Highway Meteorology

Herausgeber: Perry, A H; Symons, Lj

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together international expertise on planning 'weather proof' roads, operating safe road networks in bad weather and coping effectively with accidents. The performance and cost effectiveness of new technology (ice detection systems, thermal mapping, weather radar etc) are reviewed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bsp Books Pvt. Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9780367866372
• ISBN-10: 0367866374
• Artikelnr.: 58439683

Autorenporträt

A.H. Perry and L.J. Symons

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Climate as a factor in the planning and design of new roads and motorways - L F Musk
University of Manchester
UK; The winter maintenance of highways - A H Perry and L J Symons; Thermal mapping and road weather information systems for highway engineers - J Thornes
University of Birmingham
UK; Snow and ice control in North America - A H Perry
J Nanninga
Aurora
Illinois
USA; Snow-drift modelling and control - S L Ring
Iowa State University
USA; The fog hazard - L F Musk
University of Manchester
UK; Blowing dust and highways: the case of Arizona USA - A J Brazel
Arizona State University
USA; Road accidents and the weather - J P Palutikof
University of East Anglia
UK; International Collaboration - E Nysten
Meteorological Institute
Helsinki
Finland; Conclusions - A H Perry and L J Symons; Index.