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Year 2018
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Developing a Metropolitan Transport System—Exemplified by the Gdansk–Gdynia–Sopot Metropolitan Area
PublicationAs regional centres with metropolitan functions, metropolises grow and develop depending on how well they can meet the area’s transport needs internally and externally, a result of their socio-economic relations. The transport system of a metropolitan area must ensure that people and goods can move efficiently, effectively and environmentally friendly. Over the last ten years, the transport system of the Gdańsk–Gdynia–Sopot Metropolitan...
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Effect of Overloaded Vehicles on Whole Life Cycle Cost of Flexible Pavements
PublicationThe phenomenon of vehicle overloading—illegal exceeding of maximum legal weight of vehicles, is a serious problem both in developing and developed countries around the world. Overloaded vehicles occur less frequently in comparison to properly loaded vehicles but due to their greater potential to cause damage they significantly contribute to distress of pavement structure. As studies show, the number of overloaded vehicles increases...
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Effect of pavement roughness and vehicle dynamic loads on decrease of fatigue life of flexible pavements
PublicationDue to the fact that pavement surfaces are not ideally even, dynamic loads of vehicle axles deviate from static loads. Higher dynamic loads contribute to faster pavement distress. The distribution of dynamic loads is similar to normal distribution and can be described by static load and factors DI (dynamic impact) and DLC (dynamic load coefficient). With the deterioration of pavement condition its evenness decreases as well and...
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Effects of safety barrier life cycle cost factors - identification and analysis
PublicationThe costs borne by road infrastructure authorities for managing and maintaining road devices such as safety barriers may be very high. This has prompted the need for identifying and analysing in detail all factors that influence the costs of safety barriers throughout their service life. To meet that need, the authors used international experience and field data collected under the LifeRoSE project to define the cost structure...
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Evaluation and application of data from road weather stations for winter maintenance management
PublicationThe paper presents the analysis of road weather data from meteorological stations located at the Polish national roads of Pomerania District during the impact of winter conditions. Presented issue is particularly important from the point of view the problem of winter maintenance and especially for prediction and assurance of quality of asphalt pavement surface ie. resistance to low temperature cracking or risk of glazed frost....
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Evaluation of Asphalt Mixture Low-Temperature Performance in Bending Beam Creep Test
PublicationLow-temperature cracking is one of the most common road pavement distress types in Poland. While bitumen performance can be evaluated in detail using bending beam rheometer (BBR) or dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) tests, none of the normalized test methods gives a comprehensive representation of low-temperature performance of the asphalt mixtures. This article presents the Bending Beam Creep test performed at temperatures from −20...
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High frequency impulse ground penetrating radar application in assessment of interlayer connections
PublicationGround Penetrating Radar (GPR) technique is commonly used in the nondestructive evaluation of pavement structures. In particular, this method is used to estimate thicknesses of pavement layers as well as it can be utilized in advanced studies of pavement structures. The device presented in this paper comprise the high frequency impulse antennas that allow for investigating the interlayer zones in terms of their electromagnetic...
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Identification of safety hazards and their sources in tram transport
PublicationBoth in Poland and in most countries of the European Union, the tram infrastructure is extensively expanding. Contemporary low-floor trams are constructed according to different technical assumptions than typical railway vehicles or high floor trams. In Poland such vehicles rides often on lines designed according to standards developed to the classical vehicles. At the same time, the intensity of road traffic and the number of...
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Impact of adverse winter weather on traffic flow
PublicationThe paper aims to analyse the impact of adverse weather in winter on traffic flow using data from a dual carriageway section of an express road located in Gdansk. For the purposes of the analysis, traffic and meteorological data were collected for a period of 15 months in 2014-2015 and aggregated to 5 minutes intervals. The impact of winter weather conditions on traffic flow was assessed by comparing aggregated traffic stream parameters...
