Abstract: A typical highway project generally takes 5 years or more from planning phase to construction stage, particularly in wooded and difficult terrain using traditional topographic terrain mapping methods. This paper presents ...

Abstract: Vehicle emissions from mobile sources are major contributors to air pollution and air quality degradation in the United States. The inventory of these emissions is a key component in ambient air quality assessment and air ...

Abstract: Nanoindentation is a relatively new technique which has been used to measure nanomechanical properties of surface layers of bulk materials and of thin films. In this study, micromechanical properties such as hardness and ...