Skip Navigation

Mid-America Transportation Center

Mid-America Transportation Center

Current Research

ORDER BY:

In-Progress Research Projects

A Framework for the Nationwide Multimode Transportation Demand Analysis
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Hojong Baik
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
A Preliminary Appraisal of the Safety and Operational Effects on the Regional Transportation System Created by New Rail-Truck Intermodal Facilities.
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Thomas Mulinazzi
University of Kansas
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Assessing the Damage Potential in Pretensioned Bridges Caused by Increased Truck Loads Due to Freight Movements (Phase 2)
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Robert Peterman
Kansas State University
Start: 07/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Assessing the Damage Potential in Pretensioned Bridges Caused by Increased Truck Loads Due to Freight Movements (Phase I)
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Robert Peterman
Kansas State University
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Assessing the Risk of Crash for Trucks on Onset Yellow
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Anuj Sharma
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 08/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Characteristics and Contributory Causes Related to Large Truck Crashes (Phase I)
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Sunanda Dissanayake
Kansas State University
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Closed Course Testing of Portable Rumble Strips to Improve Truck Safety at Work Zones
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Steven Schrock
University of Kansas
Start: 07/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Computational Design Tool for Bridge Hydrodynamic Loading in Inundated Flows of Midwest Rivers
In Progress
Principal Investigator: David Admiraal
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 01/01/2009   End: 12/31/2009

 
Design of High Tension Cable Post Bases
In Progress
Principal Investigator: John Rohde
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 08/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Development of Advanced Finite Element Material Models for Cable Barrier Wire Rope
In Progress
Principal Investigator: John Reid
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 08/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Estimating Highway Pavement Damage Costs Attributed to Truck Traffic
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Yong Bai
University of Kansas
Start: 07/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Extending Asphalt Pavement Life Using Thin Whitetopping
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Mustaque Hossain
Kansas State University
Start: 08/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Extending Pavement Life Using Thin Surfacing to Counter the Effect of Increased Truck Traffic Due to Freight Movements on Highways
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Mustaque Hossain
Kansas State University
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Feasibility of Using Cellular Telephone Data to Determine the Truckshed of Rail-Truck Intermodal Facilities
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Steven Schrock
University of Kansas
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Foundation Design for High Tension Cable Guardrails
In Progress
Principal Investigator: John Rohde
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Impact of Truck Loading on Design and Analysis of Asphaltic Pavement Structures (Joint Research)
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Yong Rak Kim
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 07/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Impact of Trucks in the Development of Work Zone Capacity Guidelines
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Ghulam Bham
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Impact of Trucks on Signalized Intersections
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Jones
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Improving Freight Fire Safety: Analysis and Testing of Real Engine Conditions to Progress Development of Mist-controlling Additives for Fire Mitigation
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Albert Ratner
University of Iowa
Start: 08/18/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Improving Freight Fire Safety: Assessment of the Effectiveness of Mist-controlling Additives in Mitigating Crash-Induced Diesel Fires
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Albert Ratner
University of Iowa
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Improving Safety of the Surface Transportation System by Addressing the Issues of Vulnerable Road Users: Case of the Motorcyclists
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Sunanda Dissanayake
Kansas State University
Start: 08/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Improving Work Zone Safety for Freight Vehicles: Effective Design Patterns for Vehicle Mounted Attenuators
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Ghulam Bham
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Investigating RFID for Roadside Identification Involving Freight Commercial Vehicle Operators
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Erick Jones
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Investigation of Factors associated with Truck crashes in Nebraska
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Aemal Khattak
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Mitigating Wind Induced Truck Crashes
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Thomas Mulinazzi
University of Kansas
Start: 07/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Performance Measures of Warm Asphalt Mixtures for Safe and Reliable Freight Transportation
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Hosin Lee
University of Iowa
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Pilot Study on Rugged Fiber Optic Brillouin Sensors for Large Strain Measurements to Ensure the Safety of Transportation Structures
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Genda Chen
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Risk Mitigation for Highway and Railway Bridges
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Andrzej Nowak
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 07/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Safer Work Zones for Heavy and Light Weight Vehicles: Speed Limit Up or Speed Limit Down
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Ghulam Bham
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Safety Climate of Commercial Vehicle Operations
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Linda Boyle
University of Iowa
Start: 06/24/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Safety Investigation and Guidance for Work-Zone Devices in Freight Transportation Systems Subjected to Passenger Car and Truck Impacts with New Crash Standards
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Ronald Faller
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 03/10/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Study of RF Propagation Characteristics for Wireless Sensor Networks in Railroad Environments
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Hamid Sharif
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 02/01/2009   End: 12/31/2009

 
Truck safety at Railroad Crossings
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Aemal Khattak
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Start: 07/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Validation on the Mechanical Models of Asphalt Pavement Structures with Field Measured Data Associated with Increasing Freight Movements
In Progress
Principal Investigator: Louis Ge
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Start: 07/01/2008   End: 12/31/2009

 
Complete List
Search by Principal Investigator
Search by University
Search by Sponsor
Search by Mode

Search by Fiscal Year