Road lighting : fundamentals, technology and application /: fundamentals, technology and application. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Road Lighting
• Further Information: Note: Wout van Bommel.
• Authors: Bommel, Wout van
• Contents: ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Abbreviation""; ""About the Author""; ""Part I Road Lighting""; ""Chapter 1 Purpose and Benefits of Road Lighting""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2 Basic Lighting Quantities""; ""2.1 Road-Surface Luminance for Motorized Traffic""; ""2.2 Illuminance for Pedestrians, Cyclists and Residents""; ""2.2.1 Horizontal and Hemi-spherical Illuminance""; ""2.2.2 Vertical and Semi-cylindrical Illuminance""; ""Reference""; ""Chapter 3 Visual Performance for Motorists""; ""3.1 Object Contrast""; ""3.1.1 Contrast and Contrast Threshold""; ""3.1.1.1 Field Factor"" ""3.1.1.2 Contrast Polarity""""3.1.1.3 Adaptation Luminance Under Non-uniform Conditions""; ""3.1.1.4 Background Luminance Under Non-uniform Conditions""; ""3.1.1.5 Object Shape""; ""3.1.2 Silhouette Principle of Road Lighting""; ""3.1.3 Contrast and Glare""; ""3.1.3.1 Disability Glare""; ""3.1.3.2 Spectrum and Disability Glare""; ""3.1.3.3 LEDs and Disability Glare""; ""3.1.4 Contrast and Vertical Illuminance""; ""3.1.4.1 Vertical Illuminance and Glare Restriction""; ""3.1.4.2 Vertical Illuminance and Reflection from the Road Surface""; ""3.2 Threshold Visibility""; ""3.2.1 Revealing Power"" ""3.2.2 Total Revealing Power""""3.3 Supra-Threshold Visibility""; ""3.3.1 Visibility Level""; ""3.3.2 Small-Target Visibility""; ""3.3.3 Relative Visual Performance""; ""3.4 Visibility on Road Surrounds""; ""3.5 Traffic Flow""; ""3.6 Adverse Weather Conditions""; ""3.6.1 Wet Weather""; ""3.6.2 Snow""; ""3.6.3 Fog""; ""3.7 Fixed Road Lighting and Car Lights""; ""3.7.1 Visibility of Objects on the Road""; ""3.7.2 Glare from Oncoming Cars""; ""3.8 Pedestrian Road Crossings""; ""3.9 Optic Flow""; ""3.10 Lighting, Brain Activity and Alertness""; ""References"" ""Chapter 4 Visual Comfort for Motorists""""4.1 Lighting Level""; ""4.2 Uniformity""; ""4.2.1 Longitudinal Uniformity""; ""4.2.2 Luminance Gradient""; ""4.3 Glare""; ""4.3.1 Discomfort Glare""; ""4.3.2 Spectrum and Discomfort Glare""; ""4.3.3 Discomfort from Glare Variation""; ""4.3.4 LEDs and Discomfort Glare""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5 Visual Performance, Comfort and Pleasantness for Pedestrians, Cyclists and Residents""; ""5.1 Visual Performance""; ""5.1.1 Safety""; ""5.1.2 Security""; ""5.1.3 Visual Orientation and Guidance""; ""5.2 Visual Comfort and Pleasantness"" ""5.2.1 Spatial Brightness""""5.2.2 Colour Quality of Light""; ""5.2.3 Discomfort Glare""; ""5.2.4 Impact During Daytime""; ""5.3 Lighting Level, Uniformity and Glare Restriction""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6 Mesopic Vision""; ""6.1 Spectral Eye Sensitivity""; ""6.2 On-Line and Off-Line Vision""; ""6.3 S/P Ratio of Light Sources""; ""6.4 Adaptation Luminance""; ""6.5 Correction Factors for Photometric Quantities""; ""6.5.1 Peripheral Task Performance""; ""6.5.1.1 CIE Correction Factors""; ""6.5.1.2 Consequences for Road Lighting Practice""; ""6.5.2 Brightness""
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 620 621.042 621.3 621.36; Engineering; Engineering & Applied Sciences; Engineering - General; Roads -- Lighting; Renewable energy resources; Civil engineering; Microwaves; Optical engineering; Renewable energy sources; Clean energy industries; Engineering; Civil Engineering; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices; Energy Efficiency; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Renewable and Green Energy; Technology & Engineering -- Lasers & Photonics; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Microwaves; Science -- Energy; Laser technology & holography; Energy technology & engineering; Microwave technology; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Technology & Engineering -- Civil -- General; Civil engineering, surveying & building; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 3319114662; 9783319114668
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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