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Procedures to predict vertical differential soil movement for expansive soils
(Texas A&M University, 1997)
Damage to lightly loaded structures, paving and service piping in areas of expansive clay soils has occurred throughout the world. The cause of this damage has been the inability to accurately model expansive soil movement ...
Condition assessment methodologies for maintenance and repair decisions
(Texas A&M University, 1997)
Structures like embankment dams gradually deteriorate with time. For safety reasons, among others, those structures have to be maintained. However, the institutions responsible for those structures, like the Corps of ...
An analytical study of rail grinding optimization for rail-head fatigue defect prevention
(Texas A&M University, 1997)
Over the last two decades, the railroad industry has experienced a significant increase in heavy axle loads acting on railroad rails. In addition, railroad operations have been consolidated resulting in the elimination of ...
An investigation into the use of highway traffic signals at highway-railroad grade crossings
(Texas A&M University, 1997)
Rail-highway grade crossings are amongst the most dangerous of intersections a driver will encounter. One out of every nine accidents at rail-highway crossings produces a fatality. In half of these cases, the crossing is ...
A quantitative evaluation methodology for the sourcing of public sector job functions
(Texas A&M University, 1997)
Public agencies contract out job functions with the objective of utilizing their resources more efficiently. Some major reasons for an organization to contract out services with private sector firms have been, ³to supplement ...
Identification of asphalt binder properties that affect cracking performance of hot mixed asphalt concrete pavements
(Texas A&M University, 1997)
The overall objective of this study was to identify binder properties that affect cracking performance of hot mixed asphalt concrete (HMAC) pavements. In the late 1980s, test pavements were constructed in Texarkana and ...
Coordinating diamond interchange and arterial street signal control
(Texas A&M University, 1997)
In urban areas, diamond interchanges are often located on arterial streets. There are significant functional differences between diamond interchanges and arterial streets, as arterial streets serve mainly through traffic, ...
Trip rate comparison of workplace and household surveys
(Texas A&M University, 1997)
Travel surveys are the foundation of traffic predictions. From travel surveys, the general public's traveling characteristics are obtained. The traveling characteristics of people allow transportation planners, through ...
A multi-component partitioning model to predict organic leaching from stabilized/solidified oily wastes
(Texas A&M University, 1997)
Stabilization/Solidification (S/S) is an established remediation process in hazardous waste management. Recently this process has been applied to hazardous organic wastes with mixed results. These results have prompted ...
The development of a methodology to quantify the impacts of information management strategies on EPC projects
(Texas A&M University, 1997)
This research develops and demonstrates a methodology to quantify time and cost impacts on Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) projects resulting from information management driven process changes in design ...