The performance and availability of modern 3D laser scanning systems has created a demand for a system that can survey many kilometres of highway very rapidly. Airborne laser scanning can offer this type of data but aircraft operations are expensive. Tunnels and bridges can be analysed from the bottom up. The StreetMapper mobile laser scanning system was developed initially to fill a demand for...

A keratometer, also known as an ophthalmometer, is a diagnostic instrument for measuring the curvature of the anterior surface of the cornea, which is used to assess the amount and axis of astigmatism. A very popular and reliable type of manual, one-position keratometer (commonly known as a Bausch and Lombtype keratometer) is shown in Figure 1. Although this type of keratometer rarely goes out ...

In this study, we apply an integrated land use and transportation model, the Sacramento MEPLAN model, to evaluate transit investment alternatives combined with supportive land use policies and pricing polices in the Sacramento region. Highway investment alternatives are simulated as well for purposes of comparison. The application of the Sacramento MEPLAN model is relatively advanced because th...

In this study, we apply an integrated land use and transportation model, the Sacramento MEPLAN model, to evaluate transit investment alternatives combined with supportive land use policies and pricing polices in the Sacramento region. Highway investment alternatives are simulated as well for purposes of comparison. The application of the Sacramento MEPLAN model is relatively advanced because th...

There are over 60,000 miles (100,000 km) of coastal highways in the United States (US) that occasionally exposed to waves and water levels. Wise stewardship calls for integration engineering principles practices planning design these roads bridges make them more resilient. A new, 3rd, edition primary guidance document Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 25 (HEC-25), entitled “Highways Coastal En...

Biological radiation dose can be estimated from dicentric chromosome frequencies in metaphase cells. Performing these cytogenetic dicentric chromosome assays is traditionally a manual, labor-intensive process not well suited to handle the volume of samples which may require examination in the wake of a mass casualty event. Automated Dicentric Chromosome Identifier and Dose Estimator (ADCI) soft...

Adverse weather degrades the capacities and operating speeds on roadways, resulting in congestion and productivity loss. Without a solid understanding of the mobility impacts of weather on traffic patterns, freeway operators do not have the estimates of speed and capacity reductions to predict and simulate the impacts of traffic management strategies. Nearly all traffic engineering guidance and...