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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Least-Cost Planning or Integrated Resource Planning is used in the electric utility industry to broaden the scope of choices to meet service requirements. This typically includes methods to reduce to demands for electricity as well the more traditional electric generation options. Techniques have been developed to compare the cost of electricity ge
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The purpose of this study is to develop specifications for using glass cullet in roadway construction. Glass cullet results from collecting and crushing post-consumer glass containers. Using glass cullet in roadway construction avoids expensive sorting to prevent color contamination and presents an opportunity to use glass cullet as a construction
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1995-03-01
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The FY 1994 report is presented on the basis of NHTSA's program structure as it appears in the Budget of the U.S. Government: Fiscal Year 1994. Performance reports for FY's 1995 and 1996 will be presented using a performance-based structure.
This report examines several aspects of wheeled vehicle motion resistance using results obtained with the CRREL instrumented vehicle. Resistances of leading and trailing tires are examined. Limited data are presented for undercarriage drag, and third and fourth wheel passes in the same rut are initially analyzed, as is how snow deforms around a whe
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Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
1995-03-01
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The purpose of the Alaska Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan, an integral part of Vision 2020: Alaska's Long Range Statewide Transportation Plan, is to present a framework for a practical, workable Bicycle/Pedestrian program in the State of Alaska. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) requires each state to incorporate a long
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The study evaluated the performance of the service, analyzed possible alternatives, and recommended several service changes, which took effect in August of 1993. By use of ongoing data collection, HART intends to provide continual analysis of the service. A separate analysis will be provided for each route. Each route analysis will evaluate current
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The nondestructive impact-echo (IE) method offers a simple means for introducing compressional stress waves into a concrete element or slab and measuring the resonance frequencies associated with the reflections of the waves from any internal voids and the bottom of the slab. It is relatively effective for detecting internal voids or delaminations
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In the FY-92/93 Annual Program Guidance and Current Policy Statement, the Federal Air Surgeon requested continued investigation of surgical procedures and ophthalmic devices, such as cataract surgery and artificial lens implants, as to their relevance to medical certification. No previous statistical studies of the aviation accident risk of civil a
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The projected changes in the demographic makeup of the work force were primary influences in the spread of diversity awareness training in the private and public sector. One approach to training aims at changing personal attitudes and values to effect positive changes in treatment of others different from oneself (especially protected groups) in th
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This report provides a review of the current data on bicycle and pedestrian safety across the United States, finding that safety and education programs could significantly improve bicycle and pedestrian safety in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.
United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Flight Standards Service
1995-03-01
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The Flight Instructor - Lighter-Than-Air Practical Test Standards (PTS) book has been published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the standards for flight instructor certification practical tests for the lighter-than-air category, balloon and airship classes. FAA inspectors and designated pilot examiners shall conduct practi
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A fourteen mile, 6.5-8.0 inch asphalt concrete overlay of continuously reinforced concrete pavement demonstrated delamination, leaching, and rutting distress prior to acceptance in June 1989. Twentysix areas ranging from 20-1000 feet were either partially or full depth removed and replaced. An extensive field and laboratory investigation was conduc
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In the first part of this Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) project, efforts were focused on developing and validating the freeway incident likelihood prediction models that form the core of a prototype system for real-time incident likelihood prediction. In the second part of the research, an incident likelihood prediction simulato
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This report documents the functional design of hardware and software components necessary to satisfy the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requirements identified for an Intelligent Gateway (IG). The IG will transfer messages from USCG shoreside networks to transmission paths serving mobile users. In a similar manner, messages from mobile users will also be
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In recent years polymer geogrids have been proposed and used to improve the performance of paved roadways and/or to reduce base course thickness. Performance improvements have been demonstrated for design conditions where relatively large rut depths are acceptable and where relatively weak pavement sections have been used. This work was undertaken
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A finite-element program has been developed to model the response of rigid pavement to both static loads and temperature changes. The program is fully three-dimensional and incorporates not only the common twenty-node brick element but also a thin interface element and a three-node beam element. The interface element is used in the pavement-soil in
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A finite-element program has been developed to model the response of rigid pavement to both static loads and temperature changes. The program is fully three-dimensional and incorporates not only the common twenty-node brick element but also a thin interface element and a three-node beam element. The interface element is used in the pavement-soil in
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The use of geographical information systems (GIS) for transportation has been dominated by the highway transportation sector. The author proposes that airports develop a multi-user GIS for multiple applications to maximize use while minimizing development costs. In late 1993, the author surveyed 172 of the nation's busiest certificated airports con
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William J. Hughes Technical Center (U.S.). Data Link Benefits Study Team
1995-02-01
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This report documents the results of the first Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) manned simulation study designed to demonstrate and quantify some of thebenefits that would accrue to National Airspace System (NAS) users in return forequipping aircraft to receive domestic, two-way Data Link Air Traffic Control(ATC) services. Air traffic controlle
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To address an increasing backlog of roadways in need of rehabilitation, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) began use of a standard overlay thickness policy in the early 1980s. On the non-interstate, or primary, system, first resurfacings or overlays over pavements being widened and resurfaced were allowed 2.5 in. (6.35 cm). Subsequent
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