Paper 2: The Effects on Body Structures of Present and Possible Future Safety Legislation, and the Mathematical Simulation of Barrier Impact

The wise body designer looks ahead to the type of statutory safety requirements that might be in existence by the time his current design has been on the road for some years. But the necessary testing of prototypes is expensive. The author describer a computer simulation of impact tests, based on empirical data from static crush tests and the equations of motion.

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INVESTIGATION INTO THE STABILITY OF DRIVING AN AUTOMOBILE ON THE ROAD PAVEMENT WITH RUTS

Transport ◽

10.3846/1648-4142.2009.24.170-179 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 170-179 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Vidmantas Vansauskas ◽

Marijonas Bogdevičius

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Model ◽

Mathematical Simulation ◽

Road Safety ◽

Road Surface ◽

First Line ◽

The Road ◽

Road Pavement ◽

On The Road ◽

The Stability

The article reviews the stability of an automobile on the road pavement with ruts. The problems of road safety depend on many factors. One of those is the quality of the road surface. Big heavy lorries deform the road surface causing ruts especially in the first line of the road. The article analyzes the influence of the geometry of ruts on the stability of the automobile. A mathematical model of a 3D automobile and the interaction between wheels and the road surface and the geometry of the road surface are presented. The mathematical criterion of the stability of the moving automobile on the road surface with ruts is laid down. The results of mathematical simulation and the criterion of the stability of the moving automobile (60 km/h) on the road surface depending on the depth of ruts are introduced.

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The Mobile Workplace

The Interaction Society ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-530-6.ch010 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 251-270 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Daniel Normark ◽

Mattias Esbjornsson

Keyword(s):

Empirical Data ◽

Mutual Understanding ◽

Gps Receiver ◽

Occupational Groups ◽

Detailed Understanding ◽

The Road ◽

Ethnographic Studies ◽

On The Road ◽

Mobile Professionals ◽

Visual Clues

This chapter discusses how truly mobile occupational groups relate to locations in a vast working area when collaborating with each other. It brings forth two ethnographic studies on mobile professionals working on the road. Their work setting has predominantly been described from a perspective where they are isolated in the driver’s seat. However, seeing that the environment in which they drive through constitutes their workplace, the chapter examines their relation to the surroundings when performing their tasks. The empirical data illustrates the importance of mutual understanding of locations to successfully perform collaborative tasks. For example, coordinates supplied by a GPS receiver are not sufficient in the performance of their tasks. It is rather the mutual understanding of locations, being in proximity or other visual clues that are of importance. We argue the need for a detailed understanding regarding the use of locations to succeed in the development of future mobile position-based services.

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Infrastructural Breaks on the Road from Birth to Death in Contemporary Russia

Religions ◽

10.3390/rel12121115 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. 1115

Author(s):

Sergei Mokhov ◽

Anastasia Andreevna Novkunskaya

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Maternity Care ◽

Rite Of Passage ◽

Expert Interviews ◽

Remote Areas ◽

The Road ◽

Ethnographic Studies ◽

Symbolic Meanings ◽

On The Road

This paper addresses the problem of infrastructural breaks in two systems—the funeral market and maternity care. The authors analytically problematize how dysfunctions in the operation of these infrastructures shape the experiences of funeral and childbirth in contemporary Russia. The authors propose the conceptual model of the ‘rite of passage’, supplemented with the sociology of repair joint with the anthropology of infrastructures. Based on the ethnographic studies of the funeral market and maternity care (2015–2019), the authors uncover multiple infrastructural gaps and challenges that Russian families face while preparing for childbirth and funeral, especially in remote areas of the country. Empirical data of participant observations, in-depth and expert interviews demonstrated that continuous infrastructural failures can be considered to be an integral part of these life-cycle rituals, as both burial and maternity care arrangements never happen smoothly and unproblematically. In conclusion, the authors argue that necessity of “repairing” or patching the infrastructural gaps obtains self-sufficient symbolic meanings that possess ontological features.

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