Road Lighting Fundamentals, Technology and Application /

This book outlines the underlying principles on which modern road lighting is based, and provides the reader with knowledge of how these principles should be applied in practice. It offers a completely fresh approach to the subject, reflecting how the technology of road lighting has progressed to ke...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: van Bommel, Wout (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Temas:
Civil engineering.
Lasers.
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Telecommunication.
Renewable energy sources.
Civil Engineering.
Laser.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Microwaves, RF Engineering and Optical Communications.
Renewable Energy.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Road Lighting
  • Purpose and Benefits of Road Lighting
  • Basic Lighting Quantities
  • Visual Performance for Motorists
  • Visual Comfort for Motorists
  • Visual Performance, Comfort and Pleasantness for Pedestrians, Cyclists and Residents
  • Mesopic Vision
  • Age Effects
  • Lighting Quality Parameters
  • Standards and Recommendations
  • Equipment: Lamps and Gear
  • Equipment: Luminaires
  • Equipment: Road Surfaces
  • Design Aspects
  • Calculations and Measurements
  • Part II: Light Pollution
  • Purpose of Light-Pollution Restriction
  • Light-Pollution Parameters
  • Standards and Recommendations
  • Equipment and Design Aspects
  • Part III: Tunnel Lighting
  • Purpose and Benefits of Tunnel Lighting
  • Visual Performance and Sense of Confidence
  • Standards and Recommendations
  • Equipment and Design Aspects
  • Appendix A: Illuminance Formulas
  • Appendix B: Visibility Formulas
  • Appendix C: Calculations of Qo from R-tables.

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