Potential Connected Vehicle Applications to Enhance Mobility, Safety, and Environmental Security (open access)

Potential Connected Vehicle Applications to Enhance Mobility, Safety, and Environmental Security

Report on connected vehicles, reviewing current research and technologies and developing near-term practical applications that use connected vehicle technology.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Balke, Kevin N.; Songchitruksa, Praprut & Zeng, Xiaosi
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compendium of student papers: 2011 undergraduate transportation scholars program. (open access)

Compendium of student papers: 2011 undergraduate transportation scholars program.

Report compiling the research papers written by students participating in the 2011 Undergraduate Transportation Scholars Program. The papers in this compendium report on the following topics: evaluating the impact of nighttime work zone lighting characteristics n motorists; late night roadway visibility; investigation of the use and pricing of the I-15 express lanes in San Diego; intercity passenger rail access to airports: a case study at the Milwaukee airport; development of a background complexity assessment tool; identifying pavement preservation treatments suitable for performance-related specifications; and arsenic content and retro-reflectivity of glass beads used in pavement markings.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Desorcie, Felicia; Jian, Ruoxin; Kelly, Pete; Larson, Shawn; Rasulo, Marcus; Rivera, Joshua et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Laboratory evaluation of friction loss and compactability of asphalt mixtures (open access)

Laboratory evaluation of friction loss and compactability of asphalt mixtures

"This study aimed to develop prediction models for friction loss and laboratory compaction of asphalt mixtures. In addition, the study evaluated the effect of compaction level and compaction method of skid resistance and the internal structure of asphalt mixtures."
Date: April 2012
Creator: Kassem, Emad Abdel-Rahman; Masad, Eyad; Awed, Ahmed & Little, Dallas
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Design of a Comprehensive Microsimulator of Household Vehicle Fleet Composition, Utilization, and Evolution (open access)

The Design of a Comprehensive Microsimulator of Household Vehicle Fleet Composition, Utilization, and Evolution

Report on a comprehensive vehicle fleet composition, utilization, and evolution simulator that can be used to forecast household vehicle ownership and mileage by type of vehicle over time.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Paleti, Rajesh; Eluru, Naveen; Bhat, Chandra R.; Pendyala, Ram M.; Adler, Thomas J. & Goulias, Konstadinos G.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Predicting damage in concrete due to expansive aggregates : modeling to enable sustainable material design (open access)

Predicting damage in concrete due to expansive aggregates : modeling to enable sustainable material design

"A poroelastic model is developed that can predict stress and strain distributions and, thus, ostensibly damage likelihood in concrete under freezing conditions caused by aggregates with undesirable combinations of geometry and constitutive properties.Sensitivity of the stress distributions to the aggregate and matrix constitutive parameters are assessed to allow improved concrete design."
Date: April 2012
Creator: Grasley, Zachary Charles & Rahman, Syeda
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monitoring of Experimental Sections Using a Web-Based Database (open access)

Monitoring of Experimental Sections Using a Web-Based Database

Report describing the development of a wiki-type online database system to document TxDOT research and construction programs.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Smit, Andrè de Fortier; Prozzi, Jorge Alberto & Aguiar-Moya, José Pablo
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Impacts of energy developments on the Texas Transportation System infrastructure (open access)

Impacts of energy developments on the Texas Transportation System infrastructure

"Texas energy sector has a critical impact-historically and currently-on both the state economy and the Texas transportation system. The stat's various transportation modes, including rail, highways, pipelines, and ports, form a system that supports the energy sector in a number of ways."
Date: October 2011
Creator: Prozzi, Jolanda; Grebenschikov, Sergey; Banerjee, Ambarish & Prozzi, Jorge Alberto
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 9, June 12, 2012 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 9, June 12, 2012

"This report explains the three-tier system of alcohol distribution in Texas and reviews proposals to allow small producers of specialty beer and distilled spirits to operate under exceptions to the system."
Date: June 2012
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 2, February 14, 2011 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 2, February 14, 2011

"This report summarizes the key constitutional provisions and rules governing bills in the Legislature, with emphasis on House rules."
Date: February 14, 2012
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 3, February 18, 2011 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 82, Number 3, February 18, 2011

"This report reviews the rules and procedures used in the committees of the Texas House of Representatives."
Date: February 18, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Development of the Transportation Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (TRENDS) Forecasting Model: MPO Sub-Models and Maintenance (open access)

Development of the Transportation Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (TRENDS) Forecasting Model: MPO Sub-Models and Maintenance

"This report summarizes the technical work performed developing and incorporating Metropolitan Planning Organization sub-models into the existing Texas Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (TRENDS) model. Additionally, this report explains the maintenance and monthly updates performed on the TRENDS model."
Date: November 2011
Creator: Glover, Brianne; Norboge, Nicolas & Ellis, David
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application Guide and Specifications for Geotextiles in Roadway Applications (open access)

