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The design formulations of pavements and bridges are significantly influenced by the uncertainties associated with the prevailing vehicle weight characteristics. Accurate modelling of load spectra and the estimation of possible vehicle growth and composition are the main components in the safety assessment of transportation structures. The vehicle weights from the existing traffic form the basis for load spectra development, and the vehicle projections are subjective to the socio-economic conditions. In this paper, the methodologies of appropriate data consideration for such representation are discussed and demonstrated based on the data from India. The load spectra are also developed for vehicular data from Interstate 95 (I-95) in New York State. In lieu of the current status of the design codes for pavements and bridges worldwide, most of the developing countries are in need of analogous models for the calibration of the design basis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the wider use of composite materials in aviation, the observation of their quality during exploitation is becoming more topical. We are of the opinion that acoustic technologies of all in one control offer us promising possibilities to observe and research the characteristics and parameters of composite materials. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some accepted ways of tuning the damping of the acoustic signals in non-homogeneous environments for research of composite materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]