SWUTC New Research

Start Date Project Number Project Title Principal Investigator University
9/1/06 0-5597 Evaluation of Warm Mix Asphalt New Technology Joe Button TAMU
9/1/07 0-5856 Safety and Economic Impacts of Converting Two-Way Frontage Roads to One-Way William Eisele TAMU
9/1/07 0-5881 Quantifying the Effects of Network Improvement Actions on the Value of New & Existing Toll Road Projects Ivan Damnjanovic TAMU
9/1/08 0-5836 Performance of Permeable Friction Course (PFC) Pavements Over Time Amy Epps Martin TAMU
9/1/08 0-6092 Performance Evaluation & Mix Design for High RAP Mixtures Fujie Zhou TAMU
9/1/08 0-6194 Quantifying the Purchasing Power of Public Transportation in Texas Linda Cherrington TAMU
9/1/08 0-6262 Signing Guidelines for Flooding Conditions and Warrants for Flooded Conditions Detection Systems Kevin Balke TAMU
9/1/08 0-6325 Integrating TWC Employment Data into TxDOT Modeling Patricia Ellis TAMU
9/1/08 169111 Driver Eye-scanning Behavior at Intersections at Night Laura Higgins/ Sue Chrysler TAMU
9/1/08 169112 Accounting for Real Estate Externalities in Valuation of Transit System Projects Ivan Damnjanovic TAMU
9/1/08 169113 Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Signal Coordination of Oversaturated Traffic Networks Emily Zechman TAMU
9/1/08 169114 Performance Analysis of the "Zoning" Strategies for ADA Paratransit Services Luca Quadrifoglio TAMU
9/1/08 167115 Partnering with AVID to Create Transportation Scholars Debbie Jasek/ Melisa Finley TAMU
9/1/08 169116 Measuring the Benefits of Intercity Passenger Rail: A Study of the Heartland Flyer Corridor Curtis Morgan TAMU
9/1/08 169200 A Comprehensive Analysis of Impact of Travel Time Reliability on Congestion Management Strategies Chandra Bhat UT-Austin
9/1/08 169201 Evaluation and Analysis of Texas Biofuel Supply Chains Originating in the U.S. Midwest and Brazil Leigh Boske UT-Austin
9/1/08 169202 Vehicle Ownership, Retirement and Use Decisions: Response to Rising Fuel Prices and Implications for Carbon Emissions Forecasts Kara Kockelman UT-Austin
9/1/08 169203 Transit Ridership Forecasting Tool (continuation of 167273) Randy Machemehl UT-Austin
9/1/08 169204 The Effect of Public Transit on Social and Economic Opportunities for Youth Talia McCray UT-Austin
9/1/08 169205 User Impacts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Traffic Jorge Prozzi UT-Austin
9/1/08 169206 Robust Pricing of Transportation Networks Under Uncertainty Travis Waller UT-Austin
9/1/08 169207 Trip Internalization and Mixed-Use Development: A Case Study of Austin, Texas Ming Zhang UT-Austin
9/1/08 169208 Develop a System to Support Preparation of Life-Cycle Budget Needs for Highways (continuation of 167277) Zhanmin Zhang UT-Austin
9/1/08 169300 PEMS-based Approach to Developing and Evaluating Driving Cycles for Air Quality Assessment Lei Yu TSU
9/1/08 169301 Bio and Alternative Fuels for Texas: A Guidebook to Innovative New Fueling Options (continuation of 167370) Sharon Boxill TSU
9/1/08 169302 Development of Pedestrian Safety Based Warrants for Permissive Left-Turn Control Yi Qi TSU
9/1/08 169303 Senior Automobile Crashes and Fatalities in Texas Gwen Goodwin TSU
9/1/08 476660- 00009 Creating a System Engineering Approach for the MUTCD Gene Hawkins TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00010 Bush School Capstone Course Support: The Regional Impact of Climate Change on Transportation Infrastructure and Decision Making Eric Lindquist TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00011 Assessment of the Potential of Using Carbon Nanotube Reinforcements for Improving the Tensile/Flexural Strength and Fracture Toughness of Portland Cement Paste for Damage Resistant Concrete Transportation Infrastructures Rashid Abu Al-Rub TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00012 Physically-based Model for Predicting the Susceptibility of Asphalt Pavements to Moisture-Induced Damage Eyad Masad TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00013 Addressing Safety Through Evaluation and Optimization of Permeable Friction Course Mixtures Amy Epps Martin TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00014 Developing and Applying Mobility Performance Measures for Freight Transportation in Urban Areas Juan Carlos Villa TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00015 Sustainable Intersection Control to Accommodate Urban Freight Mobility Bruce Wang TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00016 Pilot Information System for Cross-Border Hazmat Transportation Rajat Rajbhandari TAMU
9/1/08 476660- 00045 Transportation Career Development and Outreach Program Charles Glass TSU
9/1/08 476660- 00046 Dynamic Traffic Assignment Based Trailblazing Guide Signing for Major Traffic Generator Fengxiang Qiao TSU
9/1/08 476660- 00047 Developing Transportation Games for High School Students Khosro Godazi TSU
9/1/08 476660- 00048 Gauging Suburban Mixed Use Development: Case Studies of The Woodlands and Sugar Land Center, Texas Carol Lewis TSU
9/1/08 476660- 00066 Road Pricing and Trucking in Congested Regions: A Survey of Texas Carriers C. Michael Walton UT-Austin
9/1/08 476660- 00067 A Comprehensive Examination of Heavy Vehicle Emissions Factors C. Michael Walton UT-Austin
9/1/08 476660- 00068 Examining the Role of Trip Length in Commuter Decisions to Use Public Transportation Randy Machemehl UT-Austin
9/1/08 476660- 00069 Export Growth, Energy Costs and Sustainable Supply Chains Rob Harrison UT-Austin