This work presents two mechanisms for modeling alliance formation between leader carriers in a freight network for more efficient utilization of their resources: partial collaboration and complete collaboration. The ...

Consultant performance on PS&E projects oftentimes adversely impacts timely completion of TxDOT highway projects. TxDOT's ability to quickly and effectively choose well-qualified, capable consulting firms for executing new ...

The purpose of this study is to assist TxDOT engineers in the field of traffic control planning. This is to be done via the creation of a Geographic Information System (GIS) based tool. By bringing together information ...

Efficient temporal resolution and spatial grids are important in simulation of the inflow turbulence for wind turbine loads analyses. There have not been many published studies that address optimal space-time resolution ...

Corrosion presents one of the greatest threats to the durability of reinforced concrete structures, yet it is also one of the least understood components of the design process for most engineers. The nation's infrastructure ...

Emergency response to any large scale environmental incidents on the Texas - Mexico will not be easy. Any large scale incident that crosses jurisdictional boundaries, including the international boundary, may require joint ...

The prediction of performance of structures in seismically active regions has been traditionally based on a single scalar ground motion parameter (GMP) or intensity measure (IM). However, it is widely accepted that the ...

This thesis describes the development of the computer program UT Fire, which serves as a preprocessor for the computer program SAFIR2007. SAFIR2007, developed at the University of Liege in Belgium, conducts heat transfer ...

Different strategies can be used to repair, rehabilitate and strengthen existing structures. Techniques based on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) materials appear to be innovative alternatives to traditional solutions because ...

Two important dimensions of work related choices are work location and working hours. Telecommuting (working from home or any convenient place instead of commuting to the conventional working place) can potentially have a ...