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This report describes the procedures and findings of a study conducted to evaluate two types of load transfer devices used in Louisiana--steel dowel bars and starlugs (a patented device). A statistical comparison was accomplished by evaluating existing concrete roadways with 58.5-foot (17.8-m), 30-foot (9.1-m), and 20-foot (6.1-m) slabs. The two pr
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A successful full-scale vehicle crash test was conducted on a State Department of Highways and Public Transportation standard Metal Beam Guard Fence (MBGF) median barrier which had been modified to strengthen it in the vicinity of a median mounted luminaire support. Under similar crash tests the standard MBGF would have deflected laterally 1 ft (0.
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Steel drum crash cushions (both fixed and portable) and the sand inertia barrier have made and will continue to make important contributions to the safety of our state's and nation's highways. Texas first installed the steel drum crash cushion in October 1968. As of July 1, 1975, 147 crash cushions of all types were in use on Texas highways. These
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The objective of this study is to assess horizontal drilling as an alternative to pilot tunneling in geological investigation prior to the design and construction of highway tunnels and to identify means to increase the penetration capability and accuracy and decrease the cost of horizontal drilling. This volume assesses the horizontal penetration
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The objective of this study is to assess horizontal drilling as an alternative to pilot tunneling in geological investigation prior to the design and construction of highway tunnels and to identify means to increase the penetration capability and accuracy and decrease the cost of horizontal drilling. This volume presents a model for estimating the
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Recent changes in basic economic conditions have had a considerable impact on state revenues available to the Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation (SDHPT). The historical growth pattern for revenues has been interrupted because of reduced growth in travel and numbers of vehicles. This change in the revenue growth pattern, co
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Median barriers are used on high-volume, high-speed traffic facilities to prevent errant vehicles from crossing a median and conflicting with the opposing traffic stream. A secondary function for some designs of median barriers is to minimize the glare of opposing headlights. The cast-in-place Concrete Median Barrier (CMB) has proven to be an effec
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Twenty-six herbicides used alone or in combinations were applied to African rue. The rate of application of each herbicide was determined by the recommended label rate. An exception was the rate of diuron applied, which surpasses the recommended label rate. Eight herbicides resulted in control of a least 50 percent of 7 1/2 months or longer. Tebuth
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
1975-09-26
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Provides guidance for citizen involvement in airport planning. Although not mandatory for airport grant programs, it demonstrates the need for early citizen participation.
Degradation of the visual capacity of a motor vehicle driver caused by luminous 'sources' 1 on the driver's own vehicle during daylight is quantified according to luminance glare theory. Effects of driver's age and daylight conditions are considered, and a means for laboratory measurement of vehicle glare production characteristics is developed. Ba
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The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of change and revision necessary for efficient record keeping and to revise the record keeping process in the field, eliminating irrelevant entries. This study attempted to standardize field records which were systematically kept and to establish a consistently uniform system of office records s
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The purpose of the three-phase study is to develop design and construction methodologies that will enable shales which have caused settlements and slope failure in highway embankments to be identified and used successfully in future construction. The purpose of Phase II was to develop (a) techniques for evaluating the stability of existing embankme
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Three computer programs have been developed or adapted to assist in the design of multi-beam prestressed concrete box girder bridges. Programs DBOXSS and DBOXDS treat girders with straight and draped strands, respectively. Each program has a "design'' option which selects. concrete release strength and strand pattern for a specified cross section a
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The half-mile-long twin reinforced concrete bridges on U.S. 77 which cross the North Floodway above Harlingen, Texas, were opened to traffic in 1974. The 12-in. deck has developed an undulating longitudinal profile with sags of 1/4 to 1/2 inch in most of the 25-ft spans; thus, the riding quality is impaired, vehicles using the highway are subject t
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The Louisiana Department of Highways began using reflectorized raised pavement markers on a large scale basis in 1967 when such markers were placed on the Mississippi River Bridge along Route I-10 at Baton Rouge. The Department has engaged in a considerable amount of research since 1967 in order to derive the most benefit from reflectorized raised
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The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using anexpansive cement, TXI 4C Chem Comp, in lieu of the regular Type I PortlandCement in a cement stabilized gravel screenings base so as to eliminateor reduce cracks associated with this type of base construction. The testwas carried out by field experimentation and observation.The r
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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
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1975-08-01
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This study explores the proposed mechanisms for injecting federal funds into the rehabilitation of the fixed plant of U.S. railroads--that is, the roadbed, ballast, ties, signaling systems, yards and terminals that make up the physical rail system. The study accomplishes two specific tasks: (1) it identifies and describes selected alternative fundi
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The purpose of the three-phase study is to develop design and construction methodologies that will enable shales causing settlements and slope failure in highway embankments in the past to be identified and used successfully in future construction. During the first year's work (Phase I), state and federal agencies were contacted. Information obtain
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The Federal Highway Administration of the u.s. Department ofTransportation is concerned with the loss of life, injury, andproperty damage that result from front tire failure on heavydutytrucks. The Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety contractedwith Ultrasystems, Inc., the Dynamic Science Division (ContractNo. DOT-FH-11-8562), to conduct an inve~tigation
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