CONLIGHT: Lighting Design Model for Nighttime Highway Construction
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 131, Issue 4
Abstract
The utilization of nighttime work in highway construction and rehabilitation projects has been increasing in recent years throughout the United States. In this type of projects, construction planners are required to develop and submit a lighting plan that provides: (1) adequate illuminance levels for all planned nighttime construction tasks; (2) reasonable uniformity of light distribution in the work area, and (3) acceptable glare levels to both road users and construction workers. In order to support construction planners in this vital and challenging task, this paper presents a lighting design model, named CONLIGHT, which is capable of considering the specific requirements of nighttime highway construction operations. The model is developed to enable construction planners to evaluate the performance of various lighting plans and select a practical design that complies with all lighting requirements for the nighttime work being planned. An application example is analyzed to illustrate the use of the model and demonstrate its accuracy and capabilities in generating practical lighting plans for nighttime construction and rehabilitation projects.
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Acknowledgments
The writers gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided for this research project by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CMS 0238470, and by the Illinois Transportation Research Center under Grant No. ITRC-02 VD-H1.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 131 • Issue 4 • April 2005
Pages: 467 - 476
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Jul 9, 2003
Accepted: Jun 23, 2004
Published online: Apr 1, 2005
Published in print: Apr 2005
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