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The overall objective of the study is to determine and evaluate the structure and the cost of operation of that portion of the exempt for-hire motor carrier industry which provides a transportation service for the marketing system of North Dakota grain from country elevators to terminal markets.
This report summarizes the findings of a study to evaluate the fatigue and elastic characteristics of recycled asphalt pavement materials and to develop a preliminary mixture design procedure. Mixtures with different types and amounts of additives were evaluated in terms of their engineering properties. The primary methods of evaluation were the st
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Relationships were developed between wet-pavement accident rate and skid number for various combinations of highway type, area type (urban/rural) and traffic volume. Accident rate, skid number and related data were collected for two one-year periods on 428 highway sections located in 16 states. An extensive statistical analysis of the data was cond
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A computerized benefit-cost model was designed for use by state highway departments in the selection of accident-reduction counter-measures to be applied to Investigated sites. Two types of wet-pavement accident reduction countermeasures are in current use: those that increase frictional supply and those that decrease frictional demand. Although th
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This volume presents a guide to the role of pavement macrotexture in pavement skid resistance and accidents. An overview of the fundamentals of tire-pavement skid resistance is presented. The methods of measuring macrotexture in the field and in the laboratory are described based on a review of relevant literature. The measurement methods currently
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A computerized benefit-cost model is presented for use by state highway departments in the selection of accident-reduction countermeasures to be applied to investigated sites. The model has capability to evaluate both surface modification countermeasures, which increase frictional supply, and geometric and traffic control countermeasures, which red
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Previous studies on the effects of highway construction upon land use have 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 info
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Air Quality measurements along Texas freeways have been completed at six sites, representing "at grade", "elevated", and "cut" roadbed configurations, and representing "coastal plain", "inland plain", "hill country", and "mountain" climates in Texas. Measurements at each site consisted of carbon monoxide concentrations at ten downwind. and two upwi
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Herein, we present some preliminary thoughts on how to quantify into economic terms the performance of various speed control systems. The performance of a speed control system has the following three elements: reliable switching, proper coupling and high hump-speed. Unfortunately, these three elements tend to work against each other, i.e. high hump
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Thirty-two subjects who had participated in air traffic controller stress studies 5-9 years earlier were restudied with regard to urinary excretion of 17-ketogenic steroids, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. All subjects showed decreases in excretion of 17-ketogenic steroids. Eight of the subjects had taken noncontroller jobs; these subjects showed
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This publication examines the problems associated with transporting North Dakota potatoes in the following chapters: (I) The North Dakota Potato Industry; (II) North Dakota Transportation: The Current Situation: A - Rail Transportation, B - Truck Transportation, C - Truck Regulatory Practices, D - Trailer-on-Flat-Car Transportation; (III) Alternati
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This report presents a method that may be used to evaluate the reliability of performance of individual subjects, particularly in applied laboratory research. The method is based on analysis of variance of a tasks-by-subjects data matrix, with all scores standardized. If all tasks are parallel, then the average correlation among tasks is an inverse
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This fourth report covers Phase III field sampling and pressuremeter tests at six shale embankments and laboratory tests on undisturbed embankment samples and on unweathered samples of parent shales used in the embankments. The six embankments, in Tennessee, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio (two), and Indiana were selected to cover a range in age and
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The HFMS effort is directed to the design and development of a continuing frame of reference which is capable of assessing the performance of highway systems with respect to the safe, efficient, and economical, and which is also a basis for forecasting the potential impacts of future alternative programs and policies on such performance.
Presented are the results of six case studies conducted on each of three bridges (the Route 80 Onramp Undercrossing, the Northwest Connector Overcrossing, and the Southwest Connector Overcrossing designed by the California Department of Transportation) when subjected to strong seismic excitation. The dynamic responses of each bridge for separate ex
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Previous studies on the effects of highway construction upon land use have 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 repo
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Bridge engineers of the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT) have long desired a low service level bridge rail for use on culverts and low bridges. It was desired that such a rail would be economical and compatible in strength and stiffness with the standard Texas Guard Fence (12 ga. W-beam, mounted on 7 in. diameter
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This is the final report for the funding year's effort of testing and evaluation of the sand-asphalt-Sulphur field trials on U.S. 77 in Kenedy County, Texas and the freeze-thaw testing of Sulphur concrete. Therefore, this report consists of two parts. Part A pertains to data which have been collected on the Kenedy County field trials. This segment
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The basic building blocks of a conventional retarder control system are described from a generic-functional viewpoint. The central function of a retarder system is “speed control management” which takes inputs from the following functions: weight determination, rollability prediction, weather modification, distance-to-couple measurement, and operat
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