Transportation: Recent submissions
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Assessing sidewalk and corridorwalkability in developing countries
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Finding a simple and less expensive method to assess and improve sidewalk and corridor conditions in developing countries is essential in order to motivate more people to walk. This study aimed to design and test a method ... -
Application of Vehicle Restraint Systems (VRSs) in the State of Qatar: A Case Study from Northern Roads
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)Recent developments within Infrastructural Road Safety and especially in the Sector of Vehicle Restraint Systems (VRS) have enabled Transport Authorities to significantly reduce road fatalities and severe injuries. ... -
A hybrid approach for identifying factors affecting driver reaction time using naturalistic driving data
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) estimates that 80% of the deaths and injuries resulting from rear-end collisions could be prevented by the use of advanced collision avoidance systems. While autonomous or ... -
Pedestrian crashes at priority-controlled junctions, roundabouts, and signalized junctions: The UK case study
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2019 , Article)Objectives: Over half of pedestrians killed and seriously injured in Great Britain in 2015 were involved in crashes at junctions. This study investigates the nature of these crashes. Methods: A study was conducted into ... -
Regional Well-to-Wheel Carbon, Energy, and Water Footprint Analysis of Electric Vehicles
( Atlantis Press , 2018 , Conference Paper)Adoption of alternative vehicle technologies such as electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have the potential of reducing some of the environmental impacts ... -
Carbon Footprints of Construction Industries: A Global, Supply Chain-linked Analysis
( IEEE , 2019 , Conference Paper)The global construction industry is predicted to grow rapidly over the next decades by developing globalization, urbanization, and infrastructure renewal. Global Construction 2020 forecasts that China, USA, India, Japan, ... -
An integrated dynamical modeling perspective for infrastructure resilience
( MDPI , 2018 , Article)© 2018 by the authors This paper considers a dynamical way to connect resilience outcomes and processes by nesting process-based approaches inside a controlled dynamical system under resource constraints. To illustrate ... -
Sustainability Performance Simulation of the U.S. Urban Mobility Policies
(2018 , Conference Paper)Heavy dependence on personal vehicle usage in the U.S. has made the transportation sector one of the greatest contributors to air pollutant emissions the associated human health concerns. The transportation mode choices ... -
Life cycle sustainability assessment of autonomous heavy-duty trucks
( Wiley , 2020 , Article)Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are emerging technologies expected to bring important environmental, social, and economic improvements in transportation systems. Given their implications in terms of air quality and ... -
Life cycle sustainability assessment of sport utility vehicles: The case for Qatar
( Springer Verlag , 2020 , Article)Electric vehicle technologies are attractive alternatives to traditional vehicles towards achieving sustainable transportation. The adoption of these technologies has a great potential in reducing road transportation ... -
Carbon footprint of construction industry: A global review and supply chain analysis
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)This paper conducts a global review and a macro-level supply chain analysis focusing on carbon footprint of construction industry worldwide for the period between 2009 and 2020 using the Scopus database. A total of 1833 ... -
How sustainable is electric mobility? A comprehensive sustainability assessment approach for the case of Qatar
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Electric mobility is a trending topic around the world, and many countries are supporting electric vehicle technologies to reduce environmental impacts from transportation such as greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution ... -
Water and carbon footprint reduction potential of renewable energy in the United States: A policy analysis using system dynamics
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Renewable energy has gained popularity as an alternative to fossil fuels, which regularly emit large amounts of Greenhouse Gases and consume/withdraw large amounts of water, but renewable energy market penetration is still ... -
Eco-efficiency of electric vehicles in the United States: A life cycle assessment based principal component analysis
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)This research presents an integrated sustainability assessment framework applied to electric vehicle technologies in the United States of America. Two methods; principal component analysis and life cycle assessment are ... -
Material footprint of electric vehicles: A multiregional life cycle assessment
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Most of the global multiregional studies have looked at material footprint (MF) of either a nation or a region. A product-specific MF analysis, particularly when it comes to Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs), carried out ... -
Sustainability assessment and modeling based on supervised machine learning techniques: The case for food consumption
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Sustainability of food consumption requires the understanding of multi-dimensional environmental, economic and social impacts using a holistic and integrated sustainability assessment and modeling framework. This article ... -
Road users' behavior at marked Crosswalks on channelized right-turn lanes at intersections in the state of Qatar
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)At non-signalized marked crosswalks, pedestrian priority is neither well-defined nor well acknowledged by drivers. This paper presents the findings of an investigation on both driver and pedestrian behavior at non-signalized ... -
Development, validation, and application of School Audit Tool (SAT): An effective instrument for assessing traffic safety and operation around schools
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)There is a need for a reliable school audit tool with well-defined scales to convert qualitative evaluation of existing school sites into a quantitative assessment in order to help public agencies to improve schools' safety ... -
Experimental analysis of additively manufactured thin-walled heat-treated circular tubes with slits using AlSi10Mg alloy by quasi-static axial crushing test
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)In this study, additively manufactured aluminum thin-walled tubes with different slit dimensions are proposed to improve energy absorption efficiency. A total of 18 samples, which varied in the number of slits, slit length, ... -
Supply Chain Linked Sustainability Assessment of Electric Vehicles: The Case for Qatar
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Electric vehicles are important technologies to reduce adverse environmental impacts stemming from transportation. In this paper, we investigated the environmental, social, and economic impacts of electric vehicles in ...