THOMSON, Giuseppina AMATO, Bine PENGAL, Peter SALEH, Chris BRITTON and Kris REDANT 13.1. Introduction 199 13.2. Objectives of the first work package of the SAVeRS project 201 13.3. Collation and examination of national guidelines and standards 201 13.4. Collation and examination of published literature 204 13.5. Conclusions 211 13.6. Acknowledgments 212 13.7. Follow-up 212 13.8. Bibliography 213 Chapter 14. For the Vision of “Zero Accidents at Intersections”: A Challenge between Road Safety and Capacity 217Jean Emmanuel BAKABA and Jörg ORTLEPP 14.1. Introduction 217 14.2. Traffic turning left at signal-controlled intersections 218 14.3. Recommendations 230 14.4. Conclusion 231 14.5. Bibliography 232 Chapter 15. Safety Inspection and Management of the Road Network in Operation 233Salvatore CAFISO, Alessandro DI GRAZIANO, Grazia LA CAVA and Giuseppina PAPPALARDO 15.1. Introduction 233 15.2. Road safety inspection tools in Europe 235 15.3. Design of new software tools for road inspection 239 15.4. Case study 246 15.5. Conclusion 248 15.6. Bibliography 248 Part 5. ITS and Safety 251 Chapter 16. Improving Safety and Mobility of Vulnerable Road Users Through ITS Applications 253Johan SCHOLLIERS, Daniel BELL, Andrew MORRIS, Alejandra Beatriz GARCÍA MELÉNDEZ and Oscar Martin PEREZ 16.1. Introduction 253 16.2. Methodology 254 16.3. Accident data analysis and identification of critical scenarios 256 16.4. User needs analysis 258 16.5. ITS applications for the critical scenarios and user needs 260 16.6. Results 260 16.7. Conclusions 265 16.8. Acknowledgments 268 16.9. Bibliography 268 Chapter 17. Experimentation with the PRESERVE VSS and the Score@F System 271Rim MOALLA, Brigitte LONC, Gerard SEGARRA, Marcello LAGUNA, Panagiotis PAPADIMITRATOS, Jonathan PETIT and Houda LABIOD 17.1. Introduction 271 17.2. Test methodology 273 17.3. Performance indicators 274 17.4. Test environment 274 17.5. Test case description 278 17.6. Test results 281 17.7. Conclusion 281 17.8. Acknowledgments 282 17.9. Bibliography 282 Chapter 18. Safety Bus Routing for the Transportation of Pupils to School 283Eleni CHALKIA, Josep Maria SALANOVA GRAU, Evangelos BEKIARIS, Georgia AYFANDOPOULOU, Chiara FERARINI and Evangelos MITSAKIS 18.1. Introduction 283 18.2. The school bus routing problem 284 18.3. Methodology for solving the SBRP in SAFEWAY2SCHOOL 285 18.4. Application to Thessaloniki 294 18.5. Conclusions 297 18.6. Acknowledgments 298 18.7. Bibliography 298 Chapter 19. Spreading Awareness of Traffic Safety through Web Application 301Miha AMBRO, Jernej KORINŠEK and Ivan PREBIL 19.1. Introduction 301 19.2. Current state of traffic accident data in Slovenia 302 19.3. Identification of conflict points 307 19.4. Application structure 308 19.5. Use of the web application 312 19.6. Conclusion 315 19.7. Acknowledgments 316 19.8. Bibliography 316 Part 6. Railway Safety 317 Chapter 20. Overview of Freight Train Derailments in the EU: Causes, Impacts, Prevention and Mitigation Measures 319Cristian ULIANOV, François DEFOSSEZ, Gordana VASI;; FRANKLIN and Mark ROBINSON 20.1. Introduction 319 20.2. Research methodology 320 20.3. Results and discussion 322 20.4. Conclusions and recommendations 334 20.5. Acknowledgment 335 20.6. Bibliography 335 Chapter 21. A Risk Assessment Tool for Public Transportation 337Andrea SOEHNCHEN and Mihai BARCANESCU 21.1. Security – a growing concern for Public Transport operators 337 21.2. The risk assessment procedure 338 21.3. Conclusions 345 21.4. Acknowledgments 346 21.5. Bibliography 346 Chapter 22. The GETAWAY Project – Improving Passenger Evacuation Techniques in Railway Stations (and Other Transport Hubs) 347Paul BRYANT and Christos GIACHRITSIS 22.1. Introduction 347 22.2. External factors 349 22.3. Objectives of the GETAWAY project 350 22.4. The GETAWAY system concept 351 22.5. The GETAWAY-IADSS development 354 22.6. The Active Dynamic Signage System (ADSS) 355 22.7. Fire Detection System (FDS) development 356 22.8. CCTV Analysis Engine (CAE) 357 22.9. Decision Engine (DE) and Evacuation Simulation Engine (ESE) 357 22.10. The level of IADSS application 358 22.11. Evaluation of the GETAWAY system 359 22.12. Conclusion 363 22.13. Acknowledgments 364 22.14. Bibliography 364 Chapter 23. Interpretive Structural Modeling of Security Systems for Better Security Management in Railways 367Anoop SRIVASTAVA, Sanjeev SWAMI and Devender BANWET 23.1. Introduction 367 23.2. Complexity of railway systems 368 23.3. Nominal Group Technique (NGT) 369 23.4. Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) 370 23.5. Policy implications 376 23.6. Conclusions and avenues for future research 376 23.7. Acknowledgments 377 23.8. Bibliography 377 List of Authors 379 Index 387
