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from the where's-my-solar-plastic-roadways? dept.
Imagine a drive to grandma's house or to work with fewer "left lane closed ahead" signs, fewer detour signs, fewer orange barrels and also safer travel near road crews. That may soon be possible with new technology from Purdue University researchers.
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This technology uses electrical resistance measurements to determine when the emulsified asphalt in a chip seal has sufficiently cured and can therefore withstand traffic without sustaining damage. Such real-time measurements help ensure that the road repairs are done correctly and more quickly than using current methods."Typical approaches to quantify emulsified asphalt-based chip seal curing times are varied and qualitative," said John Haddock, a professor of civil engineering and the director of the Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program, who leads the research team. "Having a quantitative, real-time measurement method can help construction crews make good decisions that result in a quality chip seal project with minimal traffic disruption."
The engineers will know exactly when the asphalt can be driven on.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by bob_super on Tuesday November 20 2018, @10:47PM (1 child)
I know a better way to reduce road repair costs and times : don't have every individual drive a 1.5 to 3 ton vehicle !
Fifty years from now, when there are only autonomous vehicles on the road and crashes are a thing of the past, maybe we can miniaturize the self-driving tech enough to put it in my mom's ancient 800kg car, which was a perfectly fine and economical vehicle outside of having limited safety features.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Sunday November 25 2018, @09:24PM
That sounds great, except that you haven't explained how guys will be able to express their insecurities over their penis size in the new world of smaller cars.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.