Student Papers
A Transportation Scholars Conference is held every fall semester at Iowa State University, during which students present research papers written for the previous spring semester's Transportation Seminar series. The papers are judged by an outside panel, and the author of the best paper is awarded a cash prize.
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Transportation Scholars Conference 2008
- The J-Turn Intersection: Design Guidance and Safety Experience (abstract, 43K pdf)
Josh Hochstein, Iowa State University (second prize in the student paper competition) - Modeling Human-Automation Interaction: Evaluating Driver Response to Adaptive Cruise Control Failures (abstract, 53K pdf)
Bobbie Seppelt, University of Iowa (first prize in the student paper competition) - Clear Zone: A Synthesis of Practice and an Evaluation of the Benefits of Meeting the Ten-Foot Clear Zone Goal on Urban Streets (abstract, 236K pdf)
Christian Sax, Iowa State University - Correlation Between History of Traffic Violations and Trauma Recidivism in a Level 1 Trauma Center (110K pdf)
Vivien Yin, University of Iowa - The Perception of Driver Distraction among Teenage Drivers (abstract, 290K pdf)
Elizabeth Westlake, University of Iowa
Transportation Scholars Conference 2007
- Marketing Safety to Teens: State Literature Review
and Analysis (713K pdf)
Rebekah Bovenmyer, Iowa State University - Comparative Analysis of Conventional Diamond Interchange
and Contra Flow Left Turn (CFL) Interchange (528K pdf)
Indrajit Chatterjee and Siddharth Sharma, University of Missouri – Columbia - An Investigation of the Change in Crash Rates at Automated Red Light Running Enforced and Comparison
Intersections in Davenport and Council Bluffs, Iowa Using
Descriptive Statistics (165K pdf)
Eric Fitzsimmons, Iowa State University (winner of the student paper competition) - The Emergency Transportation Operations within the
Intelligent Transportation System (49K pdf)
Josh Hinds, Iowa State University - Effectiveness of Intersection Lighting (20MB pdf)
Cari Kinzenbaw, Iowa State University - Congestion Mitigation: Programs and Strategies (128K pdf)
Craig Mizera, Iowa State University - Economic Impacts of Highway Bypasses on Communities
in Iowa (93K pdf)
Ryan Pettit, Iowa State University - Performance Evaluation of the Diverging Diamond
Interchange in Comparison with the Conventional
Diamond Interchange (232K pdf)
Siddharth Sharma and Indrajit Chatterjee, University of Missouri – Columbia
Transportation Scholars Conference 2006
- Backcalculation of Layer Moduli for Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement Systems Using Artificial Neural Networks (1.3MB pdf)
Mustafa Birkan Bayrak, Iowa State University (winner of the student paper competition) - Drained and Undrained Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Sand (548K pdf)
Cheng-Wei Chen, University of Missouri–Columbia - Understanding Early-Age Shrinkage of High-Performance Concrete for Bridge Deck Applications (615K pdf)
T. P. Earney, V. S. Gopalaratnam, and G. C. Luckenbill, University of Missouri–Columbia
- Comparison of Flexible Pavement Performance Using KENLAYER and HDM-4 (106K pdf)
Daba S. Gedafa, Kansas State University - Present Pavement Maintenance Practice: A Case Study for Indian Conditions Using HDM-4 (118K pdf)
Daba S. Gedafa, Kansas State University - Safety Effects of Offset Right-Turn Lanes at Rural Expressway Intersections (2.5MB pdf)
Joshua L. Hochstein, Iowa State University - Surface Wave Measurements at a Deep Soil Site using Passive Surface Wave Energy (220K pdf)
Jianhua Li, University of Missouri–Columbia
- The Effectiveness of Low-Cost Traffic Calming Applications Appropriate for Main Streets Through Rural Communities (601K pdf)
Eric R. Petersen, Iowa State University - Effectiveness of Seat Belts in Reducing Injuries: A Different Approach Based on KABCO
Injury Severity Scale (115K pdf)
Indike Ratnayake, Kansas State University - An Integrated Systems Approach to the Development of Winter Maintenance/Management Systems (92K pdf)
Ya Zhang, Tom Hutsel, James Noble, Wooseung Jang, Cerry Klein, and Charles Nemmers, University of Missouri–Columbia
Transportation Scholars Conference 2005
- Dedicated Truck Lanes as a Solution to Capacity
and Safety Issues on Interstate Highway Corridors (184k pdf)
Neil Burke, Iowa State University - Nighttime Road Construction: Current Issues
(235k pdf)
Justin Jackson, Iowa State University - Scalable Web-Based Data Management System in Long
Term Structure Health
Monitoring (905k pdf)
Ping Lu, Iowa State University - Offsetting Opposing Left-Turn Lanes at Signalized
Intersections: A Safety Assessment Case Study in Lincoln, Nebraska (217k
pdf)
Bhaven Naik, University of Nebraska–Lincoln - Matched Pair Safety Analysis of Four-Lane to
Three-Lane Roadway Conversions in Iowa (172k pdf)
Tom Stout, Iowa State University (co-winner of the student paper competition) - A Multi-City Analysis of the Taxicab Industry’s
Regulatory Structure and Market Models in the United States (192k pdf)
Gaurav Tiwari, University of Missouri–St. Louis - Asset Management System for Communication Towers
Operated by the Missouri Department of Transportation (449k pdf)
Devi Prasad Tulasi, University of Missouri–Columbia (co-winner of the student paper competition) - Modernizing A Proven Automated Transit System
to Enhance Cost Effectiveness (513k pdf)
Justin Searcy Williams, Kansas State University
