Reflections on a scientific research program for roadway infrastructure in Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.14295/transportes.v28i5.2174

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Science. Research. Pavements. Infrastructure.

Abstract

This paper is motivated by the transition between asphaltic pavement design methods in Brazil. The objective is to facilitate a method for knowledge revision that can be useful for future updates. It is presented an analysis of how Science, with its characteristics that makes it a paradigm of rationality when compared to other forms of comprehension and prediction, can affect a strategic area such as roadway infrastructure. A transforming moment of the sector in Brazil, with international funding, concessions, privatizations, require a national technical and scientific community equipped with the best available knowledge and with critical ability. Science moves us towards to what is believed to be truth in a given moment. In most cases, its application today exceeds predecessor methods. The reflection about Scientific Research Programs for roadway infrastructure is only one element to build an area at the frontiers of knowledge in both academia and innovation for businesses and the public sector.

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Jorge Barbosa Soares, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Ceará – Brasil

Professor Titular, Departamento de Engenharia de Transportes Universidade Federal do Ceará

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2020-12-15

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Soares, J. B. (2020). Reflections on a scientific research program for roadway infrastructure in Brazil. TRANSPORTES, 28(5), 154–168. https://doi.org/10.14295/transportes.v28i5.2174

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Vol. 28 No. 5 (2020)

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