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Training Manual for Pavement Concrete Proportioning Method

Description: "This manual presents a method to proportion concrete paving mixtures made with manufactured sands and increased micro-fines percentages in a step-by-step manner. This method was adapted from Koehler's (2007) proportioning method for self-consolidating concrete" (p. 1).
Date: February 2010
Creator: McLeroy, Meredith; Fowler, David; Won, Moon & Whitney, David
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Urban Triangle: Creating a Spatial Decision Support System for Mobility Policy and Investments That Shape the Sustainable Growth of Texas

Description: Report on a project examining the Texas Urban Triangle to identify issues that arise with the rapid growth of the area and develop a tool, Spatial Decision Support System, to assist local municipalities in making policy decisions.
Date: November 2010
Creator: Bright, Elise M.; Morgan, Curtis Alan & Neuman, Michael
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Texas transit leadership initiative

Description: Report on the Texas Transit Leadership Initiative which researched national leadership development programs and developed a longterm leadership development program for use by the transit industry in Texas.
Date: August 2010
Creator: Cherrington, Linda Kay; Arndt, Jeffrey C.; Edrington, Suzie & Taylor, Ryan
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Promoting Workforce Development for the Transportation Profession Through a Multi-University/Agency Partnership: Final Report

Description: "The objective of this multi-university/agency partnership between Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), and Texas A&M University (TAMU) is to build on the progress made through the UTCM seed funding to produce high-quality transportation professionals from underrepresented groups through research and other real-world experiences."
Date: December 15, 2010
Creator: Kommalapati, Raghava; Perkins, Judy; Jasek, Deborah; Stockton, William & Benz, Robert J. (Robert Joseph)
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Landside freight access to airports : findings and case studies

Description: Report identifying the issues, and infrastructure needs concerning access to airports in Texas for both travel and freight shipping purposes and proposing solutions to the identified problems.
Date: August 2010
Creator: Frawley, William E.; Borowiec, Jefferey D.; Protopapa, Annie A.; Morgan, Curtis Alan & Warner, Jeffery E.
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Peer grouping and performance measurement to improve rural and urban transit in Texas

Description: "Rural and small urban transit systems in Texas will become even more important with predicted changes in population trends. Rural demographic trends indicate growth in the number of persons age 65 and over coupled with a decrease in population density. Small urban area trends indicate substantial population growth and broadened geographic boundaries, yet resources to provide rural and small urban transit are limited. Therefore, transit managers find it is increasingly important to maximize ser… more
Date: September 2010
Creator: Arndt, Jeffrey C.; Edrington, Suzie; Sandidge, Matthew; Quadrifoglio, Luca & Perkins, Judy
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Development of precast bridge deck overhang system: technical report

Description: "The testing and analyses documented in this report (0-6100-3) provides a new equation for determining the number of shear pockets required for the various shear connector/coupler systems evaluated in this research. This equation was used to determine the number of shear pockets required for the newer TxDOT girders."
Date: February 2010
Creator: Kim, Young Hoon & Trejo, David
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Automated generation of virtual scenarios in driving simulator from highway design data

Description: "The current project explored ways to create custom roadway segments for use in the TTI driving simulator. The project initially attempted to use AutoCAD Civil 3D roadway drawings and export them for use in the simulator."
Date: September 2010
Creator: Zhao, Xi; Nelson, Alicia A.; Chrysler, Susan & Zhang, Yunlong
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Studies to determine the effectiveness of longitudinal channelizing devices in work zones

Description: "This report describes the methodology and results of analyses performed to determine whether the following longitudinal channelizing device (LCD) applications improve the traffic safety and operations of work zones relative to the use of standard drums."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Finley, Melisa D.; Theiss, LuAnn; Trout, Nada D.; Miles, Jeffrey D. & Nelson, Alicia A.
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The Freight Shuttle System : advancing commercial readiness

Description: This report summarizes the results of research aimed at advancing the commercial readiness of a new hybrid mode of inter-modal freight transportation called the Freight Shuttle System (FSS).
Date: November 2010
Creator: Roop, Stephen S.; Ragab, Ayman H.; Olson, Leslie E.; Protopapa, Annie A.; Yager, Michael A.; Morgan, Curtis Alan et al.
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Biofuels energy policy and grain transportation flows: implications for inland waterways and short sea shipping

Description: "This project develops a foundation for analysis of the effects of U.S. bio-fuel energy policy on domestic and international grain flows and patterns."
Date: September 2010
Creator: Vedenov, Dmitry V.; Fuller, Stephen W.; Power, Gabriel; Ahmedov, Zafarbek; Vadali, Sharada & Burris, Mark
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Valuing public sector risk exposure in transportation public-private partnerships

Description: "This report presents a methodological framework to evaluate public sector financial risk exposure when delivering transportation infrastructure through public-private partnership (PPP) agreements in the United States (U.S.)."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Bujanda, Arturo & Valdez-Ceniceros, Gabriel Alejandro
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Characterizing information propagation through inter-vehicle communication on a simple network of two parallel roads

Description: "In this report, we study information propagation via inter-vehicle communication along two parallel roads. By identifying an inherent Bernoulli process, we are able to derive the mean and variance of propagation distance."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Yin, Kai & Wang, Bruce X.
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Robust pricing of transportation networks under uncertainty

Description: "This project will develop these models, which will be suitable either to determine the best pricing policies to maximize revenue or minimize congestion, or to evaluate alternative toll policies according to these metrics."
Date: September 2010
Creator: Gardner, Lauren Marie; Waller, S. Travis & Boyles, Stephen D.
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Examining the influence of tolls on commute departure and route choice behavior in the Chicago region

Description: "The current study contributes toward understanding the influence of congestion pricing on commuter behavior by specifically examining what dimensions of commute travel behavior are affected as a response to congestion pricing."
Date: August 2010
Creator: Paleti, Rajesh; Bhat, Chandra R. & Eluru, Naveen
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Partnering with AVID to create transportation scholars

Description: "The goal of this project was to team with the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program in local schools to stimulate student awareness of transportation and engineering careers and to encourage interest in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields."
Date: October 2010
Creator: Jasek, Debbie & Finley, Melisa D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Performance analysis of the "zoning" strategies for Americans with Disabilities Act paratransit services

Description: "The objective of this research is to provide a more in-depth evaluation and comparison between centralized and decentralized zoning strategies for the city of Houston, Texas, by developing a simulation model to evaluate the effect of zoning strategies on the productivity and service quality for the ADA paratransit service."
Date: August 2010
Creator: Shen, Chung-Wei & Quadrifoglio, Luca
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Transportation for humanity: meeting the needs in the colonias

Description: "The goal of the research was to access the current transportation challenges facing residents of the colonias and determine the feasibility of vehicle procurement through donations or at-cost purchases from a variety of entities and/or individuals to support the program, and recommendations for alternative funding mechanisms to support the local community centers in their efforts to provide transportation to the colonias population."
Date: September 2010
Creator: Storey, Beverly B. & Jasek, Debbie
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Network methods for project selection based on optimizing environmental impact

Description: "Traditionally, transportation road networks have been designed for minimal congestion. Unfortunately, such approaches do not guarantee minimal vehicle emissions. Given the negative impacts of vehicle pollutants as well as tighter national air quality standards, it is critical for regions to be able to identify capacity modifications to road networks such that vehicle emission are minimal. This ability combined with land use changes and opportunities for non-auto travel are paramount in helping… more
Date: August 2010
Creator: Duthie, Jennifer Clare; Waller, S. Travis & Ferguson, Erin M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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