A CCM is retained to assess liability in a vehicle accident during a freezing rain event. Which approach to reconstructing pavement temperature is most defensible?
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A
Assume pavement temperature equals air temperature at the time of the accident
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B
Use thermal inertia models combined with observed air temperature, wind, and radiation data
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C
Apply a fixed offset of −2°C below air temperature for all bridge surfaces
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D
Rely exclusively on RWIS sensor data from the nearest station