Sökning: "Winter road condition"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade orden Winter road condition.
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. Winter maintenance and cycleways
Sammanfattning : Increasing cycling as a means of personal travel couldgenerate environmental benefits if associated with acorresponding decrease in car-based transport. In seeking topromote cycling in wintertime, it is desirable to understandhow important the road surface condition is compared to otherfactors in people's decision to cycle or not. LÄS MER
3. Evaluation of Road Equipment with Emphasis on Condition Assessment
Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis deals primarily with condition assessment of road equipment. The road equipment concept is defined by five main groups, road lighting, fences and barriers, vertical signs, horizontal signs and traffic signals, respectively. 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