<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>TRB Publications Index</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/</link><atom:link href="http://pubsindex.trb.org/common/TRIS Suite/feeds/rss.aspx?tc=NN%3APm" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright © 2015. National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.</copyright><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><managingEditor>tris-trb@nas.edu (Bill McLeod)</managingEditor><webMaster>tris-trb@nas.edu (Bill McLeod)</webMaster><image><title>TRB Publications Index</title><url>http://pubsindex.trb.org/Images/PageHeader-wTitle.png</url><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/</link></image><item><title>Cost Estimating Tool for Early Estimates for Rural and Small Urban Transit Facilities</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1392593</link><description><![CDATA[Construction cost overruns in many small projects can lead to program overruns and hence be just as problematic as a large overrun on a single project. Since there is a lack of compiled cost information or databases to support estimation of rural and small urban transit facilities, this paper focuses on cost estimation and risk assessment for design and construction of rural and small urban transit facilities. The goal of this paper is to define the characteristics of rural and small urban transit facilities, identify and assess their typical risk factors, and develop a database and tool to support conceptual estimating process for these facilities. Initially, this work reviewed the existing literature and described the characteristics of rural and small urban transit facilities. Next, telephone interviews of Department of Transportation (DOT) staff, consultants, and transit managers were conducted and analyzed. Later, based on the literature review and telephone interviews, survey questions were developed and distributed to collect specific historical design and construction costs data. Regression models were generated to predict project design and construction costs based on the size of these types of facilities. The typical risk factors associated with these projects were identified and their frequency levels determined. The final product of the work was development of a cost estimating tool for rural and small urban transit facilities.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2016 17:09:11 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1392593</guid></item><item><title>Site Selection of Inland Waterway Service Area: Feasible Approach</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1289753</link><description><![CDATA[Site selection of inland waterway service areas is of very importance since it affects the investment into the hydraulic structures, physical issues, ecological, and the operation costs of inland waterway service areas. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a scientific method which can show the best alternative among a series of service area locations based on their function orientation and principles summed up from field research. However, forecasting the demand for service areas and performing preliminary location is a necessity before designing the correct location process. Secondary location model builds up a multi-criteria evaluation index system for the inland waterway service area. Waterway service areas of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal (northern Jiangsu Province) receive a successful application with the help of expert people and the location selection process. This method can be used as a guideline for inland waterway service area location selection, both in China and abroad.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:32:49 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1289753</guid></item><item><title>Making the Most of What We Have</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1290740</link><description><![CDATA[No abstract]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:16:25 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1290740</guid></item><item><title>Key Performance Indicators in Public-Private Partnerships: A State-of-the-Practice Report</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1104304</link><description><![CDATA[This report provides a state-of-the-practice description of domestic and international practices for key performance indicators (KPIs) in public-private partnerships (PPPs). The report is based on a comprehensive literature review and eight case studies from Australia, British Columbia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The concept for this report came from an implementation strategy in "Public-Private Partnerships for Highway Infrastructure: Capitalizing on International Experience," as well as "Linking Transportation Performance and Accountability" and "Construction Management Practices in Canada and Europe." The report identifies how government-developed performance measures reflecting societal goals such as congestion management or environmental impact are translated through KPIs and included in project documents for designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining transportation facilities. The report shows that it is possible to align projects with these higher goals. The findings are applicable to agencies that wish to align overarching organizational and societal performance measures through KPIs not only to PPP projects, but also to conventionally bid projects.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:01:19 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1104304</guid></item><item><title>Design of Civil Engineering Objects Model for Utility Management</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1093055</link><description><![CDATA[New infrastructures, such as utilities, are often added to existing infrastructures within civil engineering systems to meet existing or future needs. A uniform and versatile modeling approach that incorporates both existing and proposed new components into a unified design objects model is essential to this process. This modeling approach and the resulting design system employed should coordinate the multiple infrastructures involved to ensure design integrity. In this paper, the authors propose a Civil Engineering Objects (CEO) model, a flexible and powerful modeling tool that supports the management and coordination of the design, construction, and relocation aspects of infrastructure projects. The key technical concepts and issues regarding the implementation of the CEO model are discussed in detail. An application of the proposed model is to demonstrate its ability to verify the spatial clearance of infrastructure components. Findings indicate that the CEO model serves as a competent aid to the design and coordination of utility placement within existing infrastructures.