Application Guide and Specifications for Geotextiles in Roadway Applications

Abstract: "Geotextiles, one among the different geosynthetic products, can be used for a number of functions or applications in pavement design. The benefits of using geotextiles in pavements and other transportation applications have triggered a proliferation of products. While this abundance of new products has led to reduction in costs, it has also made it difficult for TxDOT personnel to choose appropriate products based on their engineering properties. Consequently, this report provides the basis for (i) guidelines for proper use and selection of geotextiles in pavements, (ii) material specifications for geotextiles in pavement applications, and (iii) draft construction specifications."
Date: February 2012
Creator: Zornberg, Jorge G. & Thompson, Nathan
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Geosynthetic-Reinforced Unbound Base Courses: Quantification of the Reinforcement Benefits (open access)

Geosynthetic-Reinforced Unbound Base Courses: Quantification of the Reinforcement Benefits

Report on the testing involving a modified pullout device for the characterization of the confined stiffness in geosynthetic reinforcements.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Zornberg, Jorge G.; Ferreira, J. A. Z.; Gupta, R.; Joshi, R. V. & Roodi, G. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cross Timbers Business Report, Volume 24, Number 3, Spring 2011 (open access)

Cross Timbers Business Report, Volume 24, Number 3, Spring 2011

Quarterly report published by Tarleton State University discussing the economic conditions across the United States, the state of Texas, and Erath County, Texas. Data is compiled from statistics and information available from government agencies with summaries and some commentary.
Date: Spring 2011
Creator: Tarleton State University. College of Business Administration.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Facilities Master Plan Report: 2012 (open access)

Texas Facilities Master Plan Report: 2012

"The purpose of this document is to apprise State leadership of agencies' current and projected facility requirements; recommend salient, cost effective initiatives to meet those needs; and establish a long-term asset management and development strategy to capitalize equity; monetize non-performing State assets and reduce dependency on commercially leased facilities" (preface).
Date: 2012
Creator: Texas Facilities Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2010 (open access)

Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2010

Annual financial report of the state of Texas for fiscal year 2010 including introductory materials; a financial section containing an independent auditor's report, management's discussion and analysis, basic financial statements, required supplementary information other than MD&A, other supplementary information (combining financial statements and schedules); and a statistical section detailing financial trends, revenue capacity, debt capacity, demographic and economic information, and operating information.
Date: February 28, 2011
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office. Financial Reporting Section.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Judiciary Annual Report: 2010 (open access)

Texas Judiciary Annual Report: 2010

Annual statistical report of the Texas Judiciary outlining the organizational structure, activities, and court case categories for fiscal year 2010.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Texas. Office of Court Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation 2011: Accomplishments and Outcomes of the Texas Workforce System (open access)

Evaluation 2011: Accomplishments and Outcomes of the Texas Workforce System

Report on the Texas Workforce System discussing the program's purpose, the various programs run by the system, and providing statistical measures of success for the system.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Texas Workforce Investment Council
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clean Rivers Program Basin Highlights Report: 2011 (open access)

Clean Rivers Program Basin Highlights Report: 2011

This report highlights the activities of the Guadalupe River Basin and the Lavaca-Guadalupe Coastal Basin under the Clean Rivers Program (CRP).
Date: 2011~
Creator: Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water for Texas 2012 State Water Plan (open access)

Water for Texas 2012 State Water Plan

"This document provides recommended actions to provide long-term water supply solutions to meet water supply needs during drought of record conditions."
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2007 (open access)

Texas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report: 2007

Annual financial report of the state of Texas for fiscal year 2007 including introductory materials; a financial section containing an independent auditor's report, management's discussion and analysis, basic financial statements, required supplementary information other than MD&A, other supplementary information (combining financial statements and schedules, government funds), enterprise funds, fiduciary funds, and discretely presented component units; and a statistical section detailing financial trends, revenue capacity, debt capacity, demographic and economic information, and operating information.
Date: February 29, 2008
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office. Financial Reporting Section.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Effect of climate change on crop production patterns with implications to transport flows and inland waterways (open access)

Effect of climate change on crop production patterns with implications to transport flows and inland waterways

"This report analyzed the demand for transportation capacity and changes in transportation flows on inland waterways due to shifts in crop production patterns induced by climate change."
Date: December 2011
Creator: Vedenov, Dmitry V.; Fuller, Stephen W.; McCarl, Cruce A.; Attavanich, Witsanu & Ahmedov, Zafarbek
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Iniciativa Fronteriza de la TCEQ (open access)

La Iniciativa Fronteriza de la TCEQ

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) works with local, state, and federal stakeholders to increase cooperation and exchange knowledge, experience, and technology related to the environment. The TCEQ mission is to maximize the efforts to improve the environment of the U.S. Mexico border region.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reviewing, analyzing and updating marketing strategies to increase public transit ridership (open access)

Reviewing, analyzing and updating marketing strategies to increase public transit ridership

This report explains that with the fuel prices increasing and environmental impact getting special attention, it is important to increase our knowledge of the best marketing practices to attract riders to public transits. In order to move people to public transit a deeper analysis of the decision variables and a strategy to promote public transit is required.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Lewis, Carol Abek
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History