CAPCOG Connections, May 2013 (open access)

CAPCOG Connections, May 2013

Monthly newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments discussing news , upcoming events, and other information of relevance for regional planningi n the Austin, Texas area.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Capital Area Council of Governments (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Performance of Staggered-Barrel Culverts for Stream (open access)

Hydraulic Performance of Staggered-Barrel Culverts for Stream

This report takes compiled information to infer guidelines to assist assessing multiple barrel staggered-systems to simulate natural stream behavior to allow solids to migrate and keeping sufficient clear-water hydraulic capacity.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Cleveland, Theodore G.; Strom, Kyle B.; Barnes, Wade J. & Dixon, Jeremy V.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improving DMS 9210 Requirements for Limestone Rock Asphalt - Year One Interim Report (open access)

Improving DMS 9210 Requirements for Limestone Rock Asphalt - Year One Interim Report

A year one interim report of testing and improving requirements for limestone rock asphalt.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Estakhri, Cindy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Studies to Assess the Impact of Nighttime Work Zone Lighting on Motorists (open access)

Studies to Assess the Impact of Nighttime Work Zone Lighting on Motorists

"This report describes the methodology and results of analyses performed to assess the impact of work zone lighting on motorists."
Date: May 2013
Creator: Finley, Melisa D.; Ullman, Gerald L.; Miles, Jeffrey D. & Pratt, Michael P.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evaluation of Concrete Structures Affected by Alkali-Silica Reaction and Delayed Ettringite Formation - Part 2 (open access)

Evaluation of Concrete Structures Affected by Alkali-Silica Reaction and Delayed Ettringite Formation - Part 2

This report details the results of a comprehensive research project aimed at evaluating the potential use of non-destructive testing to access structures affected by alkali-silica reactions (ASR) and/or delayed ettringite formation (DEF).
Date: May 2013
Creator: Gardoni, Paolo; Pagnotta, Alex; Huang, Qindan & Trejo, David
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comments, [May] 2013 (open access)

Comments, [May] 2013

Newsletter of the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority discussing news and updates related to the organization's meetings and activities, changes to regulations, and other relevant information.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cross Section, Volume 59, Number 5, May 2013 (open access)

The Cross Section, Volume 59, Number 5, May 2013

Monthly newsletter of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, discussing the field of underground water. Topics include profiles of water conservation research, annual pre-plant soil moisture survey data, annual Winter Water Level measurement data, and information about the latest water conservation tips.
Date: May 2013
Creator: High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Project Evaluation Toolkit (PET) for Abstracted Networks (open access)

Project Evaluation Toolkit (PET) for Abstracted Networks

"This report summarizes the research completed for TxDOT Project No. 5-6235-01 and discusses the implications and future applications of the work. This project extended the capabilities of the Project Evaluation Toolkit (PET), while introducing the software to a large network of potential users across the state."
Date: May 2013
Creator: Kockerlman, Kara; Fagnant, Dan; Nichols, Brice & Boyles, Steve
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidance for Effective Use of Pylons for Lane Separation on Preferential Lanes and Freeway Ramps (open access)

Guidance for Effective Use of Pylons for Lane Separation on Preferential Lanes and Freeway Ramps

This report documents the first year of research involving the effectiveness of pylon implementations on high speed facilities.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Kuchangi, Shamanth P.; Benz, Robert J. (Robert Joseph); Nelson, Alicia A.; Voigt, Anthony P.; Stevens, Roma G.; Wikander, John P. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Software Development to Implement the TxDOT Culvert Rating Guide (open access)

Software Development to Implement the TxDOT Culvert Rating Guide

Report detailing the implementation project to create CULVLR: Culvert Load Rating, Version 1.0.0, a Windows-based desktop application software package that automates the process by which TxDOT engineers and their consultants perform load rating calculations for reinforced concrete box culverts.
Date: May 15, 2013
Creator: Lawsom, William D.; Wood, Timothy A.; Morse, Stephen M.; Jayawickrama, Priyantha W. & Newhouse, Charles D.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Initial Review of Rapid Moisture Measurement for Roadway Base and Subgrade (open access)

