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.
£14.99
Springer Moving Times: Mobility of the future
Book Synopsis Will we really soon no longer be sitting behind the wheel of our own car, but will only be taken to our destination by driverless electric taxis? Should cities introduce car sharing? What role will electric scooters, cable cars or man-carrying drones play in the mobility systems of major cities? This book finally explains in a generally understandable way what is really behind buzzwords such as electric mobility, autonomous driving, digitalization and mobility services such as car sharing or ride-hailing, how far advanced these technologies are today, and above all in what relationships and dependencies they are to each other. In addition to the technical aspects, the legislative and social trends are also considered, which are important framework conditions that will have a decisive influence on the mobility of the future. From the contents - Mobility needs: Who wants to go where, when and why - and how will this change in the future? - Technological trends: electromobility, digitalization, autonomous driving - what will the vehicles of the future be capable of? - Car sharing, ride-hailing, e-scooters or public transport: What alternatives to the private car will there be in the future? - Politics and society: How will the framework conditions for mobility develop in the future? - Mobility in transition: What should we do to prepare for the future? Table of ContentsMarket, society and legislation in transition.- Demographic trends and infrastructure development.- Social trends in the environment of mobility.- Development of markets and customers.- Changing mobility needs.- Regulatory trends.- Technology trends.- Electric drives.- Autonomous driving.- Digitalisation.- Mobility as a service.- Car sharing and bike sharing.- Becoming dangerous: Ride Hailing, Ride Sharing.- Giving Back: Corporate Social Responsibility through Vehicle Fleets.- Scenarios for Tomorrow's Mobility.
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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.
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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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McGraw-Hill Education Bridge and Highway Structure Rehabilitation and Repair
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.State-of-the-Art Bridge and Highway Rehabilitation and Repair MethodsThis authoritative volume offers up-to-date guidance on the latest design techniques, repair methods, specialized software, materials, and advanced maintenance procedures for bridges and highway structures. Focusing on both traditional and nontraditional design issues, Bridge and Highway Structure Rehabilitation and Repair clarifies the most recent AASHTO bridge design codes and discusses new analytical and design methodologies, such as the application of load and resistance factor design (LRFD). A wealth of concise explanations, solved examples, and in-depth case studies are included in this comprehensive resource.COVERAGE INCLUDES:Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgments; Symbols, Notations, and Terminology; Section 1: Administrative Issues; Chapter 1. Overview of Bridge Engineering; Chapter 2. Diagnostic Design and Selective Reconstruction; Chapter 3. Bridge Failure Studies and Safety Engineering; Section 2: Strengthening and Repair Work; Chapter 4. An Analytical Approach to Fracture and Failure; Chapter 5. Load and Resistance Factor Rating and Redesign; Chapter 6. Applications of Bridge Design and Rating Methods; Chapter 7. Bridge Widening and Deck Replacement Strategy; Section 3: Repair and Retrofit Methods; Chapter 8. Inspection, Rating and Health Monitoring Techniques; Chapter 9. Conventional Repair Methods; Chapter 10. Concrete Repair Methods; Chapter 11. Advanced Repair Methods; Chapter 12. Protection of Bridges against Extreme Events; Appendix 1. Scour Countermeasures; Appendix 2. Estimate of Unit Concrete Repair Costs (2009); Appendix 3. Quick Reference to AASHTO LRFD 2008 Specifications Appendix 4. Quick Reference to AASHTO LRFR Manual; Index
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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
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Energy-Efficient and Semi-automated Truck
Book SynopsisThis open access book presents research and evaluation results of the Austrian flagship project “Connecting Austria,” illustrating the wide range of research needs and questions that arise when semi-automated truck platooning is deployed in Austria. The work presented is introduced in the context of work in similar research areas around the world. This interdisciplinary research effort considers aspects of engineering, road-vehicle and infrastructure technologies, traffic management and optimization, traffic safety, and psychology, as well as potential economic effects. The book’s broad perspective means that readers interested in current and state-of-the-art methods and techniques for the realization of semi-automated driving and with either an engineering background or with a less technical background gain a comprehensive picture of this important subject. The contributors address many questions such as: Which maneuvers does a platoon typically have to carry out, and how? How can platoons be integrated seamlessly in the traffic flow without becoming an obstacle to individual road users? What trade-offs between system information (sensors, communication effort, etc.) and efficiency are realistic? How can intersections be passed by a platoon in an intelligent fashion? Consideration of diverse disciplines and highlighting their meaning for semi-automated truck platooning, together with the highlighting of necessary research and evaluation patterns to address such a broad task scientifically, makes Energy-Efficient and Semi-automated Truck Platooning a unique contribution with methods that can be extended and adapted beyond the geographical area of the research reported.Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction & Research Approach.- Research Need: An Overview on Project “Connecting Austria”.- Platooning Around the World.- Research Design & Evaluation Strategies.- Truck Platooning Requirements Analysis.- Part II: Methodology.- Computation Fluid Dynamics Assessment of Truck Platoons.- Simulation of Platoon Dynamics, Optimization & Traffic Effects.- Platoon Control Concepts.- Part III: Simulations, Tests and Demonstrations.- ZalaZone.- Scenario-Based Simulation Studies on Platooning Effects in Traffic.- Fuel Efficiency.- Traffic Measurement for the Intersection Case in Hallein, Austria.- Part IV: Analysis of Results.- Requirements for Truck Platooning from a Road Safety Perspective.- Energy, Fuel & Traffic Efficiency of Platooning.- Business Models, Economy & Innovation.- Truck Drives.- How Platooning Research Enhances the European Innovation System – Even Without Electronically-Coupled Trucks on the Road.- Discussion.
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Springer International Publishing AG Resilience, Robustness, and Vulnerability of Transport Systems: Analysis, Modelling, and Practice
Book SynopsisThis book is focused on the analysis and modelling of resilience, robustness, and vulnerability of transport systems and their complement: reliability. It provides an elaboration on their generic concepts, analysing disruptive events and nature of their impacts. It also offers an analysis and modelling of the system performances and their indicators relevant for the main actors involved. Applications of the models of performances and their resilience, robustness, and vulnerability to the selected cases of road, rail, air, and maritime transport mode affected by different internal and external disruptive events are also presented. By offering readers a systematic and comprehensive way of dealing with the topic of resilience, robustness, and vulnerability of transport systems and their complement, reliability, this book will be of interest to researchers and professionals alike within the transport industry.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Road transport system.- Rail transport system.- Air transport system.- Maritime transport system.- Epilogue.
£113.99
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG New Concepts and Methods in Air Traffic Management
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Effects of Thermal Stimulation during Passive Driver Fatigue
Book SynopsisElisabeth Schmidt investigates the effect of thermal stimulation during passive driver fatigue in a series of driving simulator experiments. Thermal stimulation of the upper body resulted in significantly decreased subjective fatigue ratings as well as an increase in pupil diameter and skin conductance. The effects of different stimulus temperatures, durations, lower leg cooling and repetitive cooling were also examined. The studies show that thermal stimulation of the upper body causes physiological and subjective effects, which can be associated with a short-term sympathetic activation, whereas lower leg cooling does not cause physiological activation.Table of ContentsFatigue Induction in Simulated Driving.- Effect of Thermal Stimuli on Passive Fatigue.- Detection of Fatigue based on Physiological Measurements.- Driver Vitalization through Fatigue-Based Climate Control.
£53.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore The AUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in Transportation, Energy, and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering: Proceeding of RCTEMME2021, Hanoi, Vietnam
Book SynopsisThis book (The AUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in Transportation, Energy, and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering) gathers selected papers submitted to the 14th Regional Conference in Energy Engineering and the 13th Regional Conference in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering in the fields related to intelligent equipment, automotive engineering, mechanical systems and sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, heat and mass transfer. Under the theme of “Integration and Innovation for Sustainable Development,” This book consists of papers in the aforementioned fields presented by researchers and scientists from universities, research institutes, and industry showcasing their latest findings and discussions with an emphasis on innovations and developments in embracing the new norm, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.Table of ContentsEvaluation of factors influencing the freezing time of the Pangasius fillets.- Oscillation measurement of the magnetic compass needle employing deep learning technique.- Vehicle crash analysis and airbag simulation in HyperWorks.
