Users' Manual and Guides for the M-E Traffic Database (T-DSS)
Users' Manual and Guides for the M-E Traffic Database (T-DSS)

Author: Lubinda F. Walubita

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Published: 2020

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This user's manual aids users to understand and use the mechanistic-empirical (M-E) traffic data storage system (the T-DSS). The T-DSS is a Microsoft Access data storage system containing the essential outcomes of the project 0-6940 entitled "Develop System to Render Mechanistic Empirical Traffic Data for Pavement Design." As a supporting material, this user's manual presents and describes the following points: (1) Overall structure and data organization frame in the T-DSS. (2) Data stored in the T-DSS, including units, values, and specific comments useful to users. (3) The T-DSS interfaces including the layout formats. (4) Tables under each interface to ease data retrieval from T-DSS. The data and attachment files in the T-DSS can also be exported or downloaded for use in M-E pavement design. Especially, the manual emphasizes the retrieval of inputs data needed for M-E models and the related software, including the flexible pavement design system (FPS), the Texas mechanistic-empirical (TxME), the Texas asphalt concrete overlay design and analysis system (TxACOL), the AASHTOWare Pavement M-E Design, and the mechanistic empirical pavement design guide (M-E PDG). (5) Guidance on Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) vehicle classification and the FHWA weight classification for different categories of axles including single, tandem, tridem, and quadrem. (6) A map of the Texas weigh-in-motion (WIM) location and a summary of the geographic coordinates of the WIM sites as reported in the T-DSS.

Guidelines for M-E Traffic Database (the T-DSS)
Guidelines for M-E Traffic Database (the T-DSS)

Author: Lubinda F. Walubita

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Published: 2020

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These draft guidelines, documented herein, primarily address the following two objectives: (a) provide guidelines on how to access and use the data from the M-E traffic database (T-DSS) in the FPS and M-E software (i.e., the TxME); and (b) make recommendations for the future development of interfacial modules for automated and direct import of the FPS and M-E traffic data inputs from the T-DSS. In the subsequent sections, the T-DSS is discussed, followed by the FPS and the corresponding traffic data inputs. This is followed by the TxME, TxCRCP-ME, and the M-E PDG along with their corresponding M-E traffic data inputs. A summary of recommendations for the development of interfacial modules between the T-DSS and M-E software then wraps up the document.

Develop System to Render Mechanistic-empirical Traffic Data for Pavement Design
Develop System to Render Mechanistic-empirical Traffic Data for Pavement Design

Author: Lubinda F. Walubita

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Published: 2020

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This zipped file is composed of several PDFs (instructor guide, student guide, and a PowerPoint Presentation) for a training workshop meant to provide the methodologies for generating and using site-specific Mechanistic-Empirical-compatible traffic data for flexible and rigid pavement designs. The half-day course covers: 1. Traffic data sources to obtain the applicable M-E traffic data. 2. Traffic data parameters calculated and generated using the collected traffic data such as traffic volume, speed, classification, and weight data. 3. Traffic data inputs required for pavement design (for FPS and ME design software). 4. The traffic data storage system (The T-DSS) to store and provide ME-compatible traffic data support. 5. Data analysis macros and clustering algorithms to automatically analyze and generate the ME-compatible traffic data

Information Systems and Technology
Information Systems and Technology

Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 184

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Topics included : Robust route guidance model based on advanced traveler information systems, using decision support system and graphical user interface to choose appropriate lane configurations at toll facilities, AASHTO SiteManager, predictive traffic information, designing advanced traffic surveillance systems, modeling urban link travel time with inductive loop detector data, Markov Chain and Monte Carlo multiple imputation for intelligent transportation systems data, ISO 19133 tracking and navigation standard, efficient map matching of large global positioning system data sets, lane-based network for flow analysis and inventory management, using the Ant Algorithm to derive Pareto fonts, using fuzzy quality function deployment model (Airport cargo terminals), travel time predition, vehicle detection and classification, Q-learning for flexible learning, etc.

Network World
Network World

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Published: 1993-11-01

Total Pages: 76

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For more than 20 years, Network World has been the premier provider of information, intelligence and insight for network and IT executives responsible for the digital nervous systems of large organizations. Readers are responsible for designing, implementing and managing the voice, data and video systems their companies use to support everything from business critical applications to employee collaboration and electronic commerce.

Decision Support Systems
Decision Support Systems

Author: Daniel Power

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2004-12-21

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780595787579

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Decision Support Systems: Frequently Asked Questions is the authoritative reference guide to computerized Decision Support Systems. Author Dan Power has spent almost 30 years building, studying and teaching others about computerized Decision Support Systems. Dr. Power is first and foremost a Decision Support evangelist and generalist. From his vantage point as editor of DSSResources.COM, he tracks a broad range of contemporary DSS topics. In this DSS FAQ, Dr. Power answers 83 frequently asked questions about computerized decision support systems. The FAQ covers a broad range of contemporary topics and the questions are organized into 8 chapters. DSS FAQ helps readers understand questions like: What is a DSS? What kind of DSS does Mr. X need? Does data modeling differ for a Data-Driven DSS? Is a Data Warehouse a DSS? Is tax preparation software an example of a DSS? What do I need to know about Data Warehousing/OLAP? What is a cost estimation DSS? What is a Spreadsheet-based DSS? Decision Support Systems: Frequently Asked Questions is a useful resource for IT specialists, students, professors and managers. It organizes important Ask Dan! questions (with answers) published in DSS News from 2000 through 2004.

The Official PGP User's Guide
The Official PGP User's Guide

Author: Philip R. Zimmermann

Publisher: MIT Press (MA)

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 168

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Because cryptographic software is considered munitions by the U.S. government, and is thus subject to the same export restrictions as tanks and submarines, the worldwide distribution of PGP over the Internet has raised a host of issues that are addressed in the "User's Guide.".

Qualitative Research Practice
Qualitative Research Practice

Author: Jane Ritchie

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2003-02-19

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 144623584X

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'An excellent introduction to the theoretical, methodological and practical issues of qualitative research... they deal with issues at all stages in a very direct, clear, systematic and practical manner and thus make the processes involved in qualitative research more transparent' - Nyhedsbrev 'This is a "how to" book on qualitative methods written by people who do qualitative research for a living.... It is likely to become the standard manual on all graduate and undergraduate courses on qualitative methods' - Professor Robert Walker, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham What exactly is qualitative research? What are the processes involved and what can it deliver as a mode of inquiry? Qualitative research is an exciting blend of scientific investigation and creative discovery. When properly executed, it can bring a unique understanding of people's lives which in turn can be used to deepen our understanding of society. It as a skilled craft used by practitioners and researchers in the 'real world'; this textbook illuminates the possibilities of qualitative research and presents a sequential overview of the process written by those active in the field. Qualitative Research Practice: - Leads the student or researcher through the entire process of qualitative research from beginning to end - moving through design, sampling, data collection, analysis and reporting. - Is written by practising researchers with extensive experience of conducting qualitative research in the arena of social and public policy - contains numerous case studies. - Contains plenty of pedagogical material including chapter summaries, explanation of key concepts, reflective points for seminar discussion and further reading in each chapter - Is structured and applicable for all courses in qualitative research, irrespective of field. Drawn heavily on courses run by the Qualitative Unit at the National Centre for Social Research, this textbook should be recommended reading for students new to qualitative research across the social sciences.