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Transportation
Engineering Research
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Transportation Engineering Research
Dr. Rama Venkat
Dean, College of Engineering
Phone: (702) 895-1094
Email: [email protected]
Currently at UNLV, faculty are engaged in studying
research on various aspects of transportation systems
and their associated infrastructure. These studies are
addressing many areas, including:
• Pavement composition research
• Durability of concrete systems
• Foundation engineering
• Geotechnical studies
• Transportation systems analysis
• Traffic operations and control
Our researchers are funded by various federal and
state agencies. We would like to introduce you to some
of our researchers. Please feel to contact us if we can
help with future collaboration.
Dr. Mohamed Trabia
Associate Dean, College of Engineering
Phone: (702) 895-0957
Email: [email protected]
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Transportation Engineering
Research Areas of Expertise
• Reinforced concrete structures
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Construction and highway safety
• Geotechnical and geophysical engineering
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Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Seismic site characterization and ground motion
estimations
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Highway monitoring
• Non-destructive investigation of highway
embankment stability
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Transportation emergency management
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Driver assistance systems
• Foundation engineering
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Transportation Safety Systems
• Pavements
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• Durability, strength, and the behavior of
concrete systems
Traffic and vehicle control systems and
sensors
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Signal and video processing
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Internet and smartphone applications
• Seismic behavior, design, and finite element
modeling of reinforced concrete structures
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Questionnaire and survey design,
deployment, and analysis
• Extreme loading of structures
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Transportation networks
• Sustainable design
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Urban transportation planning
• Innovative project delivery and contracting
methods
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Freight transportation
• Admixtures and supplementary materials in
concrete
• Construction economics and estimating
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Why UNLV?
• UNLV is situated in the center of a
metropolitan area with multiple
transportation challenges.
• UNLV has a strong team of multi-disciplinary
researchers who are developing new
technologies to serve the transportation
needs of Las Vegas, the region, and the world.
• UNLV is the home of the Nevada University
Transportation Center, which complements
and expands the university’s existing
education, research, and outreach activities.
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Faculty Involved in Transportation Engineering Research
Dr. Nader Ghafoori, P.E.
Dr. Alexander Paz
Professor, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering and Construction
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering and Construction
Director, Transportation Research Center
Dr. Pushkin Kachroo
Professor, Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
Director, Mendenhall Innovation Program
Dr. Moses Karakouzian
Professor, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering and Construction
Dr. Barbara Luke, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE
Professor, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering and Construction
Dr. Brendan Morris
Dr. Pramen Shrestha, P.E.
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering and Construction
Dr. Hualing (Harry) Teng
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering and Construction
Dr. Ying Tian, P.E.
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering and Construction
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering
Dr. Venki Muthukumar
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering
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Additional Resources
UNLV Applied Geophysics Center
UNLV Transportation Research Center
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Research Highlights
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Dr. Nader Ghafoori, P.E.
Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction
Phone: (702) 895-2531
Email: [email protected]
• Expertise
• Durability, strength, and the behavior of
concrete systems
• Design and performance of advanced
construction materials
• Rheology and workability of cement-based
materials
• Optimization of chemical admixtures and
supplementary cementitious materials in
concrete
• Use of industrial by-products and recycled
aggregates in concrete
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Dr. Nader Ghafoori, P.E.
Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction
Recent Publications
• Ghafoori, N., Diawara, H. (2012), “Influence of Combined Hauling Time and Temperature on Flow Properties of SelfConsolidating Concrete: Retempering Remediation,” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), MIT.19435533.0000366, 1-7.
• Ghafoori, N., Nyknahad, D., and Wang, L. (2012), “Thickness Design of PCC/FBC Composites for Secondary/County Roads,”
Journal of Transportation Engineering(ASCE), 10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000410, 998-1005.
• Ghafoori, N., Nyknahad, D., and Wang, L. (2012), “Use of pulverized and fluidized combustion coal ash in secondary road
construction,” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 10.1080/10298436.2012.655736.
• Ghafoori, N., Barfield, M. (2012), "Air-Entrained Self-Consolidating Concrete: A Study of Admixture Sources, "Journal of
Building and Construction Materials. 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.06.049.
