Compendium of student papers : 2012 undergraduate transportation scholars program.

Details

• Creators:
  Celoza, Amelia ; Weimert, Kayla ; Hawkins, H. Gene
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Work zones
  • Highway safety
  • Highway curves
  • Geometric design
  • Ran off road accidents
  • Night
  • Lighting
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SWUTC/13/600451-00003-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  This report is a compilation of research papers written by students participating in the 2012 Undergraduate ; Transportation Scholars Program. The 10-week summer program, now in its 22nd 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 A&M 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: 1) Analysis of Factors Influencing Run-off ; Road Crashes on Horizontal Curves; and 2) Impact of Nighttime Work Zone Lighting on Motorists’ ; Detection of Objects.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT12-G-UTC06
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26646/dot_26646_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.06 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:da6a7c7d798560e4d62a4d18a9eecc85d4c28dcadee71c840c413f0413aa02e6