Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2024)
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
Awarding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Funding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Period of performance: 2024-08-12 to 2025-08-11
Current total value of award: $151988
Description: DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK USING MARKOV CHAINS TO QUANTIFY HOW DERAILMENT RISK CHANGES WHEN NEW TRACK INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES ARE INTRODUCED OR COMBINED WITH DIFFERENT MANUAL INSPECTION REGIMES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CHANGE THE CONTRACTING