Steyn, WJvdM2008-08-212008-08-212008-07Steyn WJVDM. 2008. Research and application of nanotechnology in transportation. Partnership for research and progress in Transportation. 27th Southern African Transport Conference (SATC), Pretoria, South Africa, July 7-11, 2008, pp978-1-920017-34-7http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2405Paper presented at the 27th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 7 - 11 July 2008 "Partnership for research and progress in transportation", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South AfricaNanotechnology is the science concerned with the design, construction and utilisation of functional structures with at least one characteristic dimension measured in nanometres. Compared to typical transportation engineering structures (roads, bridges, etc), the two fields thus operate on hugely divergent dimensional scales. Traditionally, nanotechnology has been concerned with developments in the fields of microelectronics, medicine and materials sciences. However, the potential for application of many of the developments in the nanotechnology field in the area of transportation engineering is growing. Current research in this area focus on the development of improved materials for construction of transportation facilities, characterisation of traditional materials used in transportation facilities and the application of techniques and knowledge developed in the broader transportation engineering field to understand and characterise processes in nanotechnology. In this paper a broad overview of the potential application of various nanotechnology developments in the transportation engineering field is discussed, and the potential for further basic research that may lead to improved transportation systems is evaluated. The focus is on the potential effects that the technology may have on aspects such as safety, durability, economics and sustainability of the transportation infrastructure. The most important challenge in this endeavour is that of scaling nanotechnology to ensure that the benefits that are gained through working in the nano-sphere (research level) are also realistic in the macro-sphere (application level) dominated by transportation engineeringenTransportation engineeringNanontechnologyTransportation facilitiesTransportation materialsTransportation infrastructureSATCConference PresentationSteyn, W. (2008). Research and application of nanotechnology in transportation. Southern African Transport Conference (SATC). http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2405Steyn, WJvdM. "Research and application of nanotechnology in transportation." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2405Steyn W, Research and application of nanotechnology in transportation; Southern African Transport Conference (SATC); 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2405 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Steyn, WJvdM AB - Nanotechnology is the science concerned with the design, construction and utilisation of functional structures with at least one characteristic dimension measured in nanometres. Compared to typical transportation engineering structures (roads, bridges, etc), the two fields thus operate on hugely divergent dimensional scales. Traditionally, nanotechnology has been concerned with developments in the fields of microelectronics, medicine and materials sciences. However, the potential for application of many of the developments in the nanotechnology field in the area of transportation engineering is growing. Current research in this area focus on the development of improved materials for construction of transportation facilities, characterisation of traditional materials used in transportation facilities and the application of techniques and knowledge developed in the broader transportation engineering field to understand and characterise processes in nanotechnology. In this paper a broad overview of the potential application of various nanotechnology developments in the transportation engineering field is discussed, and the potential for further basic research that may lead to improved transportation systems is evaluated. The focus is on the potential effects that the technology may have on aspects such as safety, durability, economics and sustainability of the transportation infrastructure. The most important challenge in this endeavour is that of scaling nanotechnology to ensure that the benefits that are gained through working in the nano-sphere (research level) are also realistic in the macro-sphere (application level) dominated by transportation engineering DA - 2008-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Transportation engineering KW - Nanontechnology KW - Transportation facilities KW - Transportation materials KW - Transportation infrastructure KW - SATC LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 SM - 978-1-920017-34-7 T1 - Research and application of nanotechnology in transportation TI - Research and application of nanotechnology in transportation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2405 ER -