Driverless Cars: On a Road to Nowhere (Perspectives)
by Christian Wolmar
Driverless cars are the future - just around the corner. That is what the tech giants, the auto industry and even the government want us to think. But closer inspection reveals that we are much further from that driverless utopia than we are led to believe by newspaper headlines and by press releases from firms with vested interests. Christian Wolmar argues that autonomous cars are the wrong solution to the wrong problem. Even if the many technical difficulties that stand in the way of achieving...
Pavement Mechanics and Performance represents the latest advances in mechanistic modeling for highway and airfield pavements, pavement material characterization through advanced technology and pavement performance prediction. This Geotechnical Special Publication includes 36 technical papers that were presented at the GeoShanghai Conference held in Shanghai, China from June 6-8, 2006. The book is divided into three sections: Pavement Mechanics, Accelerated Pavement Testing, and Performance and P...
Hurricane Katrina: Performance of Transportation Systems is a comprehensive evaluation of the gulf coast's bridge, railroad, and roadway performance following Hurricane Katrina. While the failure of the levees in New Orleans attracted most media attention, other infrastructure also suffered significant damage. Throughout the gulf coast, bridges sustained minor to major damage, with several in Mississippi and Louisiana completely collapsing. Similarly, countless railways and roads were impeded by...
Currently, less than one percent of the energy used by transport (automotive, rail, shipping, air and space) worldwide is renewable. However, due to environmental and energy security concerns, there is a growing political and public imperative that transportation be transformed from crude oil/petroleum-based to renewable-energy based. Unlike other books which typically address only a small part of the subject area, this book examines the technologies for utilizing bioenergy as well as other rene...
Explore the Art and Science of Geometric Design The Geometric Design of Roads Handbook covers the design of the visible elements of the road—its horizontal and vertical alignments, the cross-section, intersections, and interchanges. Good practice allows the smooth and safe flow of traffic as well as easy maintenance. Geometric design is covered in depth. The book also addresses the underpinning disciplines of statistics, traffic flow theory, economic and utility analysis, systems analysis, hydr...
Aviation and the Environment
Analysis of Asphalt Pavement Materials and Systems (Geotechnical Special Publications, #176) (Geotechnical Special Publication)
Analysis of Asphalt Pavement Materials and Systems: Emerging Methods contains 13 papers presented at the symposium on Mechanics of Flexible Pavements at the 15th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, held in Boulder, Colorado, June 25-30, 2006. This Geotechnical Special Publication covers a variety of important and timely topics in the characterization, modeling, and simulation of the behavior of asphalt pavement systems. Topics discussed include modeling, numerical implem...
ITS Sensors and Architectures for Traffic Management and Connected Vehicles
by Lawrence A. Klein
An intelligent transportation system (ITS) offers considerable opportunities for increasing the safety, efficiency, and predictability of traffic flow and reducing vehicle emissions. Sensors (or detectors) enable the effective gathering of arterial and controlled-access highway information in support of automatic incident detection, active transportation and demand management, traffic-adaptive signal control, and ramp and freeway metering and dispatching of emergency response providers. As traff...
Vehicle thermal Management Systems (VTMS8)
Major topics addressed include: Engine and engine compartment heat transfer; engine thermal loading; coolants and cooling systems heating, air conditioning and climate control and passenger comfort; heat exchanger developments; air flow management; vehicle thermal system modelling, control and integration; thermal system component; manufacturing and manufacturing processes; fabrication, test and materials development; thermal management implications of: minimising exhaust emissions; reducing pow...
Hurricane Katrina Damage Assessment brings together the results of a comprehensive evaluation led by ASCE's Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI). This committee report assesses the geographical impact of the hurricane upon coastal, port, harbor, and marine infrastructure, including levees. Notably, COPRI's report offers ""lessons learned"" for the protection of existing natural coastal barriers, re-establishment of lost natural coastal barriers, and design of future coastal infras...
"Transport Design" is the first design history to investigate the experience of travel, analysing the vehicle from the passengers' and drivers' points of view. Gregory Votolato takes us inside a wide range of vehicles, from buses and limousines to dugout canoes and 'superferries', to aircraft such as the Graf Zeppelin and the Apollo spacecraft. Organised in three parts air, land and sea "Transport Design" shows how the design of a vehicle shapes our experience of the journey, from home to work,...
Communication in Transportation Systems (Premier Reference Source)
Typically, communication technology breakthroughs adding to the convenience of the user at home, work, or over cellular and mobile networks are widely heralded. Mobile communications in transportation systems are often overlooked, yet they are equally as important. Communication in Transportation Systems brilliantly bridges theoretical knowledge and practical applications of the cutting edge technologies for communication in automotive applications. This reference source carefully covers in...
