Augmented reality and portable devices to increase safety in container terminals: the testing of A4S project in the port of Genoa - Caballini C, Carboni A, Boero F, Parodi F, Valentini I, Paolucci M, Rappis GN, Pagano S.
Port container terminals are intrinsically complex environments and the human factor is often the main cause of accidents. Industry 4.0 technologies enable to dispose of enormous quantity of data, process them with advanced algorithms also allowing predict... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Automation preferences by traffic climate and driver skills in two samples from countries with different levels of traffic safety - Öztürk, Wallen Warner H, Özkan T.
Automated systems present great capabilities with a wide range of options. In this respect, vehicle preferences and factors affecting these preferences are important for the future of automated systems. While automated systems offer varied features and imp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Arterial signal offset optimization using crowdsourced speed data - Xia L, Li X, Shaon MRR, Wu YJ, Jiang X.
Signal offset for coordinated traffic signal control is traditionally optimized based on posted speed limit, free-flow speed, or average speed among intersections, without considering the variations of travel speed. Variation in travel speed caused by inte... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Assessing influential factors for lane change behavior using full real-world vehicle-by-vehicle data - Basso F, Cifuentes, Cuevas-Pavincich F, Pezoa R, Varas M.
Understanding the underlying reasons for potential human risky driving behaviors is crucial for improving road safety. Recent technologies allow the analysis of driving behaviors at a microscopic level, allowing a naturalistic observation of such phenomeno... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Analysis of temporal stability of contributing factors to truck-involved crashes at work zones in South Carolina - Ahmed F, Siddiqui CKA, Huynh N.
This study examines factors that contributed to truck-involved work zone crash injury in South Carolina, a state which experienced a rise in the number of injury crashes from 2014 to 2018. The outcome of interest is injury or property damage only (PDO) cra... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Analysis of the directions of optimization of the process of ensuring transportation security in railway transport - Shvetsov AV, Dronichev AV, Kuzmina NA, Shvetsova SV.
In this study, an analysis of ways to optimize the process of ensuring transport security on the basis of the formation of a single operator for ensuring transport security in railway transport is carried out. The study systematizes the features of ensurin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Application of different data analytics for evaluation of heavy vehicle vulnerability in cold-region rural highways - Yasanthi RGN, Mehran B.
This study attempts to evaluate the combined impact of road weather, travel lane, v... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Analysis of occupational injuries in construction and offer of a technical solution increasing tower crane stability - Spirina A, Mironov A, Datkhuzheva R, Maksimov A, Belova N.
The article contains analysis of the number of occupied human resources and the level of occupational injuries by kinds of economic activity based on ROSSTAT data. The analysis resulted in a low level of occupational safety in the construction sphere. To e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Analysis of prevention through design studies in construction: a subject review - Jin Z, Gambatese J, Karakhan A, Nnaji C.
INTRODUCTION: The concept of addressing and minimizing construction site safety risks in the early phase of a project has generated research interest, especially since the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) launched its national ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
ACI for safety and sustainability in motorsport - Balestrieri S, Daidone L, Giovanni MAD, Matteo LD, Pagliari E.
ACI has always supported the sustainable planning and management of sporting events, based on the principles of a Corporate Social Responsibility which increasingly combines environmental, ethical and social values, and promotes new lifestyles. In this con... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Advanced gap seeking logic for actuated signal control using vehicle trajectory data: proof of concept - Shams A, Day CM.
This study explored how basic actuation processes might be improved by using vehicle position and speed. The position and speed of arrivi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Analysis and full-scale testing of new MASH TL-4 bridge rail for William P. Lane, JR. Bridge, Annapolis, MD - Williams W, L ópez M, Eshenaur S, Hopper T.
The purpose of this project was to analyze and test a new combination concrete and metal bridge rail for the William P. Lane (WPL) Bridge over the Chesapeake Bay east of Annapolis, Maryland, U.S., to Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) Test Level 4... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
A comparative study of collision types between automated and conventional vehicles using Bayesian probabilistic inferences - Novat N, Kidando E, Kutela B, Kitali AE.
INTRODUCTION: Automated vehicle (AV) technology is a promising technology for improving the efficiency of traffic operations and reducing emissions. This technology has the potential to eliminate human error and significantly improve highway safety. Howeve... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
A decision support system for the safety evaluation of urban pedestrian crossings - Battistini R, Lantieri C, Simone A, Dondi G, Vignali V.
This paper proposes an innovative methodology, based on a Decision Support Systems, for the safety evaluation of pedestrian crossings without traffic lights in urban neighborhood areas. It provides an on-site inspection performed using ad-hoc data check li... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
FY23 Budget Outcomes: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration received only about a third of the 17% increase requested for its base budget for fiscal year 2023, but Congress has recently provided NOAA with more than $7 billion in supplemental appropriations.mambroseThu, 03/09/2023 - 09:01 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 9, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news
