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Application guide and specifications for geotextiles in roadway applications

Description: Abstract: "Geotextiles, one among the different geosynthetic products, can be used for a number of functions or applications in pavement design. The benefits of using geotextiles in pavements and other transportation applications have triggered a proliferation of products. While this abundance of new products has led to reduction in costs, it has also made it difficult for TxDOT personnel to choose appropriate products based on their engineering properties. Consequently, this report provides th… more
Date: February 2012
Creator: Zornberg, Jorge G. & Thompson, Nathan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Megaregion Freight Planning: A Synopsis

Description: "Megaregion interest has grown strongly in the last decade and is now seen be a growing number of planners as offering effective contributions to problems such as modal congestion, development disparity, and air pollution that individual metropolitan areas or cities cannot resolve individually. Megaregion planning presents an alternative way of mitigating metropolitan problems of large-scale transportation systems, green infrastructure, and economic development and has attracted a number of tr… more
Date: March 2012
Creator: Harrison, Robert; Johnson, Donovan; Loftus-Otway, Lisa; Hutson, Nathan; Seedah, Dan; Zhang, Ming et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

RTI Special Studies for TxDOT Administration in FY 2011

Description: Abstract: This research project was established by TxDOT's Research and Technology Implementation Office to address special studies required by the department's Administration during FY 2011. Three short-term, quick-turnaround tasks were completed and are documented.
Date: June 2012
Creator: Persad, Khali; Zhang, Zhanmin; Qazi, Abds; Harrison, Robert; Trevino, Manuel & Khwaja, Nabeel
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Strut-and-Tie Model Design Examples for Bridges

Description: A series of five detailed design examples feature the application of state-of-the-art strut-and-tie modeling (STM) design recommendations. Design components include: Five-Column Bent Cap of a Skewed Bridge, Cantilever Bent Cap, Inverted-T Straddle Bent Cap (Moment Frame), Inverted-T Straddle Bent Cap (Simply Supported), and Drilled-Shaft Footing.
Date: June 2012
Creator: Williams, Chris; Deschenes, Dean & Bayrak, Oguzhan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Guidance on extracting value from Texas Department of Transportation's land holdings

Description: "In this report the Center of Transportation Research at The University of Texas at Austin undertook a comprehensive research study to identify and determine when, where, and under what circumstances Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) should pursue the implementation of Value Extraction Applications (VEA), and how to effectively recognize and involve key stakeholders."
Date: July 2012
Creator: Prozzi, Jolanda; Paes, Thiago; Loftus-Otway, Lisa & Caldas, Carlos
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Binder Rheology and Performance in Warm Mix Asphalt : Interim Report

Description: This report presents the preliminary findings from a study conducted to investigate the influence of chemical warm mix asphalt (WMA) additives and reduced aging on the viscosity, stiffness, susceptibility to permanent deformation, fracture resistance, and thermal cracking resistance of asphalt binders.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Arega, Zelalem & Bhasin, Amit
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Methods for Improving Consistency Between Statewide and Regional Planning Models

Description: "This research provides insight into the current practices of statewide modelling across the USA and presents methods to not only to quantify the inconsistencies, but reduce them" (p. i).
Date: December 2017
Creator: Boyles, Stephen David, 1982-; Bhat, Chandra R. (Chandrasekhar R.), 1964-; Duthie, Jennifer Clare; Jiang, Nan; Dias, Felipe; Jafari, Ehsan et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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