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Material Efficiency as a Means to Lower Environmental Impacts from Concrete

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

Researchers at UC Davis developed an initial methodology to evaluate implications of design decisions on the environmental impacts of concrete systems using a multi-criteria selection process to assist decision-makers.

Mobility, Energy, and Emissions Impacts of Shared, Autonomous, and Electric Vehicles (SAEVs) to Disadvantaged Communities in California

Principal Investigator Alan Jenn, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

In this study, the researcher team proposes to conduct research on the impacts of SAEVs specifically on lower income and disadvantaged communities in California.

Project Status

In Progress

Modeling Electric Vehicle Charging Scenarios for New York and New England

Principal Investigator Jonathan Dowds
University of Vermont

This project aims to utilize detailed travel behavior data to calculate time-specific regional demand for electric vehicle charging, specifically for the New York/New England region.

Project Status

Complete

Modeling Integrated Bioenergy Supply Chain Systems Under Uncertainty

Principal Investigator Yuanzhe Li
University of California, Davis

This dissertation develops an integrated modeling framework for advanced biofuel production system from dedicated energy crops under uncertainty. The goal of this framework is to support strategic infrastructure development and policy making for bioenergy production systems.

Project Status

Complete

Modeling the Impact of Road Grade on Driving Behavior, Vehicle Energy Consumption, and Emissions

Principal Investigator Haobing Liu, Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology

This study addresses two issues: 1) how road grade impacts vehicle speed and acceleration distributions, and how such distributions vary across vehicle types, roadway types, traffic conditions, etc.; and 2) how significant the impact of integrating grade interactions is with respect to energy, emissions, and air quality modeling.

Project Status

Complete

Monitoring Sea Level Rise at the Local and Regional Scale

Research Product Type

Policy Brief

This policy brief summarizes findings from a project which utilized a method to monitor shoreline and infrastructure changes in response to sea level rise using a network of time-lapse cameras.

Multi-Hazard Resilience Quantification in Interdependent Civil Infrastructure Systems

This talk described developed mathematical tools for quantifying the maximum resilience level of transportation networks and simultaneously determining the optimal set of mitigation, preparedness and recovery actions necessary to achieve this level.

Performance Assessment of Asphalt Mixes Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Tire Rubber

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

The primary objective of this dissertation is to improve the current laboratory testing technologies and performance assessment approaches for characterizing the performance-related properties of asphalt mixes containing recycled materials and to improve understanding of how these properties affect the performance of asphalt pavements so that they can be designed and constructed better.

Permeable Pavement Road Map Workshop 2017

Principal Investigator John Harvey, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis

This project identified knowledge gaps and other barriers to wider implementation of permeable pavements. It involved a workshop that discussed plans for improved pavement policy.

Project Status

Complete

Plug-in Electric Vehicle: Challenges of Increased Penetration and Optimal Solution Using Load Modeling, Prediction & Grid Integration

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

In this dissertation, an optimal framework is introduced to find out the best PEV charging/discharging strategy using microgrids that includes all the Distributed Energy Resources present in a typical modern building microgrid.