Search for dissertations about: "road climate and weather"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words road climate and weather.
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1. Efficient Winter Road Maintenance : A Study of Technical and Contractual Issues
Abstract : 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. READ MORE
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2. Winter Road Conditions and Traffic Accidents in Sweden and UK - Present and Future Climate Scenarios
Abstract : 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. READ MORE
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3. Managing knowledge sharing of extreme weather induced impacts on land transport infrastructure : Case study of the Swedish Transport Administration
Abstract : Extreme weather events and effects of climate change are threats to the transport sector’s functionality and safety. Risk management in this context implies a necessity to focus on the connection between near-term experiences and coping strategies on one hand, and long-term adaptation analyses on the other. READ MORE
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4. Energy Efficiency in Winter Road Maintenance - A Road Climatological Perspective
Abstract : 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. READ MORE
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5. On motion resistance estimation and modeling for heterogeneous road vehicles
Abstract : Climate change is driving the development of CO2 reducing technologies within the transportation industry. One of the most promising technologies is battery electric vehicles. READ MORE