Compendium of student papers : 2010 undergraduate transportation scholars program.

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• Creators:
  Hawkins, H. Gene
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • College students
  • Transportation engineering
  • Quality assurance
  • Highway engineering--Congresses
  • Traffic engineering--Congresses
  • Transportation--Congresses
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SWUTC/10/476660-00003-3
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  This report is a compilation of research papers written by students participating in the 2010 Undergraduate ; Transportation Scholars Program. The 10-week summer program, now in its 20th year, provides ; undergraduate students in Civil Engineering the opportunity to learn about transportation engineering ; through participating in sponsored transportation research projects. The program design allows students to ; interact directly with a Texas A&M University faculty member or Texas Transportation Institute researcher ; in developing a research proposal, conducting valid research, and documenting the research results through ; oral presentations and research papers. ; The papers in this compendium report on the following topics, respectively: 1) estimating carriers/truckers ; value of time due to congestion; 2) evaluating retroreflectivity measurement techniques for profiled and ; rumble stripe pavement markings; 3) analyzing retroreflectivity and color degradation in sign sheeting; 4) ; evaluating the effectiveness of LED enhanced stop paddles for school crossing guard use; 5) incorporating ; freight value into the Urban Mobility Report; 6) evaluating ASTM Standard Test Method E2177, ; retroreflectivity of pavement markings in a condition of wetness; 7) calibrating pavement performance ; prediction models; and 8) evaluating the effects of concrete curing compounds on hydration.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT07-G-0006
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23114/dot_23114_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.17 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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