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Development of a vehicle crash prediction model based on driver characteristics and traffic violations history
(2017)
Transportation systems should be designed to move people and goods in an efficient and safe manner. Safety on roads and highways can be measured in terms of the number of traffic crashes that occur in a time period. Although ...
Hydrological and sediment study of the Quebrada de Oro watershed: UPR – Mayagüez stormwater management alternatives
(2017)
It has been suspected that during the recent decades, rainfall events have increased their intensity and frequency due to atmospheric changes. Because of these changes, regional levels of society have suffered significant ...
Concept of operations for a transportation management center in the Mayagüez metropolitan area
(2009)
In the process of planning an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) project for the Mayagüez Metropolitan Area, several supporting documents must be developed. The first document is the ITS Architecture that was preliminary ...
Characterization of the seismic response of RC frames at different performance levels established in the ASCE 41-06 seismic rehabilitation code
(2013)
Performance-based earthquake engineering is focused in the definition of limits states to represent different levels of damage, which can be described by material strains, drifts, displacements or even changes in dissipating ...
Degradation of caffeine in coffee pulp by solid-state fermentation
(2015)
Coffee pulp is the most abundant solid waste in coffee processing plants. Its reutilization could be a challenge due to the presence of compounds such as caffeine. In the current study the solid-state fermentation was ...
Comportamiento estructural de edificios industriales típicos propiedad de PRIDCO sujeto a cargas de viento y terremoto
(2015)
Typical industrial buildings owned by PRIDCO are used by various industries and are located all over the island of Puerto Rico. Many of them were abandoned and are in the process of deterioration. The government of Puerto ...
Diseño y desarrollo de un sistema para el manejo de información relacionada a proyectos de Alianzas Público Privadas en Puerto Rico
(2013)
The information system of technical literature is a digital database created to store information about the public-private partnerships at national and international levels. The application wants to satisfy the needs of ...
Analysis and load rating of Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts (RCBC) without plans using reinforcement index to estimate their steel reinforcements
(2017)
This study considers the analysis and load rating of reinforced concrete box culverts (RCBC) without structural plans using an inferred procedure based on the reinforcement index to estimate the type and location of the ...
Evaluation of centerline rumble strips implementation in Puerto Rico: PR-114 case study
(2017)
A research study completed in 2016 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), showed that 51% of the 32,675-motor vehicle traffic crash fatalities reported in 2014 occurred on the rural road network in ...
Ciudad solar: metodología para el análisis económico
(2010-12)
En este reporte se presenta la metodología para crear un programa de ciudad solar que sea aplicable a los municipios de Puerto Rico. Se realizó una revisión de literatura sobre las legislaciones, incentivos y programas ...