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Influence of Bitumen Type and Asphalt Mixture Composition on Low-Temperature Strength Properties According to Various Test Methods
PublicationIn regions with low-temperatures, action transverse cracks can appear in asphalt pavements as a result of thermal stresses that exceed the fracture strength of materials used in asphalt layers. To better understand thermal cracking phenomenon, strength properties of different asphalt mixtures were investigated. Four test methods were used to assess the influence of bitumen type and mixture composition on tensile strength properties...
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Influence of bitumen type on cracking resistance of asphalt mixtures used in pavement overlays
PublicationCracking is one of the predominant distresses occurring in flexible pavements, especially in old pavements that were rehabilitated with an asphalt overlay. In such cases asphalt mixtures should be designed to ensure high resistance to reflective cracking because new asphalt layers are exposed to existing cracks of the old pavement. The nature of these cracks can be various (transverse, longitudinal as well as crazy cracking). One...
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Influence of selected WMA additives on viscoelastic behaviour of asphalt mixes and pavements
PublicationWarm mix asphalt additives are effective in decreasing production, laying and compaction temperatures of asphalt mixes. However, there are still questions concerning influence of warm mix additives on properties of asphalt mixes and pavement performance. This paper presents results of the comprehensive research of viscoelastic behaviour of asphalt mixes and pavement structures with layers made with warm mix asphalt additives at...
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Influence of Toll Collection Method on Motorways on Traffic Safety and Efficiency
PublicationThe paper presents the results of the effectiveness analysis for various forms of toll collection on motorway gates and their impact on safety and efficiency of traffic. The results from field tests that were performed on the A1 motorway in Rusocin were used for the analysis. The research included the analysis of the video image of driver behaviour on the way to the toll booths and at toll booths. The PTV VISSIM tool was used to...
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Integration of a Multilevel Transport System Model into Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
PublicationWhen planning their transport policy, cities usually focus on developing sustainable transport systems and reducing the negative consequences of transport. One way to deliver transport policies is to use the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), a strategic document designed to meet the demand for mobility whilst ensuring adequate quality of life for the residents. The process of Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP process)...
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Methodology of research on the impact of ITS services on the safety and efficiency of road traffic using transport models
PublicationThe current assessment of the impact of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) services on the level of traffic safety and efficiency is based mainly on expert assessments, statistical surveys or several traffic safety models requiring development. There is no structured, uniform assessment method that would give the opportunity to compare the impact of ITS services and their different configurations. The paper presents the methodology...
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Mode choice modelling for urban areas
PublicationThe article presents the question of mode choice modelling in a four-stage travel modelling process. The article indicates limitations of currently used simplified methods of mode choice modelling and presents the possibility of using a more detailed approach that accounts for additional, statistically significant factors with the use of advanced mathematical tools, discrete choice models. A need has also been identified to include...
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Modelling the loss of time caused by traffic incidents on motorways
PublicationFor each road incident important factors like location, capacity reduction, traffic management, duration of road incidents and amount of traffic should be defined. All performer operations and effects of incidents affect the capacity of the road, average speed, time loss, vehicle queues and traffic jams. In the article road incidents were divided into planned and unexpected. Statistical analysis prepared using the database of traffic...
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Modelowanie podziału zadań przewozowych w obszarach zurbanizowanych
PublicationNiniejsza rozprawa doktorska dotyczy problematyki modelowania podziału zadań przewozowych w procesie modelowania podróży. Wykonane analizy wykazały zasadność zastosowania dodatkowych czynników w modelowaniu wyboru środka transportu z uwagi na ich istotny wpływ na jakość modelu dla wybranych motywacji podróży. W pracy zawarto przykładowe modele uwzględniające każdy z analizowanych czynników. Z wykorzystaniem badań heurystycznych...
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Numerical simulation of asphalt mixtures fracture using continuum models
PublicationThe paper considers numerical models of fracture processes of semi-circular asphalt mixture specimens subjected to three-point bending. Parameter calibration of the asphalt mixture constitutive models requires advanced, complex experimental test procedures. The highly non-homogeneous material is numerically modelled by a quasicontinuum model. The computational parameters are averaged data of the components, i.e. asphalt, aggregate...
