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The laboratory and controlled field study testing results allowed the researchers to recommend marking or marker treatments that will provide long-range warning of a flooded roadway condition at night while delivering adequate short-range visibility to help motorists traverse flooded areas during daylight and nighttime conditions. The following pro
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Texas A&M Transportation Institute (2022). Guideline for Enhancing Delineation at TxDOT Low Water Crossings (Report No. 0-6992-P2). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64279
Texas A&M Transportation Institute. Guideline for Enhancing Delineation at TxDOT Low Water Crossings. Report no. 0-6992-P2. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64279.
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Guideline for Enhancing Delineation at TxDOT Low Water Crossings. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2022, Report no. 0-6992-P2, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64279.
As an emerging field, the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) has a myriad of security vulnerabilities that must be addressed to protect system integrity. To stay ahead of novel attacks, cybersecurity professionals are developing new software and systems using machine learning techniques. Neural network architectures improve such systems, including Intrusio
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Tayeb, S. (2022). Taming the Data in the Internet of Vehicles (Report No. 22-02). Mineta Transportation Institute. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2014
Tayeb, Shahab. Taming the Data in the Internet of Vehicles. Report no. 22-02. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2022. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2014.
Tayeb, Shahab Taming the Data in the Internet of Vehicles. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2022, Report no. 22-02, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2014.
Efficient operations of intelligent transportation systems rely on high-quality traffic data. Infrastructure-based traffic sensors, though providing major data sources for ITS, are subject to data quality issues. Existing studies have attended to identifying malfunctioning sensors or recovering missing data. Nevertheless, critical gaps remain to be
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Yang, H. (2022). Bias Estimation of Spatiotemporal Traffic Sensor Data with Physics-Informed Deep Learning Techniques. University of California, Davis. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73744
Yang, Han. Bias Estimation of Spatiotemporal Traffic Sensor Data with Physics-Informed Deep Learning Techniques. University of California, Davis, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73744.
Yang, Han Bias Estimation of Spatiotemporal Traffic Sensor Data with Physics-Informed Deep Learning Techniques. University of California, Davis, 2022, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73744.
This project investigated the use of traffic cameras to count and classify vehicles. The intent is to provide an alternative approach to pneumatic tubes for collecting traffic data at high volume locations and to eliminate safety risks to SCDOT personnel and contractors. The objective is to develop algorithms to post-process the 48-hour videos to d
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Huynh, N., Mullen, R., Rose, J. M., & Eloise, Q. (2021). Automatic Extraction of Vehicle, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Traffic From Video Data (Report No. FHWA-SC-21-09). South Carolina. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Materials and Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65809
Huynh, Nathan, Robert Mullen, John M. Rose, and Quentin Eloise. Automatic Extraction of Vehicle, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Traffic From Video Data. Report no. FHWA-SC-21-09. South Carolina. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Materials and Research, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65809.
Huynh, Nathan, et al. Automatic Extraction of Vehicle, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Traffic From Video Data. South Carolina. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Materials and Research, 2021, Report no. FHWA-SC-21-09, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65809.
Metal culverts have served as a common structural element in highway design since the mid-1950s because of their low initial cost, ease of fabrication, and simple construction method. There has been an epidemic of corrosion of metal culverts for the last decade. Such corrosion results in loss of cross-section and occasionally leads to structural fa
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Taha, M. R., & Murcia, D. H. (2021). Structural Retrofit of Corroded Metal Culverts using GFRP SLIP Liner. Phase II (Report No. R919033). New Mexico. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87090
Taha, Mahmoud Reda and Daniel Heras Murcia. Structural Retrofit of Corroded Metal Culverts using GFRP SLIP Liner. Phase II. Report no. R919033. New Mexico. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87090.
Taha, Mahmoud Reda, and Daniel Heras Murcia Structural Retrofit of Corroded Metal Culverts using GFRP SLIP Liner. Phase II. New Mexico. Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. R919033, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87090.
