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Transportation Publications

Since 2004, the Program in Transportation Systems Engineering has published 13 Selected Publications:Books, 83 Journals, 81 Proceedings - Full paper review, 25 Reports, 

Below is a listing of these publications by publication type, year (descending) and primary author.

Books

  1. Asset Management. Chapter in Institute of Transportation Engineers Planning Handbook. Editor: M. Meyer. Forthcoming.
  2. Meyer, M.D. Public Transportation and the Environment, Chapter in Environmentally Conscious Transportation, Myer Kutz, ed. to be published in 2007.
  3. Meyer, M.D., editor, Transportation Planning Handbook, Institute of Transportation Engineers, to be published in 2007.
  4. Meyer, M.D., editor, Transportation Planning Handbook, Institute of Transportation Engineers, to be published in 2007.
  5. Meyer, M.D. Intermodal and Multimodal Considerations, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, United Nations, forthcoming
  6. Meyer, M.D. Transportation System Organization, Management and Interoperability, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, United Nations, forthcoming.
  7. Meyer, M.D. Urban and Regional Planning, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, United Nations, forthcoming.
  8. Guensler, Randall (partial manuscript). "Transportation Planning and Air Quality", Energy Foundation; 2005.
  9. J. Leonard and Meyer, M.D., "Design of Transportation Facilities," in The Engineering Handbook, (2nd edition), CRC Press, 2005.
  10. Meyer, M.D. with P. Shuldiner and K. Black, (1st edition), "Operations and Environmental Impacts, in The Engineering Handbook, (2nd edition), CRC Press, 2005.
  11. Meyer, M.D., "Transportation Planning, in The Engineering Handbook, (2nd edition), CRC Press, 2005.
  12. Meyer, M.D., Chapter on "Transportation Planning" in Wright, P and K. Dixon, Highway Engineering, Wiley, 2004.
  13. Meyer, M.D., Chapter on Highway Mass Transit Facilities, in Wright, P and K. Dixon, Highway Engineering, Wiley, 2004.

Journals

  1. Urban Form and Thermal Efficiency: How the Design of Cities can Influence the Urban Heat Island Effect.  B. Stone and M.O. Rodgers, Journal of the American Planning Association, in Press (April 2001).
  2. Elango, V., R. Guensler, and J. Ogle (in press). Day-To-Day Travel Variability in the Commute Atlanta Study. Transportation Research Record; National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.
  3. Garrow, L., M. Meyer, C. Ross, and T. Bodea, The Influence of Socio-Demographic and Built Environment Characteristics on the Likelihoods of Being Overweight and Obese: A Cautionary Tale Transportation, submitted for publication.
  4. Jun, J., J. Ogle, and R. Guensler (in press). Relationships between Crash Risk and Temporal-Spatial Travel Distances Using GPS Instrumented Vehicles. Transportation Research Record; National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.
  5. Kim, H.K. and M. Hunter. Effect of Pedestrian-Related Factors on Intersection Performance Accepted for Publication in the Transportation Research Board 84th Annual Meeting Compendium of Conference Papers, January 2005.
  6. Ko, J., R. Guensler, and M. Hunter (accepted). Variability in Traffic Flow Quality Experienced by Drivers: Evidence from Instrumented Vehicles; Transportation Research Record; National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.
  7. Wu, Hao, J. Lee, M. Hunter, R. Fujimoto, R. Guensler, and J. Ko. Simulated Vehicle-to-Vehicle Message Propagation Efficiency on Atlanta's I-75 Corridor Accepted for Publication in the Transportation Research Board 84th Annual Meeting Compendium of Conference Papers, January 2005.
  8. Amekudzi, AA; Thomas-Mobley L.; and C. Ross. Transportation Planning and Infrastructure Delivery in Major and Megacities: Selected Issues for Shaping Solutions to the Emerging Urban Form. Journal of the Transportation Research Board  Forthcoming.
  9. Bhat, C., Garrow, L. & Mokhtarian, P. (2008). Frank Koppelman's contributions and legacy to the travel demand modeling field. Transportation Research Part B 42B(3): 185-190.
  10. Bodea, T. D., Garrow, L. A., Meyer, M. D., and Ross, C. L., (2008). The influence of socio-demographic and built environment characteristics on the likelihoods of being overweight and obese: A cautionary tale, Transportation 35(2): 179-199.
  11. Garrow, L. A. and Ferguson, M. A. (accepted). Revenue management and the analytics explosion: perspectives from industry experts, Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management.
  12. Iliescu, D. C., Garrow, L. A., and Parker, R. A.. (2008). Hazard models of U.S. airline passengers' refund and exchange behavior, Transportation Research Part B 42(3): 229-242.
  13. Angshuman Guin, Christopher Porter, Bayne Smith, Carla Holmes, Benefits Analysis for an Incident Management Program Integrated with Intelligent Transportation Systems Operations: A Case Study, Accepted for publication in Transportation Research Records of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), January, 2007.
  14. Bodea, T. D., Ferguson, M. A., and Garrow, L. A. Choice-based revenue management: Data from a major hotel chain, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, (submitted December, 2007 and submitted for second round review in April, 2008).
  15. Garrow, L. A. and Bodea, T. D. Generation of synthetic datasets for discrete choice analysis, Working paper submitted for publication in February, 2007 and submitted for second round review in April, 2008.
  16. Guensler, R. (2007). Commute Atlanta: Instrumented Vehicles, Value Pricing, Travel Behavior, and Safety; Georgia Transportation Institute Annual Report.
