United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
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1986-01-01
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This video shows the Turner Fairbank highway research centers pavement test on a real road. It talks about how they set this up, what it did, and how it works.
The accuracy and utility of benefit-cost analysis in urban transportation was investigated. The purpose of this report was to examine expected benefits and costs associated with particular transportation projects and to compare them with actual results. Benefit-cost analysis is described in detail along with conceptual and practical problems. The S
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A workshop was held to evaluate the adequacy of the safety-related research and development activities planned in support of NHTSA's Five Year Plan for Motor Vehicle Safety and Fuel Economy Rulemaking. This document summarizes the deliberations and findings of that workshop.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
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1990-01-01
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Covers the basics on how to protect highway construction workers and drivers during highway repair operations in rural areas and on how to protect highway departments from liability.Contents: pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Traffic control devices -- pt. 3. Traffic control zones -- pt. 4. Typical applications -- pt. 5. Flagging operations and procedu
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
1995-11-01
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Briefly describes the benefits of training your workforce and the various training options available through LTAP, the Local Technical Assistance Program.
Developmental Sciences, Aerospace Technology, INC.
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1971-03-01
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The purpose of this document is to consider at the beginning of the Subway Environmental Research Project, the methodology for relating the experimental scale modeling data to full-scale predictions. The similitude laws being developed at CIT/JPL are considered in terms of their application to the geometrically-scaled experiments to be run at DSI-A
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Adequate signs are necessary both to ensure traffic safety and to protect counties and cities from expensive court litigation in the event of accidents. Damaged or missing signs must be replaced immediately to prevent dangerous traffic situations.
This manual of air traffic control procedures has been officially adopted by the United States Navy Department, the United States Air Force, the United States Coast Guard, and the Civil Aeronautics Administration to standardize the operation of the air traffic control services. These procedures are to be observed by air traffic control personnel of
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Describes the Strategic Highway Research Program efforts to identify scientifically based improvements in pavement performance, concrete and structures, highway operations and asphalt pavements. Outlines the successes of the program which partner SHRP with local units in building and maintaining the nation's highways.
This report reviews 27 survivable ground accidents and 3 in-flight accidents occurring from 1970 through 1978. Twenty-five of the ground accidents and all of the in-flight accidents involved reports of seat or restraint performance. Comparisons of injury and fatality rates are made with studies involving earlier model aircraft accidents.
A comprehensive sea - level - static test cell data collection and evaluation effort to review operational characteristics of a carbureted light aircraft piston engine as related to fuel volatility and air fuel ratio distribution to cylinders. Sea - level - static test cell engine operations were conducted utilizing an AVCO Lycoming 0-320 engine co
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The compatibility of antimisting kerosene (AMK) with a contemporary fuel system was evaluated. AMK made with the FM-9 additive to the base fuel was used throughout the program. Tests were conducted to determine AMK effects on components and system performance, and component and system effects on the fuel. Some DC-I0/KC-I0 systems are incompatible w
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The purpose of this handbook is to identify techniques, methodologies, tools, and procedures in a systems context that may be applicable to aspects of the validation and certification of digital systems at specific times in the development and certification portion of the system life cycle. The application of these techniques in the development of
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The purpose of this program was to evaluate the use of retroreflective pavement markers, installed in a configuration duplicating runway centerline and touchdown zone lighting system of a Category II runway on Category I or Nonprecision Approach runways with edge lighting to determine if these retroreflective markers will enhance nighttime visual g
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