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 program was undertaken to examine previous work conducted by various parties in order to assess the magnitude of any potential risks resulting from the use of air bag restraint systems. Specific potential hazards associated with the safe handling and disposal of inflator modules were identified and individual amelioration techniques were examin
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The basic assumption in pavement design is that there is full support through out the length of the pavement. When a void developes, this is not true. This report investigates three methods of detecting voids underneath continuously reinforced concrete pavements. The methods; deflection, pumping, and vibration, are evaluated to find which has the h
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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
1979-08-01
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In June 1978, Congress requested the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) toconduct "a detailed comparison between conditions prevailing in railway safetyin the United States and a review of safety operations in Canada. " Respondingto this request, this OTA report identifies the similarities and differencesbetween the U.S. and Canadian railroad sy
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This report contains a summary of the contents of the Service and Methods Demonstration Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1978. Program activities and accomplishments discussed in the Annual Report are reviewed including findings and insights from current demonstration projects, descriptions of future projects, and support activities in the are
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The objective of the study was to determine the optimum length of two-lane, two-way, no-passing traffic operation in construction/maintenance zones on rural four-lane divided highways. An equation was developed for the sum of road-user and traffic-control costs as a function of this length. The methods of calculus were then used to derive the optim
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The Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), recognizing the need for an assessment of energy usage by railroad freight and passenger services and by rail transit systems, has sponsored the Energy Study of Rail Transportation as part of a comprehensive energy conservation program.
The Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)*, recognizing the need for an assessment of energy usage by railroad freight and passenger services and by rail transit systems, has sponsored the Energy Study of Rail Transportation as part of a comprehensive energy conservation program.
The Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)*, recognizing the need for an assessment of energy usage by railroad freight and passenger services and by rail transit systems, has sponsored the Energy Study of Rail Transportation as part of a comprehensive energy conservation program.
The Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)*, recognizing the need for an assessment of energy usage by railroad freight and passenger services and by rail transit systems, has sponsored the Energy Study of Rail Transportation as part of a comprehensive energy conservation program.
This report outlines the objectives of the research project conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute entitled, "Evaluating Urban Freeway Guide Signing." The research was sponsored by the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. An extensive state-of-the-art is included in this report.
The primary factors to consider in the thickness and reinforcement design for continuously reinforced concrete pavements are the structural response variables; crack spacing, crack width, and maximum steel stress. They plant an important role in the outcome of the pavement performance and can be related to the major distresses common to CRC pavemen
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Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
1979-08-01
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This report presents forecasts of Texas' transportation "bill" for the years 1976-2000. These forecasts represent expenditures for transportation by the private sector in Texas. They were derived using econometric models that utilized estimates of previous transportation bills and data on Gross Texas Product, real gasoline prices, Texas Interstate
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Road surface roughness in the proximity of the pavement-bridge interface may lower riding quality and induce excessive dynamic wheel loads on highway structures. Twenty-one bridge sites in four Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation Districts, Lubbock, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio, are selected for study. The Surface Dynam
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During the month of June, 1973, the plastic concrete surface of a section of Interstate 10 in the Baton Rouge area was textured using several different texturing techniques, such as burlap drag, brooms and metal tines. The purpose of this experimental research project was to learn which would perform the best in regard to skid resistance, nonhydrop
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We address the questions of whether a flat or hump yard should be built, or perhaps more importantly, whether an existing flat yard should be rehabilitated into a hump yard. One can classify a flat yard as a labor-intensive facility, whereas a hump yard is a capital-intensive facility. For this reason, it has been traditional to build flat yards fo
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Report evaluates the implementation, operations and impacts of the Westport Transit District's demonstration grant to examine the feasibility of combining shared ride taxi service and other paratransit services with conventional bus services. Report covers the period November 1976-1979. The planned and actual project implementation is described, in
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Previous studies on the effects of highway construction upon land use have I focused mainly upon the effects of the construction of new highways. In view of a new emphasis upon upgrading and expanding existing facilities rather than building new ones, the need arises for information concerning the effects of such improvements upon land use. This re
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The majority of previous land use impact studies have been devoted to investigating the effects that new highway construction has on land use change and development. In view of the new emphasis placed upon upgrading and redesigning existing facilities rather than building new ones, highway planners need information relative to the influence that ex
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This report is the first in a series dealing with establishing a Priority Index of bridges for passive treatments. Through this evaluation method a cost/benefit relationship allows effective use of available funds at narrow bridges to enable the driver to cross more safely.
The study was designed to examine UMTA 16 (b) (2) applications and to assess the stated needs, problems, and overall agency potential in the light of established provisions in the legislation which govern programs provided under Section 16 (b) (2) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 as amended. Specific objectives of the study included the
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