Efficient transportation and pavement systems : characterization, mechanisms, simulation, and modeling : proceedings of the 4th International Gulf Conference on Roads, Doha, Qatar, 10-13 November 2008

Internationally, significant attention is given to transport sustainability including planning, design, construction, evaluation, safety and durability of the road system. The 4th International Gulf Conference on Roads: Efficient Transportation and Pavement Systems - Characterization, Mechanisms, Simulation, and Modeling, hosted by the University of Qatar, November 2008, provided a forum for discussions of recent developments and research results and needs on transportation network optimization, traffic management, transportation safety, and pavement design, analysis, material characterization, modeling, and rehabilitation techniques. This book is a collection of 79 fully refereed papers and six keynote lectures from the conference, and includes contributions on a variety of topics: Highway Design and Transportation Planning Transportation Network and Management System Traffic Characteristics and Analysis Traffic and Transit Signal Control Traffic Simulation, Safety, and Management Advances in Road Safety Engineering Road Accident Analysis and Prediction Work Zone Lane Closures and Dynamic Merging Flexible Pavement Design, Analysis, and Evaluation Pavement Maintenance and Management Binder and Emulsion Characterization - Effect of Binder, Modified Binder, and Fillers on HMA HMA Testing and Properties Foamed and HMA Recycling Impact of Geogrids on Pavement Performance Research, Development, and Standardizations Case Studies Table of Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 12 Keynote presentations......Page 14 Towards long lasting pavements in the gulf......Page 16 Pushing the envelope: Transportation system management under competing objectives......Page 18 Experience on cold in place pavement recycling using the foamed asphalt technique......Page 20 Applying fundamental materials engineering to solve pavement infrastructure problems......Page 22 Advances in road safety engineering......Page 24 Dynamic early merge and dynamic late merge at work zone lane closures......Page 26 Transportation systems......Page 28 Towards fully integrated adaptive urban traffic control......Page 30 Development and comparison of dynamic transit signal priority strategies......Page 46 Optimized strategy for integrated traffic and transit signal control......Page 60 Exploring the potential benefits of VII-Enabled dynamic speed control in signalized networks......Page 76 A study of driver behaviour with regards to traffic control devices......Page 86 Integrated traffic information system for Urban/Inter-Urban traffic management......Page 96 Using GIS as a tool to integrate land use, traffic analysis, and travel forecasting......Page 102 Validation of the VT-Meso vehicle fuel consumption and emission model......Page 110 A three-stage procedure for validating microscopic simulation models......Page 128 Platoon identification and accommodation at isolated traffic signals......Page 142 Traffic adaptive signal control at roundabouts......Page 154 Systematic analysis of capacity of weaving sections......Page 164 Vehicular traffic volume characteristics of urban roadways in Kuwait......Page 178 Ras laffan traffic operations, circulation and simulation study......Page 186 Evaluation of Edmonton's intersection safety camera program......Page 204 Safety evaluation of alternative guardrail system for exclusive motorcycle lanes......Page 218 The viability of real-time prediction and prevention of traffic accidents......Page 228 A probabilistic framework for vision-based road safety analysis......Page 240 Linear regression crash prediction models: Issues and proposed solutions......Page 254 Turning the world's roads into forgiving highways preventing needless deaths......Page 270 Road accidents in Kuwait: Causes and consequences......Page 282 Research priorities for the transportation and traffic safety center in Kuwait......Page 290 Optimal coordination of traffic signals to cope with traffic congestion......Page 296 Dynamic early merge and dynamic late merge at work zone lane closures......Page 306 Evaluation of warning signs and markings to reduce speeds on curves......Page 316 Implementing new vehicle stability-based minimum radius guidelines for simple and reverse horizontal curves: Is it cost effective?......Page 326 The effect of geometric layout on the operational performance of multilane roundabout......Page 340 Development of acceptance measures for long term performance of BOT highway projects......Page 348 Probabilistic framework for calibrating of highway geometric design models......Page 362 Analysis of mode split in the greater Toronto area: Long-range temporal trends and underlying travel behaviour......Page 384 Intermodal connectivity and the movement of goods for Dubai......Page 404 Factors affecting the service performance of public buses in Dubai......Page 414 Selecting Syria new highway corridors utilizing GIS......Page 420 Pavements......Page 432 Performance of modified asphalt binder and mixtures under increased truck loading limits......Page 434 Steady shear properties of a class of aged bitumens......Page 454 Influence of surface interactions between bitumen and mineral fillers on the rheology of bitumen-filler mastics......Page 466 Barrier-Based Fuel Resistant Binder (B3)......Page 478 Performance-based selection guidelines for roadway