The barrier effect of roads and highways is a phenomenon usually associated with landscape ecology, referring to the barrier that linear infrastructure...
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The barrier effect is the phenomenon by which roads, highways, or railways impede the natural movement of animals. Barrier effect may also refer to: Barrier...
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to the road away from the work area. Hard barriers are fixed or removable guards which prevent entry. These include fences, traffic barriers, and crush...
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A noise barrier (also called a soundwall, noise wall, sound berm, sound barrier, or acoustical barrier) is an exterior structure designed to protect inhabitants...
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The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from a material caused by electromagnetic radiation such as ultraviolet light. Electrons emitted...
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Speed bump (redirect from Road hump)
electromagnetic theory. He is commonly known for his work on the Compton Effect with X-rays. He also invented what he called "traffic control bumps", the...
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cable barrier, sometimes referred to as guard cable or wire rope safety barrier (WRSB), is a type of roadside or median safety traffic barrier/guard rail...
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Washboarding (redirect from Corrugated road)
transverse ripples in the surface of gravel and dirt roads. Washboarding occurs in dry, granular road material with repeated traffic, traveling at speeds...
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Curb (redirect from Kerb (road))
a traffic barrier into the object the barrier is intended to shield. This is a reason why they are rarely used on rural or high-speed roads. Where a curb...
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Beep, beep (sound) (section Road Runner cartoons)
the Road Runner's sound, along with "meep, meep." According to animation historian Michael Barrier, Julian's preferred spelling of the sound effect was...
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