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ASCE ( American Society of Civil Engineers )
Description: The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.
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Comparative Assessment of 1985 HCM Delay Model
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Delay is an important measure of effectiveness in traffic studies; it represents the direct cost of fuel consumption and indirect cost of time loss to motorists. The 1985 Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) used delay as the ...
Critical Issues in Safe Transport of Hazardous Materials
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The growing volume of hazardous‐materials shipments and the potential consequences of a materials release have raised public concern and scrutiny over the safe handling and transport of hazardous cargo. This has prompted ...
Comparison of Computer Programs for Isolated Signalized Intersection
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The goal of this study is to make a comparative assessment of selected programs developed for traffic signal planning, design, and operation of isolated signalized intersections. A comprehensive inventory is conducted and ...
Using Conditional Probability to Find Driver Age Effect in Crashes
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Conditional probabilities were used to explore the potential relationships between driver age and factors related to crash involvement including crash location, manner of collision, roadway character, speed of vehicles ...
Development of Transportation Engineering Research, Education, and Practice in a Changing Civil Engineering World
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Transportation has been one of the essential areas within civil engineering since its early days. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of ASCE, this paper presents a review of developments in research, education, and ...
Methodology SHAKER and the Capacity Analysis of Five Toll Plazas
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Modeling traffic at toll collection facilities can assist in computing plaza capacity and performance. It may help planners and operators decide on which lane configurations are appropriate for specific hourly approach ...
Traffic Signal Using Mixed Controller Operations
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: An actuated controller performs well when the traffic is light to medium. When the traffic volume increases and one or more phases of an actuated controller reach the maximum green interval, the controller performance ...
Bus Priority Strategy: Justification and Environmental Aspects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The benefits and costs of implementing a bus preemption system at isolated intersections and at intersections forming an open arterial network were investigated. Trade‐off analyses were performed on measures of road user ...