Construction Sustainability involves the processes, decisions, and actions during the construction phase of capital projects that enhance current and future environmental, social, and economic needs while considering project ...

Automated technologies can be beneficial for collecting data on the condition of pavements. As opposed to a traditional manual survey of the road, automated data collection can provide a safer alternative that is objective, ...

There has been a significant increase in private vehicle ownership in the last decade leading to substantial increase in air pollution, depleting fuel reserves, etc. One of the alternatives known as battery operated electric ...

Spatial transferability of travel demand models has been an issue of considerable interest, particularly for small and medium sized planning areas that often do not have the resources and staff time to collect large scale ...

Progressive collapse is a structural failure that is initiated by the failure of a primary structural member due to manmade or natural reasons and causes a disproportionately large portion of the structure to damage and/or ...

Although drinking water treatment facilities treat raw water sources to remove and inactivate microorganisms, some microorganisms will survive treatment and enter the distribution system. Regrowth and infiltration in ...

Liquefaction-induced deformations associated with lateral spreading represent a significant hazard that can cause substantial damage during earthquakes. The ability to accurately predict lateral-spreading displacement is ...

Currently, in Texas, there is a need for different repairs on pavements and bridge decks; rapid repair materials designed for these repairs are available but the service life and durability of these products are often ...

Levels of bacteria in excess of water quality standards for contact recreational designated use have been documented in Gilleland Creek, located in northeast Travis County, Texas. Stormwater monitoring showed increased ...

Expansive soils are characterized as having high amount of clay minerals such as smectite, which lead to swelling during wet seasons by absorbing water and shrinking during dry seasons owing to moisture loss by evapotranspiration. ...