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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During the construction of the I-295 cable-stayed bridge, a number of the stays on the main span cantilever were instrumented with electrical resistance strain gages mounted directly on the wires of the seven-wire strands making up the stay cables. Measurements were taken beginning before tensioning and continuing until completion of the cantilever
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Recent trends indicate that vehicle miles traveled for large trucks is increasing at a higher rate than for other vehicles. The resulting competition between large trucks and other vehicles for highway space can be expected to result in more multi-vehicle collisions involving large trucks. The likelihood of these collisions causing severe injuries
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Recent trends indicate that vehicle miles traveled for large trucks is increasing at a higher rate than for other vehicles. The resulting competition between large trucks and other vehicles for highway space can be expected to result in more multi-vehicle collisions involving large trucks. The likelihood of these collisions causing severe injuries
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The report describes the instrumentation program of Red River Bridge at Boyce, Louisiana. The objectives of the program were to measure and evaluate time-dependent deformations, deflections, and temperatures of the Red River Bridge superstructure. To achieve the objectives, field instrumentation was installed on the bridge structure before and duri
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The first phase of this study was undertaken to develop an inexpensive, easy-to-use non-destructive test procedure for evaluating the structural condition of transverse joints in concrete pavements. The test method consists of a load deflection measurement technique (18,000 pound single-axle load) in conjunction with a finite element model of the j
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This study tests whether mild hypoxia, that is typically encountered in civilian aircraft, causes temporary visual field defects in elderly persons or temporarily increases pre-existing defects in persons with glaucoma. The central 24-2 program on the Humphrey automated perimeter was used to test visual fields in three groups of subjects: six with
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This report represents a continuation of analysis concerned with the patterns and methods of distributing grains and oilseeds from North Dakota. This series began with the analysis of 1956-57 data and was published in Agricultural Economics Reports 15, 17, 44, and 56, and Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 462. The compilation and analysis of
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The purpose of this White Paper is to present information that provides a better understanding of the Highway Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) system approach for dealing with urban problems associated with traffic congestion, energy consumption, and air quality. The paper presents a description of the HOV system concept and discusses the characteristics an
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Many bridge abutments in South Dakota have experienced significant lateral movements. One of the proposed remedial methods for repairing this distress condition is a tied-back reinforcement system that consists of regularly spaced tie-rods with deadman provided at their ends. Anchorage by means of cylindrical drilled-in concrete pile deadman have t
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A bridge abutment is defined as the structure that supports one terminus of the superstructure of a bridge. They are used to transfer the loads from the bridge superstructure to the underlying soil and to provide lateral support to the embankment. Many bridge abutments in South Dakota have experienced significant lateral movements. One of the propo
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This FORTRAN computer program performs the design and analysis of a tie-rods and drilled-in concrete anchor system that reinforces distressed sill-type concrete bridge abutments supported by piles. It calculates the minimum required dimensions of tie-rods and drilled- in concrete anchors, as well as the detailed response of the entire system includ
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This report summarizes the major aspects of the Urban Transportation Planning Database (UTPD) which is a transportation analysis tool developed to provide a common database for transportation information for use in the Houston area. General information is available from over 30 U.S. cities. This data provides for comparisons of approaches dealing w
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This report presents an analysis of the history and institutional arrangements associated with high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) projects in Houston, Texas; Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota; Orange County, California; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Seattle, Washington; and Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia. The report provides a summary of the elements com
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In response to the large number of unintentional releases of hazardousmaterials from railroad tank cars for which accidents were not the cause, theFederal Railroad Administration (FRA) initiated this study to (1) recommendprocedures to ensure that tank car appurtenances are properly maintained andsecured, (2) develop and recommend cost effective pr
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This report covers the construction of open-graded asphalt concrete test sections using one conventional and three different polymerized binders. The binders were: 1) Chevron's conventional AC-20 as a control, 2) Elf Aquitane's Styrelf with SB polymer, 3) Asphalt Supply and Service's AC-20R with SBS polymer, and 4) Chevron's CA(P)-1 with DuPont's E
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The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), a part of The Texas A&M University System, is conducting an assessment of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) projects located either on freeways or in separate rights-of-way in North America. The three-year research study is being funded by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration through the Texas Department
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This research project was undertaken to evaluate 34 in-service heavy duty pavements across Pennsylvania to identify the material properties, mix design parameters, pavement construction properties, and pavement in-service properties which are responsible for the premature rutting (permanent deformation) of some HMA pavements. Core samples were test
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Laboratory rats were exposed (a) to experimental concentrations of carbon monoxide in air at ambient temperature, (b) to elevated temperature atmospheres from 40 C to 60° C, and (c) to selected carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations at the elevated temperatures in (b). The incapacitating potency of each of the environments was evaluated by measurement
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