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Title
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Finite Element Modeling of A Pier-On-Bank Bridge Scour
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Author
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Chavan, Vidya Subhash
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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Scour is a critical condition change for a bridge hydraulic system, especially during storms and subsequent flooding. Caused by swiftly moving water, scours remove sand and soil, creating holes surrounding a bridge pier compromising the integrity ...
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Geo spatial and Statistical Methods to Model Intra city Truck Crashes
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Author
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Pasupuleti, Naga
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in statistical ranking criteria to identify hot spots on road networks. These criteria potentially represent high crash risk zones for further engineering evaluation and safety improvement. Many s...
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MODELING TRAVEL DEMAND AND CRASHES AT MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC LEVELS
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Author
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Duddu, Venkata Ramana
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, City planning, Transportation--Planning
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Description
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Accurate travel demand / Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) and crash predictions helps planners to plan, propose and prioritize infrastructure projects for future improvements. Existing methods are based on demographic characteristics, socio-eco...
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Methods to Estimate Link Level Travel Based on Spatial Effects
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Author
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Kusam, Prasanna
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Date Created
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2011
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, City planning, Transportation--Planning
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Description
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Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) is used in several planning, roadway design, operational and safety analyses by transportation planners and engineers. Existing methods are very complex and do not adequately address the modeling needs. Errors a...
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Modeling Bicycle-Vehicle Crash Frequency on Urban Roads
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Author
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Mukoko, Kanya
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Transportation, City planning
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Description
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Bicyclists and motorists make mistakes that contribute to traffic crashes involving bicyclists on urban roads. The likelihood of a bicyclist being severely injured or killed daily in traffic crashes is creating fear, anxiety, and becoming a potent...
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Modeling Freeway Level-of-Service based on Travel Time and Travel Time Reliability
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Author
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Imran, Md. Shah
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Transportation, City planning
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Description
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The assessment of operational performance is a challenge for the local transportation agencies and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) due to the dynamic nature in traffic movement. As demand approaches to the capacity of a roadway (or of t...
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Modeling Operational Performance of Urban Roads with Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions
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Author
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Kodupuganti, Swapneel Rao
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Transportation
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Description
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Several urban areas in the United States have planned for new facilities to cater to the needs of users of alternative modes of transportation (e.g., public transportation, walking, and bicycling) over the next decade. As an example, the city of C...
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Modeling the Crash Injury Severity in Work Zone Areas on Freeways
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Author
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Miatudila, Sr., Alain
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Transportation, Statistics
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Description
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The rising frequency of crashes in work zones on American freeways is a growing issue inherently linked to the degrading state of our transportation infrastructure. As travel demand increases and our infrastructure continues to age and wear out, w...
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PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNIZED SOURCES IN WATER RESOURCES
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Author
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NETH, NICOLE
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering, Environmental engineering, Water resources development--Management
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Description
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It is known that wastewater treatment plants are one of the major routes through which pharmaceuticals enter the environment. The following work investigated the effect of previously unrecognized sources of pharmaceuticals that enter water resourc...
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Quantification of Profile Measurement Data
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Author
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Javidpour, Farid
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Mathematics, Civil engineering
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Description
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Parts with complicated freeform shapes have been attracting more attention in industrial applications in recent decades. In most systems, the functional performance of these parts is directly related to the conformity of their profile with the des...
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RAPID AND DYNAMIC LOAD TESTING OF INSTRUMENTED PZ27 STEEL SHEET PILES
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Author
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Rice, Corey
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Civil engineering
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Description
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Pile foundations are typically used for structures underlain by weaker soils in order to increase the soil resistance and, subsequently, the axial capacity. In bridge abutments, sheet piles are typically used as facing elements for soil retention ...