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At a Glance — The Oil and Gas Energy Sector in Texas (2018)

December 1, 2018

See related story. 1 Baker Hughes. North America Rig Count. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=79687&p=irol-reportsother. 2 Railroad Commission of Texas. Monthly Drilling, Completion and Plugging Summaries. https://www.rrc.texas.gov/oil-and-gas/research-and-statistics/drilling-information/monthly-drilling-completion-and-plugging-summaries/.

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 4 Tagged With: infrastructure, Oil and Gas Energy Developments

What We’re Thinking: Rural Texas Highways Give Us a Reliable Path to the Pump

December 1, 2018

By Bill Stockton This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune, November 14, 2018. Your car’s next tank of gas is on its way to you. You can be assured of that, even though the journey it takes to get there is a sometimes arduous one. That journey could begin at one of hundreds […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 4 Tagged With: infrastructure, mobility, Oil and Gas Energy Developments, safety

Decisions, Decisions: Lane Choices Aren’t as Simple as We Thought

December 1, 2018

Plastic or paper. Decaf or regular. Cash or credit. Consumers make choices every day. Whether it’s about how we shop, how we dine, or how we purchase goods and services, most of our decisions are pretty straightforward. We know what we want, and we know why. When it comes to how we commute, however, things […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 4 Tagged With: economics, human behavior, infrastructure, managed lanes, mobility

Fingerprinting Asphalt: New Handheld Testing Device Ensures Binder Quality

December 1, 2018

Ensuring that asphalt binders don’t contain too many contaminates can be key to ensuring a longer-lasting roadway. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is implementing use of an innovative technology in a new test method and updated specifications developed during a two-year study conducted by the Materials and Pavements Division of the Texas A&M Transportation […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 4 Tagged With: Asphalt Binders, infrastructure, Premature Pavement Failure

TTI Travels to Africa for a Transportation Improvement Expedition

November 6, 2018

A week-long visit to Namibia by the leaders of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) in October continued a longtime working relationship with that country but lays the groundwork for relationships with numerous other African countries. Agency Director Greg Winfree, Assistant Director Joe Zietsman and Associate Research Engineer Tara Ramani met with the country’s Roads […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Greg Winfree, infrastructure, Joe Zietsman, Namibia, sustainability

Finding a Better Way to Reason With Hurricane Season

September 7, 2018

By Jolanda Prozzi The current tropical storm season has barely begun, and we’re still recovering from the last one, mindful of a few sobering realities: Weather and climate disaster events — which include hurricanes and other major flooding — are becoming more frequent. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. suffered 203 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hurricane, Hurricane Harvey, infrastructure, Jolanda Prozzi, What We're Thinking

At a Glance — On the Road Again in Texas: TxDOT’s Projected Costs and Potential Savings with Accelerated Construction

September 1, 2018

1 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). “Texas Transportation Asset Management Plan” (forthcoming). 2 TxDOT. Unified Transportation Program. (2019). http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/tpp/utp/2019/utp-2019.pdf. Accessed October 4, 2018. 3 TxDOT. Accelerated Construction Guidelines. (2018). http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot/cst/regional-workshops/accelerated-construction-guidelines.pdf. Accessed October 4, 2018.

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 3 Tagged With: Accelerated Construction, infrastructure

What We’re Thinking: It’s High Time for a Discussion on Infrastructure

September 1, 2018

By Greg Winfree and Zachry Grasley This article was originally published in The Hill, August 20, 2018. This year, we mark 11 years since the Interstate 35 bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people and injuring 145 more. For anyone not living there, or otherwise not personally affected by that tragedy, […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 3 Tagged With: funding, infrastructure, policy, transportation infrastructure

Faster, Safer, Less Expensive Road Construction Through Utility Engineering

September 1, 2018

The practice of burying or placing utility lines without adequate documentation has caused large-scale problems across the country. It’s also helped create a new program devoted entirely to the issue. The Utility Engineering Program, formed last year at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) to capitalize on the Institute’s two decades of leading-edge research and […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 3 Tagged With: Asset Management, construction, infrastructure, utility engineering, utility infrastructure

Double Time — Accelerated Construction Strategies Enable a Quicker Pace Toward Project Completion

September 1, 2018

ENCOUNTERING the same construction zones day after day, month after month, it’s only natural for travelers to ask “Why does this have to take so long?” Thanks to a growing reliance on creative thinking, it no longer does. That thinking is at the root of accelerated construction, an effort launched in Texas in 1998 and […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 3 Tagged With: Accelerated Construction, infrastructure, mobility

