Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Author "Turochy, Rod"

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A Benefit/Cost Analysis of Paved Shoulder Installation on High Priority Road Segments on Two-Lane Rural Highways in Alabama

Ayala, Renee (2008-08-15)

There are currently more than 40,000 deaths a year that occur as the result of motor vehicle traffic accidents, which have been ranked among the leading causes of death for Americans. In addition, a reported 55% of all ...

A Comprehensive Evaluation of Operational and Safety Performance of Directional Rumble Strips on Freeway Off-Ramps

Xue, Chennan (2020-10-28)

A freeway off-ramp is a short section of roadway that allows vehicles to exit the freeway. Wrong-way driving (WWD) and failure in speed management were found to be the major issues on these off-ramps. Countermeasures have ...

A Conceptual Model of Design-Build

Fuller, Ashley (2023-04-03) ETD File Embargoed

Design-build is a project delivery method with roots in the ancient concept of the “master builder” where responsibility for both design and construction reside in one person. Despite the dominance of design-bid-build in ...

Development of a Biennial Review Procedure for Updating Liquidated Damage Rates Used in Construction Contracts

Bailey, Clark (2007-08-15)

This research effort sought to develop statistically justifiable means for developing a schedule of liquidated damage (LD) rates to be adopted by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). The procedure outlined ...

Development of a Feeder Route Cyclist Demand Model for Dense Urban Areas

Scurlock, Kristin (2012-11-06)

This thesis provides a new way of forecasting bicycle demand in the urban core by using a feeder system approach. It uses a technique of predicting demand at a location for all of the demand feeding into that point. No ...

Development of Breakdown Probability Models for Rural Freeway Work Zones Using Field Data and Simulation

Jehn, Nicholas (2018-04-27)

The current state of the National Highway System often necessitates that agencies interrupt normal traffic operations for maintenance and capacity improvements. With nearly 9 million lane-miles of public roadway and an ...

Development of Crash Modification Factor for Low-cost Median Opening Treatments at Unsignalized Intersections of Rural Divided Highways

Priyanka, Humayra Kabir (2022-12-09)

An effective access management technique is such that it has the lowest level of access control to balance traffic operation and safety. Increasing the level of control can increase the overall delay. On the other hand, ...

Effects of Asphalt and Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation on Users and Businesses during Construction

Fisher, Mitchell II (2018-07-23)

Roadway maintenance and rehabilitation are critical tasks to sustain our transportation system. However, these activities often generate delays to road users, which can result in road user costs, work zone crash costs, and ...

Effects of Intersection Features on Wrong-Way Driving

Wang, Jin (2018-03-22)

Wrong-way driving (WWD) crashes are much more likely to result in serious injuries or fatalities compared to all other crashes. The analysis performed in this dissertation shows, specifically, that the risk of a fatality ...

Evaluating the Effects of Queue Warning Systems on Freeway Work Zones Using Traffic Simulation Software

Ramirez, Veronica (2017-07-27)

Work zones are a key component of the rehabilitation efforts that travelers on the U.S. national highway system interact with increasingly every day. Roadway construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance poses a potential ...

Evaluation of a Solvent-less Method for Estimating Asphalt Binder Properties of Recycled Asphalt Pavement

Turner, Pamela (2013-04-29)

Increasing amounts of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) are being used in response to the rising costs of asphalt materials. The asphalt paving industry currently lacks a method for characterizing the properties of the ...

Evaluation of Driver Assistive Truck Platooning on Traffic Flow

Gordon, Mikhail (2015-07-21)

Interest in driver assistive truck platooning (DATP) through the application of coordinated adaptive cruise control in the freight trucking industry is on the rise due to its expected benefits on the roadway. To investigate ...

Evaluation, Local Calibration, and Validation of Performance Prediction Models in AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Software Using NCAT Test Track Data

Guo, Xiaolong (2017-04-26)

The AASHTOWareTM Pavement ME Design software was adopted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) for structural pavement designs. The performance prediction models in the software ...

Exploration of Crash Severity and Location in Work Zone-Related Crashes in Alabama

Prichard, Bradley (2015-01-07)

Work zones are necessary for maintenance and improvement of highways, but they also present opportunities for crashes that might not occur under normal driving conditions. From 2006-2011, 3,192 crashes resulted in some ...

Field-Based Strain Thresholds for Flexible Perpetual Pavement Design

Willis, James (2009-05-15)

In the recent years, there has been a push towards designing roadways which will sustain 50 years of trafficking without having any structural fatigue damage. These --Y´perpetual pavements¡ are designed using mechanisti ...

Guidance to Support Vulnerable Road Users in the State of Alabama

Gajkowski, Travis (2017-04-21)

Over the past decade, communities across Alabama and the United States experienced significant increases in multi-modal traffic. While this growth has been shown to promote sustainable and livable communities, reduce ...

Hypothetical Analysis on Cost Effectiveness of Centerline Rumble Strips as a Crash Countermeasure

Sharma, Asha (2006-05-15)

Rural roads are mostly undivided highways with high speed, two-way traffic. These factors coupled with inattentive driver behavior increase the risk of frontal and sideswipe collisions. Widening of roads and installation ...

Innovative Applications of Naturalistic Driving Data for In-Depth Analysis of Freeway Interchange Deceleration Lane Design and Work Zone Mobility

Xu, Dan (2021-11-29)

This dissertation investigates two innovative applications of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program Naturalistic Driving Study (SHRP 2 NDS) data: (1) freeway interchange deceleration lane design and (2) work zone ...

An Investigation into the Application of Dynamic Merge Control in Work Zones: A Simulation Study

Majid, Rasib (2015-08-19)

With increasing highway traffic volume, construction and maintenance works are quite frequent. Upstream lane merging manoeuver and capacity bottleneck can result from a work zone lane closure, which pose increased safety ...

Investigation of Deflection Basins to Identify Structural Distresses within Flexible Pavements

Vrtis, Michael (2017-04-21)

Cracking in pavements is often considered a random phenomenon that is difficult to predict and diagnose. It would be beneficial to pavement managers to identify pavements that are likely to have cracking in the near future ...