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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This hybrid computer simulation for vehicle handling studies has been in use for four years and has been validated for a large class of two axle vehicles. The following suspensions can be simulated: (1) four wheel independent, (2) independent front and solid rear axle, (3) solid front and rear axles, and (4) any front suspensions with dual tires on
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Studies of urban traffic operations were conducted on the freeways of Texas to determine the design and effectiveness of traffic control systems and surveillance techniques. The control systems were designed to relieve peak period congestion. Surveillance techniques were studied for application in detecting disabled vehicles and their impact on the
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To conduct post-construction testing and evaluation of a sulfur-asphalt binder concrete pavement test section located on U.S. 69, 15 miles north of Lufkin, Texas.
The widening of U.S. 71 in Northwest Arkansas required that the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department relocate a portion of the channel of the Little Sugar Creek. A channel relocation project, in which careful channel construction and provisions for habitat were an integral part of the plan; was carried out and the effects monitored.
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The purpose of this research study is to document and evaluate the findings of the Category II experimental concrete texturing project. Under this plan of experimental study, several texting techniques were tried and will be compared in order to determine which concrete pavement texture will perform best in regard to skid resistance, durability and
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Close cooperation among Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation district maintenance operational personnel, central office representatives and the Texas Transportation Institute study team together with a review of the literature provided the necessary information to develop selected maintenance management tools. These manageme
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A review of the literature together with field data obtained for the vehicle mounted Mays Ride Meter roughness measuring device is presented. The operational characteristics of the Mays Ride Meter are presented by examining the type of vehicle in which it is used, changes in vehicles with time, and the effects of tire pressure, air temperature, pas
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Training schools were conducted to instruct Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation personnel in the use of the Maintenance Rating System. The results of these schools were utilized to determine the accuracy of the maintenance rating scores obtained on a particular roadway section. An urban maintenance rating system has been de
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The pollutional effects of runoff from streets and highways have usually been expressed in terms of parameters commonly used to characterize municipal wastewater. This study represents an initial attempt at determining the presence or absence of certain categories of fuels, oils and tars in storm effluents. Oil, grease and heavy metals are washed f
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The Afton Mountain fog guidance system was installed between May 15, 1974, and March 15, 1976, at a total cost of $1,997,748. It covers a distance of 5.819 miles, and consists of 841 pavement inset lights spaced at 200 ft. intervals on tangent sections and at 100 ft. on curved sections on the main line and a short distance down the exit ramps at th
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This report includes a feasibility study and system design for an initial prototype of a sensing system for pre-excavation subsurface investigation for tunnels in rock. Tunnels in rock are very expensive, and costs often rise far above estimates when unforeseen problems are encountered during excavation. New techniques in rapid excavation technolog
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This report presents the development and findings of a research project conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute entitled. "Development of a Frontage Road Level of Service Evaluation Program -- PASSER III". The research was sponsored by the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Tran
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This report is one of a series that presents the findings of a research project entitled "Development and Evaluation of On-Freeway Traffic Control Systems and Surveillance Techniques" sponsored by the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation in Texas in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administra
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This study defines and evaluates the size, shape, and mass distribution characteristics of masterbody forms representative of 3-year-old and 6-year-old U.S. children. Based on the author's collective judgment of available data, 98 anthropometric dimensions were selected and used to develop full-scale clay masterbody forms for reproduction in castin
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The report discusses the effect of certain variables defined by sign size, height of installation and legend on the driver responses as measured by speed, conflict and queuing parameters. Effects of electronically actuated, directional flashing signs were also evaluated in terms of the above defined responses. The experiment was conducted at four l
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This paper is a presentation of the experiences ofDistrict 20 of the State Department of Highways andPublic Transportation in experimenting with cementstackdust as a stabilizing agent for base and subbaseroadway materials. It includes laboratory testresults, roadway use techniques, a proposed SpecialSpecification for use of the material and picture
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An overview of the results and metallurgical analyses o f the findings of impact tests conducted at the National Bureau of Standards on samples of tank-car matertals subhi'tted by the Federal Railroad Adminl'stration i s presented. The submitted samples were taken from tank cars which had been involved in service accidents durtng the period January
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1976-06-01
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Annual Reports of the Maritime Administration
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Annual report of the Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. The report covers the Agency's activities during fiscal year 1975 to promote and strengthen the-American merchant marine.
Thirty-nine men were tested on a total of six tasks; performance was measured on each task presented individually and on two complex tasks made up of three-task subsets. The tasks measured monitoring, arithmetic, pattern-discrimination, tracking, and problem-solving performance.Two separate test sessions were conducted for each of the individual ta
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