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Emerald Publishing Limited Traffic Safety and Human Behavior: Second Edition
Book SynopsisTraffic crashes are one of the ten leading causes of deaths worldwide, and the leading cause of death for young people in the western world - a seemingly necessary evil that accompanies increasing levels of motorization. In this comprehensive 2nd edition of the classic “Traffic Safety and Human Behavior” Dr David Shinar provides a theoretical framework and a critical evaluation of the most recent research findings to comprehend the complexity of traffic safety and the central role that road users - drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians play in it. In the new edition of approximately 1000 pages with nearly 300 graphs and tables, Shinar covers the key issues that relate human behavior to traffic safety and the impact that cultural, policy, and technological changes have on them. In particular the new edition covers the increasing roles that pedestrians and cyclists have in the traffic system and the need to accommodate them; the intrusion of infotainment and its role in driver distraction; and the increasing role of crash-prevention and driver assistance systems in changing the driver-vehicle interaction.Trade ReviewThe first edition of this book was published in 2007. This second edition highlights findings from the use of naturalistic driving studies and the technique of meta-analysis. This edition presents the latest research on driving safety, road users’ behavior, and changing cultural norms that emphasize sustainability. There is new material on bicyclists and motorcyclists and new info on autonomous vehicles. Other new areas explored are in-vehicle driver assistance systems and the latest research on human limitations and capabilities related to driving. Part A provides background on methods, models, and theories of driver behavior, and Part B looks at driver capacities and individual differences in visual attention in young drivers, new drivers, and older drivers. Later sections cover driving style, temporary impairment, and vulnerable road users (such as pedestrians). The final section deals with causes of crashes and countermeasures. The book contains b&w photos, diagrams, and summary charts. -- Annotation ©2017 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsPart A - Background, Methods, Models 1. Introduction and Background 2. Research Methods – from basic laboratory to on-road studies 3. Theories and Models of Driver Behavior – information processing and motivational approaches. Part B - Driver capacities and individual differences 4. Vision, Visual Attention, and Visual Search 5. Driver Information processing – Attention, Perception, Reaction Time, and Comprehension 6. Young and Novice Drivers 7. Older Drivers Part C - Driving style 8. Speed and Safety 9. Personality and Aggressive Driving 10. Occupant Protection Part D - Driver temporary impairments 11. Alcohol 12. Drugs 13. Distraction and Inattention 14. Fatigue and Driving Part E - Vulnerable road users 15. Pedestrians 16. Motorcyclists and Other Riders of Powered Two-Wheelers (PTWs) 17. Bicyclists Part F - Crash Causation and Countermeasures 18. Crash Causation 19. Crash Countermeasures and Design of Safety
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc VBR Video Traffic Models
Book SynopsisThere has been a phenomenal growth in video applications over the past few years. An accurate traffic model of Variable Bit Rate (VBR) video is necessary for performance evaluation of a network design and for generating synthetic traffic that can be used for benchmarking a network. A large number of models for VBR video traffic have been proposed in the literature for different types of video in the past 20 years. Here, the authors have classified and surveyed these models and have also evaluated the models for H.264 AVC and MVC encoded video and discussed their findings.