Enhancement of sustainable road design towards compatibility between pavement materials

The need for correctly made comparisons of different pavement materials, regarding cost-efficiency to reduce the climate impact, is increasing, especially in connection with new types of climate-neutral materials, so that sub-optimizations and oblique competition do not arise. Both the Swedish and USA's authorities are beginning to demand the Environmental Product Declaration (EPDs) as a certificate of the pavements' environmental performances from the contractors. There are some methodological difficulties to use the EPDs for comparison of the environmental impacts between different asphalt mixes or between the asphalt- and concrete pavements. This paper has analyzed two new standards which propose to extend the declaration to several aspects of sustainability: technical, environmental and economic performance. In this article, we have investigated if these standards can be used to form a framework to create an extended sustainability declaration of road pavements allowed a multidisciplinary comparison of different materials based on technical performance, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA).

Modeling Urban Road Scenarios to Evaluate Intersection Visibility

Road safety is key to sustainable mobility. Rapid technological advances have allowed several road safety-related analyses, previously performed in situ, to be conducted virtually. These virtual analyses benefit understanding of how roads operate and how users perceive them. Additionally, they facilitate the assessment of several parameters that are fundamental to road design and operation. The available sight distance (ASD) is one of these parameters that, if not provided adequately, could alter the proper functioning of roads. This study presents a framework to assess the impact of certain features on visibility. First, the ASD is estimated using a geographic information system (GIS)-based procedure with LiDAR-derived three-dimensional (3D) models. Afterward, obstructions are detected and categorized. If the obstruction cannot be removed, their redesign or relocation is simulated to re-run the analysis. These simulations are performed using 3D city objects, and their results are statistically evaluated, providing evidence as to their effects on visibility. The results proved that the procedure helped achieve the efficient use of roadside space, while including safety concerns. Additionally, this study reflects the need for more inspections on the impact of on-street parking on drivers’ fields of view.

Influence of Waste Cork with Thinner on the Rheological Properties of Asphalt

Over the last two decades, the rapid and continued deterioration of the transportation network has been regarded as a major issue. There are many measures that can be taken to reduce this deterioration and improve road specifications, including improving road design, using higher quality materials, and using more efficient construction methods. This study is concerned with three principles: including investigating the impact of using waste paste on the rheological properties of bitumen; the environmental pollution that is a global problem; and the economic benefits as a result of the reusing of waste materials such as corks to produce new reusable materials like Modified-Asphalt. In this research, cork has been melted by thinner and mixed with asphalt to get a good paste with weight percentages of 1%, 3%, 5%, and 7%. After conducting the necessary tests on the samples, it was found that the addition of waste paste to virgin bitumen has softened the bitumen by decreasing the hardness and adhesiveness of the bitumen by increasing penetration with increasing cork paste content. The findings show that the current procedure can be used in cold regions because it requires less hard asphalt than that used in hot regions. It can also be used with natural asphalt, like natural rock asphalt, in various percent to give asphalt with suitable properties for use in roofing and paving roads.

Which Aggregation Fits Best? The Use of Linear Regression to Show the Influence of Temporal and Spatial Aggregation of Sparse Probe Vehicle Data on the Explanation of Travel Time Reliability

Aggregation of sparse probe vehicle data (PVD) is a crucial issue in travel time reliability (TTR) analysis. This study, therefore, examines the effect of temporal and spatial aggregation of sparse PVD on the results of a linear regression analysis where two different measures of TTR are analyzed as the dependent variable. Our results show that by aggregating the data to longer time intervals and coarser spatial units the linear model can explain a higher proportion of the variance in TTR. Furthermore, we find that the effects of road design characteristics in particular depend on the variable used to represent TTR. We conclude that the temporal and spatial aggregation of sparse PVD affects the results of linear regression explaining TTR.

