Abstract: The general framework deals with the winding of thin plastic films, in order to obtain good-quality rolls. This issue is tightly connected to the thickness of the residual air layer entrapped ...

Abstract: This paper presents an integrated modeling framework to examine the factors affecting urban out-of-home shopping activities. The framework consists of four integrated models: (1) children belief (binary logit) model; (2) ...

Abstract: This paper develops a new method to examine the factors that influence driver's seat belt usage. A binary logit model of the driver's beliefs in the effectiveness of seat belts is first developed. The seat belt beliefs ...

Abstract: Sight distance at the intersection of a minor road (controlled by a stop sign) and a major road is an important element of road safety. Several models have been recently developed for the analysis of sight distance at ...

Abstract: This paper presents a methodology for assessing the effects of source-, chemical-, and aquifer-related parameter uncertainty on the response of a semianalytical transport model using first- and second-order reliability ...

Abstract: This paper develops a system of disaggregate models that accounts for the effect of intersection, driver, and traffic characteristics on gap acceptance for left-turn maneuvers at urban T-intersections controlled by stop ...

Abstract: Unsteady laminar nonlinear slip flow of power law fluids in a microchannel is investigated. The nonlinear partial differential equation resulting from the momentum balance is solved with linear as well as nonlinear boundary ...

Abstract: This paper examines the limitations of using B-spline representation as an analysis tool by comparing its geometry with the nonlinear finite element absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) ...

Abstract: This paper attempts to develop time-series models for forecasting traffic volume in urban arterials. The Box-Jenkins approach is used to estimate the time-series models. A 1-min data set representing traffic volume on five ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new integrated approach to address household perceptions of the quality of tap water and the influence of such perceptions on households’ decisions to use bottled water and the related consumption ...