Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center

Research Products (pre 1997)

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Project #	Project Title	PI-1-first	PI-1-last	MS Word	PDF	HTML	Notes
MBTC-1005	A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TO PREDICT SOIL EROSION POTENTIAL IN RURAL TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT	Sandra	Parker	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1006	The Use of Transportation Models in Rural Study Areas	Robert	Alguire	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1009	EFFECTS OF RUBBER ON ASPHALT MIXES	Robert	Elliott	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1010	PERMEABILITY OF BASE COURSES	Sam	Thornton	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1011	Long Term Effects of Rail Abandonment in Arkansas	John	Ozment	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1012	A GIS Enhanced Cultural Resource Management System	Thomas	Green	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1014	SLOPE RELIABILITY Slope Failure Design Manual	Sam	Thornton	x x	x x	x x	complete
MBTC-1015	Integration Of A Mobile Health Care System To Deliver Primary Care To The Rural Areas Of Arkansas	Earnest	Fant	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1016	DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A SCREENING MODEL FOR PREDICTING TRACTOR-TRAILER SCREENING MODEL FOR PREDICTING TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK DRIVER RETENTION	Barbara	Hinton			x	complete (code available as zip file)
MBTC-1017	Community Impact of Regional Transportation Infrastructure Growth	Kim	Fendley	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1018	Demand for Intermodal Transportation in Arkansas	John	Ozment	x	x	x	complete
Project #	Project Title	PI-1-first	PI-1-last	MS Word	PDF	HTML	Notes
MBTC-1019	Effects of Motor Carrier Deregulation on Small Rural Communities	John	Ozment	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1020	COMPUTER ASSISTED COST ASSESSMENT OF INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION LINKAGES	Eric	Malstrom	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1021	OPTIMIZATION OF CHASSIS MOVEMENTS IN INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS	Hamdy	Taha	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1022	Hub and Spoke Networks in Truckload Trucking: Sensitivity Analysis and Extended Testing (report 1 \| report 2)	G. Don	Taylor	x x	x x	x x	complete
MBTC-1025	A STUDY OF THE USE OF TRUCK TIRE BEADS AS DRAINAGE PIPE AND ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMICS OF TIRE DISPOSAL IN OKLAHOMA: PART 1 -- CULVERTS	J. L.	Gattis	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1026	COMPUTER MODEL FOR ESTIMATING FIELD OPERATION MANPOWER	Ronald W.	Skeith	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1032	BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTING A RAIL CONNECTION AND INTERMODAL FACILITY AT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PORT OF YELLOW BEND IN ARKANSAS	Miles	Sonstegaard	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1033	RURAL ROADWAY CAPACITY AND CONGESTION PHASE I	J. L.	Gattis	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1035	DESIGN OF COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK TO SUPPORT MOBILE HEALTH SYSTEM	Earnest	Fant	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1036	COMPUTER ASSISTED COST ASSESSMENT OF INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION LINKS B PHASE II	Eric	Malstrom	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1037	DEVELOPMENT OF GENERAL LOCATION MODEL TO LOCATE BREAK BULK TERMINALS FOR LTL TRUCKING OPERATIONS	G. Don	Taylor	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1040	THE DEVELOPMENT OF FULL DIGITAL AND NETWORKABLE MULTI-MEDIA BASED HIGHWAY INFORMATION SYSTEM -- PHASE I	Kelvin	Wang	x	x	x	complete
Project #	Project Title	PI-1-first	PI-1-last	MS Word	PDF	HTML	Notes
MBTC-1043	Motor Carrier Effectiveness (Gupta, Jenkins, Delery) [original in Word Perfect]	Nina	Gupta	x	x	x
MBTC-1044	ACQUISITION AND EVALUATION OF HAMBURG WHEEL-TRACKING DEVICE	Kevin	Hall	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1045	ESTABLISHING SUBSIDY LEVELS FOR RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS	Richard	Marshment	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1046	NEEDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ARKANSAS-INTERGRAPH TRANSPORTATION LABORATORY	Kelvin	Wang			x	complete
