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Recent Submissions
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[Conference-Abstract]Medians are paved or landscaped areas in the middle of roadways that separate traffic travelling in opposite directions. A raised median with well-designed median openings is one of the most important tools to create a ...
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[Conference-Abstract]The purpose of rehabilitating the existing roads is to increase the level of service for the users. In that case increasing the level of safety of the road is a main concern. However, with the improvements, the resulting ...
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[Conference-Abstract]In Sri Lanka, rural roads are not specifically designed on technical requirements. Most of the rural roads (C and D classes) have historical backgrounds as being tracks and trails coming even beyond the colonial times. ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Motorcycles comprise nearly 30% of the traffic flow on most highways in Sri Lanka. It is a popular mode of transport of the lower middle-income families as well as the youth due to lower transportation costs. However, the ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Passenger Car Unit (PCU) or Passenger Car Equivalent (PCE) is defined as the number of passenger cars displaced in the traffic flow by any other vehicle mode under the existing roadway and traffic conditions. PCU value ...
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[Conference-Abstract]The analysis of traffic performance on two-lane roads is important for planning, design, maintenance, rehabilitation, and operation. Performance evaluation is typically carried out with the capacity analysis for various ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Low volume roads in Sri Lanka are mainly under the purview of Provincial Road Development Authorities or Local councils. These roads often do not conform to design guidelines and are those that have been gradually developed ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Urban traffic congestion is one of the most severe problems of everyday life in Metropolitan areas. In an effort to deal with this problem, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies have concentrated in recent ...
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[Conference-Abstract]The development of corrugation along the longitudinal profile is one of the most common distresses in asphalt pavement. Especially road sections with high longitudinal slope, the problem is more severe than sections with ...
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[Conference-Abstract]With the vigorous development of technology, road construction becomes a vital part of the economy. Roads connect the economic hubs in a country. Asphalt pavements are widely used because of their high strength, smooth ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Pedestrians need to experience safety, comfort, accessibility, and efficient mobility. Walkways are often needed in rural and suburban areas to provide access to schools, parks, community centres, local businesses, employment ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Semi-rigid pavements are manufactured by producing a very open porous asphalt skeleton and filling the voids with selected cementitious grouts. The resultant composites, referred to as "grouted macadams", combine the ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Many of the accidents happened in Expressways is due to the fatigue and sleepiness of the drivers. In the Southern Expressway, there is only one service area for the entire 142km distance which will be a relief for the ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Driving an automobile is primarily a visual task, and vision contributes as much as 90% of the information required to drive (Alexander and Lunenfeld 1990). At night time, the required visibility level of roadway is created ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Pipelines are a safe and economical means of transporting water, gas, sewage and other fluids. They are usually buried in the ground to provide protection. Among those utilities, water lines play a vital role in supplying ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Road sector development is increased rapidly in Sri Lanka after the civil war. Asphalt concrete is most widely used for the construction of roads due to fast construction, durability, and comfortability, construction ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Sri Lankan road network is consisting with a high number of rural roads and the Governments over the past decade or so have invested a substantial amount on rural road upgrading and expansion. A large portion of them was ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Signalized intersections are an essential part of a road network in urban areas where the traffic congestion has been a major problem. In the design of signalized intersections, capacity is the key factor and the saturation ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Empirical traffic data is the basic input of any traffic related venture be its traffic management, transport planning, or research in the field of traffic engineering. According to its application different types of traffic ...