Accessibility Mapping through Linking Land-Use Development Potentials and Planning for Cycling

The transport sector aims to address climate change by reducing emissions, and a key to achieving this goal is to increase uptake of sustainable modes such as walking, cycling, and public transport. Therefore, it is important to determine ways to achieve this goal and to build a portfolio of feasible reduction strategies. This study is based in Norway where the government has a clear policy objective to reduce growth in urban car traffic and assimilate future sustainable transport modes. Cycling has therefore gained importance in both policy discussions and programme implementation through providing dedicated infrastructure to increase its modal share. Ways to increase cycling can be plotted at both macro- and microlevels. At the micro-level, road design and improved conditions for cyclists can lead to an increase in cycling. At the macro-level, land-use planning can be one of the tools to promote cycling. We analyse the issue at a macro-level based on an Integrated Methodology for Land Use prognosis within Transportation Models (INMAP) which estimates the mutual eff ects of land-use plans and increased accessibility by e-bike. We assess the extent to which future growth areas, as earmarked by the strategic master plans of the cities of Oslo and Trondheim, coincide with the areas that have a high job accessibility by bicycle and e-bike. Analyses reveal that on the introduction of e-bikes in Oslo, accessibility to jobs in the city centre increases from 20,000–24,000 to over 28,000 jobs. For Trondheim, in terms of spatial expansion of accessibility for jobs, there is an extension of the catchment area from 6 km2 to 18 km2. Based on the findings, this study strongly recommends integrating the impact of e-bikes with land-use planning processes and decisions. Through active land-use management, municipalities and regional development authorities can take informed decisions to steer urban mobility in a more sustainable direction.

Web-Based Online Post-Processing GNSS Service InaCORS BIG for Mapping Control Point Positioning for Channel or Road Design

One of the stages in the topographical mapping work is the measurement of the horizontal control framework, which is currently almost all done using GNSS satellite technology. The online post-processing services provided by the Indonesian Geospatial Information Agency (BIG) are called xpos-InaCORS. Using this service, measurements are possible using only 1 GNSS receiver can be used for measurement and obtained of the mapping control framework. This research was conducted to determine the accuracy of the online post-processing method by xpos-InaCORS BIG when used as a control point for the mapping of the route of the channel or road which tends to be elongated with a 3rd order (SNI 19-6724-2002). The coordinates of the results of the online processing calculation are compared with the results of the static differential method, which is calculated using commercial software (Leica Infinity). The results showed that at this location, observations for 15 minutes on each benchmark were able to produce an accuracy of 1 centimeter, and to comply with the qualifications of order 3rd SNI, observations must be a minimum duration of 75 minutes. The cost of observation on the online post-processing method requires 60% of the static differential. Observation at 75 minutes resulted in an average accuracy of northing (N) = 15mm and easting (E) = 8mm.

ANALYSIS AND JUSTIFICATION OF NORMATIVE SUPPORT OF EARTH DESIGN DESIGN IN COMPLEX ENGINEERING AND GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS

Designing of a ground cloth is the most responsible stage as destruction or inadmissible deformations of a ground cloth connected with design errors lead to decrease in reliability of all constructive elements of highways, increase in expenses for maintenance of a standard technical and operational condition of road clothes, culverts, elements. arrangement, etc. Insufficient strength of the ground structure is one of the causes of deformations and destruction of the structure of the pavement, which leads to deteriorating traffic conditions, increased damage from traffic accidents, increased cost of transportation and more. At the same time, the normative documents on road design do not contain any regulations on the procedure and methods of calculating the road surface in difficult conditions (on weak, subsidence soils, in rocky soils). Therefore, in order to further develop the list of mandatory calculations during the design of the ground, it is necessary to analyze and generalize the regulatory framework for the construction of the ground of public roads, to determine the requirements for the design of the ground in complex engineering and geological conditions. The purpose of this study is to generalize the regulatory requirements for the design of the ground of public roads in complex engineering and geological conditions. According to the results of the analysis, it is established that in the normative documents on the design of the road surface in difficult engineering and geological conditions there is no regulation on the procedure and methods of calculating the road surface in difficult conditions (on weak, subsidence soils, in rocky soils). Therefore, there is a need to develop a national standard for the design of the road surface. In the future it is necessary to summarize the existing methods of calculating the road surface, to develop a list of mandatory calculations during the design of the road, to establish requirements for the principles and procedures of road construction, to determine the boundary conditions of the road and their criteria.