Transportation Scholars Conference 2004
- Use of Artificial Neural Networks
for Predicting Rigid Pavement Roughness (237k pdf)
Mustafa Birkan Bayrak, Egemen Teomete, and Manish Agarwal, Iowa State University - Traffic Safety on Rural Expressways (254k
pdf)
Garrett Burchett, Iowa State University - Analysis of Non-linear Contact Stresses for Launched
Plate Girders Bridges (359k pdf)
Byung-Ik Chang, Iowa State University - Structural Health Monitoring System for the
East 12th Street Bridge (1.2 mb pdf)
Derek Hemphill, Iowa State University - Evaluation of Steel Girder Bridges Strengthened
with FRP (969k pdf)
Yoon-Si Lee, Iowa State University - Field Evaluation of Stringless Portland Cement Concrete
Paving (457k pdf)
Lifeng Li, Iowa State University - Field Testing of a Railroad Flatcar Bridge
(631k pdf)
Kristine Palmer, Iowa State University - Identification of Factors Related to Urban
and Rural Highway Crashes (250k pdf)
Indike Ratnayake, Kansas State University - Utilization of Handheld Field Testing System
for Improvement of Bridge Load Rating Values in Pontis (559k pdf)
Patrick Stein, Iowa State University - Experimental Load Transfer of Piles Subject
to Lateral Soil Movement (1.2 mb pdf)
Mark J. Thompson, Iowa State University (winner of the student paper competition)
Transportation Scholars Conference 2003
- Heat of Hydration of the Blended Cement
(257k pdf)
Zhi Ge, Iowa State University - Ethos, Pathos, Logos and the NTSB
(116k pdf)
Brett Hansen, Iowa State University - Using Moisture Sensor to Monitor Fresh Concrete
Uniformity (207k pdf)
Jiong Hu, Iowa State University - Evaluation of Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Reinforcement (137k pdf)
Milan J. Jolley, Iowa State University - The Mechanisms of Corrosion and Utilizing Fiber
Reinforced Polymers as a Chloride Barrier (534k pdf)
Elizabeth Kash, Iowa State University (winner of the student paper competition) - Construction and Evaluation of the First
Modified Beam-in-Slab Bridge (530k pdf)
Travis Konda, Iowa State University - Measuring Commercial Land Value Impacts of Access Management Techniques (296k
pdf)
Jamie Luedtke, Iowa State University - Corridor Management: Identifying Corridors with
Access Problems and Applying Access Management Treatments, A U.S. 20 Study
(3.9mb pdf)
Jon Rees, Iowa State University - Design of a Steel Free Bridge Deck System
(400k pdf)
Van Robbins, Iowa State University
Transportation Scholars Conference 2002
- Hydraulic and Strength Performance of Missouri’s
Type -5 Base Material (96k pdf)
Awilda Blanco, University of Missouri-Columbia - Use of Railroad Flatcars in Low-volume Road
Bridges (634k pdf)
Justin Doornink, Iowa State University - Girder-End Cracking in Prestressed I-Girders
(196k pdf)
T. Patrick Earney, University of Missouri-Columbia - Subgrade Stabilization Using Recycled Asphalt
Pavement and Fly Ash Mixtures (344k pdf)
Tyson Rupnow, Iowa State University - Engineering Properties of Soil-Fly Ash Subgrade
Mixtures (1.1 mb pdf)
Zachary Thomas, Iowa State University - Accuracy Evaluation of LIDAR-Derived Terrain
Data for Highway Location (340k pdf)
David Veneziano, Iowa State University (winner of the student paper competition)
Transportation Scholars Conference 2001
Roadway Intersection Inventory and Remote Sensing
(461k pdf)
David Veneziano, Iowa State University (winner of the student paper
competition)
Transportation Scholars Conference 2000
- Expanding the Use of Pavement Management Data
(66k pdf)
Vanessa Amado, University of Missouri - Airbag: Is it an Effective Occupant Protection System?
(104k pdf)
Rajasekhar Basavaraju, Iowa State University - Pedestrian Arrivals at Signalized Intersections in
Central Business Districts (22k pdf)
Vankata Chilukuri, University of Missouri - Map Interface for Iowa Department of Transportation's
Access-ALAS (196k pdf)
Aravind Gottemukkula, Iowa State University - Application Of Influence Diagram And Sequential Hypothesis
Testing Method In Bridge Maintenance Decision Making (67k pdf)
Daifeng Hao, University of Missouri - Access Management: Median Treatments and Their Effects
on Reducing Crashes on Iowa's Urban Arterials (168k pdf)
Kyle P. Kosman, Iowa State University - Analytical Modeling of Glued Laminated Girder Bridges
Using ANSYS (298k pdf)
Anil Kurian, Iowa State University (winner of the student paper competition) - LTPP-Distress Due to Environment (55k pdf)
Kamesh Kumar Mantravadi, Iowa State University - The Relationship Between Urban Density and Roadway
Maintenance Costs (210k pdf)
Terry W. Powell, Iowa State University - Geographic Information Systems-Based Crash Data Analysis
And The Benefits To Traffic Safety (930k pdf)
Jerry Roche, Iowa State University - Visualizing System-Wide Economic Impacts of Transportation
Projects (540k pdf)
Jerry K. Shadewald, Iowa State University - Human Factors And Traffic Crashes (59k pdf)
Daniel J. Smith, Iowa State University - Pavement Markings and Incident reduction (44k
pdf)
Richard Storm, Iowa State University - Report on the Technical Issues Surrounding the Demonstration
of the Sign Management and Retroreflectivity Tracking System (Smarts)
Technology -- Summer of 2000 (165k pdf)
Joseph D. Turner, University of Missouri - Collision Avoidance Systems (247k pdf)
Srinivasa Rao Veeramallu, Iowa State University - Safety and Design Improvements at Rural Expressway
Median Crossovers (44k pdf)
Kai Zhao, University of Missouri
