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Calculationparameters

LightingClasses(L)

LightingClasses(E)

Lightingsituations

Guidancetothe
selectionofalightingclass
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Overview
Tochooseanappropriatelightingclass,youhavetomovestepbystepthroughthedecisionalguidance.
Definitionsofthepublictrafficareainoneormorerelevantareas.
Choiceofthelightingsituations
Choiceoftherecommendedlightingclass
Foraconflictarea:
IfviewingdistancesareshortorotherfactorspreventtheuseofMEorMEWlightingclasses,replace
recommendedMEorMEWlightingclassbyCElightingclassofcomparablelightinglevel.
Foranadjacentarea:
Checkwhethertherecommendedlightingclassdiffersbymorethantwoclasses.
Makeadjustementsasnecessary.
AdditionalclassestorecommendedCEorSlightingclass:
LightingclassesES
LightingclassesEV
AdditionalclassestorecommendedCEorSlightingclass:
LightingclassesES
LightingclassesEV
Choiceofthelightingsituations

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CalculationParameters

Lightingclasses

Lightingsituations

MELightingclasses
MEWLightingclasses
ALightingclasses
CELightingclasses
SLightingclasses
ESLightingclasses
EVLightingclasses

Terms&Definitions

Choiceandexamples
SetA1
SetA2
SetA3
SetB1
SetB2
SetC1
SetD1
SetD2
SetD3
SetD4
SetE1
SetE2
Definitionscalculationparameters

Junction
Relevantarea
Speed
Complexityofvisualfield
Conflictarea
Ambientbrightnesslevel
Typeofuser
Complexityofvisualfield
Intersection
Trafficflowofvehicles

Horizontalilluminance
Hemisphericalilluminance
Semicylindricalilluminance
Verticalilluminance
Luminance
Overalluniformity
Longitudinaluniformity
TresholdincrementTI
Ambientbrightnesslevel

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