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BRIDGE LANE DIRECTION SPECIFICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

FOULDS, JAMES R.; FOULDS, L. R. - In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (APJOR) 23 (2006) 02, pp. 141-154

We present a deterministic model that specifies lane direction in a multi-laned bridge that has a movable barrier that divides the two directions of traffic flow, in order to reduce congestion. A probabilistic dynamic programming formulation for a stochastic extension of the model is also...

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Report of the Expert Group for Modernizaion of Indian Railways

Railways, Ministry of - eSocialSciences - 2012

There is in urgent need for modernization and generational Change need to be done in the Indian railways to assure safety, improve productivity, take advantage of advanced technology, respond to ever increasing demand and meet inclusive growth aspirations of the country. In order to prepare a...

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Planning and management of actions on transportation system to address extraordinary events in post-emergency situations. A multidisciplinary approach

Rossi, Riccardo; Gastaldi, Massimiliano; Carturan, Federico - In: European Transport \ Trasporti Europei (2012) 51, pp. 3-3

effects on transportation networks caused by extraordinary events; the effects are considered with reference to bridges … characteristics of the set of infrastructures (bridges) and about a set of possible seismic scenarios. By using fragility curves of … bridges, the damage state of the network links (in which bridges are included) can be obtained. By making a series of …

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Estimated effects of climate change on flood vulnerability of U.S. bridges

Wright, Len; Chinowsky, Paul; Strzepek, Kenneth; Jones, … - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 17 (2012) 8, pp. 939-955

We assessed the potential impacts of increased river flooding from climate change on bridges in the continental United … indicate that there may be significant potential risks to bridges in the United States from increased precipitation intensities …. Approximately 129,000 bridges were found to be currently deficient. Tens of thousands to more than 100,000 bridges could be …

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A bridge over troubled borders : social class and the interplay between work and life

Evans, Samantha; Wyatt, Madeleine - In: Work, employment and society : a journal of the British … 37 (2023) 1, pp. 137-156

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P3 in transportation : roads, bridges, and parking : an overview

Hakim, Simon; Blackstone, Erwin A.; Clark, Robert Maurice - In: Handbook on Public Private Partnerships in …, (pp. 1-13). 2022

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Assessing collective action in road-building in Costa Rica during the nineteenth century : a study of roads and bridges between the Valle Central and the Pacific Coast

Víquez Mora, Allan J. - In: Anuario de estudios centroamericanos 48 (2022), pp. 1-36

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Revitalizing Pennsylvania's infrastructure : local public-private partnerships as the key to bridging the gap with a case study for local public-private transportation partnerships

Setiawan, Bekrim; Thornton, Victoria; Susanto, Ari Dwi - 2023

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Transport, Electricity and Communications Priorities in Guinea Bissau

Kyle, Steven C. - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and … - 2009

routinely ignored on all roads. It is shown that completion of bridges connecting Bissau directly to Senegal will have the …

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Ethnic Identity and Social Distance in Friendship Formation

De Martí, Joan; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

We analyze a model of network formation with agents that belong to different communities and an endogenous cost structure. Both individual benefits and costs depend on direct as well as indirect connections. Benefits of an indirect connection decrease with distance in the network, while the cost...

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