As contemporary intelligent transportation systems are becoming a reality in our everyday’s life and future urban transportation brings about concerns of a wide range of new performance measures, multidisciplinary teams are more and more faced with the need to work collaboratively so as to meet those demands. This paper reports on the specification of the MAS-Ter Lab framework, emphasising on i...

This paper reviews the reality and vision of the use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials in civil engineering and transportation infrastructure applications. Due to their superior characteristics these materials have become a commonly accepted construction material for both new construction and for rehabilitation and strengthening of existing bridges and structures. This paper...

1.0. Introduction 4044 2.0. Biomass Chemistry and Growth Rates 4047 2.1. Lignocellulose and Starch-Based Plants 4047 2.2. Triglyceride-Producing Plants 4049 2.3. Algae 4050 2.4. Terpenes and Rubber-Producing Plants 4052 3.0. Biomass Gasification 4052 3.1. Gasification Chemistry 4052 3.2. Gasification Reactors 4054 3.3. Supercritical Gasification 4054 3.4. Solar Gasification 4055 3.5. Gas Condit...

0968-090X/$ see front matter 2008 Published b doi:10.1016/j.trc.2008.03.002 E-mail address: [email protected] Agent-based modeling is an approach based on the idea that a system is composed of decentralized individual ‘‘agents” and that each agent interacts with other agents according to localized knowledge. Special kinds of artificial agents are the agents created by analogy with social inse...

WELFARE ANALYSIS USING LOGSUM DIFFERENCES VS. RULE OF 1 HALF: A SERIES OF CASE STUDIES 2 3 Shuhong Ma 4 Associate Professor 5 School of Highways, Chang’an University 6 Xi’an, China, 710064 7 [email protected] 8 9 Kara M. Kockelman 10 Professor and William J. Murray Jr. Fellow 11 Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering 12 The University of Texas at Austin 13 [email protected]...

The transporting capacities of different transit modes are often discussed, but values quoted for different modes vary widely because of differing assumptions. This paper presents the basic theory of capacity and gives explanation of and insight to three aspects which must be carefully considered in capacity analysis: 1. Way capacity and station capacity of transit modes usually vary greatly; 2...

A systems perspective for regional strategic transportation planning (RSTP) for freight movements involves an understanding of Supply Chain Management (SCM). This thesis argues that private sector freight shippers and carriers do not simply need capacity improvements from the regional transportation system, but also a subtle understanding by public sector planners of their supply chain needs. T...

* Head, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, director, Joint Highway Research Project, and co-chairman, 68th Annual Purdue Road School. Professor Michael in 1981-82 also chaired a Transportation Research Board Steering Committee charged with producing a Docu­ ment on “Enhancing Highway Safety Through Engineering Management in an Age of Limited Resources.” The Document with this title...

Transportation engineering encompasses a wide array of topics related to the movement of people and goods. Given this broad diversity, very few components of transportation engineering, including the design and implementation of signalized intersections, can be fully developed without integrating an understanding of human factors. Human factors applies information about human behavior, abilitie...

Manipulation of biological cells becomes increasingly important in biomedical engineering to address challenge issues in cell-cell interaction, drug discovery, and tissue engineering. Significant demand for both accuracy and productivity in cell manipulation highlights the need for automated cell transportation with integrated robotics and micro/nano manipulation technologies. Optical tweezers,...