MBTC-1047	PURCHASING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: ALLIANCE FORMATION MOTIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS	Julie	Gentry	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1050	AUTOMATED SHIPMENT ROUTING CONSIDERING TRANSFER COSTS AND SHIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS (original in Word Perfect - zipped file)	Eric	Malstrom	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1051	LTL TERMINAL SCHEDULING AND TRAILER POOL MODELS (original in multiple files, zipped)	G. Don	Taylor			x	complete
MBTC-1052	STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE OVERLAYS FOR PAVEMENTS (complete set of original images in zipped format)	Kevin	Hall	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1053	ADVANCED PLANNING SURVEYS USING AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER	Kelvin	Wang	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1054	Large SCHOOL BUS DESIGN VEHICLE DIMENSIONS SCHOOL BUS ACCELERATION CHARACTERISTICS	J. L.	Gattis	x	x x	x	complete
MBTC-1055	MEASUREMENT OF ANTISTRIP ADDITIVES IN ASPHALTS AND PAVEMENTS	Richard K.	Ulrich	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1056	WATERSIDE INDUSTRIAL SITES ON THE OUACHITA RIVER IN ARKANSAS	Miles	Sonstegaard	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1057	DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD PRECONSTRUCTED TIMBER BRIDGE SECTIONS	Larry	Pleimann	x	x	x	complete
Project #	Project Title	PI-1-first	PI-1-last	MS Word	PDF	HTML	Notes
MBTC-1058	STRATEGY, STRUCTURE, AND PERFORMANCE OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES (original in Word Perfect)	Parshotam	Dass	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1059	GAP ACCEPTANCE AT NON-STANDARD STOP-CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS (original in Word Perfect)	J.L.	Gattis	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1060	GIS-BASED FREIGHT DENSITY AND CAPACITY MODELING	G. Don	Taylor	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1061	DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS OF EFFICIENT DELIVERY LANES AND ZONES IN TRUCKLOAD TRUCKING	G. Don	Taylor	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1062	ASSESSMENT OF ARKANSAS ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION	Darlene	Butler	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1063	POTENTIAL BARGE TRANSPORTATION FOR INBOUND CORN AND FEED GRAINS (complete file in zipped format)	Darlene	Butler			x	complete
MBTC-1064	OPTIMAL DESIGN OF MERGE-IN-TRANSIT DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS	Michael	Cole	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1065	DYNAMIC ROUTING FOR CITY PICKUP AND DELIVERY FOR LTL TRUCK OPERATIONS (whole file in zipped format)	Hamdy	Taha			x	complete
MBTC-1066	A GIS BASED INTELLIGENT TRAILER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (word perfect)	Michael	Cole	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1067	AUTOMATED AGGREGATE SHAPE ANALYSIS AND RUTTING/STRIPPING PERFORMANCE	James D.	Wilson	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1068	AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DATA ENTRY	Sharon	Johnson	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1069	PERMANENT DEFORMATION OF SUBGRADE SOILS (word perfect version)	Robert	Elliott	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1070	DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE LOW-VOLUME PAVEMENT DESIGN PROCEDURES	Kevin	Hall	x	x	x	complete
Project #	Project Title	PI-1-first	PI-1-last	MS Word	PDF	HTML	Notes
MBTC-1071	RURAL REST AREA PRIVATIZATION CONDITIONS	J. L.	Gattis	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1072	INVESTIGATION OF IMAGE ARCHIVING FOR PAVEMENT SURFACE DISTRESS SURVEY	Kelvin	Wang	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1073	INTERSECTION ANGLE AND THE DRIVER'S FIELD OF VIEW	J. L.	Gattis	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1077	SIMULATION OF RAILWAY COMPONENT OF INTERMODAL TRANSIT	G. Don	Taylor	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1078	BENEFITS OF VIDEO IMAGE PROCESSING IN VEHICLE DETECTION, AND DEVELOPMENT oF AN ALGORITHM FOR STRATEGIC CAMERA PLACEMENT FOR VIDEO MONITORING AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS	J. L.	Gattis	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1079	A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF TRUCK-BARGE INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION (whole file in zipped format)	Eric	Malstrom			x	complete
