The US Transportation Collection consists of documents from across all transportation modes with specific focus on research reports from US DOT, state DOTs, and other transportation organizations.
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The construction of longitudinal joints to specified densities significantly impacts the performance and service life of asphalt pavements. Ensuring proper compaction is essential to creating impermeable joints that can withstand water infiltration, prevent moisture damage, and enhance long-term performance. Various entities, including state depart
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This research-on-call (ROC) task was conducted to assist the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) in gaining a better understanding of slag materials that can be used as chip seal aggregates and the potential benefits and drawbacks from using these materials with chip seal treatments. An online survey was conducted in this study to gather infor
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Transit agencies are increasingly using commercially available software platforms to assist in their service planning. These platforms vary in their applications, functionalities, and capabilities, among others. This project includes three focuses: (1) identifies and evaluates existing software platforms used by transit agencies for transit service
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In a prior research project (BDK83 977-24), the Financial Achievability Model (FAM) was created for the Florida Department of Transportation Research Center. The Research Center can use the FAM in all phases of research to meet strategic objectives, including demonstrating the potential benefits of proposed projects, allowing for a more cost-effect
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Lane departure crashes are a leading cause of fatalities and injury crashes on roadways. To solve this problem, innovative marking in the form of contrasted white on concrete sections and orange marking in work zones were evaluated for their safety benefits. A highway safety manual approach was taken to evaluate the crash reduction benefits from ea
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Beginning with vehicle model year 2010, FMVSS 202a established new requirements for head restraints in passenger vehicles. This study evaluates the effectiveness of head restraints in reducing cervical spine injuries, including whiplash injuries, for passenger vehicle occupants using NHTSA’s National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data
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Construction of freeways in the 1960s displaced thousands of homes and businesses as neighborhoods were cut in two or cleared. Primarily Black communities suffered significant economic burden and social impacts. Interstate 35W (I-35W), I-94 and State Highway 55, for example, cut through the Twin Cities in areas that were home to 82% of the city’s B
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Highway shoulder rocks are exposed to continuous erosion force due to unexpected floodings caused by climate change. The evaluation methods of the erosion resistance of highway shoulder rocks are not currently well-developed. This study developed a new large-scale testing device, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Erosion Testing Bed (UNLETB), whic
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By the end of 2022, nearly 450 roundabouts were installed on Minnesota roadways. An evaluation of traffic safety at roundabouts published by MnDOT in 2017 showed substantial decreases in fatal and serious injury crashes for all users at intersections after installation of a roundabout. The safety effects of roundabouts are largely due to geometric
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Crash typing is the process of analyzing crash details to categorize crashes into similar groups, which can help identify hotspots, rising problems, and deploy the most effective countermeasures. This research analyzed crashes involving motor vehicles and bicycles or pedestrians in Idaho between 2012 and 2021. Using the PBCAT2 methodology, with sup
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The use of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) in Texas bridges has the potential to add substantial improvements to bridge construction. Advanced material properties and superior durability of UHPC can result in significant design and construction benefits. Within this context, this project evaluated the application of UHPC for precast, pretens
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The purpose of this research was to examine crashes along higher speed roads (speed limit of 45 mph or more) excluding freeways, at signalized and unsignalized locations, determine predominant causes of these crashes, and to identify countermeasures for these crashes. Assessment of high crash corridors included an examination of the number of crash
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Chloride deicers have been applied by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to Interstate Route 5 (I–5) from the Oregon-California border north to mile marker 10 for several years in the high-elevation area known as the Siskiyou Pass. Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) and sodium chloride (NaCl) are applied to keep the interstate highway safe for
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The relatively high supply of moisture in bridge deck fascias often causes them to deteriorate more quickly than other portions of the bridge. This causes the fascia concrete to become de-bonded from the reinforcement and fall, posing a safety hazard to traffic or pedestrians beneath the bridge. A related concern is that the deterioration of the co
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The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), evaluated the effects of cold-weather chloride deicers (road deicing chemicals) on groundwater quality, with a focus on chloride, near the Siskiyou Pass in southwestern Oregon. The study covered the period during July 2018 through February 2021. Between
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The U.S. Geological Survey Central Midwest Water Science Center completed a report (Over and others, 2023) documenting the methods, results, and applications of an updated flood-frequency study for the State of Illinois. This data release contains data related to the analysis completed to determine peak-flow quantiles (flood frequency estimates) at
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Central Midwest Water Science Center (CMWSC) completed a report (Over and others, 2023) documenting methods for peak-flow frequency analysis in Illinois following Bulletin 17C guidelines. The methods are used to provide estimates of peak-flow quantiles for 50-, 20-, 10-, 4-, 2-, 1-, 0.5-, and 0.2-percent annual exc
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In this article, we describe a new method for detecting global navigation satellite system (GNSS) spoofing using an inertial navigation system. We specifically address the most difficult-to-detect scenario, in which a spoofer replicates the authentic GNSS signal with only additive errors due to the spoofer’s uncertainty in knowledge of the target’s
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Accurate modeling of stress-strain characteristics of geomaterials plays a significant role in determining the achievable design life of roadways (e.g., granular roads and paved roads). Currently, the geomechanical characteristics of these materials are obtained from standard laboratory tests such as California Bearing Ratio (CBR) and standard resi
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