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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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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Prototype Design for a Predictive Model to Improve Evacuation Operations: Technical Report

Description: "This project focused primarily on the specific issue of developing a new technical tool to help TxDOT and other key operating agencies/stakeholders better predict when major elements of evacuation operations should be implemented."
Date: March 2011
Creator: Henk, Russell H.; Songchitruksa, Praprut; Venglar, Steven & Lim, Gino
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Evaluating the Impact of Overweight Load Routing on Buried Utility Facilities [Report 2]

Description: "The objectives of this project were to (a) provide a review of technical design and engineering requirements for utility accommodation in Texas, (b) provide an assessment of potential impact of overweight loads on buried utilities, (c) provide recommendations for a business process for TxDOT overweight routing coordination, (d) provide recommendations for changes to TxDOT manuals, (e) provide an assessment of UAR adequacy to deal with overweight loads on buried utilities, and (f) provide recom… more
Date: December 2011
Creator: Kraus, Edgar; Oh, Jeong Ho; Fernando, Emmanuel; Li, Yingfeng; Quiroga, Cesar & Koncz, Nicholas
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Use of Intelligent Transportation Systems in rural work zones

Description: "This project defined an approach to integrating data collected and traveler information displayed in a work zone with a regional transportation management center and/or other state websites. The project conducted a literature review to define the state of the practice in work zone Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS; smart work zones) and worked with the Texas Department of Transportation traffic managers to identify their safety and nobility needs in a work zone and where ITS can play a r… more
Date: September 2011
Creator: Middleton, Daniel R.; Brydia, Robert; Pesti, Geza; Songchitruksa, Praprut; Balke, Kevin N. & Ullman, Gerald
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Measuring access to transit service in rural transit systems : feedback from the workshops and recommendations for improving the Demand Response Transit accessibility tool

Description: Report on the application of a paratransit microsimulation patron accessibility analysis tool in four rural transit agencies in workshops. The workshops provided an overview of the Demand Response Transit [DRT] accessibility tool developed by the research team, obtained feedback on the results predicted by the DRT tool, and identified ways to improve the DRT tool.
Date: August 2011
Creator: Vyas, Gaurav; Bhat, Chandra R. & Ferdous, Zazneen
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Development guidance for sign design standards

Description: "This two-year project was designed to provide TxDOT with comprehensive review and update of mounting details and standards for large and small sign supports, and to provide a mechanism for TxDOT to quickly and effectively evaluate and address high priority needs related to sign support systems."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Silvestri, Chiara; Arrington, Dusty R.; Bligh, Roger P. & Menges, Wanda L.
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Evaluation of mobile source greenhouse gas emissions for assessment of traffic management strategies

Description: "This research is intended to evaluate mobile source GHG emissions for traffic management strategies, in which a Portable Emission Measurement System (PEMS) is used to collect the vehicle's real-world emission and activity data, and Vehicle Specific Power (VSP) based modeling approach is used as the basis for emission estimation."
Date: August 2011
Creator: Yu, Lei & Shi, Qinyi
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Operational and vehicular strategies for reducing fuel consumption and Green House Gas emissions from trucking

Description: "Reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is becoming increasingly important in the United States, and new legislation can be expected in the near future that will affect trucks either directly or indirectly. This work is a qualitative examination of operational strategies for reducing fuel consumption from freight trucking, and also compares them with vehicular strategies. A focus is placed on who implements, benefits from, and pays for each strategy, and what type of trucking ea… more
Date: August 2011
Creator: Walton, C. Michael & Thompson, Melissa Renee
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Texas Department of Transportation administration research: tasks completed Fiscal Year 2010

Description: "This research project evaluates numerous transportation issues and develops findings and/or recommendations based on results. This project has been structured to address some of the emerging, critical, and unique considerations related to transportation."
Date: February 2011
Creator: Baker, Richard; Ding, Liang; Epps, Jon; Estakhri, Cindy K.; Fry, Gray; Geiselbrecht, Tina et al.
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Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware test 3-11 on the Texas T101 bridge rail

Description: Report on a study examining the impact performance of T101 bridge rails with pickup trucks. The study determined the T101 bridge rail did not meet Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware evaluation criteria for test 3-11 and the vehicle overturned after losing contact with the barrier.
Date: March 2011
Creator: Bligh, Roger P. & Menges, Wanda L.
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Equipment Replacement Optimization

Description: "The objective of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Research Project 7-4941 is to; determine the best optimization methodology; evaluate commercial fleet management systems; develop the model if this cost-effective relative to purchasing a commercial model; and validate the new model as needed using data available on TxDOT's current fleet."
Date: October 2011
Creator: Fan, Wei; Brown, Leonard; Patterson, Casey; Winkler, Mike; Schminkey, Justin; Western, Kevin et al.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Planning tools to assess the real estate leveraging potential for roadways and transit: technical report