• Ghafoori, N., Diawara, H., “Influence of Hauling Time on Fresh Properties of Self-Consolidating Concrete,” Journal of
Materials (ACI),Vol.108, No.3, May –June 2011, pp. 244 – 251.
• Ghafoori, N., Barfield, M., "Remediation and Air Void stability of Hauled Self-Consolidating Concrete,“ Journal of Materials in
Civil Engineering (ASCE), Vol. 22, No. 9, September 2010, pp. 905-913.
• Ghafoori, N., and Tays, M., “Resistance to wear of fast-track Portland cement concrete,” Journal of Construction and Building
Materials, August 2010, pp. 1424-1431.
• Ghafoori, N., and Diawara, H., “Influence of Temperature on Fresh Properties of Self-Consolidating Concrete,” Journal of
Construction and Building Materials, June 2010, pp. 946-955.
• Ghafoori, N., Barfield, M., "Effects of Hauling Time on Air-Entrained Self-Consolidating Concrete," Journal of Materials (ACI),
Vol. 107, No. 3, May-June 2010, pp. 275-281.
• Ghafoori, N., Diawara, H., and Beasley, S., “Sodium Sulfate Resistance of Fast-Track Portland Cement Concretes,” Journal of
Materials (ACI), V. 104, No.6, November-December 2007, pp. 303-311.
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Dr. Pushkin Kachroo
Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, Mendenhall Innovation Program
Phone: (702) 895-4926
Email: [email protected]
• Expertise
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Intelligent Transportation Systems
Transportation Safety Systems
Data processing, collection, and analysis
Traffic and vehicle control systems and sensors
Signal and video processing
Database design, development, and visualization
Internet and smartphone applications
Questionnaire and survey design, deployment, and analysis
Mathematical modeling, analysis, simulation, and statistics
Simulator used to study driver behavior in
various traffic conditions.
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Transportation Engineering Research
Dr. Pushkin Kachroo
Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, Mendenhall Innovation Program
Recent Publications
• Sabiha Wadoo and Pushkin Kachroo, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Modeling, Control Design
and Simulation, CRC, 2010.
• Apoorva Shende, Mahendra Singh, and Pushkin Kachroo, Pedestrian Evacuation from Networks: A
Feedback Control Approach, VDM Verlag, 2010.
• Pushkin Kachroo, Pedestrian Dynamics: Mathematical Theory and Evacuation Control, CRC, 2009.
• Patricia Mellodge and Pushkin Kachroo, Model Abstraction in Dynamical Systems: Application to
Mobile Robot Control, LNCIS, Springer, 2008.
• Pushkin Kachroo, Sadeq Al-Nasur, Sabiha Wadoo, and Apoorva Shende, Pedestrian Dynamics:
Feedback Control of Crowd Evacuation, Springer, 2008.
• Ferat Sahin and Pushkin Kachroo, Practical and Experimental Robotics, CRC, 2007.
• Pushkin Kachroo and Patricia Mellodge, Mobile Robotic Car Design, McGraw-Hill, 2004.
• Pushkin Kachroo and Kaan Ozbay, Feedback Ramp Metering for Intelligent Transportations Systems,
Kluwer 2003.
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Dr. Moses Karakouzian
Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
and Construction
Phone: (702) 895-0959
Email: [email protected]
• Expertise
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Geotechnical engineering
Foundation engineering
Construction materials
Highway and pavement materials
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Dr. Moses Karakouzian
Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction
Recent Publications
• Shrestha, P., Sharma, R., Karakouzian, M., and Singh, A. (2015), "Comparing Performance and Impediments of Construction and
Professional Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Transportation." J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract. , 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.
• M. Khalili, M. Karakouzian (2015). "Feasibility of ultrasonic measurements for characterizing rheological properties of asphalt
binders", Construction and Building Materials 75, pp.220–226.
• Xiao, F., Amirkhanian, S., Karakouzian, M. and Khalili, M. (2015), "Rheology evaluations of WMA binders using ultraviolet and PAV
aging procedures", Construction and Building Materials 79, pp.56–64.
• Karakouzian, M., Afsharhasani, R., and Kluzniak, B. (2015), Elastic Analysis of Drilled Shaft Foundations in Soil Profiles with
Intermediate Caliche Layers. IFCEE 2015: pp. 922-928.