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 10:29:13 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/1093055</guid></item><item><title>Context-Sensitive Solutions in the Planning Process: North Carolina's Experience</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/759635</link><description><![CDATA[During the past 5 years, there has been a national movement to integrate context-sensitive solutions (CSS) into transportation project planning and design. Applying CSS principles in the long-range planning process would help ensure that projects were CSS friendly from their earliest conception. This possibility has prompted CSS experts to discuss how CSS can be integrated into long-range planning. Two environmental stewardship initiatives under way at the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) provide a unique opportunity to explore this area. In the first initiative, NCDOT has a substantial CSS training program in place. To date, nearly 800 staff members and consultants have attended 3-day CSS training courses. In a separate stewardship initiative, NCDOT is redesigning the traditional thoroughfare plan process to create a new comprehensive transportation plan (CTP) process. Although these two initiatives have not been explicitly connected, this discussion examines how CSS principles are embedded in the proposed CTP process. However, substantial technical and institutional challenges must be dealt with before the CSS-based CTP process can be implemented fully. The conclusion of this discussion is that a state-of-the-practice, long-range transportation planning process should incorporate the CSS principles and decision-making characteristics that have been adopted in North Carolina.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:57:54 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/759635</guid></item><item><title>Context-Sensitive Solutions: Training Experience</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/759633</link><description><![CDATA[Context-sensitive solutions (CSS) is a comprehensive approach to transportation decision making that embraces the philosophy that transportation programs and projects should address the transportation need, be an asset to the community, and be compatible with the human and natural environment. The CSS movement is rooted in years of controversy stemming from the dissatisfaction of concerned citizens, environmentalists, historic preservationists, multimodal advocates, and others in the transportation decision-making process. In 2002 the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) signed an Environmental Stewardship Policy that proclaimed, “Our goal is to provide a safe and well-maintained transportation system that meets the needs of customers and supports the development of sustainable, vibrant communities.” NCDOT viewed the CSS approach as a critical element in institutionalizing its stewardship policy and developed the CSS course to encompass the goals of the stewardship policy. To date, more than 1,000 transportation professionals in North Carolina have been trained in CSS. This paper provides insight into the course development process, including course content, participants’ experiences, and recommendations for agencies interested in developing an effective CSS course.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:27:28 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/759633</guid></item><item><title>EVALUATION OF STORM WATER CATCH BASIN INSERTS FOR TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/746617</link><description><![CDATA[Transportation facilities such as parking lots and maintenance yards often do not have provisions to treat storm water before discharge.  Catch basin inserts can provide a retrofit alternative as a method to meet the new National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Phase II storm water pollution prevention regulations.  Inserts produced by four manufacturers were evaluated for removal of suspended solids and petroleum hydrocarbons by using a pilot scale catch basin and synthetic storm water.  In addition, the inserts were placed at operating transportation facilities and monitored for operational problems.  At a flow rate of approximately 0.013 cu m/s (200 gal/min) and pollutant concentrations for total suspended solids (TSS) and total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) of 225 mg/L and 31 mg/L, respectively, the inserts were capable of removing 11% to 42% of TSS and 10% to 19% of TPH.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/746617</guid></item><item><title>SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION OF BURIED STRUCTURES</title><link>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/639813</link><description><![CDATA[This paper, authored by a member of the Transportation Research Board Committee on Subsurface Soil-Structure Interaction, provides an overview of current trends and future developments affecting the soil-structure interaction of buried structures. The analysis, design, and performance of buried structures associated with transportation facilities require an understanding of this interaction. Buried structures usually cannot resist the loads to which they are subjected without utilizing the strength of the surrounding soil in a complex interaction. The soil-structure interaction of a buried structure is affected by the structure's material composition, size, and stiffness; by the method of construction in the field; by the type of and placement of backfill material; and by the external loading.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2000 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://pubsindex.trb.org/view/639813</guid></item></channel></rss>