[HTML][HTML] Estimating operating speed for county road segments–Evidence from Italy

V Martinelli, R Ventura, M Bonera, B Barabino… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vehicle operating speed is a crucial factor for road safety, as it strictly affects occurrence and
severity of crashes. Usually, 85th percentile of the operating speed distributions (ie, V 85) in …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring vehicles with permits and that are illegally overweight on bridges using Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) devices: a case study from Brescia

R Ventura, B Barabino, D Vetturi, G Maternini - Case studies on transport …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bridges are amongst the most vulnerable elements of road networks. Since vehicles with
permits and that are illegally overweight can pose a threat to bridge safety, implementation …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the frequency of traffic overloading on road bridges

R Ventura, B Barabino, G Maternini - Journal of Traffic and Transportation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Load limits, which appear to be routinely exceeded by trucks, occasionally result in road
bridge failures. Therefore, predicting failures is crucial for safeguarding road safety. Past …

Bridge's vehicular loads characterization through Weight-In-Motion (WIM) systems. The case study of Brescia

R Ventura, B Barabino, D Vetturi… - European Transport …, 2023 - iris.unibs.it
The growing traffic flow and the increase in transported masses negatively affect
infrastructural safety. Several authors have characterized traffic loads on bridges in the …

[HTML][HTML] Probabilistic modeling of congested traffic scenarios on long-span bridges

X Wang, X Ruan, JR Casas, M Zhang - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper aims to extend a previously developed probabilistic model for simulating extreme
response scenarios to include congested traffic flow on long-span bridges, addressing the …

Prediction of the severity of exceeding design traffic loads on highway bridges

R Ventura, B Barabino, G Maternini - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Being a driver of failure consequences, forecasting the severity of events where design
traffic load limits on bridges have been exceeded (DLEEs) is fundamental for road safety …

Traffic Hazards on Main Road's Bridges: Real-Time Estimating and Managing the Overload Risk

R Ventura, G Maternini… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The risk associated with extreme traffic loads on bridges has seldom been explored, with
State-of-the-art evaluation methods being time-consuming and unsuitable for fast risk …

Traffic Hazard on Main Road's Bridges: Real-Time Managing the Risk of Design Load Overcoming Events

R Ventura, B Barabino, G Maternini - Available at SSRN 4396914, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
The risk induced by extreme traffic loads on bridges was rarely investigated. The existing
methods require time-consuming processing incompatible with real-time risk management …

Alcuni effetti della circolazione dei veicoli pesanti

R Ventura, G Maternini - Strade & Autostrade, 2022 - iris.unibs.it
Questo articolo illustra la ricerca dell'Università degli Studi di Brescia nell'ambito del
progetto MoSoRe (Infrastrutture e Servizi per la Mobilità Sostenibile e Resiliente) sulla …

[PDF][PDF] Theory and practice of Weigh in Motion (WIM) based on fibre Bragg gratings: lab tests for smart roads purposes

A Gallina, B Dalla Chiara, A Vallan - EUROPEAN TRANSPORT …, 2022 - istiee.unict.it
This paper is focused on ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) for road transport, in particular,
on the analysis and assessment of the effectiveness of one specific technology making …