  17. J A Laval, M J Cassidy, and C F Daganzo. Impacts of lane changes at on-ramp bottlenecks: A theory and strategies to maximize capacity. In R. Kuhne, T. Poschel, A. Schadschneider, M. Schreckenberg, and D. Wolf, editors, Forthcoming in Traffic and Granular Flow'05. Springer, 2007.
  18. J A Laval. Linking synchronized flow and kinematic wave theory. In R. Kuhne, T. Poschel, A. Schadschneider, M. Schreckenberg, and D. Wolf, editors, Forthcoming in Traffic and Granular Flow'05. Springer, 2007.
  19. L Leclercq, J A Laval and E Chevallier, The lagrangian coordinates and what it means for first order traffic flow models. 17th International Symposium of Transportation and Traffic Theory, London, 2007. (Accepted)
  20. L Leclercq, J Laval, and E Chevallier. The Lagrangian coordinate system and what it means for first order traffic flow models. In B. Heydecker, editor, Forthcoming in 17th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, Elsevier, New York, 2007.
  21. L Leclercq, N Chiabaut, J Laval, and C Buisson. Relaxation phenomenon after changing lanes: Experimental validation with NGSIM data set. Transportation Research Record (Forthcoming), 2007.
  22. Teizer, J. and Kahlmann, T. (2007), Range Imaging as an Emerging Optical 3D Measurement Technology, 86th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington D.C., 2007 (under review).
  23. Teizer, J., Caldas C.H., Haas, C.T. (2007), Real-Time Three-Dimensional Modeling for the Detection and Tracking of Construction Resources, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Reston, Virginia (under review).
  24. Zuehlke, K. and R. Guensler (2007). “Employer Perceptions and Implementation of Commute Alternatives Strategies.” Journal of Public Transportation; Volume 10, No. 4; pp. 171-194
  25. Amekudzi and M. Meyer, Incorporating Environmental Considerations into Transportation Planning, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, American Society of Civil Engineers, vol 132, No. 1, March, 2006.
  26. Amekudzi, A and M. Meyer. Considering the Environment in Transportation Planning: Review of Emerging Paradigms and Practices in the United States. ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development, Vol. 132, No. 1, Mar 2006, pp. 42-52.
  27. Angshuman Guin, Travel Time Prediction using a Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Time Series Model, Proceedings of the 9th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems - ITSC 2006, September 17-20, 2006.
  28. Bodea, T. D., Garrow, L. A., Meyer, M. D., and Ross, C. L. Socio-demographic and built environment influences on the odds of being overweight or obese: The Atlanta experience. (Submitted December, 2006).
  29. Garrow, L. A., Jones, S. P., and Parker, R. A. (2007). How much airline customers are willing to pay: An analysis of price sensitivity in online distribution channels, Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management 6(1): 1-20.
  30. J A Laval and C F Daganzo. Lane-changing in traffic streams. Transportation Research Part B, 40 (3): 251-264, 2006.
  31. J A Laval and C F Daganzo. Lane-changing in traffic streams. Transportation Research Part B, 40(3):251-264, 2006.
  32. J A Laval. A macroscopic theory of two-lane rural roads. Transportation Research Part B, 40 (10): 937-944, 2006.
  33. J A Laval. A macroscopic theory of two-lane rural roads. Transportation Research Part B, 40 (10):937-944, 2006.
  34. J A Laval. Stochastic processes of moving bottlenecks: Approximate formulas for highway capacity. Forthcoming in Transportation Research Records, 2006.
  35. J A Laval. Stochastic processes of moving bottlenecks: Approximate formulas for highway capacity. Transportation Research Record, 1988:86-91, 2006.
  36. Jacobs, T., Smith, B., Lohatepanont, M., Koppelman, F., Coldren, G., and Garrow, L. "Schedule Planning." Book chapter for Springer's International Series in Operations Research and the Management Science: Advancing-the-State-of-the-Art, Eds. Cynthia Barnhart and Barry Smith. (Submitted August, 2006 and currently under review) .
  37. Jeon, C. M., Amekudzi, A., and J. Vanegas. Transportation System Sustainability Issues in High, Middle and Low-Income Countries: Case Studies from Georgia (U.S.), South Korea, Colombia and Ghana. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 132, No. 3, Sep 2006, pp. 172-186.
  38. Jun, J., R. Guensler, and J. Ogle (2006). Smoothing Methods Designed to Minimize the Impact of GPS Random Error on Travel Distance, Speed, and Acceleration Profile Estimates; Transportation Research Record; No. 1972; pp. 141-150. National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.
  39. Meyer,M., L. Saben, W. Shepard, and D. Drake, Implementation of a Regional High Occupancy Toll Network in Metropolitan Areas, Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1959, Washington D.C: National Academy Press, 2006.
  40. Meyer,M., L. Saben, W. Shepard, and D. Drake, Implementation of a Regional High Occupancy Toll Network in Metropolitan Areas, Paper accepted for publication in Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C: National Academy Press, 2006.
  41. Meyer,M., L. Saben, W. Shepard, and E. Steavens, Feasibility of a Regional Truck-Only Toll Lane Network: The Case of Atlanta, GA, Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1960, Washington D.C: National Academy Press, 2006.
  42. Meyer,M., L. Saben, W. Shepard, and E. Steavens, Feasibility of a Regional Truck-Only Toll Lane Network: The Case of Atlanta, GA, Paper accepted for publication in Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C: National Academy Press, 2006.
  43. Wang, Z. and Tsai, Y. (2006), An Improved Block and Activity-based Pavement Structure Methodology for a PMS, Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
  44. Williams, B. M., Amekudzi, A. A., Folds, D., Zureick, A., and Y. S. Kim (Submitted). Comprehensive Evaluation of Guardrail Delineation Systems. Journal of Public Works Management and Policy, American Public Works Association, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2006, pp. 49-62.
