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• Inspections and Damage Assessment Techniques - Case Studies

  

  The PIARC TC D.3 Bridges Technical Committee is publishing a worldwide compilation of case studies as examples for bridge owners in making critical decisions to ensure the safety of the traveling public during a bridge incident caused by damage and deterioration. This case study compilation has 28 worldwide [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 218
  • PIARC Ref. : 2018CS01EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-492-1
• PIARC Databook of Roads and Road Transport (2014-2018)

  

  Currently road administrations of many countries face austerities and have to tackle some difficult issues: investing on extension of road network, maintenance and rehabilitation of existing aged roads, prompt recovery of road operation from the damage caused by large-scale disasters, and creation of [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 62
  • PIARC Ref. : 2018SP02
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-491-4
• The Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Road Infrastructure

  

  From Canada to Tanzania, transportation agencies are using unmanned aerial systems (UASs), also known as drones, to collect data, design and construct road infrastructure, inspect bridges, monitor roads for avalanche and mudslide dangers, identify flood damage risks in urban areas, reconstruct crash [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 115
  • PIARC Ref. : 2018SP03
• Air Velocities Permitted in Road Tunnels, and Other Requirements for a Safe Escape Route in Case of Fire

  

  In The Netherlands tunnels are usually equipped with an escape gallery between tunnel tubes, to support evacuation in case of a tunnel fire and/or an incident involving dangerous goods. Overpressure ventilation prevents the smoke from entering the gallery, when emergency exit doors are opened. The article [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 5
  • PIARC Ref. : RR378-050
• Alternative Fuels and the Future of Road Tunnels and Road Tunnel Design

  

  This article explores changes that will result from the use of alternative fuels in road tunnels (and potential consequences regarding events occurring in road tunnels).

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 5
  • PIARC Ref. : RR378-054
• Effectiveness of Risk Mitigation Measures for Road Tunnels

  

  The article provides a survey of risk mitigation measures, describes their effectiveness and gives some indication of their possible quantitative influence.

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 7
  • PIARC Ref. : RR378-027
• Influence of Activated Fixed Fire-Fighting Systems on User Behaviour during Self-Evacuation

  

  An important objective of safety measures in road tunnels is to ensure that tunnel users are able to self-rescue in the case of an incident. The influence of fixed fire-fighting systems (FFFS) on the success of self-evacuation of tunnel users has been investigated in a virtual reality (VR) situation [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 6
  • PIARC Ref. : RR378-041
• Lean Tech: How to Reduce the Ever-Increasing Equipment in Modern Road Tunnels?

  

  The article shows how to potentially simplify technical installations without creating new risks, whilst always being adapted to safety requirements.

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 5
  • PIARC Ref. : RR378-046
• LED Lighting in ASFINAG Road Tunnels

  

  The article explains the current standing of LED technology, in addition to the pros and cons of these lighting systems. Furthermore, the article aims to show the influence of better quality lighting systems on drivers. Therefore, it presents information of real-life field tests in tunnels with different [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 5
  • PIARC Ref. : RR378-058
• Provision for Persons with Reduced Mobility during a Tunnel Incident

  

  This article incorporates research and analysis, regarding adjustments to design and operational processes that member countries have adopted in response to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN Charter), and their individual National legislation.

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR378-038
• ROAD STORIES - A Brief History of Tunnels

  

  It has always been harder to build a structure underground than in the open air. Despite that, people have created underground structures for a very long time, achieving great feats. This was particularly true in ancient times, when there were no pumps to drain the water which would seep into the tunnels, [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR378-063
• Safety Impact of the Physical and Fluid-Dynamic Lengths of a Tunnel

  

  This article focusses on the safety impact of partially open sections, built just before or after the "physical tunnel" . The article provides some scenarios to which the calculation method can be applied.

