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Apr 26, 2012
Warning Grading Method for Highway Network Traffic Conditions under Foggy Weather
Authors: Junjun Tang [email protected], Changcheng Li, and Nale ZhaoAuthor Affiliations
Publication: ICTE 2011
Abstract
There are serious potential safety hazard to drive in fog. Concentrating on foggy weather which exerts great impact on traffic unblocking and safety, and depending on fog characteristics, effecting area, arriving intensity and duration, and combining with highway, traffic and terrain factors, this paper establishes a warning index system of highway network traffic condition in fog, and defines warning grades by a simple and practical method, so as to help highway administrative departments to carry out emergency work, and reduce the influence and harm to highway network traffic safety from fog.
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ICTE 2011
Pages: 3129 - 3134
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Climates
- Disaster preparedness
- Disaster risk management
- Disaster warning systems
- Disasters and hazards
- Environmental engineering
- Highway and road conditions
- Highway and road management
- Highway transportation
- Infrastructure
- Meteorology
- Natural disasters
- Practice and Profession
- Public administration
- Public health and safety
- Traffic analysis
- Traffic engineering
- Traffic management
- Traffic safety
- Transportation engineering
- Transportation management
- Transportation networks
- Weather conditions
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Research Institute of Highway Ministry of Transport, Key Laboratory of Road Safety Technology Ministry of Transport, 8 Xitucheng Rd, Beijing, China, 100088.E-mail: [email protected]
Changcheng Li
Research Institute of Highway Ministry of Transport, Key Laboratory of Road Safety Technology Ministry of Transport, 8 Xitucheng Rd, Beijing, China, 100088
Nale Zhao
Research Institute of Highway Ministry of Transport, Key Laboratory of Road Safety Technology Ministry of Transport, 8 Xitucheng Rd, Beijing, China, 100088
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