  45. Wu J. and Tsai, Y. (2006) Enhanced Roadway Geometry Data Collection Using An Effective Video Log Image Processing Algorithm, Journal of Transportation Record. (recommended to be published)
  46. Wu, J. and Tsai, Y. (2006), Enhanced Roadway Inventory Using 2-D Sign Video Image recognition Algorithm, Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, pp. 369-382.
  47. Yoon, S., V. Elango, R. Guensler, and S. Kimbrough (submitted); "Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Engine Load Estimation: Development of Vehicle Activity Optimization Algorithms"; Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; Originally presented in the Air and Waste Management Association, 99th Annual Meeting Proceedings (CD-ROM); Pittsburgh, PA; June 2006; The authors responded to a formal AWMA staff request to submit the paper to JAWMA for full publication.
  48. A Laval. Linking synchronized flow and kinematic wave theory. In R. Kuhne, T. Poschel, A. Schadschneider, M. Schreckenberg, and D. Wolf, editors, Traffic and Granular Flow'05 (In Press). Springer, 2005.
  49. Billy Williams, Angshuman Guin, Traffic Management Centers Use of Incident Detection Algorithms: Findings of a Nationwide Survey, accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. Manuscript submitted May 2005.
  50. C F Daganzo and J A Laval. Moving bottlenecks: A numerical method that converges in flows, Transportation Research Part B, 39(9):855-863, 2005.
  51. C F Daganzo and J A Laval. On the numerical treatment of moving bottlenecks. Transportation Research Part B, 39(1):31-46, 2005.
  52. Daiheng Ni, John D. Leonard II, Angshuman Guin, Chunxia Feng, A Multiple Imputation Scheme for Overcoming the Missing Values and Variability Issues in ITS Data, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 12, pp. 931-938, 2005.
  53. DeHart-Davis, L, and R. Guensler (2005). Employers as Mediating Institutions for Public Policy: The Case of Commute Options Programs; Policy Studies Journal, Volume 33, Number 4; 2005.
  54. Garrow, Laurie A., Koppelman, Frank S., and Nelson, Barry L. (2005). Efficient estimation of nested logit models using choice-based samples, In Proceeding of the 16th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory: Transportation and Traffic Theory: Flow, Dynamics, and Human Interactions, University of Maryland, College Park, July 19-21. Ed. Hani S. Mahmassani. pp. 525-544.
  55. Institutional and Regulatory Issues Related to Nonmotorized Travel and Walkable Communities, Special Report 282, Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity? Examining the Evidence, Appendix, Transportation Research Board, 2005
  56. J A Laval, M J Cassidy, and C F Daganzo. Impacts of lane changes at on-ramp bottlenecks: A theory and strategies to maximize capacity. In R. Kuhne, T. Poschel, A. Schadschneider, M. Schreckenberg, and D. Wolf, editors, Traffic and Granular Flow'05 (In Press). Springer, 2005.
  57. JC Munoz and J A Laval. System optimum dynamic traffic assignment graphical solution method for a congested freeway and one destination. Transportation Research Part B, 40(1):1-15, 2005.
  58. Jeon, C. M. and A. Amekudzi. Addressing Sustainability in Transportation Systems: Definitions, Indicators and Metrics. ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Mar 2005, Vol. 11, No. 10, pp. 31-50.
  59. Koppelman, Frank S. and Garrow, Laurie A. (2005). Examples of how to use nested models with choice-based samples, Transportation Research Record 1921: 63-69.
  60. Lederer, P. R., L. F. Cohn, R. Guensler, and R. A. Harris (2005). Effect of On-Ramp Geometric and Operational Factors on Vehicle Activity; ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering. Vol. 131, No. 1; January.
  61. Li, H., R. Guensler, and J. Ogle (2005). “An Analysis of Morning Commute Route Choice Patterns Using GPS Based Vehicle Activity Data”; Transportation Research Record; 1926; pp. 162-170. National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.
  62. Meyer, M., "Use of Performance Measures in Different Institutional and Cultural Contexts: The Case of Australia, Japan and New Zealand", Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1924, Washington D.C: National Academy Press, 2005.
  63. Meyer, M., S. Campbell, and M. Coogan, "Collaboration: Key to Success in Transportation", Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1924, Washington D.C: National Academy Press, 2005.
  64. Ni, D., and J.D. Leonard (accepted, 2005). "A Novel Scheme for Overcoming the Missing Values and Variability Issues in ITS Data" in ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering.
  65. Ogle, J., Guensler, R., and V. Elango (2005). “Commute Atlanta Value Pricing Program: Recruitment Methods and Travel Diary Response Rates”; Transportation Research Record; No. 1931; pp. 28-37. National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC
  66. Sudeshna Mi., S. Washington, E. Dumbaugh, M. Meyer, and A. Chang, Relationships between Governor's Highway Safety Associations and Transportation Planning:  Exploratory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Model, Journal of Transportation Statistics, Washington: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, vol. 8, 2005.
  67. Teizer, J., Kim, C., Haas, C.T., Liapi, K.A., and Caldas, C.H. (2005), A Framework for Real-time 3D Modeling of Infrastructure, Transportation Research Record, No. 1913, pp. 177-186, Washington D.C., 2005.
  68. Wu, H, J. Lee, M. Hunter, R. Fujimoto, R. Guensler, and J. Ko (2005). Efficiency of Simulated Vehicle-to-Vehicle Message Propagation in Atlanta, Georgia, I-75 Corridor; Transportation Research Record; No. 1910; pp. 82-89. National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.