• Stone, R, Karakouzian, M., and Afsharhasani, R.(2013), The Stiffening Effect of a Caliche Layer on Pile Foundations, Proceedings of the
38th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, 2013, Phoenix, AZ, USA (DFI).
• A. Puli, M. Karakouzian , X. Xu (2012). "Identification of Graffiti Countermeasures for Highway Facilities", Procedia - Social and
Behavioral Sciences, 12/43 pp.681–691.
• J. W. Wilson, M. Karakouzian, "Assessing Soil CO2 at Project Sites in the Desert Southwest, United States", International
Symposium on Sustainable Energy in Buildings and Urban Areas, SEBUA-12; 01/2012.
• M. Lin, D. Kicker, B. Damjanac, M. Board and M. Karakouzian (2006), "Mechanical degradation of emplacement drifts at Yucca
Mountain—A modeling case study—Part I: Nonlithophysal rock", International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
07/44(3-44), pp. 351-367.
• M. Lin, D. Kicker, B. Damjanac, M. Board, and M. Karakouzian (2006), Mechanical Degradation Of Emplacement Drifts At Yucca
Mountain - A Case Study In Rock Mechanics, Part 1: Nonlithophysal Rock, PART 2: LITHOPHYSAL ROCK, International Journal of
Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 02/2006.
• M. Dunning, N. Hudyma, B. Avar, M. Bukhari, A. K. Singh (2004), Comparison of In-Place versus Laboratory Aged HMA Binder
Properties, M. Karakouzian, Airfield Pavements Specialty Conference 2003; 02/2004.
• B.B. Avar, N. Hudyma, M. Karakouzian, Porosity dependence of the elastic modulus of lithophysae-rich tuff: Numerical and
experimental investigations, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 09/40(6-40):919-928.
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Dr. Barbara Luke, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE
Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction
Phone: (702) 895-1568
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://faculty.unlv.edu/bluke
• Expertise
• Geotechnical and geophysical engineering
• Seismic site characterization and ground motion
estimations
• Characterization of pavement subgrades
• Identifying cavities beneath highways
• Non-destructive investigation of highway
embankment stability
• Site investigation for structural foundations
• Effectiveness of alternative fill materials
Top: UNLV’s ‘mini-vibe’ seismic source.
Bottom: 3-D model of shear wave velocities for
shallow sediments of the Las Vegas Valley.
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Dr. Barbara Luke, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE
Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction
Recent Publications
• Lamichhane, S., Luke, B. and Taylor, W. 2014. An alternative analysis of the probabilistic seismic hazard for Las Vegas Valley,
Nevada. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 104(2).
• Murvosh, H., Luke, B. and Calderón-Macías, C. 2013. Shallow-to-deep shear wave velocity profiling by surface waves in complex
ground for enhanced seismic microzonation of Las Vegas, Nevada. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 44(2013):168–182.
• Murvosh, H., Luke, B., Taylor, W. and Wagoner, J. 2013. Three-dimensional shallow shear-wave velocity model for the Las Vegas
Valley. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience 19(2):115–134.
• Tamrakar, P. and Luke, B. 2013. Feasibility of approximating depth to shallow bedrock directly from the Rayleigh wave
dispersion curve. Geotechnical Testing Journal 36(6):1-9.
• Rajabdeen, N., Luke, B., Werkema, D. and Glaser, D. 2011. Application of piezoceramic elements for the study of seismic body
wave propagation in saturated granular media. Journal of the Nevada Water Resources Association 6(1):68-74.
• Thornley, J. D., Siddharthan, R. V., Luke, B., and Salazar, J. M. 2010. Investigation and implications of mechanically stabilized
earth wall corrosion in Nevada. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2186, pp 154-160.
DOI: 10.3141/2186-17.
• Calderón-Macías, C. and Luke, B. 2010. Sensitivity studies of fundamental- and higher-mode Rayleigh-wave phase velocities in
some specific near-surface scenarios. Chapter 11 in Miller, R. D., Bradford, J. H. and Holliger, K. (eds.), Advances in Near-Surface
Seismology and Ground-Penetrating Radar, Geophysical Developments Series No. 15, Society of Exploration Geophysicists,
Tulsa, ISBN 978-1-56080-224-2, pp 185-200.
• Casto, D., Luke, B., Calderón-Macías, C., and Kaufmann, R. 2009. Interpreting surface wave data for a site with shallow bedrock.
Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 14(3), pp 115-127.
• Luke, B., Murvosh, H., Taylor, W., and Wagoner, J. 2009. Three-dimensional modeling of shallow shear-wave velocities for Las
Vegas, Nevada using sediment type. Journal of Earth Science, 20(3), pp 555-562.
• Jin, X., Luke, B., and Calderón-Macías, C. 2009. Role of forward model in surface-wave studies to delineate a buried highvelocity layer, Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics,14(1), pp 1-14.
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Dr. Brendan Morris
Assistant Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone: (702) 895-1480
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ee.unlv.edu/~blmorris/
• Expertise
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Highway monitoring
• Intelligent vehicles
• Driver assistance systems
• Driver safety systems
• Real-time activity analysis
Top: Monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle for dangerous obstacles.
Color regions: critical safety zones. Z1 and Z3 are blind spots.
Bottom: Studies to predict, two seconds before, a driver’s intention to
change lanes. Lower right graphs: the green line indicates the
probability that a lane change will occur in two seconds, and the gray
line indicates the lane position.
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Dr. Brendan Morris
Assistant Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Recent Publications
• M. S. Shirazi, B. T. Morris, "A Typical Video-based Framework for Counting, Behavior and Safety Analysis at Intersections," in IEEE
Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, pp. 1264-1269, June 2015, Seoul, Korea.
• M. S. Shirazi, B. Morris, "Observing Behaviors at Intersections: A Review of Recent Studies & Developments," in IEEE Intelligent
Vehicles Symposium, pp. 1258-1263, June 2015, Seoul, Korea.
• B. T. Morris, C. Tran, G. Scora, M. M. Trivedi, and M. J. Barth, "Real-Time Video-Based Traffic Measurement and Visualization System
for Energy/Emissions," IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst., vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 1667-1678, Dec. 2012.
• B. T. Morris and M. M. Trivedi, "Trajectory Learning for Activity Understanding: Unsupervised, Multilevel, and Long-Term Adaptive
Approach," IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Mach. Intell., vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 2287-2301, Nov. 2011.
• S. Sivaraman, B. T. Morris, M. Trivedi, "Learning Multi-Lane Trajectories using Vehicle-Based Vision," IEEE Inter. Conf. on Computer
Vision Workshop on Computer Vision in Vehicle Technology., Nov. 2011.
• A. Doshi, B. T. Morris, and M. M. Trivedi. "On-Road Prediction of Driver' Intent with Multimodal Sensory Cues", IEEE Pervasive
Computing, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 22-34, Mar. 2011, Special Issue for Automotive Pervasive Computing.
• B. T. Morris and M. Trivedi, "Map interface for geo-registering and monitoring distributed events," in Proc. IEEE Conf. Intell. Transport.
Syst., Sep. 2010, pp. 962-967.
• B. T. Morris and M. Trivedi, "Vehicle Iconic Surround Observer: Visualization Platform for Intelligent Driver Support Applications," in
Proc. IEEE Intell. Veh. Symposium, San Diego, California, June 2010, pp. 168-173.
• B. T. Morris and M. M. Trivedi, "Contextual activity visualization from long-term video observations," IEEE Intell. Syst., vol. 25, no. 3,
pp. 50-62, 2010, Special Issue on Intelligent Monitoring of Complex Environments.
• B. T. Morris and M. Trivedi, "Unsupervised learning of motion patterns of rear surrounding vehicles," in Proc. IEEE Conf. Veh. Elec. and
Safety, Pune, India, Nov. 2009, pp. 80-85
• B. T. Morris and M. M. Trivedi, "A Survey of Vision-Based Trajectory Learning and Analysis for Surveillance," IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst.
Video Technol. Special Issue on Video Surveillance, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 1114-1127, Aug. 2008.
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Dr. Venki Muthukumar
Associate Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone: (702) 895-3566
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ee.unlv.edu/vm
• Expertise
• High performance and real-time embedded
systems for ITS applications
• Video processing for vehicle and pedestrian
detection, tracking, and conflict analysis
• Development and evaluation of Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) and Traffic
incident management (TIM)
• Smart traffic data collection, archiving, and
visualization
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Dr. Venki Muthukumar
Associate Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Recent Publications
Articles
• H. Teng, X. Xu, V. Muthukumar, A. Reed Gibby. Test a Queue Detection System for Special Events in Nevada. Journal of
Transportation Technologies Vol.4 No.1, Pub. Date: January 26, 2014. DOI: 10.4236/jtts.2014.41013.
