UTRC follows the reporting requirements set forth by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). The purpose of these reports is to share the funded research results available for the transportation professionals and researchers and to publish the center’s past and future activities in the education, workforce development and technology transfer programs.
UTRC publications include a variety of reports; Project Reports, Project Briefs, Journal Articles, Quarterly Newsletters, Annual Reports, and Conference Reports. These reports can be accessed using the search tool which filters publications by the report type, publication year, principal investigator, and research topics.
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Title: Evaluation of the Cooperative Multi- Carrier Delivery Initiatives Author(s): Dr. Xiaokun (Cara) Wang, Dr. Alison Conway, Dr. Camille Kamga Publication Year: 2013 In the last several years there has been a surge of interest in fostering more sustainable logistical operations in urban areas. Under the umbrella of the generic term City Logistics, these initiatives try to take… |
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Title: Finite Element Model Updating and Damage Detection for Bridges Using Vibration Measurements Author(s): Dr. Raimondo Betti Publication Year: 2013 In this report, the results of a study on developing a damage detection methodology based on Statistical Pattern Recognition are presented. This methodology uses a new damage sensitive feature developed in this study… |
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Title: Effects of New Jersey’s Cell Phone and Text Ban Author(s): Dr. Ali Maher Publication Year: 2013 Since March 1, 2008 there has been a ban on wireless telephone and electronic communication devices in New Jersey while operating a motor vehicle. But from general observation on any roadway, it appears that there are… |
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Title: Appendices - Freight Conference Author(s): Publication Year: 2014 |
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Title: The Use of Large-scale Datasets for Understanding Network State Author(s): Dr. Camille Kamga, Dr. Satish V. Ukkusuri Publication Year: 2013 The goal of this proposal is to develop novel modeling techniques to infer individual activity patterns from the large scale cell phone datasets and taxi data from NYC. As such this research offers a paradigm shift… |
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Title: Mobile Source Air Toxics Mitigation Measures Author(s): Dr. Rae Zimmerman, Dr. Marta Panero Publication Year: 2013 In accordance with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) “Interim Guidance Update on Mobile Source Air Toxic Analysis in NEPA Documents (September 30, 2009),” transportation projects subject to the National… |
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Title: Computational Modeling of Driver Speed Control with its Applications in Developing Intelligent Transportation Systems to Prevent Speeding-Related Accidents Author(s): Dr. Changxu (Sean) Wu Publication Year: 2013 Speeding is the leading contributing factor in fatal accidents in NY state, according to NY State Department of Motor Vehicle Accidents Statistical Summary (2009). Understanding and modeling speeding and speed control… |
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Title: NYC 2013 Mayoral Election - Final Report Author(s): Publication Year: 2013 General Election Day, Tuesday, November 5th, 2013, is almost upon us, when voters around New York City (NYC) will take to the polls to select their next Mayor. The candidates on the ballot will include: Bill de Blasio… |
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Title: NYC 2013 Mayoral Election - Palm Card Author(s): Publication Year: 2013 |
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Title: NYC Mayoral Transportation - White Paper Author(s): Publication Year: 2013 Primary day, Tuesday, September 10, 2013, is almost upon us, when voters around New York City (NYC) will take to the polls for the Republican and Democratic parties to select their nominees for Mayor. The University… |
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Title: Eliminating Trucks On Roosevelt Island For The Collection Of Wastes Author(s): Benjamin Miller, Juliette Spertus, Juliette Spertus Publication Year: 2013 This study examined alternatives for improving the efficiency of the pneumatic system that has been used for collecting residential municipal solid waste on Roosevelt Island, New York since 1975. Alternatives included… |
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Title: A Study Of The Feasibility Of Pneumatic Transport Of Municipal Solid Waste And Recyclables In Manhattan Using Existing Transportation Infrastructure Author(s): Benjamin Miller, Juliette Spertus, Benjamin Miller, Juliette Spertus Publication Year: 2013 This study explored possibilities for using existing transportation infrastructure for the cost-effective installation of pneumatic waste-collection technology in Manhattan. If shown to be economically and… |
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Title: Financing Rail Capital Projects: Historical Lessons; Contemporary Cases Author(s): Dr. James K. Cohen Publication Year: 2013 Two large questions informed the research for this article: first, how and why did the mid‐20th century shift from private to public ownership, financing and operation of passenger railways affect the subsequent… |
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Title: Compression of trajectory data: a comprehensive evaluation and new approach Author(s): Dr. Catherine T. Lawson, Dr. Sekharipuram S. Ravi, Dr. Jeong-Hyon Hwang Publication Year: 2013 GPS-equipped mobile devices such as smart phones and in-car navigation units are collecting enormous amounts of spatial and temporal information that traces a moving object’s path. The exponential increase in the amount of such trajectory… |
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Title: Compressing and Querying Multiple GPS Traces for Transportation Planning Author(s): Dr. Catherine T. Lawson, Dr. Sekharipuram S. Ravi, Dr. Jeong-Hyon Hwang Publication Year: 2013 In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of vehicles which have been equipped with GPS devices. These devices generate huge volumes of trace data, and information extracted from these… |
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Title: Compressing and Querying Multiple GPS Traces for Transportation Planning Author(s): Dr. Catherine T. Lawson, Dr. Sekharipuram S. Ravi, Dr. Jeong-Hyon Hwang Publication Year: 2013 In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of vehicles which have been equipped with GPS devices. These devices generate huge volumes of trace data, and information extracted from these… |
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Title: Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Deteriorated Concrete Bridge Components Author(s): Dr. Riyad S. Aboutaha Publication Year: 2013 Corrosion of steel bars in reinforced concrete structures is a major durability problem for bridges constructed in the New York State (NYS). The heavy use of deicing salt compounds this problem. Corrosion of steel bars… |
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Title: Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Deteriorated Concrete Bridges Author(s): Dr. Riyad S. Aboutaha Publication Year: 2013 The findings of this investigation suggest the need for seismic retrofit of deteriorated reinforced concrete bridge columns, particularly, those with corroded lap splice in the longitudinal reinforcement. The study… |
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Title: Effects of New Jersey's Cell Phone/Text Ban Author(s): Dr. Ali Maher Publication Year: 2013 The objectives of this research were to ascertain whether the legislation has had any effect on actual crash and citation data as well as understanding whether NJ drivers know about the ban and their attitudes toward… |
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Title: Innovative Roadway Light Source and Dye Combinations to Improve Visibility and Reduce Environmental Impacts Author(s): Dr. John Bullough Publication Year: 2013 Sky glow light pollution is caused largely by reflected light off of roadway and other surfaces. The authors investigated the feasibility of a system consisting of a specialized LED streetlight and a dye-based roadway… |