Number of Articles: 13
The impact of Dust and Sand Storms on Traffic Safety of Tikrit City in Particular and Iraq in General
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 11-27
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The aims are to study the effect of dust storms and sand on traffic safety in Iraq in general and in Salahuddin province in particular, especially as the dust storms have become a threat ... Read More ...Evaluating and Improving the Efficiency of Intersection of Freeway Off-Ramps with Arterial Roadway
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 28-37
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The signalized intersections are considering one of the critical elements in facility work of urban arterial roads. Thus, it is necessary to improve the signalized intersections system ... Read More ...Estimating the Passenger Car Eqaivalent (PCE) for Different Type of Vehicles on the Signalized Intersections
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 38-49
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Drivers in Iraq tend to disregard lane markings and use every available meter of signalized intersections approach width. Thus, actual vehicles queues usually exceed marked lanes. This ... Read More ...Common Defects and Distresses in Flexible Pavements in the Middle part of Iraq and Their Main Reasons
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 50-62
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Operation and maintenance problems of highways network in Iraq are going continuously to worsen in up-keeping and serviceability presented, even although, doubling the effort, appropriation ... Read More ...Determining the Low Temperature Cracking of Local Asphalt Binder Using Asphalt Binder Cracking Device (Abcd)
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 444-452
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Since asphalt binder is the most important factor that affects low-temperature cracking. It is imperative to know the critical cracking temperature in order to identify susceptible ... Read More ...Grain Size Distribution of the Self-Filtration Layer between the Base Soil and the Filter
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 453-464
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Some studies suggested a model to determine the grain size distribution GSD curve of the self-filtration layer that is formed at the base soil-filter interface. From these GSD curves ... Read More ...Studying the Properties of Cationic Emulsified Asphalts Paving Mixture at Iraqi Environmental Conditions
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 465-477
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Emulsified asphalt mixture is generally a mix made of emulsified asphalt with aggregate. Emulsified asphalt is manufactured from base asphalt, emulsifier agent and water. This study ... Read More ...Modeling Stability and Flow of Asphalt Mixes Using Optimum Asphalt content
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 465-577
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The main aim of this study was to evaluate the asphalt mixture properties for samples that were taken from different sites and plants: Amanat Baghdad, Faluja municipality, and Baghdad ... Read More ...Evaluation of Asphalt Pavement Using Ground Penetration Radar
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 478-488
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This paper presents a status report on evaluation of the asphalt pavement using the ground penetration radar device (GPR) in one of the University of Technology streets about 92 m length. ... Read More ...Assessment the Impact of Different Hydrated Lime Addition Methods on Fatigue Life Characteristic
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 489-511
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of hydrated lime addition methods as filler replacement on fatigue performance of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA). Three types of addition ... Read More ...Investigation of Factors Affecting Recovery Priority of Roads Damaged by Natural Disasters/Armed Conflicts
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 512-536
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Natural disasters/armed conflicts can cause major damage to road networks of the affected area. This can lead to significant impact not only on the road networks. The major challenge ... Read More ...A Finite Element Model for Rutting Prediction of Flexible Pavement Considering Temperature Effect
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 537-548
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Permanent deformation in asphalt layers which manifestation on pavement surface is named rutting which represents one of the most significant distress of asphalt pavements. Different ... Read More ...Using Recycled Construction Rubbles to Improve the Properties of Subbase
Volume 31, Issue 21 , December 2013, Page 549-564