MBTC-1080	NEW MARKETING PARADIGMS FOR TRUCKLOAD TRUCKING: USING AGILE DEDICATED FLEETS TO REGULARIZE DISTRIBUTION (rtf format)	G. Don	Taylor	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1081	INTERMODAL PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS IN LTL AND TRUCKLOAD TRUCKING	G. Don	Taylor	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1082	THE IMPACTS OF WELFARE-TO-WORK PROGRAMS ON RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEMAND: CASE STUDIES IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA	Richard	Marshment	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1083	OBJECT MARKERS AT NARROW BRIDGES ON LOW VOLUME RURAL HIGHWAYS	Margaret	Rys	x	x	x	complete
Project #	Project Title	PI-1-first	PI-1-last	MS Word	PDF	HTML	Notes
MBTC-1084	A GENETIC ALGORITHM APPROACH TO DOOR ASSIGNMENTS IN BREAKBULK TERMINALS	Michael	Cole	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1085	ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEDULING AND DISPATCHING SOFTWARE FOR ARKANSAS PUBLIC TRANSIT	Darlene	Butler	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1086	Driver Management Practices: Longitudinal Examinations Across Respondents and Events	John	Delery	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1087	RURAL RIVER PORT ECONOMIC IMPACT KIT (Analysis \| User Guide - both html)	Gregory	Hamilton				complete
MBTC-1088	EVALUATING THE ROLE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN WELFARE REFORM	Darlene	Butler	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1089	PERMANENT DEFORMATION OF SUBGRADE SOILS -- PHASE 2	Robert	Elliott	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1090	Investigation of the Long Term Stability of Slopes - Phase 1	Norman	Dennis			x	in progress
MBTC-1091	GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR WATER RESOURCE RISK MANAGEMENT	Mark	Gross	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1092	A 3-D Terrain Visualization Database for Highway Information Management	Kelvin	Wang	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1093	AN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION HIGHWAY DATA VEHICLE	Kelvin	Wang	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1094	Permanent Deformation of Subgrade Soils - Phase 3	Robert	Elliott			x	in progress
MBTC-1095	AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE GIRDER SECTION USING COMPUTER MODELING	Panneer	Selvam	x	x	x	complete
Project #	Project Title	PI-1-first	PI-1-last	MS Word	PDF	HTML	Notes
MBTC-1096	Development of Portable Holographic Interferometric Equipment for Inspecting Bolted and Riveted Connections in Bridges	William	Springer	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1097	Investigation of the Long Term Stability of Highway Slopes - Phase 2	Norman	Dennis			x	in progress
MBTC-1098	Incremental Improvements to Rural Two-Lane Highways: Rural Roadway Capacity and Congestion - Phase 2	J. L.	Gattis	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1099	MODELING TRAFFIC FLOWS AND CONFLICTS AT ROUNDABOUTS	Eugene	Russell	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1100	MARKETING OF CONTAINER-ON-BARGE (COB) (complete file in zipped format)	Bonnie	Boardman	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1101	FINDING SYNERGY IN INTERMODAL OPERATIONS WITH TRUCK AND RAIL	G. Don	Taylor	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1102	A SIMPLE APPROACH TO LINEHAUL BACKHAUL PROBLEMS	Michael	Cole	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1103	THE NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TRANSIT ASSESSMENT STUDY	Melissa	Tooley	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1104	Development of Laboratory Wheel-Tracking Device - Phase II	Kevin	Hall			x	complete
MBTC-1491	AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF OPTIMAL INTERMODAL GRAIN FLOWS IN ARKANSAS WITH PROJECTED EFFECTS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT	Preseton	LaFerney	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1523	THE ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION IN SERVICE ACCESS FOR RURAL ELDERLY	M. Jean	Turner		x		complete
MBTC-1734	Transportation Infrastructure and Rural Economic Growth	Daniel	Rainey	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1798	AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF TRANSPORTATION COSTS ON GRAIN BASIS LEVELS IN ARKANSAS	Andrew	McKenzie	x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1802	Developing A Viable Poultry Litter Transport Option For The Ozarks Region	Harold	Goodwin	x	x	x	complete

Assistantships, Fellowships and Scholarships

Project #	Project Title	PI-1-first	PI-1-last	MS Word	PDF	HTML	Notes
MBTC-1041	INDEPENDENT GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP - Shreenath Rao			x	x	x	complete
MBTC-1048	INDEPENDENT GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP - Kyle Alexander and Vitaly Brazkin	John	Ozment	x	x	x	complete