Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of: Recent submissions
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AN AIRBORNE LIDAR SCANNING AND DEEP LEARNING SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME EVENT EXTRACTION AND CONTROL POLICIES IN URBAN TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
(2020-01)Airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also called drones, are emerging technologies that are of growing interest for a range of transportation applications. At the same time, ... -
Bride Structural Inspections using Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
(2019-12)Bridge inspection is a critical task needed to monitor bridge quality and serviceability. In the U.S., 40 percent of bridges are more than 50 years old, while most bridges are typically designed for a lifespan of 50 years. ... -
Measuring Dispersal and Tracking of Anti-Icing and Deicing Chemicals by Using In-Situ Spectral Data – Phase I
(2020-02)Snow and ice accumulation on pavement reduces roadway surface friction, resulting in diminished vehicle maneuverability, slower travel speeds, reduced roadway capacity, and increased crash risk. Though the use of chlorides ... -
SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL WALKING ROUTE MAPS
(2020-01)Over the last 50 years, the preferred mode of travel of school children across the United States has shifted away from walking and bicycling. In 1969, nearly 50 percent of children walked or biked to school, including 89 ... -
UNDERSTANDING FREIGHT BEHAVIOR IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: AN EVALUATION AND APPLICATION OF EROAD DATA TO FREIGHT DEMAND AND FORECAST MODELING
(2020-01)The overall objective of this work was to utilize a previously unused private data source to analyze freight movements in the Pacific Northwest. This objective was achieved through the use of private data acquired as part ... -
DEVELOPING DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENVELOPES ON URBAN STREETS
(2020-02)This report presents research to improve the understanding of curb space and delivery needs in urban areas. Observations of delivery operations to determine vehicle type, loading actions, door locations, and accessories ... -
Measuring Dispersal and Tracking of Anti-Icing and Deicing Chemicals by Using In-Situ Spectral Data – Phase I
(2020)Snow and ice accumulation on pavement reduces roadway surface friction, resulting in diminished vehicle maneuverability, slower travel speeds, reduced roadway capacity, and increased crash risk. Though the use of chlorides ... -
SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL WALKING ROUTE MAPS
(2020)Over the last 50 years, the preferred mode of travel of school children across the United States has shifted away from walking and bicycling. In 1969, nearly 50 percent of children walked or biked to school, including 89 ... -
Understanding Freight Behavior in the Pacific Northwest: An Evaluation and Application of EROAD Data to Freight Demand and Forecast Modeling
(2020)The overall objective of this work was to utilize a previously unused private data source to analyze freight movements in the Pacific Northwest. This objective was achieved through the use of private data acquired as part ... -
Developing Design Guidelines for Commercial Vehicle Envelopes on Urban Streets
(2020)This report presents research to improve the understanding of curb space and delivery needs in urban areas. Observations of delivery operations to determine vehicle type, loading actions, door locations, and accessories ... -
A Connected Vehicle-Based Adaptive Navigation Algorithm
(2019)Connected vehicle (CV) technology leads to a system in which vehicles can communicate with other vehicles, transportation infrastructure, and other devices with communication capabilities. With increases in data availability, ... -
Effects of Charging Infrastructure Characteristics on Electric Vehicle Preferences of U.S. Private Car Owners: A Comparative Analysis between New and Used Car Buyers
(2019-08-01)Used car market is a critical target of the mass adoption of electric vehicle (EV). However, most efforts of previous studies on EV adoption focused only on new car markets. In order to add to potential solutions for ... -
Analyzing the Shift in Travel Modes’ Market Shares with the Deployment of Autonomous Vehicle Technology
(2019-08-01)It is generally accepted that automation as an emerging technology in transportation sector could have a potential huge effect on changing the way individuals travel. In this study, the impact of automation technology on ... -
Commuter Mobility versus Work-zone Safety: An Empirical Study using Data Mining of Anonymous User Generated Trip Information
(2019)The two primary considerations for highway work-zones are its effect on commuter mobility and worker safety which are often spoken of together. However, it must be noted that they conflict with each other. This research ... -
Measuring the Impact of Landslide on Transportation Infrastructure to Improve Mobility and Safety
(2019)Frozen debris lobes (FDLs) are landslides in permafrost, many located along the Dalton Highway corridor, Brooks Range, Alaska. The closest to the highway, FDL-A has demonstrated a steadily increasing rate of movement over ... -
Dataset for Bias Correction of Airborne Thermal Infrared Observations Over Forests Using Melting Snow
(2019)Thermal infrared and visible imagery from aircraft/UAS over two forested mountain sites with snow cover, and ground-based surface temperature and meteorological observations. See associated paper: Pestana, S., Chickadel, ... -
Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery System: Pilot Test of an Innovative Improvement Strategy
(2019)The “Final 50 Feet of the Urban Goods Delivery System: Pilot Testing Innovative Improvement Strategies” project will provide new data-based knowledge and insights about the effects of truck parking strategies proposed in ... -
Spatial Analysis of Accessible Seating Area on the Next Generation Passenger Rail Cars using 3-D Modeling and Digital Human Modeling
(2019)This project extended research that was conducted for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in collaboration with the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act Next Generation Equipment Committee on the development ... -
Analytical Tools for Resilience of Lifeline Highway Bridges to Tsunami Events
(2018)Extreme tsunami events in the 21st century, particularly the 2004 Indian Ocean and 2011 Great East Japan events, have put the vulnerability of coastal transportation infrastructure to tsunamis at the front of bridge ... -
Mitigation of Lane Departure Crashes in the Pacific Northwest through Coordinated Outreach - Phase III
(2018)A heavily interactive transportation safety presentation was developed by the research team. The safety presentations focused on local transportation safety issues, using images of locations that students might recognize ...