DocumentCode
1907526
Title
The Selection and Setting of Traffic Safety Facilities of Low-Grade Highway in Western China
Author
Tian, Yu-Jia ; Chen, Hong ; Xiao, Dian-liang
Author_Institution
Traffic Eng. Dept., Chang´´an Univ., Xi´´an, China
Volume
3
fYear
2009
fDate
10-11 Oct. 2009
Firstpage
834
Lastpage
838
Abstract
According to the actual situations of economic and technical of low-grade highway in the western region, this paper followed the principle of ldquothe low cost, easy setting, easy maintenance, maximum benefitrdquo, and respectively analyzed and compared all kinds of common traffic safety facilities in form, function and cost. Sequentially, the paper put forward selection and setting methods of traffic safety facilities which apply to the low-grade highway. The results offered consult for establishing standards, selection and setting of traffic safety facilities on low-grade highway in western China.
Keywords
road safety; socio-economic effects; China; easy maintenance principle; easy setting principle; low cost principle; low-grade highway; maximum benefit principle; selection method; setting method; traffic safety facility; Automated highways; Bridges; Concrete; Cost function; Protection; Road accidents; Road safety; Road transportation; Road vehicles; Vehicle driving; low-grade highway; selection; setting; traffic engineering; traffic safety facilities;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Computation Technology and Automation, 2009. ICICTA '09. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location
Changsha, Hunan
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-3804-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICICTA.2009.667
Filename
5288119
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