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An Assessment and Framework of Management Science Applications for TxDOT

Description: Report discussing the results of a project in which researchers implemented a systematic approach to identify the domains within the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) where Operations Research and Management Science (OR/MS) techniques could lead to substantial improvements.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Waller, S. Travis; Walewski, John; Chang, Carlos; Fajardo, David; Lasdon, Leon; Montes, Edith et al.
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Texas Energy Sector: Past and Future

Description: "The objectives of this research study were to (a) illustrate and quantify the impacts imposed by the energy sector on Texas's transportation system and (b) identify key energy demand indicators by energy source that TxDOT can track in an effort to anticipate the associated future transportation impacts on Texas's transportation system."
Date: December 2011
Creator: Prozzi, Jolanda; Dumais, Ashley; Cline, Mike; Loftus-Otway, Lisa & Seaborne, Eleanor
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Traffic Operations and Safety Benefits of Active Traffic Strategies on TxDOT Freeways

Description: Report discussing a project, which developed a series of interdependent models and a simulation framework to evaluate the traffic operations and safety benefits of ATM strategies. Four ATM scenarios were evaluated in this study: variable speed limits (VSL), peak-period shoulder use, VSL and shoulder use, and ramp metering.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Nezamuddin, N.; Jiang, Nan (Writer on transportation); Zhang, Ti; Waller, S. Travis & Sun, Dazhi
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Implementation of Database for TxDOT ARRA Projects

Description: Report discussing projects initiated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), a fiscal stimulus package signed by President Obama on March 6, 2009. State agencies like the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) who received ARRA funds had to report, on a monthly basis, various data on each project in the ARRA program, including staff numbers, hours worked, and payroll. TxDOT asked the Center for Transportation Research (CTR) to identify and isolate specific elements … more
Date: August 2011
Creator: Persad, Khali R. & Suri, Jasjyot S.
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Literature review of current practices in dealing with fluctuations of maintenance budgets

Description: Report discussing a literature review of current budget cutting strategies used in routine roadway maintenance planning, including methods and techniques that are employed by other state and international transportation organizations (DOT's). It also reviewed methodologies developed from previous research and identified the most effect risk management techniques.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Gonzales, Epigmenio.; Li, Wenxing; Murphy, Mike; O'Connor, James T.; Bhat, Chandra R. & Yildirim, Yetkin
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Prioritization of highway maintenance functions using multi-attribute decision making with fuzzy pairwise comparison

Description: Report on a methodological framework to help highway agencies develop maintenance plans that are minimally impacted by budget fluctuations. It includes a case study testing the effectiveness of the methodology using data from the Texas Department of Transportation.
Date: September 2011
Creator: Zhang, Zhanmin & Liu, Wenxing
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Alternative Methods of Flexible Base Compaction Acceptance

Description: "This report summarizes the concerns expressed with the current Texas Department of Transportation(TxDOT) methods, presents approaches some TxDOT districts have taken to overcome problems, and summarizes the current status of other agencies' efforts at mechanistic based acceptance for flexible base. Also this report presents results and findings from a full-scale compaction experiment."
Date: May 2012
Creator: Sebesta, Stephen; Taylor, Ross & Frazier, James
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