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION vii CHAPTER 1. VIDEO CODING 1 1.1. Video coding 1 1.2. Video coding standards 3 1.2.1. The MPEG video coding standard 4 1.2.2. H.264/MPEG-4 AVC 8 1.2.3. H.264 SVC 10 1.2.4. H.264 MVC 12 1.3. Rate control 15 1.4. Summary 16 CHAPTER 2. VIDEO TRAFFIC MODELING 19 2.1. The AR models 19 2.1.1. Review of the AR process 20 2.1.2. Survey of AR video traffic models 22 2.2. Models based on Markov processes 32 2.2.1. Review of Markov process models 33 2.2.2. Survey of Markov process models 35 2.2.3. Summary 42 2.3. Self-similar models 43 2.3.1. A survey of self-similar models for video traffic 44 2.3.2. Summary 46 2.4. Wavelet-based models 47 2.4.1. Survey of wavelet-based video traffic models 47 2.4.2. Summary 49 2.5. Other approaches 50 2.5.1. The M/G/∞ process 50 2.5.2. The SARIMA model 51 2.5.3. TES-based models 53 2.5.4. Summary 54 2.6. Video traffic models for layered scalable video 54 2.6.1. Summary 57 2.7. Video traffic models for three-dimensional video 58 2.7.1. A video traffic model for MVC video 60 2.8. Conclusion 62 CHAPTER 3. EVALUATION OF VIDEO TRAFFIC MODELS FOR H.264 AVC VIDEO 65 3.1. Model implementation 67 3.1.1. The DAR(1) model 67 3.1.2. A frame-based AR(2) model 69 3.1.3. A Markov-modulated gamma mode 70 3.1.4. A wavelet model 72 3.2. Experimental setup 73 3.3. Frame size distribution and ACF comparisons 74 3.4. QoS evaluation 81 3.4.1. End-to-end delay 81 3.4.2. Jitter 82 3.4.3. Packet loss 83 3.4.4. The simulation model 84 3.4.5. Results 86 3.5. Conclusion 94 CHAPTER 4. EVALUATION OF VIDEO TRAFFIC MODEL FOR H.264 MVC VIDEO 97 4.1. A video traffic model for MVC video 97 4.2. Experimental setup 99 4.3. Results 100 4.3.1. Q–Q plots and ACF comparisons 100 4.3.2. QoS evaluation 100 4.4. Conclusion 113 CONCLUSION 115 APPENDIX 119 GLOSSARY 131 BIBLIOGRAPHY 135 INDEX 145
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Bio-inspired Routing Protocols for Vehicular
Book SynopsisVehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANETs) play a key role to develop Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) aiming to achieve road safety and to guaranty needs of drivers and passengers, in addition to improve the transportation productivity. One of the most important challenges of this kind of networks is the data routing between VANET nodes which should be routed with high level of Quality of Service (QoS) to ensure receiving messages in the time. Then, the driver can take the appropriate decision to improve the road safety. In the literature, there are several routing protocols for VANETs which are more or less reliable to reach safety requirements. In this book, we start by describing all VANET basic concepts such as VANET definition, VANET versus Mobile ad-Hoc Network (MANET), architectures, routing definition and steps, Quality of Service (QoS) for VANET Routing, Metrics of evaluation, Experimentation, and simulation of VANETs, mobility patterns of VANET etc. Moreover, different routing protocols for routing in VANETs will be described. We propose two main categories to be presented: classical routing and bio-inspired routing. Concerning classical VANET, main principles and all phases will be overviewed, as well as, their two sub-categories which are topological and geographical protocols. After that, we propose a new category called bio-inspired routing which is inspired by natural phenomenon such as Ant colony, Bee life, Genetic operators etc. We present also, some referential protocols as example of each category. In this book, we focus on the idea of how to apply bio-inspired principle into VANET routing to improve road safety, and to ensure QoS of vehicular applications.Table of ContentsPREFACE ix INTRODUCTION xi ACRONYMS AND NOTATIONS xv CHAPTER 1. VEHICULAR AD HOC NETWORKS 1 1.1. VANET definition, characteristics and applications1 1.1.1. Definition of vehicular ad hoc network1 1.1.2. Characteristics of vehicular ad hoc networks 2 1.1.3. Applications of vehicular ad hoc networks 5 1.2. VANET architectures 7 1.2.1. Vehicular WLAN/cellular architecture 7 1.2.2. Pure ad hoc architecture 8 1.2.3. Hybrid architecture 9 1.3. Mobility models 9 1.3.1. Random-based mobility models 10 1.3.2. Geographic map-based mobility models 12 1.3.3. Group-based mobility 14 1.3.4. Prediction-based mobility models 17 1.3.5. Software-tools-based mobility models 20 1.4. VANET challenges and issues 21 1.4.1. VANET routing 21 1.4.2. Vehicular network scalability 22 1.4.3. Computational complexity