Initial Review of Rapid Moisture Measurement for Roadway Base and Subgrade

"This project searched available moisture-measurement technologies using gravimetric, dielectric, electrical conductivity, and suction-based methods, as potential replacements for the nuclear gauge to provide rapid moisture measurement on field construction projects."
Date: May 2013
Creator: Sebasta, Stephen; Oh, Jeongho; Lee, Sang Ick; Sanchez, Marcelo & Taylor, Ross
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Update, Volume 32, Number 2, May 2013 (open access)

Update, Volume 32, Number 2, May 2013

Newsletter of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas providing updated information about programs, benefits, and related topics.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
2012 Undergraduate Transportation Scholars Program: Compendium of Student Papers (open access)

2012 Undergraduate Transportation Scholars Program: Compendium of Student Papers

This report is a compilation of research papers written by undergraduate students participating in the 2012 Undergraduate Transportation Scholars Program.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Shores, Volume 41, Number 2, Summer/Fall 2013 (open access)

Texas Shores, Volume 41, Number 2, Summer/Fall 2013

Biannual magazine of the Texas Sea Grant College Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the Texas marine environment.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas A & M University. Sea Grant College Program.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home Health & Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Study (open access)

Home Health & Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Study

This pamphlet provides information on the study that was conducted in response to the mounting concern about the state's growing shortage of nurses.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Natural Outlook, May 2013 (open access)

Natural Outlook, May 2013

This is a newsletter from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality discussing individuals and organizations whom they have rewarded for positive contributions to the environment in Texas.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil and Groundwater Response Objectives (open access)

Soil and Groundwater Response Objectives

This document describes the soil and groundwater response objectives that must be achieved in order to attain Remedy Standard A or B under the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP).
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Troubleshooting Bacteria Levels at Wastewater Treatment Plants -- TO BE REPLACED WITH MAY REVISION (open access)

Troubleshooting Bacteria Levels at Wastewater Treatment Plants -- TO BE REPLACED WITH MAY REVISION

"This document contains information and tools to help wastewater system operators and utility managers with minimizing bacteria in effluent" (p. 1).
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monthly Testing and Reporting at Surface Water Treatment Plants (open access)

Monthly Testing and Reporting at Surface Water Treatment Plants

This publication provides guidance for public water systems that treat surface water and groundwater in relation to produce is safe to drink.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Education Today, Volume 27, Number 3, May 2013 (open access)

Texas Education Today, Volume 27, Number 3, May 2013

Periodic newsletter issued by the Texas Education Agency providing updates about Texas State Board of Education meetings as well as agency news, announcements, and other information related to education.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas Education Agency
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Campaign Finance Guide for Judicial Candidates and Officeholders (open access)

Campaign Finance Guide for Judicial Candidates and Officeholders

This guide is a summary of the judicial campaign finance regulations set out in title 15 of the Election Code and in the rules adopted by the Texas Ethics Commission.
Date: May 22, 2013
Creator: Texas Ethics Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Main Street Matters, May 2013 (open access)

Main Street Matters, May 2013

Newsletter issued by the Texas Main Street Program discussing news, events, and other information related to the program as well as featuring designated participating communities and providing technical advice regarding conservation and restoration.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Law Review, Volume 91, Number 6, May 2013 (open access)

Texas Law Review, Volume 91, Number 6, May 2013

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases. This issue covers the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, courts unpredictable deference practices, English only rules, International Humanitarian Law, and the benefits of full relinquishment.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas Law Review Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Board Report, Volume 115, May 2013 (open access)

Texas State Board Report, Volume 115, May 2013

Monthly newsletter from the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy regarding updates and information pertaining to Texas CPAs.
Date: May 2013
Creator: Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History