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Ocena terenowa spękań niskotemperaturowych i nośności nawierzchni wybranych odcinków dróg w Polsce Północno-Wschodniej
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia porównanie zachowania się wybranych odcinków dróg w Polsce Północno-Wschodniej wybudowanych w typowych warunkach kontraktowych, w których w podbudowach zastosowano typowe betony asfaltowe oraz betony asfaltowe o wysokim module sztywności. Ocena terenowa skupiała się na wyznaczeniu ilości spękań poprzecznych o charakterze niskotemperaturowym, ocenie nośności nawierzchni oraz jakości transferu obciążeń w obrębie...
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OPINIA TECHNICZNA nr 3/PG/drogi Sprawowanie nadzoru naukowo-technicznego podczas opracowywania projektów obiektów hydrotechnicznych, mostowych i drogowych w ramach realizacji przedsięwzięcia pn. „Budowa drogi wodnej łączącej Zalew Wiślany z Zatoka Gdańską” Opinia nt. rozwiązań technicznych przedstawionych w projekcie budowlanym przekopu w lokalizacji Nowy Świat - branża drogowa
PublicationOpinię przygotowano w ramach prowadzonego nadzoru naukowo-technicznego podczas opracowywania projektów obiektów hydrotechnicznych, mostowych i drogowych w ramach realizacji przedsięwzięcia pn. „Budowa drogi wodnej łączącej Zalew Wiślany z Zatoka Gdańską”.
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OPINIA TECHNICZNA nr 5/PG/drogi Sprawowanie nadzoru naukowo-technicznego podczas opracowywania projektów obiektów hydrotechnicznych, mostowych i drogowych w ramach realizacji przedsięwzięcia pn. „Budowa drogi wodnej łączącej Zalew Wiślany z Zatoka Gdańską” Opinia nt. rozwiązań technicznych przedstawionych w projekcie wykonawczym przekopu w lokalizacji Nowy Świat- branża drogowa
PublicationOpinię przygotowano w ramach prowadzonego nadzoru naukowo-technicznego podczas opracowywania projektów obiektów hydrotechnicznych, mostowych i drogowych w ramach realizacji przedsięwzięcia pn. „Budowa drogi wodnej łączącej Zalew Wiślany z Zatoka Gdańską”.
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Opinia techniczna nt. zgodności z obowiązującymi przepisami projektu drogowego zadania „Budowa obwodnicy Koszalina i Sianowa na S-6 wraz z odcinkiem S-11 od węzła „Bielice” do węzła „Koszalin”.
PublicationCelem opracowania jest wykonanie opinii dotyczącej zgodności z obowiązującymi przepisami projektu drogowego zadania „Budowa obwodnicy Koszalina i Sianowa na S6 wraz z odcinkami S11 od Węzła „Koszalin” do Węzła „Bielice”. Uwagi i rekomendacje zawarte w opinii do projektu, które powinny przyczynić się do podniesienia jakości i zoptymalizowania przyjętych rozwiązań. Ocena projektu dzieli się na ocenę ogólną odnoszącą się do podstawowych...
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Possible directions for development of C-ITS services in cities on the example of the TRISTAR System
PublicationDuring the previous EU financial perspective (2007 - 2013), we observed an intensification of the evelopment of transport management systems using ITS services in Polish cities. One of the biggest territorially and functionally system is Tri-city TRISTAR system, the implementation of which was completed in 2015. The concept of the TRISTAR system and its architecture was developed in the years 2002-2007. Currently, we can observe...
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Preferences and Transport Behavior of Gdansk Residents in the Light of the Result of Complex Traffic Survey
PublicationPreferences and transport behavior of the population are a fundamental aspect of research in public transport. Identifying the basic postulates of transport, the factors determining the specific behavior of transport and modal split allow to analyze the differences between the groups singled passengers and to prepare better offer of an urban transport. In Poland, still in many cities urban transport research is conducted ad hoc,...