in VANET networking 22 1.4.4. Routing robustness and self-organization in vehicular networks 23 1.4.5. Vehicular network security 23 1.5. Bibliography 23 CHAPTER 2. ROUTING FOR VEHICULAR AD HOC NETWORKS 29 2.1. Basic concepts 29 2.1.1. Single-hop versus multi-hop beaconing in VANETs 29 2.1.2. Routing classification of VANETs 31 2.2. Quality-of-service of VANET routing 35 2.2.1. Quality-of-service definition 35 2.2.2. Quality-of-service criteria 36 2.3. VANET routing standards 37 2.3.1. Dedicated short range communication 38 2.3.2. Standards for wireless access in vehicular environments (WAVE) 40 2.3.3. VANET standards related to routing layers 42 2.3.4. Other VANET routing standards 44 2.4. VANET routing challenges and issues 45 2.4.1. Dynamics nature of VANETs (mobility pattern and vehicles’ velocity) 45 2.4.2. Vehicular network density and scalability 46 2.4.3. Safety improvement and quality-of-service 46 2.5. Bibliography 47 CHAPTER 3. CONVENTIONAL ROUTING PROTOCOLS FOR VANETS 51 3.1. Topology-based routing 51 3.1.1. Reactive routing protocols 52 3.1.2. Proactive routing protocols 55 3.1.3. Hybrid routing protocols 57 3.1.4. Critics of topology-based routing 58 3.2. Geography-based routing 59 3.2.1. Geography-based routing principle 59 3.2.2. Geography-based routing protocols 59 3.2.3. Critics of geography-based routing 67 3.3. Cluster-based routing 68 3.3.1. Cluster-based routing principle 68 3.3.2. Cluster-based routing protocols 69 3.3.3. Critics of cluster-based routing 73 3.4. Bibliography 73 CHAPTER 4. BIO-INSPIRED ROUTING PROTOCOLS FOR VANETS 79 4.1. Motivations for using bio-inspired approaches in VANET routing 80 4.1.1. Network scalability 80 4.1.2. Computational complexity 80 4.1.3. Self-organization and adaptability 81 4.1.4. Routing robustness 81 4.2. Fundamental concepts and operations of bio-inspired VANET routing 82 4.2.1. Optimization problem definition 82 4.2.2. Search space (SSp) 83 4.2.3. Objective function 83 4.2.4. Population 84 4.2.5. Individual encoding 84 4.2.6. Initialization 84 4.2.7. Stopping criterion 85 4.3. Basic bio-inspired algorithms used in VANET routing literature 85 4.3.1. Genetic algorithm 86 4.3.2. Ant colony optimization 89 4.3.3. Particle swarm optimization 90 4.3.4. Bees life algorithm 92 4.3.5. Bacterial foraging optimization 93 4.4. Evolutionary algorithms for VANET routing 95 4.4.1. Sequential genetic algorithms for VANET routing 95 4.4.2. Parallel genetic algorithms for VANET routing 100 4.5. Swarm intelligence for VANET routing 101 4.5.1. Ant colony optimization for VANET routing 102 4.5.2. Particle swarm optimization for VANET routing 106 4.5.3. Bee colony optimization for VANET routing 108 4.5.4. Bacterial foraging optimization for VANET routing 110 4.6. Another bio-inspired approach for VANET routing 112 4.7. Bibliography 113 CONCLUSION 121 INDEX 125
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HarperCollins Publishers My Cool Classic Car: An inspirational guide to
Book SynopsisFuelled by passion, nostalgia and perhaps eccentricity over necessity, Chris Haddon unveils often overlooked and garage-dwelling cars and introduces you to the worlds’ most classic cars and their owners. Some are immaculate, while some come with rust, but regardless of age and value, they are regularly used, loved and clock up an impressive mileage. Cast your mind back to a time of car design when individuality was a selling point and manufacturers dared to be different. My Cool Classic Car explores quirky design aspects, big and small, good (or bad) handling traits and humorous, slightly haphazard approaches to solutions. In all cases, My Cool Classic Car embraces manufacturers’ individuality and the trends of the era. My Cool Classic Car allows us to pause, think and reconnect with a time when dashboards and interior spaces were art forms in their own right. Chapters include:Beloved: Read about treasured cars packed full of memories that will never have a selling price, such is the connection between owner and vehicle.Retro: Lose yourself in nostalgic time capsules with styling, colours and materials driven solely by inspirations and fashions of the time.Glory Days: Who wouldn’t want to return to fast-paced times when automotive design was in its prime? Explore a snapshot of deliberate extremes in car design from around the globe.Classic Eccentrics: From a well-used Model T Ford, to an iconic DeLorean, step away from the ordinary and embrace individuality through eccentricity.Sports: Sports cars are all about the driving and the enjoyment it brings. Think simplistic designs, sleek lines and long curves.
