The objective of this study was to assess the effects of projected truck traffic on the highway system of Texas in consideration of the social and economic vitality of the State. The study included the evaluation of the costs and benefits for a twenty-year planning horizon. Alternative scenarios of future truck traffic were assessed. The study did not consider the effects of changes in the size...

Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) charging stations couple future transportation systems and power systems. That is, PEV driving and charging behavior will influence the two networks simultaneously. This paper studies optimal planning of PEV fast-charging stations considering the interactions between the transportation and electrical networks. The geographical targeted planning area is a highway t...

Highway construction projects are one of the most important construction projects in the world. Therefore predicting the time of these kinds of projects is important. Basically highway projects are including few activities which are repeating along the horizontal direction. One of the best methods for scheduling these types of projects is linear scheduling method. The repetitive nature of the h...

This report has been prepared by Mitretek systems for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office Of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The report documents the first phase of an investigation of how to " mainstream " , or integrate, ITS planning into general transportation planning at the state, regional and local levels. Specifically described are the processes b...

1 The Silver Anniversary of CACAIE: 25 Years of Innovation in Computing / Hojjat Adeli 3 Scalable Algorithm for Resolving Incorrect Occlusion in Dynamic Augmented Reality Engineering Environments / Amir H. Behzadan, Vineet R. Kamat 20 Investigating the Use of 3D Graphics, Haptics (Touch), and Sound for Highway Location Planning / Chris Harding, Reginald R. Souieyrette 39 Prediction of Pavement ...

The report attempts to deliver a proof of concept that optimal planning and management strategies can be formulated through applying robust optimization methodology such that limited resources could be allocated more rationally, and reliability of a highway network improved more efficiently. The report focuses on two applications: the network design problem under demand uncertainty, and fleet a...