• N . Chintalacheruvu and V. Muthukumar, "Video Based Vehicle Detection and its Application in Intelligent Transportation
Systems," Journal of Transportation Technologies, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2012, pp. 305-314. DOI: 10.4236/jtts.2012.24033.
• Daggu Venkateshwar Rao, Shruti Patil, Naveen Anne Babu, V. Muthukumar (2006). Implementation and Evaluation of
Image Processing Algorithms on Reconfigurable Architecture using C-based Hardware Descriptive Languages. In the
International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Computer Sciences (IJTACS), Vol. 1(1), 2006, pp. 9-34, GBS Publishers.
• V. Muthukumar, E. Regentova, J. Zheng, A. Ponzio, T. Wu, Z. Devlin (2006). Non-Intrusive Eye Detection and Tracking
System for Gaze Differentiation. In International Journal of Computational Intelligence Theory and Practice, Serial Pub., pp.
43-57, Vol. 1(1), 2006.
• V. Muthukumar, Daggu Venkateshwar Rao (2006). Image Processing Algorithms on Reconfigurable Architecture using
Handel-C. Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Medwell Pub., 1(2):103-111, 2006.
Books edited
• Spl. Issue on System and Network on Chips. Journal of Systems Architecture, Dec 2007, published in Jan 2008.
• Proceedings, DSD 2006-9th EUROMICRO CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGN Architectures, Methods and Tools,
Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, 30th AUG 2006 - 1st Sept 2006, Edited by V. Muthukumar, IEEE Computer Society.
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Dr. Alexander Paz
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering and Construction
Director, Transportation Research Center (TRC)
Phone: (702) 895-0571
Email: [email protected]
Expertise
• Traffic engineering and safety
• Transportation economics and
statistics
• Transportation networks and
systems analysis
• Urban transportation planning
• Traffic operations and control
• Traffic flow theory
• Intelligent transportation
systems (ITS)
• Business Intelligence for
transportation and infrastructure
systems
• Data warehousing and analytics
Top: Work zone and incident management.
Middle and Bottom: Traffic operations and
ITS.
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Dr. Alexander Paz
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering &
Construction
Director, Transportation Research Center
Recent Publications
Primers
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Chiu, Y-C., Bottom, J., Mahut, M., Paz, A., Balakrishna, R., Waller, T., & Hicks, J. (2011), Dynamic Traffic Assignment: A Primer. Transportation Research Circular
E-C153. Publication Transportation Research Board, Transportation Network Modeling Committee. Available online at:
http://nextrans.org/ADB30/sites/default/files/dta_primer.pdf
Book Chapters
• Paz, A., Molano, V. & Sanchez, M. (2015), Holistic Calibration of Microscopic Traffic Flow Models: Methodology and Real World Application Studies. Engineering
and Applied Sciences Optimization: Dedicated to the memory of Professor M.G. Karlaftis. Volume 38, Edition 1. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3319-18320-6.
Journal Papers
• Paz, A., Molano, V., Martinez, E., Gaviria, C. & Arteaga, C. (2015), Calibration of Traffic Flow Models Using a Memetic Algorithm. Transportation Research Part-C:
Emerging Technologies. 55, 432–443. doi:10.1016/j.trc.2015.03.001.
• Maheshwari, P., Khaddar, R., Kachroo, P. & Paz, A. (2015), Development of Control Models for the Planning of Sustainable Transportation Systems.
Transportation Research-Part C. Emerging Technologies. 55, 474–485. doi:10.1016/j.trc.2015.03.024.
• Kachroo, P., Shlayan, N., Paz, A., Sastry, S. & Patel, S. (2015), Model based Methodology for Validation of Traffic Flow-detectors by Minimizing Human Bias in
Video Data Processing. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 16(4), 1851-1860. doi:10.1109/TITS.2014.2377552, 2015.
• Paz, A., Copeland, D., Maheshwari, P., Gunawan, K. & Tafazzoli, M-S. (2015). The Effectiveness of Driver Education and Information Programs in the State of
Nevada. Open Journal of Applied Sciences. 5(1).