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Street Noise Books Crash Course: If You Want to Get Away with Murder
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Trends and Challenges in Maritime Energy Management
Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of contemporary trends and challenges in maritime energy management (MEM). Coordinated action is necessary to achieve a low carbon and energy-efficient maritime future, and MEM is the prevailing framework aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions resulting from maritime industry activities. The book familiarizes readers with the status quo in the field, and paves the way for finding solutions to perceived challenges. The 34 contributions cover six important aspects: regulatory framework; energy-efficient ship design; energy efficient ship and port operation; economic and social dimensions; alternative fuels and wind-assisted ship propulsion; and marine renewable energy. This pioneering work is intended for researchers and academics as well as practitioners and policymakers involved in this important field. Table of ContentsPart I Regulations: Challenges and Opportunities.- Part II Energy Efficient Ship Design.- Part III Energy Efficient Ship and Port Operation.- Part IV Economics and Social Dimensions of Maritime Energy Management .- Part V Alternative Fuels and Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion.- Part VI Marine Renewable Energy.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Fossil Fuel Hydrogen: Technical, Economic and
Book SynopsisAs the case for Climate Change mitigation becomes ever more pressing, hydrogen has the potential to play a major role in a low-carbon energy future. Hydrogen can drive the vehicles of tomorrow and also heat homes and supply energy to businesses. Much recent discussion in energy policy circles has considered ways in which greatly expanded electrification can meet the demand for low-carbon mobility and heating. Such narratives centre on the widespread use of renewable energy sources with occasionally surplus renewable electricity being used to produce hydrogen, for example by electrolysis. While such developments have a beneficial role to play, this book focuses on an alternative paradigm. This book considers a more evolutionary path involving the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels, most notably natural gas, but in ways that greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this way much established industrial capacity and know how might be transitioned to help deliver the low carbon future that the world so desperately requires. Presenting up-to-date energy policy recommendations with a focus on hydrogen from fossil fuels, the book will be of considerable interest to policymakers and energy researchers in academia, industry and government labs, while also offering a valuable reference guide for business developers in low-carbon energy, and for oil and gas industry analysts.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Hydrogen Economy Today.- Hydrogen and The Future: Energy and Mobility.- Stem Methane Reforming: A Technology with a Bright Future.- Partial Oxidation Technologies.- Carbon Monoxide: Molecular Building Block.- Three Case Studies I: USA Gulf of Mexico – A Centre of Hydrogen Infrastructure.- Three Case Studies II: UK: Proposed Natural Gas to Hydrogen Transition.- Three Case Studies III: Poland and the Future for Coal in Europe.- Conclusions.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Planning for Sustainable Urban Transport in
Book SynopsisBy now, planners everywhere know - more or less - what the ingredients of a sustainable city are, in theory. The problem is that only bits of solutions are being implemented in the cities that most need them, the majority of which are located in the Global South. This book examines issues related to policy transfer in urban transport planning in Southeast Asia. The metropolitan regions of four major capitals - Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Bangkok - are considered. The book assesses the in-bound and out-bound transfer of sustainable transport planning policies, concepts, and tools. The investigation focuses on who transfers policy and why, what elements of policy are transferred, in what direction and to what degree, and what barriers does transfer face. It also discusses how policy transfer processes in the transportation planning arena can be improved.Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Small Electric Vehicles: An International View on
