The scientific community in Central Europe often discusses the extent to which temperature changes over the last two decades have contributed to changing the stresses induced in structures. In the field of road and environmental engineering, this question is especially pertinent for pavements. The pavement structure must first be defined methodologically by identifying and defining the types of parameters that change with time. Additionally, it is important to identify the areas of Central Europe that are most affected by climate change. The most important parameters must be described statistically for these areas. Slovakia is one of the countries that may be able to contribute to the solution of this issue due to its location in the middle of Europe. This paper provides a statistical analysis for the period from 1971 to 2020 in Slovakia. A concrete pavement, which is the most commonly used type of pavement, must be used as an example to numerical assess the situation. The conclusions and discussion in this scientific field are directed towards the evaluation of the measurement results in the context of the designed pavement composition and the calculations using the different methods specified in the standards.
Authors have long been guided by the following premise in their research, educational, professional and publishing activities. Components of the Integrated Transport Infrastructure (ITI) of Slovakia, including roads, should be designed, built, managed, maintained, recycled (decomposed) at a reasonable price, in reasonable quality, respecting the relevant requirements of users, residents and sustainable development throughout life cycle. Elements of ITI Slovakia, as important landscape ecological elements, should be designed with respect to aesthetic principles considering the cultural and natural wealth of Slovakia. Slovak technical universities have recently been criticized for teaching 50-years-old curriculum. The authors dare to disagree with the statement and, due to their scientific profile, pre-sent their partial outputs of a holistic approach to the sustainability of transport structures with a priority focus on pavement. In the intentions of the above mentioned, it could perhaps be partly convergently concluded that they learn new things in the field of transport construction, but under the old names.
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