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Prognozowanie wskaźnika motoryzacji na poziomie województw
PublicationWskaźnik motoryzacji jest jedną z najczęściej używanych, unormowanych miar rozwoju motoryzacji. W wielu krajach opracowano i wykorzystuje się krajowe i regionalne modele rozwoju motoryzacji. W Polsce szczegółowe badania nad czynnikami rozwoju motoryzacji dotychczas nie były prowadzone. Autorzy artykułu podjęli wyzwanie uzupełnienia tej luki i opracowali metodę prognozowania liczby pojazdów jako miary ogólnej i wskaźnika motoryzacji...
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Proposed method for estimating the costs of safety barrier life cycle
PublicationToday barrier types are frequently selected for their price with little regard for the total costs the structure will incur over its lifetime. One of the basic tools designed to manage road infrastructure is the life cycle cost method (LCC, Life cycle cost). It sums up the costs to plan, design, build, operate (use and maintain) and decommission a road structure. Having developed dynamically at the turn of the century the method...
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Przekrój drogi "2 minus 1" – ocena możliwości zastosowania na drogach samorządowych w Polsce
PublicationOd kilkunastu lat w krajach Europy Zachodniej, a od kilku lat również i Polsce, poszukuje się nowych standardów rozwiązań organizacji ruchu, pozwalających w bezpieczny, funkcjonalny i ekonomiczny sposób organizaować ruch na drogach lokalnych. W Polsce dotyczy to przede wszystkim dróg powiatowych lub gminnych, o niewielkim znaczeniu ruchowym, zlokalizowanych głównie poza obszarami zabudowanymi. Dotychczasowe doświadczenia z kilku...
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Sczepność warstw asfaltowych w wielowarstwowych układach nawierzchni drogowych
PublicationSczepność warstw asfaltowych w konstrukcji nawierzchni drogowej ma kluczowe znaczenie dla zachowania się nawierzchni pod obciążeniem od pojazdów samochodowych. W tym celu przeprowadzono badania sczepności międzywarstwowej w schemacie Leutnera przy obciążeniu monotonicznym dla określenia maksymalnej siły ścinającej, przemieszczenia ścinającego, wytrzymałości ścinania, sztywności ścinania, energii ścinania. Dla wybranych przypadków...
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Studying road restraint systems to develop new guidelines
PublicationThe paper will present a proposed approach to such work along with preliminary results of numerical studies for selected problems using road safety devices such as safety barriers on horizontal curves, the effect of kerbs on bridges or the location of obstacles within the barrier’s working width. The paper will discuss assumptions to a methodology of numerical models, calculations and automated processing of data to help with assessing...
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Studying the Behaviour of Pedestrians and Drivers Within Pedestrian Crossings
PublicationEvery third road accident in Poland involves a pedestrian as a participant or, most of the time, a casualty. Pedestrian accidents are usually the result of complex situations and the outcome of a number of factors related to driver and pedestrian behaviour and road infrastructure. Safety depends largely on how well the traffic condition is perceived and on visibility in traffic. The re-lations between pedestrians and motorists...
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The application of microscopic models in the study of pedestrian traffic
PublicationCities (especially in Central and Eastern Europe) focus on improving the road network, which aims to improve the efficiency of motor traffic and minimize congestion. Most of existing tools for analysing the effectiveness of urban transport networks do not assume to analyse the impact of walking and cycling on efficiency of transport systems. It is therefore necessary to develop solutions...
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The application of non-destructive methods in the diagnostics of the approach pavement at the bridges
PublicationThe article presents the possibility of using non-destructive methods of road pavement diagnostics as an alternative to traditional means to assess the reasons for premature cracks adjacent to bridge objects. Two scanning methods were used: laser scanning to measure geometric surface deformation and ground penetrating radar (GPR) inspection to assess the road pavement condition. With the use of a laser scanner, an effective tool...
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The effect of road restraint systems on the level of road safety - Polish experience
PublicationRoadside accidents happen when a vehicle runs off the road. The majority of these accidents are very severe because leaving the road is usually followed by hitting a solid obstacle (tree, pole, support, culvert front wall, barrier). Roadsides are some of the most important issues of road safety. They have been studied for years to identify roadside hazards and the effectiveness of road safety measures such as restraint systems....