The State of Florida is one of the most populous states in the United States. Because of this increasing population, a substantial amount of freight is transported in Florida. Rail is an important mode of freight transportation in Florida. Increasing railroad transportation-based activities have led to greater economic impacts as well as more highw
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Dulebenets, M. A., Pasha, J., Moses, R., Sobanjo, J., Ozguven, E. E., & Singh, P. (2021). Improving Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings in Florida While Maintaining Continuity of Passenger and Freight Flows: A Multi-Objective Approach (Report No. 045780). Florida A&M University-Florida State University (FAMU-FSU). College of Engineering. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62713
Dulebenets, Maxim A., Junayed Pasha, Ren Moses, John Sobanjo, Eren E Ozguven, and Prashant Singh. Improving Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings in Florida While Maintaining Continuity of Passenger and Freight Flows: A Multi-Objective Approach. Report no. 045780. Florida A&M University-Florida State University (FAMU-FSU). College of Engineering. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62713.
Dulebenets, Maxim A., et al. Improving Safety at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings in Florida While Maintaining Continuity of Passenger and Freight Flows: A Multi-Objective Approach. Florida A&M University-Florida State University (FAMU-FSU). College of Engineering. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2021, Report no. 045780, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62713.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) identified three areas that have significant effect on its ability to deliver projects on time and on budget: 1) inconsistent permit application submittals among consultants that led to delay in approval by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE), 2) inability to consistently identify “red fla
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Huynh, N., Goharian, E., Vidal, J., Mullen, R., Meadows, M. E., Wang, J., Tanim, A. H., & Baez, L. (2021). Improving SCDOT Project Delivery Through Identifying Potentially Suitable Locations for Mitigation and Standardizing Section 401/404 Permit Application Process (Report No. FHWA-SC-21-06). South Carolina. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61205
Huynh, Nathan, Erfan Goharian, Jose Vidal, Robert Mullen, Michael E. Meadows, Jing Wang, Ahad Hassan Tanim, and Luis Baez. Improving SCDOT Project Delivery Through Identifying Potentially Suitable Locations for Mitigation and Standardizing Section 401/404 Permit Application Process. Report no. FHWA-SC-21-06. South Carolina. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61205.
Huynh, Nathan, et al. Improving SCDOT Project Delivery Through Identifying Potentially Suitable Locations for Mitigation and Standardizing Section 401/404 Permit Application Process. South Carolina. Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. FHWA-SC-21-06, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61205.
Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office
2021-12-31
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Study of the effect of materials properties on the long-term pavement performance requires significant amount of time and extensive resources as pavement performance needs to be measured and documented on a regular basis for years.
Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office (2021). Capitalizing on Construction Records to Identify Relationships between Construction and Long-term Project Performance [Project Summary]. Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64843
Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office. Capitalizing on Construction Records to Identify Relationships between Construction and Long-term Project Performance [Project Summary]. Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64843.
Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office Capitalizing on Construction Records to Identify Relationships between Construction and Long-term Project Performance [Project Summary]. Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office, 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64843.
Median barriers are commonly used in areas that have high average daily traffic or where there is a higher chance of a vehicle intruding into opposing lanes due to curves or other geometric features. Most median barriers are concrete barriers, which are generally expensive to construct. A metal-rail median guardrail has the potential to reduce cons
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Bligh, R. P. (2021). Evaluation of Surface Mounted Median Guardrail [Project Summary] (Report No. 0-7052). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62468
Bligh, Roger P.. Evaluation of Surface Mounted Median Guardrail [Project Summary]. Report no. 0-7052. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62468.
Bligh, Roger P. Evaluation of Surface Mounted Median Guardrail [Project Summary]. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 0-7052, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62468.
