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TRF - 2013
Recent Submissions
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[Conference-Abstract]Bicycle lanes are in cooperated into the new road projects carried out by the Road Development Authority. This is a step to encourage the non-motorized transport of this country. But it is observed that these bicycle lanes ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Involvement of motorcycle crashes as a motorcycle occupant is the most common cause of serious head injuries among children. Use of motorcycle safety helmets has been found to be effective in reducing injuries in crashes. ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Natural hazards, such as landslides, floods, cyclones, storms, coastal erosion & tsunami etc; bring catastrophic outcome on transportation infra-structure. Inundation, embankment damages, washed off, structure damages, ...
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[Conference-Abstract]The first ever expressway in Sri Lanka has already been declared open at the end of 2012 and authorities are planning for township developments at three of the expressway interchanges closer to the City of Colombo. A number ...
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[Conference-Abstract]The presence of high resolution satellite images and their potentials to be used in many fields such as urban planning, transportation engineering etc ,especially in the meaning of preparing and updating maps, have made ...
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[Conference-Abstract]The Highway Development and Management Tool (HDM-4) is a powerful system for the analysis of road management and investment alternatives and it is used to prepare road investment programmes and to analyze road network ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Pavement design procedures used in road design is either empirical or mechanistic. In Sri-Lanka most of the road pavements have been designed based on the empirical design methodologies. A guide to the structural design ...
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[Conference-Abstract]In the recent years Sri Lanka has experienced a massive evocation in highway construction than any other period in the history. This leads to enhance the quality of ride and minimize the cost and time incur with transportation ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Walking is considered as a most efficient mode of transport for shorter distances as it is environmentally friendly, requires minimal energy, costs nothing and is accessible to all irrespective of the age, gender and ability ...
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[Conference-Abstract]An origin – destination matrix is a spatially disaggregated measure of the traffic demand within a defined study area. Further, results of origin – destination (OD) surveys, which primarily comprise information about the ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Efficiency, public acceptance and user satisfaction of bus service is largely dependent on the behavior of bus crew. Hence, it is the responsibility of the authorities to identify deficiencies and take necessary action to ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Sight loss can affect a person’s independence more than any disability. Unsurprisingly many people who lose their sight never go out unaccompanied again. Those that do overcome enormous difficulties to do so. These ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Vehicle kilometers traveled is the total kilometers traveled by motor vehicles on the highway system during a given period of time. Vehicle kilometers traveled by passenger automobile is an important variable in the analysis ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Road Maintenance Management System (RMMS) was implemented to assist the decision making of the Eastern and North Central Provincial Road Management Agencies of Sri Lanka with funding from the ADB. The road network of ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Optimizing passenger movements through an airport terminal is one of the important accomplishments to reach in efficient functioning of an airport. Minimizing delays at critical service centers within terminal such as ...
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[Conference-Abstract]Airport Curbside, where travelers and their baggage enter exit the terminal, and parking area are important components in airport land-side facilities. Passengers expect safe and efficient roadway operations even as volumes ...