  69. Wu, J. and Tsai, Y. (2005), Real-time Speed Limit Sign Recognition Based on Locally Adaptive Thrsholding and Depth-First-Search, Special Issue on Mobile Mapping Technologies, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS) Journal. Vol. 71, No. 4, April 2005, pp. 405  414.
  70. Yoon, S., H. Li, J. Jun, J. Ogle, R. Guensler, and M. Rodgers (2005). “Methodology for Developing Transit Bus Speed-Acceleration Matrices for Load-Based Mobile Source Emissions Models”; Transportation Research Record; 1941; pp. 26-33. National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC
  71. Amekudzi, A., and Fomunung, I. 2004. Integrating Brownfields Redevelopment with Transportation Planning, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 130, No. 4, December, 204-212.
  72. Daiheng Ni, John D. Leonard II, Angshuman Guin, and Billy M. Williams, A Systematic Approach for Validating Traffic Simulation Models, Transportation Research Record 1876, pp. 20-31, 2004.
  73. Daiheng Ni, John D. Leonard, and Angshuman Guin (2004) "A Systematic Approach for Validating Traffic Simulation Models." Journal of the Transportation Research Board, (in press)
  74. Garrow, L. A. & Koppelman, F. S. (2004). Multinomial and nested logit models of airlines passengers no-show and standby behaviour. Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management. 3(3): 237-253.
  75. Garrow, L. A. & Koppelman, F. S. (2004). Predicting air travelers show, no-show and standby behavior using passenger and directional itinerary information. Journal of Air Transport Management 10: 401-411.
  76. Guensler, R. (manuscript); Who Will You Trust with Your Personal Vehicle Activity Data?; Access; The University of California Transportation Center; Berkeley, CA; Spring 2004.
  77. Guensler, R., K. Dixon, V. Elango, and S. Yoon (2004). MOBILE-Matrix: Georgia Statewide MTPT Application for Rural Areas; Transportation Research Record; No. 1880; pp. 83-89. National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.
  78. Hunter, M. and R. Machemehl. Initial Development of an Object-Oriented, Open Architecture, Transportation Simulation. 5th Transportation Specialty Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Conference Proceedings, June 2004.
  79. Hunter, M. and R. Machemehl. Initial Development of an Object-Oriented, Open Architecture, Transportation Simulation. Jordan International Conference on Sustainable Development of Transportation Systems, Amman Jordan, Conference Proceedings, April 2004. (Invited Paper)
  80. Li, H., R. Guensler, J. Ogle, and J. Wang (2004). Using Global Positioning System Data to Understand Day-to-Day Dynamics of Morning Commute Behavior; Transportation Research Record; No. 1895; pp. 78-84. National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.
  81. Tsai, Y. and Gao, B., Lai, J. (2004), GIS-Enabled Multi-Year Project-Linked Network Pavement MR&R System, Journal of The Transportation Research Board, No. 1889, pp. 21-30.
  82. Tsai, Y. and Yang, E. (2004), A Constrained Fuzzy c-Mean Clustering Algorithm for Determining Bridge Let Projects, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 215-225.
  83. Yoon, S., M. Rodgers, J. Pearson and R. Guensler (2004). Engine and Vehicle Characteristics of Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles in the Development of Emissions Inventories: Model Year, Engine Horsepower and Vehicle Weight; Transportation Research Record; No. 1880; pp. 99-107. National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC.

Proceedings

  1. Guensler, R. and J. Ogle (accepted). Atlanta's Vehicle Instrumentation and Activity Monitoring Programs: 2007 Status Report (Real-Time Congestion Pricing); 17th Annual On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop, San Diego, CA; Coordinating Research Council; Atlanta, GA; April.
  2. Indech-Nelson, J., K. Zuehlke, K., and R. Guensler (accepted). A Comparison of Geocoding Methodologies for Transportation Planning Applications; 11th TRB National Transportation Planning Applications; Daytona Beach, FL. May, 2007.
  3. Angshuman Guin, Michael Hunter, Randall Guensler, Analysis of Reduction in Effective Capacities on High-Occupancy-Vehicle Lanes Related to Traffic Behavior, Accepted for presentation in the Transportation Research Boards (TRB) January 2008 Annual meeting.
  4. Brandstetter, T., Garrow, L.A.., Hunter, M.P., and Southworth, F. (2008). "Incorporation of Behavioral Decision-Making in Urban Evacuation Models." In proceedings of the 87th meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. pp. 1-21.
  5. Amekudzi, AA; Dixon, K.; Goodwin, A., and D. Jared (2007). Overview of Georgia Guidebook for Pedestrian Planning. Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board  CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2007.
  6. Iliescu, D. C., Garrow, L. A., and Parker, R. A. (2007). "A hazard model of U.S. airline passengers' refund and exchange behavior" In proceedings from the World Conference on Transport Research, Berkeley, CA, pp. 1-44.
  7. Jeon, C.M., A. Amekudzi, R. Guensler (2007). Evaluating Transportation System Sustainability: Atlanta Metropolitan Region (submitted). 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2007.
  8. Jeon, CM, and AA Amekudzi (2007). Risk Management for Public-Private Partnerships: Using Scenario Planning and Valuation Methods. Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board  CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2007.
  9. Jeon, CM; Amekudzi AA. and R. Guensler (2007). Evaluating Transportation System Sustainability: Atlanta Metropolitan Region. Proceedings of the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board  CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2007.
