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Exploring Relationships Between Travel Time Based Performance Measures
Title
Exploring Relationships Between Travel Time Based Performance Measures
Author
Koilada, Krupanidhi
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering, Transportation
Description
Traffic congestion is a common problem on transportation networks in many urban areas. It causes delay, effecting the road users and their behavior. The road users always look to reduce their travel time and reach their destination on-time. Hence,...
Modeling the Effect of a Road Construction Project on Travel Time at Link-Level
Title
Modeling the Effect of a Road Construction Project on Travel Time at Link-Level
Author
Kukkapalli, Venu Madhav
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Transportation, Statistics
Description
Drivers observe variation in travel time due to congestion and delay on existing transportation facilities. A road construction project has a significant effect on travel time, leading to increased congestion, delay, and driver frustration. The ef...
Modeling the Influence of Land Use Developments within the Vicinity of the Link and Network Characteristics on Travel Time
Title
Modeling the Influence of Land Use Developments within the Vicinity of the Link and Network Characteristics on Travel Time
Author
Mane, Ajinkya
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Transportation, Statistics, Geodesy
Description
From the year 2000 to the year 2010, the total population in the United States increased by 12.1%. About ~80% of the total population resides in the urban areas. The growth in the urban population influenced the urban sprawl, congestion, and, subs...
WEIGHT FACTOR DETERMINATION AND FUND ALLOCATION OF PAVEMENTS BY COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Title
WEIGHT FACTOR DETERMINATION AND FUND ALLOCATION OF PAVEMENTS BY COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Author
Patil, Chaitali Ramakant
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering, Transportation
Description
The purpose of this study is to determine the most efficient and ideal weight factors by performing the Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) using the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Pavement Management System (PMS) and using the idea...
SAFER FOR CYCLING: EVALUATING SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF PROTECTED INTERSECTION GEOMETRIC DESIGN THROUGH MICROSIMULATION
Title
SAFER FOR CYCLING: EVALUATING SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF PROTECTED INTERSECTION GEOMETRIC DESIGN THROUGH MICROSIMULATION
Author
Preston, Abigail
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering, Transportation, Sustainability
Description
On-street bike lanes have been increasingly visible in the City of Charlotte but rarely utilized. The Charlotte Bikes bicycle program, adopted by City Council May, 2017, proposed that bicycle facilities implemented on arterials should be separated...
A FRAMEWORK FOR LONG TERM ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN USING ASSET PRIORITY INDEX AND CONDITION INDEX FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA FERRY SYSTEM
Title
A FRAMEWORK FOR LONG TERM ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN USING ASSET PRIORITY INDEX AND CONDITION INDEX FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA FERRY SYSTEM
Author
Subramanian, Balagee
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Engineering, Management, Transportation
Description
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the North Carolina Ferry System combined have many assets in place. This thesis primarily concerns the North Carolina Ferry System (NCFS). The NCFS has a sizable number of assets and a lo...
MODELING RISK AND THE EFFECT OF AN INCREASE IN FREEWAY POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON CRASHES IN SPEED-CHANGE LANES
Title
MODELING RISK AND THE EFFECT OF AN INCREASE IN FREEWAY POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON CRASHES IN SPEED-CHANGE LANES
Author
Tagar, Synthia
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Transportation, Statistics
Description
Providing adequate design standards and capacity of speed-change lane is important for merging and diverging traffic to safely complete their maneuvers. Short speed-change lanes limit the ability of merging vehicles (/diverging vehicles) to reach ...