LUMINANCE MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS FOR STREET LIGHTING IN PRACTICE

THREE NEW METERS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF LUMINANCE VALUES AND ONE DEVICE FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE REFLECTION PROPERTIES OF ROAD SURFACES ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL. A SIMPLIFIED METHOD OF CALCULATION IS GIVEN. A COMPARISON IS MADE BETWEEN THE BRITISH STANDARD CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STREET LIGHTING AND THE INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDATION FOR THE LIGHTING OF PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES OF THE C.I.E. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 32, No 139, PP 271-284, 12 FIG, 2 TAB, 5 PHOT, 7 REF
• Authors:
  • De Graaff, A B
  • Vos, H
• Publication Date: 1967-12

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Public Lighting
  • Publisher: Association of Public Lighting Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Brightness; Calculation; Highways; Measurement; Photometers; Reflectivity; Specifications; Street lighting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220152
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 8 1994 12:00AM