Book SynopsisThis edited open access book gives a comprehensive overview of small and lightweight electric three- and four-wheel vehicles with an international scope. The present status of small electric vehicle (SEV) technologies, the market situation and main hindering factors for market success as well as options to attain a higher market share including new mobility concepts are highlighted. An increased usage of SEVs can have different impacts which are highlighted in the book in regard to sustainable transport, congestion, electric grid and transport-related potentials. To underline the effects these vehicles can have in urban areas or rural areas, several case studies are presented covering outcomes of pilot projects and studies in Europe. A study of the operation and usage in the Global South extends the scope to a global scale. Furthermore, several concept studies and vehicle concepts on the market give a more detailed overview and show the deployment in different applications.Table of ContentsSmall electric vehicle concepts for sustainable future developments?- International Markets.- Case studies and applications of SEVs.- Impact studies and effects of SEV deployment.- Vehicle concepts and technologies.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV:
Book SynopsisThis volume presents selected papers presented during the 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG). The papers address the geotechnical challenges in design, construction, maintenance, monitoring, and upgrading of roads, railways, airfields, and harbor facilities and other ground transportation infrastructure with the goal of providing safe, economic, environmental, reliable and sustainable infrastructures. This volume will be of interest to postgraduate students, academics, researchers, and consultants working in the field of civil and transport infrastructure. Table of ContentsChapter 1: A Conceptual System Dynamics Framework to Evaluate Performance of Pavement Foundations under Moisture Hysteresis.- Chapter 2: Dynamic response of a beam on a layered half-space with a poroelastic interlayer subjected to moving loads.- Chapter 3: Modification of Japanese pavement fatigue life criteria by considering climate effect in cold regions.- Chapter 4: Influence of braking on the pavement shakedown limits.- Chapter 5: Physical modeling of stress propagation in railway pavement with LWD.- Chapter 6: Verification of the structural design parameters for unbound layers of Finnish road structures.- Chapter 7: FreeHyTE: a hybrid-Trefftz finite element platform for poroelastodynamic problems.- Chapter 8: A Mechanistic-Based Analysis Procedure for Designing Geosynthetic Reinforcement in Pavement Systems.- Chapter 9: Geotechnical characterization of a low volume traffic road.- Chapter 10: Development of Prediction Models for Mechanistic Parameters of Granular Roads Using Combined Non-Destructive Tests.- Chapter 11: Influence of Foundation Layer Properties in a Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement System Subjected to Heavy Vehicle Loads.- Chapter 12: R-Value and Resilient Modulus Prediction Models Based on Soil Index Properties for Colorado Soils.- Chapter 13:Performance Evaluation of Flexible Pavements with Asphalt-treated Base Courses.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV:
Book SynopsisThis volume presents selected papers presented during the 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics. The papers address the geotechnical challenges in design, construction, maintenance, monitoring, and upgrading of roads, railways, airfields, and harbor facilities and other ground transportation infrastructure with the goal of providing safe, economic, environmental, reliable and sustainable infrastructures. This volume will be of interest to postgraduate students, academics, researchers, and consultants working in the field of civil and transport infrastructure. Table of ContentsThemes:
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