Cheap, Fast, Good: Cold, In-Place Recycling Can Deliver All Three

September 1, 2018

The old adage, “Cheap, Fast, Good: Pick Any Two,” applies to most things. Defying this commonly held belief, rehabilitating a roadway with cold-in-place recycling (CIR) can actually be faster and cheaper than traditional methods and still yield outstanding results. CIR is a single operation. An existing deteriorated hot-mix asphalt (HMA) layer is recycled and treated, […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 3 Tagged With: Accelerated Construction, Asphalt Maintenance, Cold In-place Recycling, environment, infrastructure

It’s High Time For a Discussion on Infrastructure

August 23, 2018

By Gregory Winfree and Zachary Grasley In August, we mark 11 years since the Interstate 35 bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people and injuring 145 more. For anyone not living there, or otherwise not personally affected by that tragedy, the anniversary will likely pass without a single thought as to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bill Shuster, Center for Infrastructure Renewal, CIR, Gregory Winfree, infrastructure, roads and bridges

TTI Helps Develop Innovative Flood Warning System for Houston

August 21, 2018

Flooding has plagued Houston roadways for decades, but now, thanks to a first-of-its-kind warning system initiated by Houston TranStar and developed by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), motorists will be warned in real time about locations where roadway flooding is likely occurring. View the Houston TranStar warning system “Houston was ground zero for Hurricane […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Flood, Hurricane Harvey, infrastructure, TranStar

TTI’s Ling and Lytton Awarded Best Paper by International Association

June 8, 2018

A National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) project describing a new mechanical-based method for testing aged asphalt led to international recognition for two Texas A&M Transportation Institute employees: Postdoctoral Researcher Meng Ling and TTI Research Engineer Robert Lytton. “An Inverse Approach to Determine Complex Modulus Gradient of Field-aged Asphalt Mixtures” was named a 2017 Best […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asphalt Pavement, Best Paper Award, infrastructure, Meng Ling, RILEM, Robert Lytton

At a Glance — By the Numbers: The Center for Infrastructure Renewal

June 1, 2018

Located at The Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus See related story. *The Center for Infrastructure Renewal is a shared facility of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 2 Tagged With: Center for Infrastructure Renewal, infrastructure, RELLIS Campus

Texas A&M’s Center for Infrastructure Renewal Cuts the Ribbon on Infrastructure Innovations for State, Nation

June 1, 2018

Credited with acquiring the legislative funding needed for The Texas A&M University System’s Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was the special guest for the center’s ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Texas A&M’s RELLIS Campus April 11. The 138,000-square-foot, multidisciplinary research center boasts state-of-the-art research facilities and laboratories aimed at making infrastructure […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 2 Tagged With: Center for Infrastructure Renewal, infrastructure, RELLIS Campus

3M Investment at A&M, TTI Will Advance Connected and Automated Vehicle Technology

May 8, 2018

First major industry partnership at the RELLIS Campus On Tuesday, May 8, 3M Company announced a $1.6 million investment in The Texas A&M University System’s evolving RELLIS Campus. The funding will be used to build a simulated rain range to support research by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Texas A&M University in connected […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 3M, automated, CAV, connected, education, infrastructure, R&D, rain range, vehicle

CIR Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Highlights Expected Infrastructure Innovations for State, Nation

April 12, 2018

Credited with acquiring the legislative funding needed for The Texas A&M University System’s Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick was the special guest for the center’s ribbon-cutting ceremony held on the RELLIS Campus April 11. The 138,000-square-foot, multidisciplinary research center boasts state-of-the-art research facilities and laboratories aimed at making infrastructure smarter, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Center for Infrastructure Renewal, CIR, infrastructure, Infrastructure Investment, RELLIS Campus, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

Bubble, Bubble. Toil. No Trouble. TTI Researchers Investigate Mysterious Pavement Behaviors Following Hurricane Harvey

March 1, 2018

Hurricane Harvey’s impact on Texas was unprecedented in many ways, including rainfall amounts, property damage and human misery. There was also unprecedented disruption and damage to Texas roadways. About a mile of SH 6 in Harris County, from Clay Road to I-10, was covered with up to 7 feet of water for 14 days. Multiple […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 1 Tagged With: ground penetrating radar, Hurricane Harvey, infrastructure, Pavement Damage Assessment, rolling dynamic deflectometer, total pavements acceptance device

Building on a Foundation of Shared Trust, Vision: TTI and Texas A&M’s Zachry Department of Civil Engineering Look Toward the Future

March 1, 2018

In 1950, Texas A&M College already enjoyed a 40-year reputation for innovative road materials research. That, combined with the college’s land-grant mission of public service, made it a natural home for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The shared connection between academic learning and applied research was embodied in TTI’s first director, Fred Benson, who […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 54, Number 1 Tagged With: human interaction, infrastructure, partnership, research, safety, traffic operations, workforce development, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering

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