Analysis of in-service traffic sign retroreflectivity and deterioration rates in Texas

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2258, 2011, Pages 88-94

  Ré, Jonathan M ^a   Miles, Jeffrey D ^a   Carlson, Paul J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVEYING; DETERIORATION; FORECASTING; SERVICE LIFE;

DETERIORATION PREDICTION; DETERIORATION RATES; DEVICE SET; MAINTENANCE PRACTICES; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES; PREDICTION MODELLING; RATE MODELS; ROAD USERS; SERVICE TRAFFIC;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

EID: 84855759243     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2258-11     Document Type: Article

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