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 primary objectives of this study were to acquire a dynamic materials testing system, obtain initial familiarization with the equipment, develop necessary software for data acquisition and application, and develop and initiate a maintenance program. A secondary objective was to establish engineering materials properties in both static and dynami
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PKF's approach to study the economic impacts of the Northern Central Rail Trail (NCRT) involved the investigation of seven subject categories: tourism, property values, commercial uses, local resident expenditures, public sector expenditures, qualitative factors, and overall benefits. As expressed in the methodology section of this report, a major
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This annual report details (1) the methodology that PATS uses to conduct searches of the ORPS for pertinent information, (2) the form of reporting to EH-332, (3) review and examination of trends observed in ORs related to transportation and packaging safety, (4) a presentation and discussion of the root-cause codes of ORPS and the nature of occurre
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In complex human-machine systems, operations, training, and standardization depend on an elaborate set of procedures which are specified and mandated by the operational management of the organization. These procedures indicate to the human operator (in this case the pilot) the manner in which operational management intends to have various tasks per
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
1994-06-01
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This Action Plan details six major goals and 55 actions, addressing some aspect of crossing safety or trespass prevention. To be successful, the proposed actions will require strong partnerships between local, State, and Federal highway and rail, law enforcement, the rail and transit agencies, Operation Lifesaver and the United States Congress.
This report presents the results of surveys from 29 March through 11 May 1994 for foraging by bald eagles near the proposed FM 3278 bridge site below the Lake Livingston dam. Although a pair of eagles nested at an airport northeast of the proposed site, our surveys revealed no foraging of bald eagles at or near the bridge site in the thirty days of
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The TTI/TxDOT Hydraulics and Erosion Control Laboratory conducted a series of evaluation procedures to determine the field performance of flexible erosion control materials. The objectives of the study included determining the effect of flexible materials on the germination and growth of native grasses and evaluating the effectiveness of the materi
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The Pavement Condition Survey Guide for City Streets was developed to provide an easy, consistent means of assessing city street pavement conditions, both within a community and statewide. The guide includes an easy-to-use subjective condition rating methodology that defines pavement condition ratings from 0 to 100. In addition, guidance for determ
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The 1986 AASHTO Guide for the Design of Pavement Structures has adopted the use of resilient modulus (M,) as a fundamental proponent to characterize flexible pavement materials. The resilient modulus is defmed as the ratio of the repeated axial deviatoric stress to the recoverable axial strain. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Develop
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Historically, asphalt concrete has been designed and constructed using empirically developed criteria which has been based on static loading conditions. As loadings increase and stress distributions change due to increased tire pressures such criteria become insufficient to provide durable pavements. Recognizing this design deficiency, in 1986 AASH
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This sutdy was intiated in an effort to assist the department in responding to nationwide trends that are directed toward the desire to construct mainline Jionted Portland Cement Concrete Pavements to an as-built Serviceability Index (SI) of 4.5 or greater. At the beginning of this study it was clear that existing specifications and procedures were
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The extent and duration of pollution from herbicide spills and deliberate applications is related to properties of the herbicide and soil. Objectives of this study included the development of experimental procedures and mathematical models to determine the sorption, transport, and biodegradation rates of a herbicide in soil using adapted microorgan
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This study was undertaken to examine the feasibility of utilizing shredded tires in hazardous roadside ditches. The concept behind this examination is primarily twofold. First, Louisiana has many miles of rural two lane highway with little or no shoulder which are immediately adjoined by large/deep drainage ditches. Many severe and fatal accidents
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Oregon. Department of Transportation. Materials and Research Section
1994-06-01
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The practice of using ashing STOP/SLOW paddles has been approved by the Oregon Traffic Control Devices Committee at its May 26, 1994 meeting. This approval was for devices meeting the criteria set forth in Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) which was recommended to the Oregon Transportation Commission at the same meeti
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1994-05-31
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This report documents previous NHTSA efforts in driver education. These include the results of a major demonstration evaluation that was conducted in DeKalb County Georgia and a summary of a workshop held last year that resulted in numerous recommendations on how to reduce driver risk taking and improve driver education. It provides a discussion of
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This Circular calls the attention of Coast Guard field units, marine surveyors, shippers and carriers of nuclear materials to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Code for the Safe Carriage of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes in Flasks on Board Ships (IMO Resolution A.748(l8)).
This advisory circular outlines a means of obtaining airworthiness approval of Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment for use as a supplemental navigation system.
United States. General Accounting Office. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division
1994-05-19
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Although the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990, passed in the wake of the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, set goals for deploying new technology to detect explosives, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made little progress toward introducing new detection systems into everyday use. Several devices show promise, but techni
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Survey information includes interviews with Traffic Management Unit managers orrepresentatives from 19 air route traffic control centers across the nationexperiencing volume satuation and frequency congestion on a regular basis andrequire assistance.
Promulgates MSC (Marine Safety Center) policy for performing the damage stability transverse penetration calculations for vessels not subject to SOLAS which operate only on inland waters or ferry vessels.
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