Evaluation of dynamic passing sight distance problem using a finite-element model

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 225-235

  Yan, Xuedong ^a   Radwan, Essam ^b   Zhang, Fan ^c   Parker, Jack C ^a  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Traffic safety; Traffic signs; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; OVERPASSES;

CREST CURVES; DYNAMIC SIGHT-DISTANCE ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

COLLISION; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MOTORWAY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

EID: 43949123231     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2008)134:6(225)     Document Type: Article

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