  10. Jun, J., J. Ogle, and R. Guensler (2007). Comparing Driving Behaviors between Crash-Involved and Crash-Not-Involved Drivers among Elderly Drivers. 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2007. [Paper is being considered for publication in Transportation Research Record].
  11. Ko, J., Hunter, M., and Guensler, R. (2007), Measurement of Control Delay Using Second-by-Second GPS Speed Data, 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2007.
  12. Li, H., R. Guensler and J. Jun (2007). Long-Distance Travel Analysis Based on 2004 Commute Atlanta Data. 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2007. [Paper is being considered for publication in Transportation Research Record].
  13. Teizer, J. (2007). Rapid Surveillance of Trenches for Safety, Proceedings of the Construction Research Congress, Freeport, Bahamas, May 6-8, 2005 (submitted).
  14. Zuehlke, K. and R. Guensler (2007). Employer Perception of Employer-Based Trip Reduction Program Implementation. 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., January 2007. [Paper is being considered for publication in Transportation Research Record].
  15. Bodea, T. D. and Garrow, L. A. (2006). The importance of synthetic datasets in empirical testing: Comparison of NL and MNL with error components models. In proceedings from the European Transport Conference, Strasbourg, France. pp. 1-25.
  16. Bosche, F., Teizer, J., Haas, C.T., and Caldas, C.H. (2006), Combining A Priori CAD Knowledge with Laser Range Scanning Information in Real-time, International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, Canada, pp. 37-46, June 2006.
  17. Caldas C.H., Chi, S., Teizer, J., and Gong, J. (2006). Intelligent Computing and Sensing for Active Safety on Construction Sites, EG-ICE Workshop, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland, June 25-30, 2006.
  18. Caldas, C.H., Haas, C.T., Liapi, K.A., and Teizer, J. (2006), Modeling Job Sites in Real-time to Improve Safety During Equipment Operation, NSF Grantees Conference & SPIE Conference on Smart Structures and Materials for CMS, and NDE for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, San Diego, California, February 28, 2006.
  19. Fujimoto, R., R. Guensler, M. Hunter, H.K. Kim, J. Lee, J. Leonard, M. Palekar, K. Schwan, and B. Seshasayee (2006); "Dynamic Data Driven Application Simulation of Surface Transportation Systems"; DDAS Workshop, International Conference on Computational Science; University of Reading, UK. May.
  20. Gao, Bo, Wu, Y., Tsai, Y., Lai, J. S. (2006) Interactive GIS Map-based Decision Support Program on Multi-year Pavement Needs Analysis, GeoCongress 2006 Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Age, February 26  March 1, 2006, Atlanta, GA.
  21. Guensler, R. and J. Ogle (2006). Atlanta's Vehicle Instrumentation and Activity Monitoring Programs: 2006 Status Report (and Road Pricing Update); 16th Annual On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop, San Diego, CA; Coordinating Research Council; Atlanta, GA. April.
  22. Guensler, R., S. Yoon, and H. Li (abstract accepted). A Transit Bus Dispatch Decision Making Process for the Atlanta Metropolitan Area; Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Building and Civil Engineering. Ontario, Canada. June 2006.
  23. Iliescu, D. C., Garrow, L. A., and Parker, R. A. (2006). Analysis of U.S. airline passengers' cancellation behavior across multiple carriers. In proceedings from the European Transport Conference, Strasbourg, France. pp. 1-28.
  24. Jeon, C., and A. Amekudzi (2006). Integrating Ethics into a Civil Engineering Course, Proceedings for the 2006 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Chicago, Illinois, June 2006.
  25. Jun, J., S. Yoon, and R. Guensler (2006); "Impacts of Acceleration Calculation Methods on Onroad Vehicle Engine Power Estimation"; Air and Waste Management Association, 99th Annual Meeting Proceedings (CD-ROM); Pittsburgh, PA; June 2006.
  26. Ko, J., R. Guensler, M. Hunter, and H. Li (2006). Instrumented Vehicle Measured Speed Variation and Freeway Traffic Congestion; Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation, held in Chicago, IL. American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY. August, 2006.
  27. Ko, J., R. Guensler, M. Hunter, and H. Li (2006). Instrumented Vehicle Measured Speed Variation and Freeway Traffic Congestion; Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation, held in Chicago, IL. American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY. August, 2006.
  28. Li H., R. Guensler and J. Ogle (2006). Impact of Objective Route Attributes on the Choice of Primary Morning Commute Route; Published in the CD-ROM Proceedings of the 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board; Washington, DC; January, 2006.
  29. Li, H., R. Guensler, and J. Ogle (abstract accepted). Application of Passive GPS-Based In-Vehicle Data Collection Units in Travel Behavior Studies. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation, held in Chicago, IL. American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY. August, 2006.
  30. Li, H., R. Guensler, and V. Elango (abstract accepted). A Long Distance Travel Behavior Study using GPS-Based Vehicle Activity Data. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation, held in Chicago, IL. American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY. August, 2006.
  31. S. Schönfelder, H. Li, R. Guensler, J. Ogle, K.W. Axhausen (2006). Analysis of Commute Atlanta Instrumented Vehicle GPS Data: Destination Choice Behavior and Activity Spaces; Published in the CD-ROM Proceedings of the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board; Washington, DC; January, 2006.
  32. Teizer, J., Bosche, F., Caldas, C.H., and Haas, C.T., (2006), Real-time Spatial Detection and Tracking of Resources in a Construction Environment, International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering, Montreal, Canada, pp. 494-502, June 2006.
  33. Teizer, J., Haas, C.T., Caldas, C.H., and Bosche, F. (2006), Applications for Real-Time 3D Modeling in Transportation Construction, 9th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technology in Transportation, Chicago, Illinois, pp. 123-128, August 2006.
