Penetration value test on bitumen is a measure of hardness or consistency of bituminous material. A 80/100 grade bitumen indicates that its penetration value lies between 80 & 100. Penetration value is the vertical distance traversed or penetrated by the point of a standard needle into the bituminous material under specific conditions
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The Federal Government will deploy 350 wagons and 36 coaches on the Lagos-Ibadan rail line and will increase the frequency of free train rides on the route from December 21, 2019. According to the Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, the Federal Government had also concluded arrangements to connect
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London's transit authority said it would not renew Uber's license to operate in the British capital over passenger safety concerns. Transport for London cited "several breaches that placed passengers and their safety at risk." A key issue identified was that a change to the ride-hailing company's systems allowed unauthorized drivers to upload
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The invention of the railway system of transportation is a milestone for the human race that held and still holds a lot of significance in the list of positive and technologically-driven occurrences that changed the world forever when it comes to the movement of goods and people over seemly distant
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So far, 30 intersections have been equipped with the sensors, and the city plans to add another 50 by next February. According to officials, the system should deliver efficiency gains of up to 40 percent to the daily traffic flow. ‘The goal eventually is to create a smart intersection that is capable
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The Federal Government has started negotiations for the commencement of the construction of the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri rail line, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said. He said the ongoing negotiations were between Nigeria and the Chinese government for the project that would stretch from Rivers to Borno State. The
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Mats Järlström’s six-year crusade to make yellow traffic lights safer for drivers could finally be paying off. In mid-October, an Institute of Transportation Engineers appeals panel agreed with the Oregon consultant’s claims that a long-standing, widely used formula for setting the timing of yellow traffic lights doesn’t adequately account for the
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Intelligent transportation system is the application of sensing, analysis, control and communications technologies to ground transportation in order to improve safety, mobility and efficiency. Intelligent transportation system includes a wide range of applications that process and share information to ease congestion, improve traffic management, minimize environmental impact and increase the benefits
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The Minister of Economics and Energy for North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, discussed the importance of hydrogen in the renewable energy field. The Minister of Economics and Energy for North Rhine-Westphalia, Professor Andreas Pinkwart, has seen first-hand the latest developments in hydrogen storage technology at NPROXX, as part of his round trip through
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Without gainsaying, the rails provide a viable alternative to road transportation as it connects one city to another. Acknowledging the import of this hitherto neglected sector, President Muhammadu Buhari on assumption of office in 2015 had given premium to the rail transport system, especially to reduce the burden on the
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