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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Temperature-creep relationships in geosynthetics vary for each type of geogrid and depend on many factors such as polymer structure, manufacture process, degree of crystallinity, and glass-transition temperature. The extrapolation procedures to predict creep strains from elevated temperature tests do not apply to all types of polymers used in the g
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-09-01
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The EMT-Basic Refresher curriculum is the minimum acceptable content that must be included in any EMT-Basic refresher educational program. This program should consist of a minimum of 24 classroom hours. The refresher training program is divided into six modules: Preparatory; Airway; Patient Assessment; Medical/Behavioral; Trauma; and Obstetrics, In
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In accordance with the Maritime Security Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-239), the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently entered into agreements with 10 shipping companies to participate in a program that would provide the Department of Defense (DOD) access to U.S.-registered commercial ships, their crews, and other related
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As part of efforts to identify effective and durable anodes for use in cathodic protection (CP) of reinforced concrete members, a water-based, electrically conductive paint was evaluated for use as the secondary anode in CP systems for protecting inland concrete piers. In such piers, the concrete areas susceptible to rebar corrosion are not constan
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This report, prepared by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) for the U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office (DOE/OAK), provides a comprehensive summary of the environmental program activities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for calendar year 1996. Volume 2 of 2.
This report, prepared by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) for the U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office (DOE/OAK), provides a comprehensive summary of the environmental program activities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for calendar year 1996. Volume 1 of 2.
Technological advances, changing roles of men and women in society, increases in the elderly population, and our increased knowledge of human behavior have significantly impacted our lives in the last quarter of the 20th century. Our travel behavior also reflects many of these changes in our society. The Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (N
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1997-09-01
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"Airport Capital Improvement Planning: Stewardship for Airport Development", was originally written in October, 1995. It documented an effort to implement the concept of capital improvement planning with the airport development industry. Airport Capital Improvement Planning (ACIP) is a process which is designed to help identify, plan, fund, and exe
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-09-01
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) recently completed a study of data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) on cases involving injuries or deaths to wheelchair users involving motor vehicles that occurred during the
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In accordance with ref (a), the enclosed ISPR report is being issued and distributed via this Commandant Note. This report provides the feedback which is essential to an effective preparedness process by critically assessing that process, focusing on the effectiveness of the Area Contingency Plan, and how well that plan integrates with other plans.
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The Oregon Department of Transportationis testing another low cost lifesaving device. On September 9, 1997,an ADIEM II concrete barrier endterminal was installed on I-5 south ofSalem, at the Delaney Roadovercrossing construction project. heADIEM was used because of its lowcost and narrow space requirement.Space was limited because theshoulder barri
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This research investigated the safety impact issues of job-associated sleep in truck drivers. The research focused on the anonymous survey of professional truck drivers. Information was gathered regarding perception of driving performance and its relationship to sleep on the road. In addition to the survey, detailed information was gathered on a ty
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1997-09-01
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This guide documents the format of magnetic media (3.5 inch high density diskettes) to be submittedto the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for SWG tests. This guide isdesignated Volume IV. NHTSA Data Reference Guide (Signal Waveform Generator Database).Three other volumes exist; they correspond to the other NHTSA databases: I.
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1997-09-01
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This document summarizes efforts of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Officeof the Associate Administrator for Airports to implement the concept of Airport CapitalImprovement Planning (ACIP). It is based on the experiences of the FAA's Office ofPlanning and Programming, Financial Assistance Division. Data for this report wasgleaned from fie
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The project was undertaken to develop and field test an automatically controlled bridge mounted vibration absorber. The system, referred to as a semiactive vibration absorber (SAVA) consists of a hydraulic cylinder coupled to structural steel elements that bolt on to an existing bridge. The hydraulic cylinder (HC) is equipped with a computer-contro
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We report the results of an experiment evaluating the separate and combined effects of a 3-D perspective moving map and newly developed Head-Up Display symbology on taxi performance in low visibility. Nine commercial airline pilots completed a series of gate-to-runway taxi routes at a simulated Chicago-O'Hare. Relative to a baseline condition, in w
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The Novachip process, also known as ultrathin friction course, was developed in France in 1986. The process utilizes a single piece of equipment to place a thin, gap-graded hot mix asphalt (HMA) onto a relatively thick layer of polymer modified asphalt emulsion tack coat. Two Novachip projects were constructed in Alabama in 1992 to achieve the foll
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The threat of terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and property both at home and abroad has been an issue of growing national concern. As requested, the General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed U.S. efforts to combat terrorism. This report discusses federal agencies' programs and activities to (1) prevent and deter terrorism; (2) respond to terr
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The NCEER-INCEDE Center-to-Center Project focused on the development of improved post-earthquake urban reconstruction strategies. Three specific tasks were conducted during the first three years of the project: 1) document experiences of agencies charged with restoration and reconstruction of transportation and water lifelines after the Northridge
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