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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Polymer-modified binders (PMB) have been shown over the decades to improve the mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures compared to unmodified binders. Considering the higher initial cost of PMB, selecting the best alternative is very important, especially for local agencies given their limited budgets. A challenge in the materials selection proce
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This Research-On-Call task provides ODOT a framework with which to evaluate the available new technologies for tracking the distribution of deicing materials. To accomplish this, researchers analyzed the current state of the practice for ODOT storm management, surveyed other transportation agencies about their winter maintenance programs, identifie
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The strut-and-tie method (STM) is a simple and widely used method for designing D-regions in reinforced concrete members. Despite its incorporation into major design codes and continuous refinement over the past century, there are still areas that require further research. These include the use of 3D strut- and-tie models for designing drill shaft
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2023-05-01
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration works to reduce the occurrence of distracted driving and raise awareness of its dangers. This risky driving behavior poses a danger not only to vehicle occupants but pedestrians and pedalcyclists as well. Driver distraction is a specific type of driver inattention that occurs when drivers divert at
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This report summarizes the results of a research task that was conducted to analyze Ohio DOT’s use of liquid deicing materials and the tracking capabilities of its snowplows’ distribution systems. The objective of the task was to identify areas for improvement in terms of tracking the liquid application rates and provide ideas on how to evaluate ne
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Experiences at U.S. departments of transportation (DOTs) have demonstrated the value of geotechnical asset management (GAM) to enable a framework for informed decisions that align the DOT’s objectives with investment and performance targets. However, because Georgia currently lacks a such a program, this study was performed to set the stage for dev
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This project focuses on experimental tests of the performance characteristics of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on highways and local roads in Minnesota. The project provides detailed data characterizing AV performance, which in turn can be used to inform the transportation community on implications for infrastructure maintenance, winter road maintenanc
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2023-05-01
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This fact sheet contains information on fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and non-fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes from the Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS). A change instituted with the release of 2020 data is rounding estimates to the nearest whole number instead of the near
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This study aimed to investigate the behavior of steel and concrete girder bridges with tall haunches and develop corresponding design guidelines. The research involved conducting push-out tests to assess the capacity and limit states that arise in the composite connection between bridge girders and concrete decks with tall haunches. Additionally, t
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The depth to bedrock is perhaps one of the most important surfaces that is fundamental to many practical engineering and geological problems. Yet it is not well understood everywhere. Knowing the depth to bedrock for transportation projects not only influences cost but may also affect selection of the appropriate foundation system for a particular
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The objectives of this project are to: (1) Establish a procedure to identify the optimum antistrip additive content for a given asphalt mixture and antistrip additive combination; (2) Evaluate the moisture damage resistance of plant-produced asphalt mixtures to establish a preliminary protocol for quality assurance and control; and (3) Develop an o
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The objective of this report is to provide a benchmark for elevator managers in assessing performance and supply a source for recognizing trends in the characteristics of North Dakota elevators. This report and the statistics mailed to individual elevators are presented as a source of information for elevator managers and those interested in the No
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For over 20 years, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has used externally bonded carbon fber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) to repair concrete bridges damaged by over-height vehicles, corrosion, or to increase shear capacity. Recently, there has been an increase in CFRP repairs to increase the shear capacity of concrete bridges.
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2023-05-01
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Occupant protection discussed in this fact sheet includes seat belts, car seats for children under 5 years old, and frontal air bags in passenger vehicles. Passenger vehicles consist of passenger cars and light trucks (pickups, SUVs, and vans) with gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWRs) of 10,000 pounds or less. Vehicle occupants include drivers and
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This study aimed to investigate the behavior of steel and concrete girder bridges with tall haunches and develop corresponding design guidelines. The research involved conducting push-out tests to assess the capacity and limit states that arise in the composite connection between bridge girders and concrete decks with tall haunches.
The overall goal of this study is to investigate the anticipated performance of steel sheet-pile bridge abutments to encourage its wider application to not only new construction but also repair and replacement of existing water-crossing bridges in Nebraska. For this purpose, this study first reviewed several bridge cases with axially loaded sheet p
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2023-05-01
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Domestic Airline Fares Consumer Report
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Each month the Department of Transportation releases an Air Travel Consumer Report that includes information about various service quality elements, including flight delays, mishandled baggage, over sales, and a variety of other types of consumer complaints. In response to an increasing number of inquiries from consumers about domestic airline pric
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INDOT spends at least 8 million dollars annually on geotechnical site investigations, not including the amounts spent by contractors. The laborious and costly job of data collection in geotechnical practice requires the efficient storing and organizing of this valuable data to develop correlations and trends in spatially varying geotechnical data.
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This project addresses two critical needs: to update existing Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) turfgrass recommendation lists and to develop a new process to keep lists continually updated in a fair manner with data-driven recommendations. The authors evaluated the current list of MnDOT-approved turfgrass varieties and found underperf
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The introduction of fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) dowels as possible alternatives to the epoxy-coated and stainless-steel dowels, was contemporaneous with a paucity of knowledge of their long-term performance. Although various isolated efforts had examined them on a short-term basis and produced some qualitative results or long-term predictive mod
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