• Paz, A., Nordland, A., Khan, A., Veeramisti, N. & Sanchez-Medina, J. (2015), Assessment of Economic Impacts of a Vehicle Miles Traveled Fee for Passenger
Vehicles in Nevada. Transportation Research Record. No. 2450, 26–35. doi:10.3141/2450-04.
• Maheshwari, P. & Paz, A. (2015), Development of a Tool to Evaluate Projects using Dynamic Traffic Assignment Models. Open Journal of Applied Sciences. 5(02).
• Paz, A., Coughenour, C., Singh, A. & de la Fuente, H. (2015), Multinomial logistic regression to estimate and predict perceptions of bicycle and transportation
infrastructure in a sprawling metropolitan area. Journal of Public Health. In press.
• Paz, A., Veeramisti, N., Khaddar, R., De la Fuente, H. & Modorcea, L. (2015),Traffic and driving simulator based on architecture of interactive motion. The
Scientific World Journal. Article ID 340576, doi:10.1155/2015/340576.
• Paz, A., Veeramisti, N., Khanal, I., Baker, J. & De la Fuente (2015). Development of a Comprehensive Database System for Safety Analyst. The Scientific World
Journal. Article ID 636841. doi: 10.1155/2015/636841.
• Sanchez-Medina, J., Rubio-Royo, E. & Paz, A. (2015). Aetros: Dynamic Travel Route Assignment Coping with Highly Changeable Scenarios at Traffic Networks.
International Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering. 4(1).
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Dr. Pramen Shrestha, P.E.
Associate Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction
Phone: (702) 895-3841
Email: [email protected]
• Expertise
• Innovative project delivery and contracting
methods
• Benchmarking of construction projects
• Construction economics and estimating
• Heavy highway construction materials
• Sustainability
• Construction safety
• Highway safety
• Work zone safety
• Quantitative methods
• Transportation emergency management
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Dr. Pramen Shrestha, P.E.
Associate Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction
Recent Publications
• Shrestha K. and Shrestha P.P., Framework Development of Speed Zone Guidelines based on Current
Best Practices and Expert Opinions, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering,
Elsevier, September 2015 (accepted).
• Shrestha, P. P. and Mani, N., Impact of Design Cost on Project Performance of Design-Bid-Build Road
Projects, Journal of Management in Engineering, doi: (ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000220, 2014.
• Shrestha, P.P., Pradhananga, N., and Mani, N., Correlating Quantity and Bid Cost of Unit Price Items of
Public Road Projects, Journal of Civil Engineering, KSCE, Volume 18, Issue 6, pp 1590-1598, 2014.
• Shrestha, P.P. and Menzel, N.N., Hispanic Construction Workers and Assertiveness Training Work: A
Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, doi: 10.3233/WOR-131728, 2014.
• Shrestha, P. P., Burns, Leslie, and Shields, D. R., Magnitude of Construction Cost and Schedule Overruns
in Public Projects, Journal of Construction Engineering, Vol. 2013, Article ID 935978, 9 pages, 2013,
doi:10.1155/2013/935978.
• Shrestha, P. P. and Kulkarni, P., Factors Influencing Energy Consumption of Energy Star and Non-Energy
Star Homes, Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000134, 29(3), July, 2013, pp. 269-278.
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Dr. Hualiang (Harry) Teng
Associate Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction
Phone: (702) 895-4940
Email: [email protected]
• Expertise
• Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
• Air quality analysis
• Freight transportation
Top left: Emission measurements from mobile sampling
technology and their true distribution.
Top right: Evaluation of speed monitoring displays for
work zones in Las Vegas.
Bottom: The difference in gaps between cars of a
container train (foreground) and box car train
(background).
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Dr. Hualing (Harry) Teng
Associate Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction
Recent Publications
Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Teng H., Xu X.†, Xin L.†, Kwigizile V.†, and Gibby A.R., “Evaluation of the Speed Monitoring Display for Work Zones in Las Vegas”, Journal of
Transportation Research Record 2107, pp. 46-56, 2009.
Yao J.†, Teng H., Hoel L.A., and Wang N.†, “Modeling the Deterioration of Inductive Loops”, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 15, No. 3,
pp 1-10, 2009.
