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  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,443 Views
18 Pages

13 October 2020

For the type approval of compression ignition (diesel) and gasoline direct injection vehicles, a particle number (PN) limit of 6 × 1011 p/km is applicable. Diesel vehicles in circulation need to pass a periodical technical inspection (PTI) test...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,759 Views
11 Pages

Assessment of a NOx Measurement Procedure for Periodic Technical Inspection (PTI) of Light-Duty Diesel Vehicles

  • Jacopo Franzetti,
  • Tommaso Selleri,
  • Christian Ferrarese,
  • Anastasios Melas,
  • Dario Manara,
  • Barouch Giechaskiel and
  • Ricardo Suarez-Bertoa

21 July 2023

A Periodic Technical Inspection (PTI) of vehicles promotes road safety and environmental protection. Indeed, a PTI is also used to verify the proper functioning of the vehicle’s aftertreatment system (ATS) over its lifetime. While the current D...

  • Article
  • Open Access
631 Views
16 Pages

The Rheological and Fatigue Properties of Waste Acetate Fiber-Modified Bitumen

  • Cheng Cheng,
  • Kai Yang,
  • Jianwei Luo,
  • Shu Yang and
  • Yong Yan

16 April 2025

The rheological properties of fiber-reinforced binders are remarkable. The research on acetate fibers as reinforcing agents is scant. Acetate fibers exhibit more environmental benefits than lignocellulose and other fibers. In this study, acetate fibe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
2,919 Views
18 Pages

Research on the Road Performance of Asphalt Mixtures Based on Infrared Thermography

  • Wei Chen,
  • Kesen Wei,
  • Jincheng Wei,
  • Wenyang Han,
  • Xiaomeng Zhang,
  • Guiling Hu,
  • Shuaishuai Wei,
  • Lei Niu,
  • Kai Chen and
  • Ting Cui
  • + 3 authors

17 June 2022

Temperature segregation during the paving of asphalt pavements is one of the causes of asphalt pavement distress. Therefore, controlling the paving temperature is crucial in the construction of asphalt pavements. To quickly evaluate the road performa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,042 Views
14 Pages

22 November 2021

The article presents an analysis of the impact of a malfunction resulting from excessive clearance on the rocker arm pin of the front suspension on the vehicle’s steerability. The first part of the article presents an analysis of the influence...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,880 Views
12 Pages

8 July 2020

Railway track maintenance services aim to shorten the time of removing failures on the railways. One of the most important element that shorten the repair time is the quick access to the failure site with an appropriate equipment. The use of road-rai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,961 Views
18 Pages

Study on the Effect of Regeneration Agent on the Viscosity Properties of Aged Asphalt

  • Jiangang Yang,
  • Luhua Luo,
  • Jie Gao,
  • Jing Xu and
  • Chengping He

5 January 2022

China’s highway asphalt pavement has entered the stage of major repair, and improving the utilization rate of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) is the main issue. The key link affecting the performance of recycled asphalt mixtures is the regenera...