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Feasibility of Solar Powered Traffic Signs in Houston: A Step Toward Sustainable Control Devices

Description: This report provides information on retrofitting the signalized traffic intersections and retrofitting the signals to solar energy and switching to light emitting diodes (LED) the city will see major energy and cost savings, as well as a significant decrease in maintenance cost and time due to longer lifespan of the LEDs and solar panels.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Miller, Alexandra (Writer on transportation); Goodwin, Ronald E. & Godazi, Khosro
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Nanotechnology-Based System for Damage-Resistant Concrete Pavements

Description: This report's focus was to explore the use of nanotechnology-based nanofilaments, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanofibers (CNFs), as reinforcement for improving the mechanical properties of Portland cement paste and creating multifunctional and sensing concrete. (p. 1).
Date: August 2012
Creator: Abu Al-Rub, Rashid K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Comparing Perceptions and Measures of Congestion

Description: This report attempts to connect the relationship between perceived congestion as determined by IBM's Commuter Pain Survey results and measured congestion from the Urban Mobility Report (UMR) in 10 cities across the United States.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Le, Minh; Turner, Shawn; Wikander, John & Poe, Chris
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

2012 Transportation Security Institute: Recruiting Next Generation Professionals

Description: This report focuses on the mission and objectives of transportation security professionals and introduces a pre-selected group of high school students to the various career opportunities within the profession.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Godazi, Khosro; Goodwin, Ronald E. & Miller, Alexandra (Writer on transportation)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Comparison Between Vehicular Emissions from Real-World In-Use Testing and EPA MOVES Estimation

Description: This research study developed a methodology to perform mandatory dynamometer vehicular emissions tests on real roads, performed on-road emissions tests, and compared the test results to the estimates using the current EPA emissions estimation model.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Lee, Doh-Won; Johnson, Jeremy; Lv, Jinpeng; Novak, Kristen & Zietsman, Josias
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Transit Agency Strategies that Encourage Mixed Use around Stations

Description: This report focuses specifically on the role of the transit agency in encouraging development proximate to transit and investigates selected transit authorities within the United States to determine what strategies and steps they are taking to facilitate proximate desirable development around their stations. (p. 1).
Date: August 2012
Creator: Lewis, Carol Abel; Onyejekwe, Sandra; Collins, Darlene & McGaughay, Kenneth
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Regulations on Medical Waste

Description: This is a guide to regulatory requirements for generators of medical waste, transporters of untreated medical waste, and operators of medical-waste treatment facilities or mobile treatment units.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Unknown Foundation Determination for Scour

Description: This report describes a project to develop a global approach that would reduce the level of uncertainty associated with unknown foundations.
Date: April 2012
Creator: Briaud, Jean-Louis; Medina-Cetina, Zenon; Hurlebaus, Stefan; Everett, Mark; Tucker, Stacey; Yousefpour, Negin et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Alternative Methods of Flexible Base Compaction Acceptance

Description: "This report summarizes the concerns expressed with the current Texas Department of Transportation(TxDOT) methods, presents approaches some TxDOT districts have taken to overcome problems, and summarizes the current status of other agencies' efforts at mechanistic based acceptance for flexible base. Also this report presents results and findings from a full-scale compaction experiment."
Date: May 2012
Creator: Sebesta, Stephen; Taylor, Ross & Frazier, James
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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