Qi Y.†, Teng H., and Martinelli D.R. “An Investigation of Incident Frequency, Duration and Lanes Blockage for Determining Traffic Delay”, Journal of
Advanced Transportation, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 275-299, 2009.
Qi Y.† and Teng H., “An Information-Based Time Sequential Approach to On-Line Incident Duration Prediction”, Journal of Intelligent Transportation
Systems, Vol. 12, Issue 1, pp. 1-12, 2008.
Teng H., Qi Y.† and Martinelli D.R., “Parking Difficulty and Parking Information System Technologies and Costs”, Journal of Advanced
Transportation. Vol. 42, No.2, pp. 151-178, 2008.
Yao J.†, Teng H. and Hoel L. A., “Analysis of Maintenance Policies for Inductive Loop Detection Systems”, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems.
Vol. 13, Issue 3, pp. 215-224, 2007.
Freight and Railroad Transportation
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Martinelli D.R. and Teng H., “Optimization of Railway Operations Using Neural Networks”, Transportation Research, Part C, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 33-49,
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Martinelli D.R. and Teng H., “Genetic Algorithm Model for Solving the Train Formation Problem”, Transportation Research Record 1497, pp. 62-69,
1995.
Martinelli D.R. and Teng H., “Neural Network Approach for Solving the Train Formation Problem”, Transportation Research Record 1470, pp. 38-46.,
1994.
Air Quality Analysis
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Teng H., Kwigizile V.†, Karakouzian M., James D. E. and Etyemezian V., “Investigation of the AP-42 Sampling Method”, Journal of the Air & Waste
Management Association, Vol. 58, pp.1422–1433, 2008.
Teng H., Kwigizile V.†, James D. E., and Merle R., “Identifying Influencing Factors On Paved Roads Silt Loading”, Journal of the Air & Waste
Management Association. Vol. 57 pp. 1-7, 2007.
Teng H., Qi Y.†, Byun J., Nakanishi Y., and James D., “Modeling Emissions in Hot-Stabilized Conditions by Simultaneous Equation Model”, ASCE
Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 131, Issue 10, pp. 762-770, 2005.
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Transportation Engineering Research
Dr. Ying Tian
Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction
Phone: (702) 895-4917
Email: [email protected]
• Expertise
• Seismic evaluation and
rehabilitation of bridges
• Advanced non-linear dynamic
response analyses
• Earthquake engineering
• Extreme loading of structures
• Design and behavior of reinforced
concrete structures
Bridge collapse during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in the San Francisco
Bay Area of northern California.
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Transportation Engineering Research
Dr. Ying Tian
Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction
Recent Publications
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Tian, Y., Chen, J., Said, A., and Zhao, J. (2012), “Nonlinear Modeling of Flat-Plate Structures Using Grid Beam
Elements,” Computers and Concrete, 10(5), 491-507.
Tian, Y. and Su, Y. (2011), “Dynamic Response of Reinforced Concrete Beams Following Instantaneous Removal of
a Bearing Column,” International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 5(1), 19-28.
Widianto, Bayrak, O., Jirsa, J. O., and Tian, Y. (2010), “Seismic Rehabilitation of Slab-Column Connections,” ACI
Structural Journal, 107(2), 237-247.
Su, Y., Tian, Y., and Song, X. (2009), “Progressive Collapse Resistance of Axially-Restrained Frame Beams,” ACI
Structural Journal, 106(5), 600-607.
Tian, Y., Jirsa, J. O., and Bayrak, O. (2009), “Nonlinear Modeling of Slab-Column Connections under Cyclic
Loading,” ACI Structural Journal, 106(1), 30-38.
Tian, Y., Jirsa, J. O., and Bayrak, O. (2008), “Strength Evaluation of Interior Slab-Column Connections,” ACI
Structural Journal, 105(6), 692-700.
Tian, Y., Jirsa, J. O., Bayrak, O., Widianto, and Argudo, J. F. (2008), “Behavior of Slab-Column Connections of
Existing Flat-Plate Structures,” ACI Structural Journal, 105(5), 561-569.
Tian, Y., and Chaturvedi, S. K. (2004), “A Seismic Retrofit Design Methodology for Reinforced Concrete Bridge
Columns Using Fiber Composites,” Earthquake Spectra, 20(2), 483-502.
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