  34. Tsai Y., Wu, Y., and Pitts E. (2006) Implementing an Enhanced GDOT Pavement Preservation Program, 2006 Annual TRB conference.
  35. Tsai, Y., Yang, C., Wang, Z. (2006) Spatial Clustering for Determining Economical Highway Pavement Let Projects, GeoCongress 2006 Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Age, February 26  March 1, 2006, Atlanta, GA.
  36. Wang, Z., Tsai, Y., Rabun, J. T. (2006) An Integrated Pavement Structure Profile Information System, 2006 Annual TRB conference.
  37. Yoon, S., C. Feng, V.V. Elango, R. Guensler, M.O. Rodgers (2006). A Sensitivity Analysis of the Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Modal Emission Model; 16th Annual On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop, San Diego, CA; Coordinating Research Council; Atlanta, GA. April.
  38. Yoon, S., H. Li, V.V. Elango, R. Guensler, and M.O. Rodgers (2006). Impact of Road Grade on Moves Light-Duty Vehicle-Specific Power Distributions; 16th Annual On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop, San Diego, CA; Coordinating Research Council; Atlanta, GA. April.
  39. Yoon, S., H. Li, V.V. Elango, R. Guensler, M.O. Rodgers (2006). Atlanta Commute Vehicle Soak/Start Time Distributions and Engine Starts Per Day: Impact on Mobile6.2 Emission Rates; 16th Annual On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop, San Diego, CA; Coordinating Research Council; Atlanta, GA. April.
  40. Yoon, S., J. Pearson, R. Guensler, and M.O. Rodgers (2006). A New Heavy-Duty Vehicle Visual Classification: Impact upon Regional Mobile Source Emissions Inventories; Published in CD-ROM of the Proceedings of the 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board; Washington, DC; January, 2006.
  41. Yoon, S., V. Elango, R. Guensler, and S. Kimbrough (abstract accepted); "Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Engine Load Estimation: Development of Vehicle Activity Optimization Algorithms"; Air and Waste Management Association, 99th Annual Meeting Proceedings (CD-ROM); Pittsburgh, PA; June 2006.
  42. Amekudzi, A., and M. Meyer (2005). Considering Environmental Factors Earlier: Standing Transportation Planning on its Head? Proceedings of the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board  CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2005.
  43. Amekudzi, A., McNeil, S. and K. Sanford Bernhardt. Engaging Students in Civil Infrastructure Management, Proceedings for the 2005 Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, Portland, Oregon, June 2005.
  44. Feng, C., L. DeHart-Davis, and R. Guensler (2005); Survey Design and Preliminary Results for Atlanta Employer Commute Options Survey; Air and Waste Management Association, 98th Annual Meeting Proceedings (CD-ROM); Pittsburgh, PA; June.
  45. Garrow, Laurie A. and Bodea, Tudor D. (2005). A Rigorous framework for empirically comparing mixed GEV and mixed MNL with error components models. In proceedings from European Transport Conference, Strasbourg, France.
  46. Ko, J. and R. Guensler (2005); Characterization of Congestion Based on Speed Distribution: A Statistical Approach Using Gaussian Mixture Model; Published in CD-ROM of the Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board; Washington, DC; January.
  47. Lee, J., M. Hunter, J. Ko, R. Guensler, and H.K. Kim, (2005), Large-Scale Microscopic Simulation Model Development Utilizing Macroscopic Travel Demand Model Data, Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 02-04.
  48. Li, H., R. Guensler, and J. Ogle (2005). Comparing Women's and Men's Morning Commute Trip Chaining in Atlanta, Georgia; Research on Women's Issues in Transportation, Conference Proceedings 35; Volume 2: Technical Papers. Transportation Research Board of the National Academies; Washington, DC.
  49. Ni, D. and J.D. Leonard (2005) . "Markov Chain Monte Carlo Multiple Imputation for Incomplete ITS Data Using Bayesian Networks" , 2005 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2005.
  50. Teizer, J. (2005). Rapid Three-Dimensional Modeling of Construction Objects, Proceedings of the 1st Range Imaging Day, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, pp. 89-95, September 9, 2005.
  51. Teizer, J., Bosche, F., Haas, C.T., and Caldas, C.H. (2005), Real-time, 3D Object Detection and Modeling in Construction, Proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Ferrara, Italy, pp. 49-53, September 2005.
  52. Teizer, J., Caldas, C.H., Haas, C.T. (2005). Real-Time 3D Modeling of Infrastructure Using Emerging Technology, Graduate Research and Industry Networking Conference, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, April 28, 2005
  53. Teizer, J., Kim, C., Bosche, F., Caldas, C.H., and Haas, C.T., (2005), Real-time 3D Modeling for Accelerated and Safer Construction using Emerging Technology, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Construction Engineering and Management, Seoul, South Korea, pp. 539-543, October 2005.
  54. Teizer, J., Liapi, K.A., Caldas, C.H., and Haas, C.T. (2005), Experiments in Real-time Spatial Data Acquisition for Obstacle Detection, Proceedings of the Construction Research Congress, San Diego, California, pp. 547-551, April 2005.
  55. Tsai Y. (2005) Roadway Safety Enforcement Using Image Pattern Recognition, the 5th International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals, hosted in Changan University, Xian, China on June 25-26, 2005.
  56. Tsai, Y., Wu, J., and Wu, Y. (2005) Geometry-based License Plate Recognition for Low Resolution Images  A Case Study, Proceedings of the 9th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 10-13, 2005, Vol. VI pp. 401  406.