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The Impact of Long-Time Chemical Bonds in Mineral-Cement-Emulsion Mixtures on Stiffness Modulus
PublicationDeep cold in-place recycling is the most popular method of reuse of existing old and deteriorated asphalt layers of road pavements. In Poland, in most cases, the Mineral-Cement-Emulsion mixture technology is used, but there are also applications combining foamed bitumen and cement. Mineral-Cement-Emulsion mixtures contain two different binding agents – cement as well as asphalt from the asphalt emulsion. Asphalt creates asphalt...
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The rigid and flexible road pavements in terms of life cycle costs
PublicationThe cost of road pavement construction, its durability and reliability depends on many factors, including: the scope and detail of the technical design, quality of work but also the scope of works related to its maintenance, conservation and operation. Determining the amount of rational expenses, in terms of the life cycle cost of the pavement, requires determination and consideration of the above issues, already at the planning...
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The use of GIS tools for road infrastructure safety management
PublicationThere are many factors that influence accidents and their severity. They can be grouped within the system of man, vehicle and environment. The article focuses on how GIS tools can be used to manage road infrastructure safety. To ensure a better understanding and identification of road factors, GIS tools help with the acquisition of road parameter data. Their other role is helping with a clear and effective presentation of risk...
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Urban Freight Transport Demand Modelling and Data Availability Constraints
PublicationThe paper provides a review of urban freight transport demand modelling approaches confronted with constrains regarding adequate data provision from a perspective of the local authorities. Demand estimation models has been selected as a reference because they are the most representative in terms of inclusion of urban freight indicators which can be transformed into a decision-support tool for evaluation of freight measures. The...
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Verification of the new viscoelastic method of thermal stress calculation in asphalt layers of pavements
PublicationThe new viscoelastic method of thermal stress calculations in asphalt layers has been developed and published recently by the author. This paper presents verification of this method. The verification is based on the comparison of the results of calculations with results of testing of thermal stresses in Thermal Stress Restrained Specimen Test. The calculations of thermal stresses according to the new method were based on rheological...
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Wpływ niekorzystnych warunków atmosferycznych występujących zimą na ruch potoku pojazdów
PublicationNiekorzystne warunki atmosferyczne, poprzez ograniczenie widoczności czy zmniejszenie przyczepności pojazdu, mogą znacząco wpływać na poczucie bezpieczeństwa wśród kierowców. W przypadku intensywnych opadów deszczu, deszczu ze śniegiem czy deszczu, mokrej lub oblodzonej nawierzchni wielu z nich będzie wybierało niższą prędkość i utrzymywało większe odstępy między pojazdami. To z kolei będzie wpływało na przepustowość drogi i poziom...
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Zastosowanie metod nieniszczących w diagnostyce nawierzchni drogowych w rejonie obiektów mostowych
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono możliwość wykorzystania metod nieniszczących w diagnostyce nawierzchni drogowych jako alternatywę do metod tradycyjnych w celu wyjaśnienia przyczyn powstawania zarysowań poprzecznych nawierzchni w sąsiedztwie obiektów mostowych. Wykorzystano dwie metody skanowania: laserowe w celu szczegółowej inwentaryzacji powierzchni nawierzchni oraz georadarowe (GPR) w celu inwentaryzacji struktury nawierzchni. W wyniku...
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A Concept of Freight Traffic Flow Regulations in the City of Gdansk
PublicationThis paper presents a review of state-of-art efforts in urban freight transport modelling in the context of their requirements and applicability as a basis for evaluation of city's freight transport policy. Freight transport mirrors all aspects of the city's economic activity and for that reason its proper planning is of extreme importance. However, urban freight system may be considered as the most varied and fragmented element...