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 6
  • PIARC Ref. : RR378-033
• The Technical Committee D.5 Road Tunnel Operations: a Highly Active Community of Experts

  

  This article gives a brief overview of the activities conducted by World Road Association’s Technical Committee D.5 Road Tunnel Operations and introduces the 8 articles prepared for this special issue of Routes/Roads magazine. It also presents the first World Road Association international conference [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 3
  • PIARC Ref. : RR378-024
• An Investigation of the Road Salt Phytoremediation Possibilities in France

  

  Between 800,000 and 2,000,000 tons of road salt are applied each year on the French roads. Due to weather conditions and traffic, they are transported out of the roads. Hence, large quantities end up either in the surrounding environment or in ponds used for road runoff remediation and flow control. [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 5
  • PIARC Ref. : RR377-044
• Conclusions Drawn From the XVth International Winter Road Congress, Gdansk, February 20th-23rd, 2018

  

  The XVth International Winter Road Congress, which took place in Gdansk (Poland) February 20th through 23rd, 2018 at the Amber Expo Convention Center, attracted over 1,000 participants from 42 countries, in featuring the attendance of four Transport Ministers (from Poland, Japan, Lithuania and Montenegro) [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 10
  • PIARC Ref. : RR377-029
• Evaluating Countermeasures Against Heavy Snowfall Affecting Road Traffic in Japan

  

  This article evaluates socioeconomic losses relating to road traffic during major snowfalls, taking into consideration snow removal operations and timeline differences, and it checks the validity of the methods and timing of snow countermeasures currently being implemented. By doing so, it aims to help [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 5
  • PIARC Ref. : RR377-039
• Exceptional Snow Removal Effort at Bonneval-sur-Arc, France

  

  Departmental Highway 902, which crosses the Iseran pass via the Maurienne Valley in France’s Savoy Department, is heavily exposed to avalanches over its final section, lying between Bessans and Bonneval-sur-Arc.

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 3
  • PIARC Ref. : RR377-058
• Safety Effects of Lower Speed Limits During Winter Months in Finland

  

  In Northern countries, accident risks are usually higher in winter than in summer. To tackle the problem winter maintenance has been intensified and systems developed to help drivers. However, safety benefits may be partly lost because drivers are tempted to travel faster in these improved conditions. [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR377-049
• Sweep-Salting - A Method for Winter Maintenance of Bicycle Paths in Sweden

  

  A high winter maintenance service level could encourage more people to cycle during winter – with environmental and health benefits as a result. It is also important considering the safety of cyclists. According to accident analysis, eight out of ten bicycle crashes in Sweden are single bicycle crashes [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 5
  • PIARC Ref. : RR377-053
• A Short History of Polish Roads - Modern Times

  

  The 18th century brought the Enlightenment and attempted to revive the dying areas of State life, regulate the principles of its existence, which could also be felt in the area of roads. A Good Order Commission (Komisja Dobrego Porządku) was established, the mission of which was to oversee the construction [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR376-059
• Design and Operations of Safer Road Infrastructure

  

  Safe design and operation of road infrastructure covers a very broad scope. To get results delivered within the work cycle, PIARC Strategic Plan 2016-2019 has put forward 5 specific issues, and TC C.2 Design and Operation of Safer Road Infrastructure has been formed to look into these issues and deliver [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 2
  • PIARC Ref. : RR376-026
• From the UN Road Safety Resolution to the World Road Association's Action

  

  It is known worldwide that according to UN estimates, road accidents result in 1.25 million fatalities per year and up to 50 million injured people all over the world. Over 90% of deaths are registered in low and middle-income countries. The awareness about this kind of problem led Member States represented [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 2
  • PIARC Ref. : RR376-024
• Implementation Status of Road Safety Audits and Inspections in Latin American Countries

  

  Road accidents are regarded as a serious economic and health problem on a global level due to the alarming numbers of deaths and injuries with permanent sequelae associated with them. In fact, around 3,400 people die every day as a result of a road accident. According to the most recent data from the [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR376-034
• Pedestrian Audits - A Checklist for Safety and Quality Inspections of Pedestrian Infrastructure

  

  The worldwide number of deadly road traffic accidents is in a critical range with 1.25 million incidents in 2013. In addition, it is particularly in low and middleincome countries (LMIC) that the motorization rate and thus the number of road traffic accidents will continue to increase (WHO 2015). It [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR376-038
• Prioritizing Road Safety Actions in an Effort to Save Lives

  

  Considering that the objective of road safety policy centers on reducing road-based mortality and morbidity rates, policy success is contingent upon mobilizing both human and material resources. These resources remain relatively scarce, and authorities are required to make some hard choices. Not all [...]

  • Date : 2018
  • Pages : 3
  • PIARC Ref. : RR376-042