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Optimal infrastructure maintenance scheduling problem under budget uncertainty

Report on research exploring a general class of infrastructure asset management problems due to the uncertainty of the maintenance budget from year to year and to develop a programming model to address the problem.

Date: May 2011

Creator: Zhang, Zhanmin & Gao, Lu

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Examining the Market Potential for Natural-Gas Powered Trucks: Barriers and Opportunities for Promoting Environmental Sustainability and Economic Prosperity

Report on the potential of natural-gas-powered trucks for increasing environmental sustainability and potential barriers to implementation of natural-gas fueled trucks.

Date: August 2014

Creator: Hazlett, Ryan & Cresswell, Lauren

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Project Summary: Development of Rapid, Cement-Based Repair Materials for Transportation Structures

Summary sheet describing research performed by the Center for Transportation Research regarding the development of rapid, cement-based repair materials for transportation structures.

Date: August 31, 2014

Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Quantitative Relationship Between Crash Risks and Pavement Skid Reistance

Report to the Texas Department of Transportation on the possible reduction of funding spent on highway safety on Texas' aging infrastructure.

Date: May 2014

Creator: Long, Kan; Wu, Hui; Zhang, Zhanmin & Murphy, Mike

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Real Time Freeway Incident Detection

A report comparing two different real time freeway incident detection algorithms.

Date: April 2014

Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Evaluating the Impacts of the Panama Canal Expansion on Texas Gulf Ports

A report on the potential effects of the Panama Canal expansion on Texas Gulf coast ports.

Date: March 2013

Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

A web-based pavement performance and maintenance management and Geographic Information Systems mapping system for easy access to pavement condition information

"This report presents a new approach to the development of such a decision support system with its focus on maintenance management for TxDOT."

Date: February 2011

Creator: Murphy, Michael & Zhang, Zhanmin

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Forecasting Models to Investigate Future Uncertain Purchase Costs due to Technology Changes, and Estimate Down Time Costs and Operating and Maintenance Costs

Report on forecast models for estimating future purchase costs.

Date: August 2015

Creator: Machemehl, Randy; Gemar, Mason & Fan, Wei

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Truck-Rail Intermodal Toolkit: User Manual

This report is on the truck-rail intermodal toolkit (TRIT) that was developed to assist planners to compare truck and rail freight movements.

Date: September 2014

Creator: Seedah, Dan P. K.; Owens, Travis D. & Harrison, Robert

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Geosynthetic-Reinforced Unbound Base Courses: Quantification of the Reinforcement Benefits

This report is part of Research Project 0-4829. It focuses on a new testing device that was developed to evaluate the performance of geosynthetics used as reinforcement for unbound base courses. .

Date: December 2012

Creator: Zornberg, J. G.; Ferreira, A. Z. & Roodi, G. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Productivity-Based Approach to Valuation of Transportation Infrastructure

Report on the valuation of transportation infrastructure in Texas under a new productivity-based approach, including a general framework, comparisons to other approaches, benefit-cost analyses, and more.

Date: October 2014

Creator: Zhang, Zhanmin & Peters, Diniece D.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Game Theory and Traffic Assignment

This is a study on traffic assignment and the use of the concept of equilibrium in the field of game theory. The focus of equilibrium solutions of refinement and learning algorithms are discussed in detail.

Date: September 2013

Creator: Rambha, Tarun & Boyles, Stephen D.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Binder Rheology and Performance in Warm Mix Asphalt : Interim Report

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

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Application guide and specifications for geotextiles in roadway applications

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

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Designing Fine Aggregate Mixtures to evaluate fatigue crack growth in asphalt mixtures

Report on a study comparing the internal microstructure of mortar within full asphalt mix to the internal microstructure of fine aggregate matrix to reduce fatigue cracking in flexible pavements.

Date: April 2001

Creator: Bhasin, Amit; Motamed, Arash & Izadi, Anoosha

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

U.S. and Texas international trade and transportation

"This report examines various aspects of international trade, transportation, and foreign practices implemented to facilitate and fund transport-related infrastructure. The report is composed of six chapters. The first chapter provides an overview of the U.S. international trade outlook. The second chapter describes the roles played by air cargo transport, ports and ocean carriers, railroads, and the motor carrier industry in U.S. international trade. The third and fourth chapters focus on Texa… more

Date: July 2011

Creator: Anazia, Larry K. & Boske, Leigh B.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Impacts of pending federal greenhouse gas legislation on the Texas transportation sector

Report on a study to assess current regulatory attempts to mitigate climate change and how such proposed action would impact the Texas transportation sector economically and provides recommendations for how policymakers can build consensus in Texas to address carbon emissions.

Date: May 2010

Creator: Woodward, James T. & Boske, Leigh B.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Identifying the Local and Regional Travel Effects of Activity Centers in the Austin, Texas Area

Report on the local and regional effects of travel in activity centers near Austin, Texas on development and land use planning and emissions reduction.

Date: February 2015

Creator: Zhang, Ming; Zhang, Wenjia & Pang, Hao

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Changing Perceptions of Cycling in the African American Community to Encourage Participation in a Sport that Promotes Health in Adults

Report studying negative perceptions of cycling in the African American community and ways to change them to promote health in the community.

Date: June 2015

Creator: Torcat, Adriana; McCray, Talia & Durden, Teri

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

The Contribution of Micro- and Macro-texture to the Skid Resistance of Flexible Pavement

Report on micro and macro skid resistance of road pavements to reduce vehicle accidents in Texas.

Date: February 2016

Creator: Serigos, Pedro A.; Buddhavarapu, Prasad; Gorman, Grant M.; Hong, Feng & Prozzi, Jorge A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Correlation of Field Performance to Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device Results

This report presents the results and findings of the first year of this 5-year research project that evaluated the laboratory-field correlation for the Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device (HWTD) equipment.

Date: September 2001

Creator: Yildirim, Yetkin & Kennedy, Thomas William, 1938-

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Project Summary: Developing a Business Process and Logical Model to Support a Tour-Based Travel Demand Model Design for TXDOT

Summary sheet describing research performed by the Center for Transportation Research regarding developing a business process and logical model to support a tour-based travel demand model design for TXDOT.

Date: August 31, 2013

Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research.

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Real-Time Optimization Of Passenger Collection For Commuter Rail Systems

A report on development of real-time demand based bus circulator systems located at commuter rail stations.

Date: September 2014

Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Cost-Efficiency Of Highway Operations And Maintenance Of Public-Private Partnerships

A report about public-private partnerships and highway maintenance cost efficiency.

Date: August 2014

Creator: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department