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Chang’an University

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Engineering

Evaluating the Effect of Roadside Parking on a Dual-Direction Urban Street

Binghong Pan¹, Juan Liu¹, Hu Chai¹, Yang Shao², Ranyang Zhang¹, Jiarong Li¹

¹Highway Academy, Chang’an University, ²School of Modern Posts (Logistics School) & Institute of Posts, Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications

In this study, the effect of roadside parking on an urban street is analyzed. The entire process consists of traffic data gathering, data processing, operation simulation, simulation calibration, and sensitivity analysis.

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Determination of the Friction Coefficients of Icy Pavements Under Different Amounts of Snowfall

Binghong Pan¹, Hu Chai¹, Bin Lu¹, Yang Shao², Juan Liu¹, Ranyang Zhang¹

¹Highway Academy, Chang’an University, ²School of Modern Posts (Logistics School) & Institute of Posts, Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications

Here, we present a method for determining the friction coefficient of pavements with different ice thicknesses indoors. The complete procedure includes the preparation of the equipment, the calculation and analysis of the snowfall, equipment calibration, friction coefficient determination, and data analysis.