Browsing Civil and Environmental Engineering by Subject "Transportation"
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Acquiring Multimodal Disaggregate Travel Behavior Data Using Smart Phones
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)Despite the significant advances that have been made in traffic sensor technologies, there are only a few systems that provide measurements at the trip level and fewer yet that can do so for all travel modes. On the other ... -
ANALYSING ATMOSPHERIC IMPACTS OF REGIONAL TRUCK EMISSIONS USING AN INTEGRATED MODELLING APPROACH
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-19)Transportation technology is providing new ways to mitigate multipollutant emissions co-emitted from on-road sources. Zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) are more common in passenger vehicles and other light-duty vehicles; however, ... -
DEMAND MODEL FOR CRUDE OIL RAIL AND PIPELINE SHIPMENTS IN CANADA
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-24)Global energy demand is expected to increase significantly over the next 10-20 years, and in the absence of an increase in pipeline capacity, Canadian crude oil shipments are likely to be diverted to rail. The current rail ... -
Development and Evaluation of A Framework for Linking Traffic Simulation and Emission Estimation Models
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-07)The need to understand the effect of policy decisions on environmental indicators is strong. The emergence of new technologies brought about by connected vehicle technologies, which are difficult to evaluate in field ... -
Economic Criticality of Ontario’s Highway Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-02)Ontario is the economic center of Canada and hence generates a significant amount of freight activity. Moving forward, population growth coupled with growing and diverse trade strategies are likely to place new and increased ... -
Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measures during Provincial Highway Design, Construction, and Maintenance Activities
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-18)In response to the increasing need to address global climate change, departments of transportation have adopted and promoted diverse mitigation measures to reduce source and enhance sinks of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ... -
Risk-Based Decision Support Model for Planning Emergency Response for Hazardous Materials Road Accidents
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Hazardous Materials (HazMat) are transported throughout Canada in a great number of road shipments. The transportation of HazMat poses special risks for neighboring population and environment. While HazMat accidents ...