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Analiza lepkosprężysta nawierzchni drogowych z zastosowaniem betonu asfaltowego konwencjonalnego i o wysokim module sztywności
PublicationRozprawa doktorska dotyczy lepkosprężystego zachowania się konstrukcji nawierzchni drogowych z zastosowaniem betonów asfaltowych konwencjonalnych AC i o wysokim module sztywności AC-WMS. Składa się z trzech części. Pierwsza część dotyczy zaprojektowania i właściwości mieszanek mineralno-asfaltowych, zróżnicowanych pod względem krzywych uziarnienia i rodzaju asfaltu. Przedstawiono wyniki badania odporności na koleinowanie oraz właściwości...
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Analiza możliwości usprawnienia organizacji przewozów kurierskich o zróżnicowanym zasięgu przestrzennym na przykładzie powiatu nidzickiego
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono możliwości poprawy efektywności przewozów kurierskich na przykładzie danych pochodzących z firmy Siódemka S.A, dotyczących obsługi powiatu nidzickiego. Uzyskane wyniki wskazują na możliwości osiągnięcia wymiernych efektów w postaci redukcji przebytego przez kuriera dystansu, co przekłada się na oszczędności w postaci niższego zużycia paliwa oraz oszczędności czasowych. Problemem jest możliwość praktycznego...
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|Analiza zmian funkcjonowania transportu zbiorowego wynikających z budowy węzłów integracyjnych
PublicationCoraz częstszym problemem zauważalnym podczas modernizacji lub przebudowy sieci transportowej miasta jest integrowanie środków transportu. Rozwiązaniem tej sytuacji jest budowa węzłów przesiadkowych umożliwiających lepszy dostęp do transportu publicznego. Niesie to za sobą skutki w postaci modyfikacji funkcjonowania linii transportu zbiorowego, co daje możliwość poszerzenia oferty przewozowej oraz efektywnego wykorzystania potencjału...
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ANALYSIS OF CLIMATIC ZONES IN POLAND WITH REGARD TO ASPHALT PERFORMANCE GRADING
PublicationTowards the end of the last century a new system of bitumen grading was developed and implemented as part of the American Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP). Its aim was to better adjust the testing methods and requirements for road bitumens to the actual conditions in which those bitumens serve in road pavements. Currently in Poland, similarly as in the other EU countries, road bitumens are tested and classified with regard...
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ANALYSIS OF POSSIBILITIES FOR THE USE OF VOLUME-DELAY FUNCTIONS IN THE PLANNING MODULE OF THE TRISTAR SYSTEM
PublicationTravel time is a measure commonly used for traffic flow modelling and traffic control. It also helps to evaluate the quality of traffic control systems in urban areas. Traffic control systems that use traffic models to predict changes and disruptions in vehicle flows have to use vehicle speed-prediction models. Travel time estimation studies the effects of traffic volumes on a street section at an average speed. The TRISTAR Integrated...
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Automatic road traffic safety management system in urban areas
PublicationTraffic incidents and accidents contribute to decreasing levels of transport system reliability and safety. Traffic management and emergency systems on the road, using, among others, automatic detection, video surveillance, communication technologies and institutional solutions improve the organization of the work of various departments involved in traffic and safety management. Automation of incident management helps to reduce...
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Comparison of elastic and viscoelastic analysis of asphalt pavement at high temperature
PublicationThere are many various rheological models which are used for modeling of asphalt layers in flexible pavement structures. It can be expected that the use of various models may affect different results of mechanical pavement calculations and analysis. The paper presents comparison of the use of Burgers’ and Huet-Sayegh’s viscoelastic models and Hooke’s elastic model to calculate pavement deflections and strains at the bottom of asphalt...
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Comparison of low-temperature cracks intensity on pavements with high modulus asphalt concrete and conventional asphalt concrete bases
PublicationHigh modulus asphalt concrete (HMAC) base courses provide very good resistance to rutting and fatigue but they can increase the risk of low-temperature cracking as compared with conventional asphalt concrete (AC). The article presents the comparison of these two road materials in terms of low-temperature cracking. The statistical method based on the ordered logistic regression model was used. The analysis was based on results of...