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Title:

Humps and Bumps: Correlation Among Their Geometric Profile, Surpass Speed and Dynamic Effects on the Vehicle and Their Occupants

Accession Number:

01004436

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

In Argentina many roads cross a great number of cities built by the roadside. These days local authorities are building humps and bumps to regulate speed. Humps and bumps can turn into a serious danger for drivers who travel on roads run across by them. This research aims at studying the dynamic action of four typical hump profiles from the Rio Cuarto surrounding area on vehicles and their occupants. Results reveal that profiles should keep an adequate relation between their height and length so as to not be dangerous for cars and their occupants and to carry on the function of speed reduction.

Monograph Accession #:

01004374

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Antonelli, Sergio F
Cotella, Nelson G
Manelli, Ariel H

Pagination:

9p

Publication Date:

2005

Conference:

3rd International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design

Location: Chicago Illinois, United States
Date: 2005-6-29 to 2005-7-1
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO); Federal Highway Administration; American Society of Civil Engineers; Association Mondiale de la Route; International Road Federation; Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE); National Association of County Engineers; Transportation Association of Canada (TAC); Chicago Department of Transportation; Illinois Department of Transportation; Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

Media Type:

CD-ROM

Features:

Figures (7) ; Photos (4) ; References (13)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Vehicle/road interaction

Geographic Terms:

Rio Cuarto (Argentina)

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Sep 28 2005 8:53AM