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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade ordet RWIS.
1. Efficient Winter Road Maintenance : A Study of Technical and Contractual Issues
Sammanfattning : Since ancient times, roads have tied people and cultures together. Roads have been createdwith the aim of facilitating trade and cultural exchange among different regions in the world. LÄS MER
2. Energy Efficiency in Winter Road Maintenance - A Road Climatological Perspective
Sammanfattning : Practices in winter road maintenance are dependent on the climate and weather impacting roads and the road users’ requirements. As in many other fields of transportation, it is of interest to investigate fuel efficiency potentials in the different aspects of the road maintenance area. LÄS MER
3. Intelligent networked sensors for increased traffic safety
Sammanfattning : Our society needs to continuously perform transports of people and goods toensure that business is kept going. Every disturbance in the transportation ofpeople or goods affects the commerce and may result in economical losses forcompanies and society. LÄS MER
4. Monitoring winter road friction using floating car data
Sammanfattning : More than a million people die every year due to road traffic accidents globally where one in five serious or fatal accidents occurs during severe weather conditions. Sweden is in the lead of Vision Zero, with the aim of zero casualties due to road traffic, and every year new countries and organisations accept the challenge of saving lives. LÄS MER
5. Winter Road Conditions and Traffic Accidents in Sweden and UK - Present and Future Climate Scenarios
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the distribution of slippery roads in Sweden and the UK for the present climate and how this may be affected by climate change for the rest of the century. It also addresses future scenarios for traffic accidents and winter road maintenance. LÄS MER