American Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering

Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2019

  • Assessment of Road Safety Audit Status in Gaza Strip, Palestine

    Fadel Omar Alhelou, Yahya Rushdi Sarraj

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 37-47
    Received: Mar. 17, 2019
    Accepted: Apr. 25, 2019
    Published: May 23, 2019
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    Abstract: Local statistics in the last ten years indicate that the number of road accidents in both Gaza Strip and the West Bank is continuously increasing. Recent statistics by the Traffic Accidents Investigation Office of the Palestinian Police, recorded 2710 road accidents in 2016 in Gaza Strip, causing 84 deaths with a high rate of fatalities per 100,000... Show More
  • Fe Coefficient – Development and Application of a Key Figure for Assessing the Efficiency of Alternative Drive Concepts in Trucks

    Klaus-Peter Franke

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 48-55
    Received: Mar. 26, 2019
    Accepted: Apr. 28, 2019
    Published: May 23, 2019
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    Abstract: Alternative drive concepts for trucks represent a highly promising way of reducing environmental pollution from road freight traffic. There are numerous proposals and pilot schemes pointing to the replacement of fossil fuel diesel by more sustainable energy sources. Along with drive chain electrification, it is a matter here of deploying alternativ... Show More
  • Climate Change Evolution and Indigenous Methods of Flood Control in the Upper Nun Valley of Cameroon

    Cordelia Givecheh Kometa

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 56-66
    Received: Mar. 08, 2019
    Accepted: Apr. 23, 2019
    Published: May 26, 2019
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    Abstract: This study discusses the evolution of climate change and the use of indigenous methods of flood control in the Upper Nun Valley of Cameroon. The local farmers of the Ndop plain have developed and implemented extensive indigenous farming systems as adaptation strategies to reduce the vulnerability of climate variability over the years. However, thes... Show More
  • Numerical Analysis on the Stability of Layered Surrounding Rock Tunnel Under the Conditions of Different Inclination Angle and Thickness

    Wang Jingyuan, Deng Xianghui, Cao Weiping

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, March 2019
    Pages: 67-74
    Received: Mar. 26, 2019
    Accepted: Apr. 27, 2019
    Published: May 31, 2019
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    Abstract: To study the relationship between the stability of layered surrounding rock tunnel and the thickness and inclination angle of the layered rock, using the discrete element analysis software UDEC, the deformation and stress characteristics of layered surrounding rock tunnel are analyzed under different inclination angle and thickness conditions after... Show More