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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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
1990-04-01
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The United States now has an operating, mixed fleet comprised of reusable Space Shuttle orbiters and expendable launch vehicles (ELVs). The government and the private sector have invested in new launch technologies and established a fledgling private launch services industry. Yet concerns over launch system reliability, operability, capacity, and c
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About 4 percent of all lost time injuries in the railroad industry are associated with the operation of hand switches. These injuries cost about $30 million a year in claims. We investigated the operation of vertically operated, ground level switch stands. We used biomechanics to evaluate methods workers use to operate this type of switch stand. We
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United States. Department of Transportation. Maritime Administration
1990-04-01
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Annual Reports of the Maritime Administration
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The Annual Report of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for the fiscal year which ended on September 30, 1989, is submitted to the Congress in accordance with Section 208 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended. It incorporates reports required by the Congress on the following topics: acquisition of obsolete vessels in exchange for vessel tra
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Small sign systems include everything from stop signs and delineator posts to signs up to about 25 square feet. In some cases, multiple small sign support systems are used to support much larger signs (40-50 square feet). This broad class of sign has been and is currently being used along Texas highways. To ensure the safety of vehicle occupants, t
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This report describes the Applications Guide for the microcomputer version of PASSER III- 88, a practical computer program designed to assist transportation engineering professionals in the analysis of pretimed or traffic-responsive, fixed-sequence signalized diamond interchanges. The program can evaluate existing or proposed signalization strategi
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Two full-scale crash tests were conducted on the Louisiana two-post, inclined, slip-base sign assembly with cluster sign attachment. These two tests were performed and evaluated in accordance with guidelines under NCHRP Report 230 and standards established in the 1985 AASHTO "Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Lumina
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Impressed-current cathodic protection systems were installed on two steel-reinforced concrete bridge decks. Primary anodes for both were composites of platinum-niobium wire and conductive polymer grout, bonded into sawed slots in the concrete surface. Secondary anodes were conductive carbon strands and conductive polymer grout bonded into sawed slo
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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
1990-03-01
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In 1988, prompted by the many national studies calling for more investment inpublic works infrastructure, Congress asked the Office of Technology Assessment(OTA) to evaluate how technologies, management, and financing could improvepublic works and make them more efficient and productive. From the outset,OTA planned to review State and local public
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This report evaluates the operati9n of the Houston freeway transitway system through calendar year 1989. As of the end of 1989, transitways were in operation on the following four Houston freeways: Katy Freeway (I-10); North Freeway (I-45); Northwest Freeway (US 290); and Gulf Freeway (I-45). Prior to 1988, individual research reports had been prep
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Highway signs, luminaires, and traffic signal structures are exposed to wind loads throughout their lives. The design of the cross section, thus the amount of material and method of fabrication, very often is controlled by wind loads. Improved definitions of wind loads using drag coefficients make luminaires not only more economical but also more r
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This report covers a study of SENTRE Impact Attenuation Devices, done to identify potential design or installation improvements, to make these improvements, and evaluate performance of the devices once the indicated modifications were made. During the study, a total of 21 SENTRE devices were installed on I-40 in Oklahoma City. Ten accidents involvi
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United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Flight Standards Service
1990-03-01
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The Flight Instructor - Instrument (Airplane and Helicopter) Practical Test Standards book has been published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the standards for the flight instructor certification and instrument rating practical tests for the airplane category and the rotorcraft category/helicopter class. FAA inspectors and
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A total of 242 embankments were examined along a 122-mile transect of I-10 and I-20 highways in Louisiana. A total of 99 slope failures had occurred 8-15 years after construction (mean volume = 15,105 cu ft). Most of the failures occurred on slopes greater than 16 deg. Over 70% of the failures were found in modern alluvium parent material as compar
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This report covers the installation of two Self-Restoring Barrier (SERB) guardrails on Interstate-5 south of Ashland Oregon. The SERB design was developed to reduce repair cost and increase safety when compared to conventional barriers. This is accomplished by a design that allows the rail to deflect up and back on impact. This allows the vehicle t
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A Biographical Questionnaire (BQ) was completed by 3,578 air traffic control students who entered the F M Academy between October 1985 and September 1987. The demographic characteristics of these more recent Academy trainees (from a more stabilized poststrike selection process) were compared with two previous groups of Academy entrants. The impact
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This report details the results of an operational evaluation of Initial DataLInk Air Traffic Control (ATC) Services. The Operational Evaluation wasconducted at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Technical Center utilizingthe Data Link test bed. Initial Data Link services were evaluated in order toidentify service delivery methods which optimi
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Full-scale vehicle crash tests evaluated performance of typical work zone traffic control devices. Modified test procedures and evaluation criteria from NCHRP Report 230 were used in 108 tests, providing significant insight into impact performance. Plastic drums used as channelizing devices, cones, tubes, and vertical panels performed well in most
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This report details the results of an operational evaluation of Initial Data Link Air Traffic Control (ATC) Services. The Operational Evaluation was conducted at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center utilizing the Data Link test bed. Initial Data Link services were evaluated in order to identify service delivery methods which o
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