Texas transportation planning for future renewable energy projects : final report.

Astroza, Sebastian; Patil, Priyadarshan N.; Smith, Katherine I.; Kumar, Vivek; Bhat, Chandra R.; Zhang, Zhanmin

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Texas transportation planning for future renewable energy projects : final report.

2017-03-01
By Astroza, Sebastian ; Patil, Priyadarshan N. ; Smith, Katherine I.

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English

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Creators:

Astroza, Sebastian ; Patil, Priyadarshan N. ; Smith, Katherine I. ; Kumar, Vivek ; Bhat, Chandra R. ; Zhang, Zhanmin
Corporate Creators:

University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
Corporate Contributors:

Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
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Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA/TX-16/0-6850-1 ; 0-6850-1
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States ; Texas
Edition:

Final report
Corporate Publisher:

University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
Abstract:

There will be a significant increase in the number of renewable energy production facilities in Texas. The ; construction of wind farms requires the transport of wind turbine components that create increased loads on ; rural roads and bridges. These rural roads and bridges are typically not designed for such loads. This will result ; in a greater burden on the transportation infrastructure in Texas. ; Given the upward trend in wind energy production, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is ; looking to plan for the impacts of future renewable energy projects on roads while facilitating the development ; of new renewable projects in and around Texas. CTR created an operational planning tool that TxDOT can use ; to propose route plans for wind turbine components passing along Texas routes and develop recommendations ; for planning construction of new wind farms as well as maintenance strategies for the roads.
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PDF
Funding:

0-6850
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32159/dot_32159_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 2.40 MB]
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:505804fb66d108078f686674b8cb6e9c3dda9735dfeb0af03b38e049f26eb219

File Language:

English

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