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Prioritization of highway maintenance functions using multi-attribute decision making with fuzzy pairwise comparison

Description: Report on a methodological framework to help highway agencies develop maintenance plans that are minimally impacted by budget fluctuations. It includes a case study testing the effectiveness of the methodology using data from the Texas Department of Transportation.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Zhang, Zhanmin & Liu, Wenxing
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Evaluating the effect of street network connectivity on first/last mile transit performance

Description: "This study defines a novel connectivity indicator (CI) to predict transit performance by identifying the role that street network connectivity plays in influencing the service quality of demand responsive feeder transit services."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Chandra, Shailesh. & Quadrifoglio, Luca
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Effect of climate change on crop production patterns with implications to transport flows and inland waterways

Description: "This report analyzed the demand for transportation capacity and changes in transportation flows on inland waterways due to shifts in crop production patterns induced by climate change."
Date: December 2011
Creator: Vedenov, Dmitry V.; Fuller, Stephen W.; McCarl, Cruce A.; Attavanich, Witsanu & Ahmedov, Zafarbek
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Impact of performance goals on the needs of highway infrastructure maintenance

Description: "This report proposes a methodological framework that is aimed at assisting highway agencies with the problem of objectively analyzing policy decisions in terms of the performance goals for their highway networks that would minimize the total transport costs to the society."
Date: July 2011
Creator: Zhang, Zhanmin & Jaipuria, Sunny
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The light-duty-vehicle fleet's evolution: anticipating Plug-In-Electric-Vehicle adoption and greenhouse gas emissions across the U.S. fleet

Description: "The first part of this report relies on stated and revealed preference survey results across a sample of U.S. households to first ascertain vehicle acquisition, disposal, and use patterns, and then simulate these for a synthetic population over time. The second part of this report relies on data from the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX) to estimate the welfare impacts of carbon taxes and household-level capping of emission (with carbon-credit trading allowed)."
Date: May 2011
Creator: Kockelman, Kara; Musti, Sashank & Paul, Binny
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Compendium of student papers: 2010 undergraduate transportation scholars program

Description: Report presenting the research papers written by students participating in the 2010 Undergraduate Transportation Scholars Program. The papers are titled "Estimation of Carriers/Truckers Value of Time Due to Congestion," "Evaluation of Retroreflectivity Measurement Techniques for Profiled and Rumble Stripe Pavement Markings," "Analysis of Retroreflectivity and Color Degradation in Sign Sheeting," "Evaluating the Effectiveness of LED Enhanced Stop Paddles for School Crossing Guard Use," "Incorpor… more
Date: June 2011
Creator: Hawkins, H. Gene; Almy, Isaac; Ballard, Lance; Brimley, Bradford; Huff, William; Larson, Gregory et al.
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Managing commodity risks in highway contracts: quantifying premiums, accounting for correlations among risk factors, and designing optimal price-adjustment contracts

Description: Report on a study investigating the impact of commodity price risk on construction cost and the optimal risk hedging of such risks using price adjustment clauses.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Damnjanovic, Ivan & Zhou, Xue
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Investigate existing Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) technologies for port cargo inspections

Description: "The goal of this research was to identify the most effective and efficient combination of NII technologies for inspecting cargo arriving at U.S. ports. For this purpose, a discrete-event simulation model was developed to simulate the cargo inspection procedure. By simulating the operations of different combinations of NII technologies, the effectiveness and efficiency of the various combinations were evaluated."
Date: September 2011
Creator: Salehi, Yasamin & Wang, Yubian
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Developing infrastructure for interconnecting transportation network and electric grid

Description: "This report is primarily focused on the development of mathematical models that can be used to support decisions regarding a charging station location and installation problem. The major parts of developing the models included identification of the problem, development of mathematical models in the form of bi-level and stochastic programming problems, and development of a solution approach using a meta-heuristic method."
Date: September 2011
Creator: Damnjanovic, Ivan & Kim, Seok
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How Fast Is a Fast Train?

Description: "Using data from an Internet-based survey of residents in three communities in Central Texas-Waco, Temple, and Hillsboro-this research project examined the potential impacts of new intercity passenger rail service on small-or medium-sized communities located in the intermediate area between two larger urban areas that form the endpoints of a federally designated intercity high-speed rail corridor."
Date: December 2011
Creator: Morgan, Curtis Alan & Sperry, Benjamin R.
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The potential for improving rail international intermodal services in Texas and the Southwest region of the United States

Description: "The report covers a period of great significance for railroading in the U.S as it contains a number of milestones now shaping the future performance of the industry. The specific subject is improving inter-modal service so that it can support state and regional highway planning, now facing severe financial cut-backs as revenue sources become fully committed to bond servicing, user taxes, loose purchasing power and fuel consumption begins to fall."
Date: June 2011
Creator: Blaze, James R. & Harrison, Robert
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Hybrid distribution trucks: costs and benefits

Description: Report of a project evaluating the costs of using a hybrid truck for package delivery trucks, beverage delivery trucks, and refuse trucks, determining that the additional cost (with current prices) of the hybrid refuse truck was justified, but not for the other two trucks.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Harrison, Robert & Anderson, Garrett
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Testing information to improve communication with communities and decision makers

Description: "This work focuses on important concepts in making information available to decision makers and the public, specifically focused on the Transportation Industry. The emphasis is on the PowerPoint presentation and enhancing the message through this medium. Critical elements include adhering to the assigned time limit, incorporating animation, font size, including images, techniques, and preparation. While much information is available on-line about presentations, audiences at too many transportat… more
Date: September 2011
Creator: Lewis, Carol Abek & Hall, Kadijah
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Megaregion freight movements : a case study of the Texas triangle

Description: "U.S. population growth is predicted to substantially increase over the next 40 years, particularly in areas with large regional economies forecasted to contain over two-thirds of the national economic activity. In Texas, population growth from 200 to 2040 is predicted to increase around 72% and produce a diverse population of some 36 million. This will comprise 12% rural and 88% urban, much of it in the 26 metropolitan areas. These population and economic estimates stimulated the exploration o… more
Date: September 2011
Creator: Harrison, Robert & Seedah, Dan
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Opportunities and challenges for high-speed rail corridors in Texas

Description: "This thesis seeks to clarify the potential for passenger rail specifically in Texas through comparison and contrast with other regions and nations in the midst of new national-level knowledge and the changing transportation opportunities and challenges facing the state."
Date: September 2011
Creator: Walton, C. Michael & Carroll, Todd
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Senior automobile crashes and fatalities in Texas : are older Texas drivers safe?

Description: Report on a study examining data from Texas Department of Transportation's accident records during 2003-2008 to determine if enacting Katie's law resulted in a decrease in senior fatalities. The study also looks at additional senior friendly transportation initiatives.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Goodwin, Gwendolyn C. & Price, Anthony
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Taxiway aircraft traffic analysis at George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Description: Report assessing the congestion at George Bush International Airport (IAH) by analyzing taxi times and flight data during different hours of the day. The capacity of IAH is investigated by examining the number of departing flights on the ground. The report shows that IAH is operating close to the capacity most of the time.
Date: August 2011
Creator: Yin, Kai; Tian, Chunyu; Wang, Bruce X. & Quadrifoglio, Luca
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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