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Self-driving Ford F-150 in testing at Texas A&M
Texas A&M University has been testing a Ford F-150 that can run autonomously or by remote control. The 2005 truck, upfit by the university’s Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, has been driven several miles in controlled settings. Like its larger Class 8 autonomous counterparts, the pickup undergoes testing while someone sits in the […]
November 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
UTA engineer assessing use of lasers to measure microtexture of aggregates in asphalt and concrete mixtures
Roger Walker, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), is working with the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M to assess whether scanning lasers can accurately measure the microtexture of aggregates used in asphalt and concrete mixtures, according to a news release from UTA. The two-year, […]
May 20, 2016
Construction Equipment
Implosion at Texas A&M football stadium one of the most beautiful demos you’ll find
As they do on most weekends this time of year, Texas A&M officials and fans gathered at the university’s football stadium. But not for a game. No, this time they were there to destroy part of the stadium rather than cheer inside of it. And man is that a beautiful way to blow up part […]
December 23, 2014
Construction Equipment
Truck crashes into barrier and is ripped in half, all in the name of science and homeland security
The folks at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute have a fun job. But it’s also important work. According to the Texas Tribune and Houston Chronicle, TTI has a contract with the U.S. State Department to research the effectiveness of “perimeter security devices,” like road blocks and steel barriers, that would be installed around embassies and […]
October 2, 2014
Business
Construction worker reportedly fired for flying Alabama football flag at Texas A&M stadium jobsite
If you’re unfamiliar with just how seriously folks down in the South take their college football, one construction worker has reportedly learned that lesson after being fired for hanging one team’s colors at the wrong stadium. A massive, $450 million project is going on at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field football stadium, according to the Dallas […]
July 15, 2014
Construction Equipment
Toppled concrete truck hurtles head-on into van in terrifying dashcam footage
This has to be the most intense, heart attack-inducing dashcam footage we’ve ever seen. And perhaps the craziest part of it is that it doesn’t even come from Russia. On Wednesday, Guan Zhu, a veterinary professor at Texas A&M University was driving along in College Station when a concrete truck ran a red light attempting […]
April 11, 2014
Roadbuilding
Texas A&M Transportation Institute to set bollard standards
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is working on a solution to vehicles crashing into buildings. The institute announced last month that it is looking for a way to strengthen of the concrete poles known as bollards that are designed to act as a barrier between vehicles and buildings. According to TTI, about 20 vehicles […]
August 16, 2013
Safety
Collapse near Texas A&M campus injures 4 construction workers
The collapse of an equestrian complex currently under construction about a mile from the Texas A&M University main campus in College Station left four construction workers injured, one critically, reports CBS News. The collapse happened around 11 a.m. Saturday with between 25 and 30 workers at the scene. According to College Station news station KBTX, […]
June 24, 2013
Business
Study connects traffic jams to economy, forecasts cost to consumer to exceed $1,000 annually by 2020
The total cost of traffic congestion to the U.S. economy in 2011 was $121 billion, according to a report from our sister site Better Roads. Better Roads analyzed the findings of a Texas A&M study conducted last year, which found that the average consumer spent $818 in 2011 on traffic congestion costs. The report says […]
April 8, 2013
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