California Department of Transportation

Projecting Risk of Highway Flooding Due to Sea Level Rise

  • Principal Investigator John Largier, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Davis
This project will improve assessment of both overall probability and short-term forecasts for specific locations in the San Francisco Bay that are vulnerable to flooding associated with sea level rise.
Project Status
Complete

Real World Brake Activity of Heavy-Duty Vehicles

  • Principal Investigator Heejung Jung, Ph.D.
  • University of California, Riverside
This study aims to investigate the influence of regenerative brake system on the brake PM emissions using vehicles which has both battery electric vehicle, electric vehicle, and internal combustion engine (ICE) versions, or hydrogen electric vehicles and ICE versions.
Project Status
Complete

Routing of Battery Electric Heavy-Duty Trucks for Drayage Operations

  • Principal Investigator Maged Dessouky, Ph.D.
  • University of Southern California
In this study, the researchers will use optimization and simulation modeling to explore the impacts of using battery electric heavy-duty trucks (BEHDTs) in freight operations (e.g., fleet size) and emissions, taking into account differences in performance and refueling.
Project Status
Complete