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11-03-2012, 12:37 PM | #1 | |
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How Designers Plan To Create 'The Route 66 Of The Future'
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11-04-2012, 02:38 PM | #2 |
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This is all a bunch of crazy talk: Next they'll think it's possible to construct buildings higher than fifty floors or being able to access the Internet without wires.
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11-06-2012, 06:43 AM | #3 |
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isn't the route 66 of the future already built several times over?
Wasn't it 95 or something that I drove from Chicago to Las Vegas? Forget the name of that interstate I went on. |
11-06-2012, 07:56 AM | #4 |
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Good concepts. But Id be happy if roads were smoother, especially around bridges.
Maybe the designer should start working on ways to improve pavement resistance to elements and pressure. (Heavy weight trucks cause pavement to shift, causing waves) Getting that first part done should increase safety and mpg for everyone. Here is my concept of a better town road. Pavement roads where there are no manholes scattered on the lanes. All manholes are on the sidewalk. No digging allowed. Keep the silk smooth. Built with a heater system that would melt snow. Heat pipes powered by burning trash collected from the town residents comes to mind. This would eliminate plows and salt trucks. High compressed pavement. My belief is that the waves get created because of heat and low compressed pavement. I can has design too |
11-06-2012, 10:26 AM | #5 |
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A town in Holland does such a thing. However, I think the amount of power to generate the needed distances would outweigh the projected use.
Example: http://www.hollandbpw.com/Green_Init...lt_System.aspx Key points... The system can melt approximately 1 inch of snow per hour at 15-20 degrees F This brings the total area coverage to approximately 10.5 acres My thoughts... 10.5 acres is not a lot. This is the excess from one local generator, and it has to be continual and then discharged. Local. Not many towns have local power plants. (And good luck trying to get them built). Example: here's 11 acres: http://lightwork.typepad.com/.a/6a00...2bc6970c-800wi --kC |
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