bituminous-based crack sealants......Page 486 Stress relaxation behavior of asphalt emulsion residue......Page 496 Time (s)......Page 500 Shear stress ( Pa)......Page 501 Shear stress ( Pa) Time (s)......Page 502 Shear stress ( Pa) Time (s)......Page 503 Characterisation and modification of a hard binder for pavements in hot climates......Page 506 Determination of percent working binder in recycled asphalt pavement materials......Page 518 Influence of tack coats on the adhesion properties of asphalt pavements......Page 530 Applying fundamental materials engineering to solve pavement infrastructure problems......Page 544 Relationship of asphalt pavement skid resistance to aggregate properties......Page 554 Investigation into two procedures of applying gilsonite into HMA mixtures......Page 562 Asphalt rubber asphalt concrete friction course overlay as a pavement preservation strategy......Page 572 Evaluation of foam asphalt technology for road base construction in the Gulf......Page 584 Cold Concrete Asphalt: What do we understand about CCA?......Page 598 Mix design and rutting resistance of bituminous mixtures containing incinerator bottom ash aggregates......Page 604 Permanent deformation analysis of HMA mixtures using simple performance tests......Page 614 Improving the field compaction of asphalt pavements using X-ray CT and imaging techniques......Page 624 Evaluation of coarse-graded HMA pavements in North Dakota using the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer......Page 634 Analytical investigation of the correctness of formulas used in bending beam tests......Page 642 Assessment of rutting potential of asphalt mixture based on mixture resistivity......Page 652 Quality control of cold-in place recycled asphalt pavement using non-destructive tests......Page 666 Investigation of sulfur modified asphalt concrete mixes for road construction in the gulf......Page 676 Discrete element analysis of aggregate resistance to fracture in asphalt mixtures......Page 686 Field focused long term performance evaluation of asphalt concrete pavements......Page 696 Designing asphalt mixtures to withstand slow loading......Page 710 Impact of increasing legal axle loads on truck factor in Egypt......Page 722 Use of ANNs in the mechanistic-based overlay design of flexible pavements......Page 732 Evaluation of pavement cracking performance based on limiting critical strain value......Page 742 Geogrid-reinforced low-volume flexible pavement response to loadings by various tire configurations......Page 754 Characterizing the behavior of geogrid-reinforced crushed limestone base materials using monotonic and cyclic load tests......Page 766 Model footing tests on geosynthetic reinforced soils......Page 774 Numerical modeling and laboratory testing of geogrid-reinforced flexible pavements......Page 782 Automated in-vehicle data collection and treatment for existing roadway alignment......Page 798 A framework for pavement RL prediction using KDD......Page 812 21st Century pavement design and maintenance of the English road network......Page 824 Photocatalytic road pavements: An analysis of structural and functional performances......Page 840 Factors affecting distress density behavior on urban streets......Page 850 Decision support tools/project programming: How to communicate the results?......Page 858 Quantifying the life-cycle value of optimal infrastructure condition sampling......Page 868 Development of pavement Distress Identification Manual for Motorway (M-2) Pakistan......Page 878 Academic curriculum and research development in road safety, supported with ICT......Page 890 Towards standardizing construction specifications and design criteria of agricultural roads in the GCC countries......Page 896 Advancements in research and development......Page 904 Recycled waste materials as additives in cement-treated bases......Page 912 Statistical approach to analyze compressive strength of interlocking paving tiles in Kuwait......Page 920 Author index......Page 924 Internationally, significant attention is given to transport sustainability including planning, design, construction, evaluation, safety and durability of the road system. The 4th International Gulf Conference on Roads: Efficient Transportation and Pavement Systems - Characterization, Mechanisms, Simulation, and Modeling, hosted by the University of Qatar in Doha, Qatar on November 10-13, 2008, provided a forum for discussions of recent developments and research results and needs on transportation network optimization, traffic management, transportation safety, and pavement design, analysis, material characterization, modeling, and rehabilitation techniques. This book is a collection of 79 fully refereed papers and six keynote lectures from the conference, and includes the contribution on a variety of topics: - Highway Design and Transportation Planning - Transportation Network and Management System - Traffic Characteristics and Analysis - Traffic and Transit Signal Control - Traffic Simulation, Safety, and Management - Advances in Road Safety Engineering - Road Accident Analysis and Prediction - Work Zone Lane Closures and Dynamic Merging - Flexible Pavement Design, Analysis, and Evaluation - Pavement Maintenance and Management - Binder and Emulsion Characterization - Effect of Binder, Modified Binder, and Fillers on HMA - HMA Testing and Properties - Foamed and HMA Recycling - Impact of Geogrids on Pavement Performance - Research, Development, and Standardizations - Case Studies