Description: Report on research examining the implementation of Senate Bill 1266, which provides for alternative funding methods for transportation projects and presenting recommended amendments to address the bill's shortcomings.
Date: January 2011
Creator: Vadali, Sharada; Bujanda, Arturo; Li, Yingfeng; Kuhn, Beverly; Zhang, Ming; Aldrete, Rafael M. et al.
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Development of a precast bridge deck overhang system

Description: This research investigated the overhang and shear capacity of a precast overhang system for potential use during the construction of bridges with precast overhang panels. The research was performed in three phases: the Phase 1 research including work specifically for the Rock Creek Bridge in Parker County, Texas; the Phase 2 research for general precast overhang panels, and; the Phase 3 research investigating the shear capacity. Grout material characteristics were also assessed for possible use… more
Date: February 2011
Creator: Trejo, David; Head, Monique H.; Mander, John; Mander, Thomas J.; Henley, Mathew; Scott, Reece et al.
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Field and laboratory investigations for Full Depth Reclamation projects

Description: Full-depth reclamation (FDR) offers a timely, cost-effective solution to restore a pavement's condition. However, FDR represents only one technique in the engineer's toolkit available for addressing deteriorating pavement conditions. The purpose of this project is to provide guidance on determining whether a pavement is a candidate for FDR and, if so, what design, construction, and inspection processes will maximize the performance of the completed reclamation. This report presents initial reco… more
Date: March 2011
Creator: Sebesta, Stephen; Scullion, Thomas & Estakhri, Cindy K.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Evaluating the Impact of Overweight Load Routing on Buried Utility Facilities [Report 1]

Description: From abstract: This report focuses on the year one project objectives, which were (a) provide a review of technical design and engineering requirements for utility accommodation in Texas, (b) provide a preliminary assessment of potential impact of overweight loads on buried utilities, (c) provide a preliminary assessment of Utility Accommodation Rules (UAR) adequacy to deal with overweight loads on buried utilities, (d) provide preliminary recommendations for a business process for Texas Depart… more
Date: February 2011
Creator: Kraus, Edgar; Fernando, Emmanuel; Li, Yingfeng; Oh, Jeong Ho; Koncz, Nicholas & Quiroga, Cesar
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Short-Run Impact of Gas Prices on Toll Road Use

Description: Report on the results of a study examining the elasticity of travel with respect to gas price by examining how recent changes in gas prices have impacted travel on specific facilities: toll facilities. This study developed models that account for the many other exogenous factors influencing toll road use (such as local economy, population, and toll rates), and provide an elasticity of toll road demand with respect to gas price independent of those other factors.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Burris, Mark & Huang, Chao
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Evaluating the Impact of Transit-Oriented Development

Description: Report describing transit-oriented development (TOD) including background inventory, a literature review, results of surveys and focus groups, information on impacts and government roles related to TOD, and recommendations.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Clower, Terry L.; Ruggiere, Paul; Bomba, Michael; Arndt, Jeffrey C.; Li, Jianling; Edrington, Suzie et al.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Analysis of the occurrence and statistics of hazardous materials spill incidents along Texas highways and suggestions for mitigation of transport-related spills to receiving waters

Description: "This report presents the results from a research on the occurrence and distribution of hazardous materials spills along Texas highway during the period of record from 2002-2006."
Date: June 6, 2011
Creator: Thompson, David B.; Morse, Audra & Acker, Jenna
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Traffic signal operations handbook workshop series : final report

Description: Report documenting the development and conduct of a two-year series of workshops to share information with Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) engineers and technicians regarding the cost-effective design and operation of traffic signals at intersections along state highways in Texas.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Pratt, Michael P. & Bonneson, James A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Research on asset management for safety and operations

Description: "This report provided Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) with guidance on developing a well-designed asset management system as a critical component of the agency's approach to providing for the mobility of its customers, preserving the infrastructure already in place, planning for future improvements of that infrastructure, and being responsive and accountable to the public regarding the investment of their tax dollars."
Date: August 2011
Creator: Jasek, Debbie; Carson, Jodi L.; Theiss, LuAnn; Songchitruksa, Praprut; Perkins, Judy; Yang, Yonggao et al.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Determination of Minimum Height and Lateral Design Load for MASH Test Level 4 Bridge Rails

Description: "This research had the objectives of determining the minimum rail height and lateral design impact load for MASH test level 4 bridge rails. Using parametric finite element analysis and subsequent crash testing, the researchers determined the minimum recommended rail height for MASH TL-4 impact conditions to be 36 inches. Later Design impact for MASH TL-4 test conditions was determined to be 80 kips."
Date: December 2011
Creator: Bligh, Roger P.; Menges, Wanda L. & Sheikh, Nauman Mansoor
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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