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Twenty subjects were tested on two separate days on a simple problem-solving task. Half of the subjects received alcohol on the first day of testing and half on the second day of testing. A control group of 11 subjects was also tested on two days and they were given a placebo on the first day of testing. All 31 subjects were also serving in a vesti
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This report illustrates some of the problems caused by ineffectively sealed joints and points to the great need for properly sealing joints in both concrete pavements and structures.The principles of design including slab lengths, joint dimensions and joint formation as well as the projected effects of debris, traffic and the environment have been
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Equations for predicting the transient side force and yawing moment on TACV cars due to a strong side gust are developed. The protection afforded by side rails is estimated. The equations account for transient slender-body effects and growth of vortices on the lee side. For a vehicle speed of 150 mph, the analysis indicates a side gust of 60 mph wo
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In order to establish a base for the reader's understanding of the overall project, this abstract must, of necessity, mention research done prior to the current investigation. Hardening of asphalts used in the surface courses of bituminous pavements has been studied by Texas Transportation Institute during the past nine years. This subject is of ec
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An evaluation of the wet weather properties of a portland cement concrete pavement and a bituminous surface treatment is presented. The study uses wheel spin-down as the criterion and considers the effect of water depth, tire inflation pressure, tire tread depth and wheel load. A hydroplaning trough 800 ft. long, 30 in. wide and 4 in. deep was used
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This report presents the findings of an experimental investigation to evaluate the effects of three different factors on the instantaneous and creep recovery strain of plain concrete after being subjected to sustained loads for a period of one year. The factors investigated were (1) temperature during the loading and unloading periods (75° F and 15
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A series of 20-g decelerations of a crash sled was conducted to determine the magnitude of head impact decelerations while wearing various types of restraint equipment in small confined areas. Restraint webbing loads and head impact decelerations are presented for three directions of impact (straight forward, and 90 deg to left and right). Restrain
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The installation and use of shoulder harnesses is a practical and relatively inexpensive solution to the problem of maintaining separation between man and machine during an aircraft crash sequence. The addition of shoulder harness to the tiedown chain of the general aviation aircraft occupant will increase the probability of the user surviving a se
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An all fiberglass prototype glare shield has been evaluated in terms of head injury protection. In 30-ft./sec. head impacts, a protrusion is designed to fold down over the heavy instruments, offering significant improvement in head injury protection when compared to current aircraft instrument panel design. Design changes to eliminate a fracture po
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Eight instrument rated pilots with flying experience ranging from 600 to 12,271 hours each flew 10 simulated ILS instrument approaches in a single engine, general aviation aircraft equipped with a primary flight display arranged in a conventional 'T' configuration. Continuous glide slope and localizer tracking performance was recorded during each a
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Traffic safety research was noted to have been unable to produce any empirical evidence that the introduction of a point system would affect, either negatively or positively, traffic accident statistics. In view of this absence of evidence, the similarity between Virginia's record-keeping procedures and one type of point system, and the admitted ad
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1. Fogs are significant contributors to multiple car accidents that often result in fatalities. 2. Systems that adequately abate fogs or lighting systems that provide minimum visibility requirements have not evolved. 3. Most abatement techniques stem directly from methods used at airports. It is well to use methods already developed but the roadway
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This primer was directed to the district and resident engineers of the Virginia Department of Highways, who are responsible for conducting highway public hearings, and to the environmental specialists of the Department's Environmental Quality Division, who are responsible for the Department's work in noise pollution. The purpose of the primer was t
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An unwoven polypropylene fabric, trade name "Petromat," was used to minimize reflection cracks. This report describes the installation of the material and its very early performance.
This report is concerned with the application of the "control strip" technique using nuclear devices for compaction control of certain base courses and asphaltic concrete surface course. The technique, as evaluated here, consisted of applying increasing compactive effort to a small section (300 feet) of the material type to establish the optimum ro
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In southwest Louisiana, some surface silts (up to 3 feet deep) collapse under load after moisture is added. These soils were indistinguishable from nearby normal silts through routine tests. The deposits occur as low, gently-sloping ridges. Very similar collapsible soils were found in the well-known pimple mounds of the area. In the stable silts, v
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In Virginia stripping has occurred when certain of the acidic silicate rocks have been used as aggregate in bituminous paving. The purpose of this project was to discover which kinds of silicate aggregate would be most apt to remain well bonded in bituminous mixes and which would be more apt to have a poor bond and become stripped from their binder
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This survey was concerned with only a few of the many waterproof systems available for sealing concrete bridge decks, and made use of personal contacts with engineers of other highway agencies. The information gathered indicated that there were several systems that warranted testing in Virginia. Evaluations of the effectiveness of the membrane syst
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During its 1972 session, the General Assembly of Virginia enacted Senate Bill 104, which authorizes the breath test, as well as the blood test used previously, as a proper chemical test to determine the alcoholic content of the blood. Any person arrested in Virginia after January 1, 1973 for suspicion of driving while intoxicated may elect to have
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