Bio-inspired strategies for anti-icing

J Lv, Y Song, L Jiang, J Wang - ACS nano, 2014 - ACS Publications
Undesired ice accumulation leads to severe economic issues and, in some cases, loss of
lives. Although research on anti-icing has been carried out for decades, environmentally …

Environmental factors affecting the frequency of road traffic accidents: a case study of sub-urban area of Pakistan

HM Hammad, M Ashraf, F Abbas, HF Bakhat… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are among the life-threatening issues facing rural as well as
sub-/urban communities. Several factors contribute to RTAs ranging from human to technical …

A negative binomial Lindley approach considering spatiotemporal effects for modeling traffic crash frequency with excess zeros

W Wang, Y Yang, X Yang, VV Gayah, Y Wang… - Accident Analysis & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Statistical analysis of traffic crash frequency is significant for figuring out the distribution
pattern of crashes, predicting the development trend of crashes, formulating traffic crash …

A review of condensation frosting

S Nath, SF Ahmadi, JB Boreyko - Nanoscale and Microscale …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
abstract The accretion of ice and frost on various infrastructure is ubiquitous in cold and
humid environments, causing economic losses amounting to billions of dollars every year …

The mixed effects of precipitation on traffic crashes

D Eisenberg - Accident analysis & prevention, 2004 - Elsevier
Purpose: This paper investigates the relationship between precipitation and traffic crashes in
the US during the period 1975–2000. Traffic crashes represent the leading cause of death …

Weather as a chronic hazard for road transportation in Canadian cities

J Andrey, B Mills, M Leahy, J Suggett - Natural hazards, 2003 - Springer
Inclement weather creates a chronic hazard for Canadian travellers. Past studies indicate
that road collision rates increase during precipitation, although the magnitude of theincrease …

The relationship between road accident severity and recorded weather

JB Edwards - Journal of Safety Research, 1998 - Elsevier
Road accident severity may be influenced by a number of factors. This article investigates
the relationship between weather and road accidents in England and Wales. The weather …

A temporal analysis of rain-related crash risk

J Andrey, S Yagar - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 1993 - Elsevier
The study presents empirical evidence of accident risk during and following rain events in
the cities of Calgary and Edmonton, Canada. The matched sample approach is used to …

The impact of climate change on winter road maintenance and traffic accidents in West Midlands, UK

AK Andersson, L Chapman - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2011 - Elsevier
Winter weather can be a significant cause of road traffic accidents. This paper uses UKCIP
climate change scenarios and a temporal analogue to investigate the relationship between …

Bioinspired stimuli‐responsive and antifreeze‐secreting anti‐icing coatings

X Sun, VG Damle, S Liu… - Advanced Materials …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The detrimental impacts of icing on transportation and power industries are well‐known.
Inspired by natural systems that secrete a functional liquid in response to stimuli, this work …