• Supplementary Data for "Implications of Biofouling on Cross-flow Turbine Performance" 

  Stringer, Carl; Polagye, Brian (2019-05-16)

  These files accompany the manuscript "Implications of Biofouling on Cross-flow Turbine Performance". The files include 8 sets of fouled turbine performance data collected in the Alice C. Tyler recirculating water flume at ...

• Mitigation of Lane Departure Crashes in the Pacific Northwest through Coordinated Outreach - Phase III 

  Hurwitz, David; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Belz, Nathan; Boyle, Linda; Hajibabai, Leila; Fleskes, Kayla (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 ...

• Safe Truck Parking on PacTrans Interstate Corridors: I-5 and I-90 

  Goodchild, Anne; Giron-Valderrama, Gabriela; Ivanov, Barbara (2018)

  An inadequate supply of parking spaces for long-haul drivers creates safety issues that may lead to severe or fatal crashes, as tired drivers face the decision of choosing between parking at unsafe locations or continuing ...

• Mt. Bachelor Observatory-2017 final data 

  Jaffe, Daniel (2019-05-08)

  Mt. Bachelor Observatory final atmospheric data for YEAR XXX

• Supplemental Data for "Automatic Classification of Biological Targets in a Tidal Channel using a Multibeam Sonar" 

  Cotter, Emma; Polagye, Brian (2019-05-07)

  These files accompany the manuscript "Automatic Classification of Biological Targets in a Tidal Channel using a Multibeam Sonar." The files include three data sets of target tracks from multibeam sonar data collected in ...

• Development of Surface-Mounted Smart Piezoelectric Modules for Condition Assessment of Bridges 

  Qiao, Pizhong; Manawadu, Ayumi K.; Zhou, Zhidong (2018)

  In-situ, real-time structural health monitoring (SHM) of civil infrastructure via piezoelectric materials (PZT) is an emerging, sustainable method to ensure structural safety and integrity. In this study, a smart surface-mounted ...

• Safe from Crime at Location-Specific Transit Facilities 

  Moudon, Anne Vernez; Bassok, Alon; Kang, Mingyu (2018)

  Transit agencies identify two types of exposure to crime: the safety of riders and security. Transit operators have long monitored crime and are cognizant of high incident locations. However, they lack data-driven tools ...

• Safety Evaluation of Statewide Off-Highway Vehicle Use in Alaska 

  Belz, Nathan (2018)

  Standard measures of risk and conflict, design guidelines, and informed policies and regulations for off-highway vehicle users (e.g., all-terrain vehicles and snow machines) near and on the traveled way are not well ...

• Transportation Corridor Resiliency in the Face of a Changing Climate 

  Cunningham, Keith; Olsen, Michael J.; Wartman, Joseph; Leshchinsky, Ben; O'Banion, Matt (2018)

  The effects of a changing climate on transportation corridor slopes are poorly understood, but several recent studies have suggested that landslide activity, especially rockfall, is likely to increase as a consequence of ...

• Mitigation of Lane Departure Crashes in the Pacific Northwest through Coordinated Outreach - Phase II 

  Hurwitz, David; Barlow, Zachary; Abdel-Rahim, Ahmed; Belz, Nathan; Boyle, Linda; Hajibabai, Leila (2018)

  There are multiple approaches available to roadway safety officials to reduce the 17,000 average annual fatalities that occur because of roadway departure crashes (FHWA 2016). One of these approaches is educating the driving ...

• Safety and Operations Assessment of Various Left-Turn Phasing Strategies 

  Hajbabaie, Ali; Sattarov, Sattar; Mohebifard, Rasool (2018)

  This research evaluated the safety and operational impacts of different left turn movement treatments at signalized intersections. The project (1) compared the safety and operational impacts of protected-only left-turn ...

• Physics-Based-Adaptive Plasma Model for High-Fidelity Numerical Simulations 

  Ho, Andrew; Datta, Iman Anwar Michael; Shumlak, Uri (Frontiers in Physics, 2018-09-21)

  A physics-based-adaptive plasma model and an appropriate computational algorithm are developed to numerically simulate plasma phenomena in high fidelity. The physics-based-adaptive plasma model can be dynamically refined ...

• Testing of Cavity Attenuation Phase Shift Technology For Siting Near-road NO2 Monitors 

  Larson, Timothy; Cai, Mengyu (2015)

  Recent research has identified the public health importance of air pollution exposures near busy roadways. As a result, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) significantly revised its Nitric oxide (NO2) air quality ...

• Enhancing the Resilience of Idaho's Transportation System to Natural Hazards and Climate Change 

  Frazier, Tim G.; Nichols, Lisa (2015)

  This research compiled information on past landslides, including date-referencing and geo-locating events; analyzed and mapped variables contributing to slide susceptibility; demonstrated the conditions of the future climate ...

• Evaluation of Precut Transverse Cracks for an Asphalt Concrete Pavement in Interior Alaska 

  Liu, Jenny; McHattie, Robert; Zhang, Xiong; Netardus, John (2015)

  Road-width thermal cracks (major transverse cracks) are perhaps the most noticeable form of crack-related damage on AC pavements throughout colder areas of Alaska. The main objective of this study is to recommend design ...

• Investigating the Feasibility of Using Quick Response Codes in Highway Construction for Document Control 

  Lee, Hyun Woo; Harapanahalli, Bharat A. (2015)

  Highway construction takes place in remote locations, making document control challenging. Frequent changes in a project can cause errors, reworks, and schedule delays due to the time taken to disseminate these changes to ...

• Assessing the Capacity of the Pacific Northwest as an Intermodal Freight Transportation Hub 

  Vergara, Hector A.; Ghane-Ezabadi, Mohammad; Rahanjam, Mehrdad (2015)

  This project synthesizes information from multiple sources about the capacity of the Pacific Northwest region to handle intermodal freight transportation demand. The findings from this research are intended to be used as ...

• Geospatial Analysis of Bicycle Network "Level of Traffic Stress", Bicycle Mode Choice Behavior, and Bicycle Crashes for Risk Factor Identifcation 

  Wang, Haizhong; Vogt, Rachel; Palm, Matthew (2015)

  Small and medium-sized cities need publicly acceptable criteria for bicycle infrastructure improvements. This report explores the effectiveness of one proposed system of bicycle infrastructure criteria using data from a ...

• Optimizing Asphalt Pavement Performance for Climate Zones Within Washington State 

  Wen, Haifang; Chaney, P. Skyler L. (2015)

  Asphalt pavement performance in Washington State varies greatly across the different climatic zones found within the state. The average surface life of pavements west of the Cascades is 16.7 years, compared to 10.9 years ...

• Performance of Depressed Medians on Divided Highways in Alaska 

  Bham, Ghulam H.; Minturn, Jacob; Hafele, Brendan; Abaza, Osama (2015)

  The population of Alaska especially the city of Anchorage is steadily increasing. As a result, traffic volumes are higher and demands to add lanes to existing highways is increasing in order to relieve congestion. In Alaska, ...

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