  57. Tsai, Y., Wu, J., Wu, Y., and Wang Z. (2005) Automatic Roadway Geometry Measurement Algorithm Using Video Images, Image Analysis and Processing, Springer, LNCS 3617, ISSN 0302-9743, pp. 669  678.
  58. Vogt, B. and Teizer, J. (2007). Sparse Laser Scanning to Increase the Productivity of Pipe Fitting, Proceedings of the Construction Research Congress, Freeport, Bahamas, May 6-8, 2005 (submitted).
  59. Wu, H., R. Fujimoto, R. Guensler, M. Hunter (2005). An Empirical Study of Short Range Communications for Vehicles. VANET, Proceedings of the Second ACM Workshop on Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks held in Köln, Germany. Association of Computing Machinery, New York, NY; September.
  60. Wu, H., R. Fujimoto, R. Guensler, M. Hunter (2005). An Architecture Study of Infrastructure-Based Vehicular Networks. Proceedings of the Eighth ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems (MSWiM) held in Montreal, Canada. American Society of Computing, New York, NY. October.
  61. Wu, Y., Gupta, S., Tsai, Y. (2005), Speech-enabled Transportation Asset Inventory Data Collection System, 2005 Annual TRB conference.
  62. Yoon, S., R. Guensler, and C. Feng (2005); Transit Bus Load-Based Emissions Simulations: Developing Speed-Acceleration-Road Grade-Weight Matrices Integrated with Traffic Conditions; Air and Waste Management Association, 98th Annual Meeting Proceedings (CD-ROM); Pittsburgh, PA; June.
  63. Amekudzi, A. A. and M. Meyer (2004). The Civil Engineering Systems Course at Georgia Institute of Technology. Proceedings for the 2004 Engineering Systems Symposium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 29-31, 2004.
  64. Amekudzi, A., Gavin, M., Herabat, P., McNeil, S., and K. Sanford Bernhardt (2004). Teaching Civil Infrastructure Systems and Infrastructure Management. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Integrated Life-Cycle Management of Infrastructures, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, December 9-11, 2004, pp. 397-402.
  65. Amekudzi, A., Jeon, C. M., and P. Herabat. (2004). Assessing the Sustainability of Built Infrastructure Systems, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Integrated Life-Cycle Management of Infrastructures, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, December 9-11, 2004, pp. 132-137.
  66. Angshuman Guin, Billy Williams, Daiheng Ni, "Assessment of the Current Status of Incident Detection Algorithms - Results of a Nationwide Survey", Proceedings of Summer Computer Simulation Conference, July 25 - 29, 2004.
  67. Black, K.N., F. Divita, Jr., R. Margiotta, R. Guensler (2004); Correlating Particulate Matter Mobile Source Emissions to Ambient Air Quality; ProCivil and Environmental Engineeringdings of the 2004 EPA/AWMA Emissions Inventory Conference; A Specialty Conference Sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Air and Waste Management Association; Research Triangle Park, NC.
  68. Daiheng Ni and John D. Leonard (2004) "Development of TrafficXML: the Common Vocabulary for Traffic Simulation" National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Meeting (83rd : 2004 : Washington, D.C.). Preprint CD-ROM.
  69. Fitzgibbons, B., R. M. Fujimoto, R. Guensler, M. Hunter, A. Park, H. Wu (2004). "Distributed Simulation Testbed for Intelligent Transportation System Design and Analysis," National Conference on Digital Government Research. May.
  70. Fitzgibbons, B., R. M. Fujimoto, R. Guensler, M. Hunter, A. Park, H. Wu (2004). "Simulation-Based Operations Planning for Regional Transportation Systems," National Conference on Digital Government Research. May.
  71. Guensler, R. and J. Ogle (2004). "Atlanta's Vehicle Instrumentation and Activity Monitoring Programs: 2004 Status Report"; 14th Annual On-Road Vehicle Emissions Workshop, San Diego, CA; Coordinating Research Council; Atlanta, GA. March.
  72. Guensler, R., K. Dixon, V. Elango, and S. Yoon (2004); MOBILE-Matrix: Georgias Statewide Rural Application; Little Data - Big Needs: Tools for Air Quality Planning in Small, Medium, and Rural Communities; Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting Specialty Conference; National Academy of Sciences; Washington, DC. January.
  73. Herabat, P., and A. A. Amekudzi (2004). Asset Valuation for Toll Bridges: Health Index versus Income Capitalization Approaches. Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board  CDROM, Washington, D. C., January 2004.
  74. Hunter, M. and R. Machemehl. Initial Development of an Object-Oriented, Open Architecture, Transportation Simulation. 5th Transportation Specialty Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Conference Proceedings, June 2004.
  75. Hunter, M. and R. Machemehl. Initial Development of an Object-Oriented, Open Architecture, Transportation Simulation. Jordan International Conference on Sustainable Development of Transportation Systems, Amman Jordan, Conference Proceedings, April 2004. (Invited Paper)
  76. Kim C., Haas, C.T., Liapi, K.A., McLaughlin, J., Teizer, J., and Bosche, F. (2004), Rapid Human-Assisted, Obstacle Avoidance System using Sparse Range Point, Proceedings of the 9th Biennial ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments, League City/Houston, Texas, pp. 115-122, March 7-10, 2004.
  77. Ko, J. and R. Guensler (2004); Application of the GARCH Model for Depicting Driver Acceleration Behavior on Freeways; Published in CD-ROM of the ProCivil and Environmental Engineeringdings of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board; Washington, DC; January.