£999.99
Springer A Brief History of Transportation in China
Book SynopsisA Rich Legacy: The Birth of Chinese Transportation.- Ancient Transportation: From the Yinxu Carriage to the Emperor Carriage.- Unification of the Four Seas: Establishment of the Qin Empire and Qin Chi Road.- Postal Service System: An Everlasting Communication System.- Ancient Path of Qinling Mountains: Rise of the Great Han Empire under the Advancing Secretly by an Unknown Path.- Millennium Canal: Prosperity Forged by Water Transport of Grain.- Crossing Business and Travel: Ancient Tea Horse Road and Horse Caravan Transportation.- Urban Roads: Inheritance and Development of Traditional Chinese Urban Planning Wisdom.- Silk Road: Common Wealth and Great Unity.- Maritime Area: The Rise of Maritime Transport and Economic Development.- Driving Progress through Transportation: The Role of China's Highway Development in Economic Prosperity.- High-speed Railway Racing: A Hundred Years of Dramatic Changes in China's Railways.- Through Mountain and Cross Sea: The Outstanding Chinese Bridge and Channel.- Flight Dreams: From Ancient Aspirations to Contemporary Realization.- Urban Transport: Supporting and Leading the Way for Rapid Urbanisation and Motorisation in China.- Transportation towards the Globe: Great Upsurge of Ports and Water Transportation.- Pipeline Transport: The Energy Arteries Spanning Vast Distances.- Diverse: Wonders of Transportation Creation Throughout the Ages.- Transport in the Treasured Island: The Roller-Coaster Development.- Leap of Civilization: The Road to Sustainable Urban Transportation.- Intelligent Empowerment: Enabling People to Enjoy Mobility, Facilitating Goods to Flow Freely.- Glory Decade: Filling Gaps, Creating Miracles, Transport Development Reaches New Heights.- Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future: Comprehensive Transportation Enters the Era of Integrated Development.
£58.49
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
£26.59
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
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 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
Tapir Academic Press Proceedings of BCRA 1998 Conference (3-Volume
Book SynopsisThe Fifth International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfields in 1998 covered important aspects of pavement performance, pavement condition surveys, evaluation of structural capacity, properties of pavement material, design and pavement rehabilitation and strengthening. The contributions are documented in these proceedings containing 180 papers from all over the world.
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Legare Street Press Southern Good Roads 1910
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Legare Street Press Annual Report of the Massachusetts Highway Commission 1915
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Legare Street Press Annual Report of the Massachusetts Highway Commission 1900
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Legare Street Press Southern Good Roads 1910
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Legare Street Press A Further Report of the Survey of a Railroad From Chambersburg to Pittsburg With an Estimate of the Cost of the Work
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Legare Street Press Kitchins Postchaise Companion Through England and Wales
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Legare Street Press Annual Report of the Massachusetts Highway Commission 1904
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Legare Street Press Southern Good Roads 1911
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Legare Street Press Southern Good Roads 1914
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Legare Street Press Annual Report of the Massachusetts Highway Commission 1899
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Legare Street Press The Major Street Plan for Houston and Vicinity 1942
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Legare Street Press California Highway Bulletin 19121916
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Legare Street Press Southern Good Roads 1919
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Legare Street Press Annual Report of the Massachusetts Highway Commission 1915
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Legare Street Press Annual Report of the Massachusetts Highway Commission 1896
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Legare Street Press Annual Report of the Massachusetts Highway Commission 1916
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Legare Street Press Southern Good Roads 1916
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Legare Street Press Annual Report of the Massachusetts Highway Commission 1919
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Legare Street Press Pratts Road Atlas of England and Wales for Motorists
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