  78. Tsai, Y. and Gratton, B. (2004)  Successful Implementation of A GIS-based Pavement Management System, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Beijing, China, May 26-28, 2004, pp. 513-518.
  79. Tsai, Y. and Wu M., and Wang, Z. (2004) Re-engineered Roadway Transportation Data Inventory Using GPS/GIS, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation, Beijing, China, May 26-28, 2004, pp. 542-547.
  80. Tsai, Y., Wu, J., and Wang, Z. (2004) Enhanced Transportation Infrastructure Data Collection Using Videolog Image Pattern Recognition, XIII Pan American Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Albany, NY, September 26-29.
  81. Z. Wang, Y. Tsai, and J. S. Lai (2004) An LRM-based Spatial and Temporal Pavement Profile Management System for GDOT, International Conference on Geoinformatics and Modeling Geographical Systems, April 2-4, 2004, Beijing, China.

Reports

  1. Guensler, R. (1989). "Measuring Emissions of Potentially Toxic Organic Compounds from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants." Thesis submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Civil/Environmental Engineering. Advisor: Daniel Chang; Department of Civil Engineering, University of California, Davis; Davis, CA; December.
  2. Grand Jury, Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta Judicial Circuit (2007); Grand Jury Presentment on DNA Testing and Vehicular Homicide Interview Room Recommendations; Atlanta, GA; March 2.
  3. Meyer, M.D., Results of a Domestic Scan on Asset Management, Federal Highway Administration and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Jan. 2007.
  4. Dehart-Davis, L., R. Guensler, and C. Feng (2006); "2004 Commute Options Survey Results for the Atlanta Metropolitan Area"; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA; April.
  5. Georgia Guidebook for Pedestrian Planning. Prepared by A. Amekudzi and K. Dixon for Georgia State Department of Transportation, June 2006.
  6. Guensler, R. and S. Yoon (2006). "Research Model Development Quality Assurance Project Plan, Phase II RARE Project, Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck Activity Analysis." U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC.
  7. Guensler, R. and S. Yoon (2006). "Secondary Data Quality Assurance Project Plan, Phase II RARE Project, Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck Activity Analysis." U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC.
  8. Guensler, R. and S. Yoon (2006). "Secondary Data Quality Assurance Project Plan, Soak/Start Time Distribution and Statistics of Vehicle Activity." U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC.
  9. Guensler, R., and M. O. Rodgers (2006); "Potential Energy and Air Quality Benefits of Freight ThruPorts"; Written Testimony Delivered to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Washington, DC; July.
  10. Meyer, M.D., Design Standards for U.S. Transportation Infrastructure: The Implications of Climate Change, Paper commissioned by the TRB Panel on Transportation and Global Climate Change, Transportation Research Board, Nov. 2006.
  11. Meyer, M.D., The Interstate Highway System: Fifty Years and Looking Forward: Summary Report of the Policy Forum Jointly Sponsored by AASHTO and the Transportation Construction Coalition, June 28-29, 2006, AASHTO, Washington D.C., 2006.
  12. Meyer, M.D., Results of an International Scan on Asset Management, Federal Highway Administration, Office of International Programs, Jan. 2006.
  13. Meyer, M.D., Results of an International Scan on Asset Management, Federal Highway Administration, Office of International Programs, Jan. 2006.
  14. Washington, S., M. Meyer, et al, Incorporating Safety Considerations into Transportation Planning, NCHRP Report 546, Transportation Research Board, University of Arizona, 2006
  15. Washington, S., M. Meyer, et al, Incorporating Safety Considerations into Transportation Planning, NCHRP Report 546, Transportation Research Board, University of Arizona, 2006
  16. Amekudzi A. and M. Meyer, Incorporating Environmental Considerations into Transportation Planning, NCHRP Report 541, Transportation Research Board 2005
  17. Campbell, S., M. Meyer, et al, From Handshake to Compact: Guidance to Foster Collaborative, Multimodal Decision Making, TCRP Report 106/NCHRP Report 536, Transportation Research Board, 2005.
  18. Dehart-Davis, L., R. Guensler, and C. Feng (Final Draft in GDOT Review, 2005); 2004 Commute Options Survey Results for the Atlanta Metropolitan Area; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA; April.
  19. Guensler, R., S. Yoon, C. Feng, H. Li, and J. Jun (2005). "Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Modal Emission Model (HDDV-MEM): Volume 1: Modal Emission Modeling Framework; Volume 2: Modal Components and Outputs." U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-05/090.
  20. Guensler, R., W. Bachman, S. Hallmark, J.D. Leonard, (2005); Evaluation of Transportation-Related Emissions Control Measures for Metropolitan Atlanta; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA; October.
  21. Comprehensive Evaluation of Guardrail Delineation Systems. Final Report. Prepared by Amekudzi, A., Zureick, A. and Folds, D., for the Georgia Department of Transportation, April 2004.
  22. Final Report, Public Transportation in National Parks, with Anne Dunning., 2004
  23. Guensler, R., A. Russell, and M.O. Rodgers; Evaluation of the Multiple Air Toxics Exposure Study (MATES-II) in the South Coast Air Basin: Phase I Analysis (2004); Prepared Under Contract for Cambridge Systematics, Inc.; Trans/AQ, Inc.; Atlanta, GA; January.
  24. Guensler, R., W. Bachman, S. Hallmark, J.D. Leonard, (Final Draft in GDOT Review, 2004); Evaluation of Transportation-Related Emissions Control Measures for Metropolitan Atlanta; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA; January.
  25. Louis Berger Group, et al. (2004); Estimating the Transportation Contribution to Particulate Matter Pollution: Phase II; US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC; January.