The researchers conducted a thorough analysis of texture, its effects on pavement friction, and the different testing methods to measure it. The basic principles that govern roadway friction, the main friction-generating mechanisms, and the different equipment used to measure pavement friction were also thoroughly investigated. Finally, they summar
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Prozzi, J., Sabillon, C., Hernandez, J., Huang, R., Li, R., Byers, J., Xu, H., Kim, M. Y., Allam, T., & Zhang, S. (2021). Towards Efficient Prediction of Highway Friction on an Annual Basis on the Texas Network [Project Summary] (Report No. 0-7031). University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66205
Prozzi, Jorge, Christian Sabillon, Joaquin Hernandez, Robin Huang, Ruohan Li, Jamie Byers, Hongbin Xu, Moo Yeon Kim, Tarek Allam, and Shimin Zhang. Towards Efficient Prediction of Highway Friction on an Annual Basis on the Texas Network [Project Summary]. Report no. 0-7031. University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66205.
Prozzi, Jorge, et al. Towards Efficient Prediction of Highway Friction on an Annual Basis on the Texas Network [Project Summary]. University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research, 2021, Report no. 0-7031, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66205.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been successfully applying risk management on innovative contracting methods and was looking to formalize and build upon its current risk management guidance. Research was conducted to document industry risk management best practices to provide recommendations for developing and implementing a co
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Keetley, A. R., & Goldstein, G. (2021). Innovative Contracting Risk Management Best Practices and Guidance Documents (Report No. SPR-1711). Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61452
Keetley, Andrew R and Glenn Goldstein. Innovative Contracting Risk Management Best Practices and Guidance Documents. Report no. SPR-1711. Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61452.
Keetley, Andrew R, and Glenn Goldstein Innovative Contracting Risk Management Best Practices and Guidance Documents. Michigan Department of Transportation. Research Administration, 2021, Report no. SPR-1711, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61452.
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
2021-12-16
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Every year, the Department of Commerce (DOC) submits a Federal Laboratory T2 Fiscal Year Summary Report to the President and the Congress in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 3710(g)(2). The report summarizes the implementation of technology transfer authorities established by the Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-404) and othe
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United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (2021). Annual Technology Transfer Report FY 2020. United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66423
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. Annual Technology Transfer Report FY 2020. United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66423.
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology Annual Technology Transfer Report FY 2020. United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66423.
These are the scripts used in the National Center for Sustainable Transportation research report titled, BikewaySim Technology Transfer: City of Atlanta, Georgia. Note that these scripts may not be the latest version. Please use the latest of these scripts published in the following GitHub repository: https://github.com/gti-gatech/BikewaySim.
DatasetSupporting Files
Passmore, R., Watkins, K., & Guensler, R. (2021). BikewaySim Technology Transfer: City of Atlanta, Georgia [supporting datasets] (Report No. NCST-GT-RR-21-26). National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5750140
Passmore, Reid, Kari Watkins, and Randall Guensler. BikewaySim Technology Transfer: City of Atlanta, Georgia [supporting datasets]. Report no. NCST-GT-RR-21-26. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2021. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5750140.
Passmore, Reid, et al. BikewaySim Technology Transfer: City of Atlanta, Georgia [supporting datasets]. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2021, Report no. NCST-GT-RR-21-26, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5750140.
Urban Air Mobility (UAM) is a rapidly developing industry that highlights tremendous growth opportunities and a major shift in the delivery mode of services and products. This project focuses on a vital step towards the integration of UAM: the siting of vertiports based on their impact on the surrounding community. The identification of potentially
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Hall, K., Hillyard, T., Park, K., & Chamberlain, B. (2021). Long-Range Urban Air Mobility Land-Use Planning for Vertiports (Report No. UT- 22.09). Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67384
Hall, Katelynn, Tayli Hillyard, Keunhyun Park, and Brent Chamberlain. Long-Range Urban Air Mobility Land-Use Planning for Vertiports. Report no. UT- 22.09. Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67384.
Hall, Katelynn, et al. Long-Range Urban Air Mobility Land-Use Planning for Vertiports. Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Research Division, 2021, Report no. UT- 22.09, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67384.
This project sought to determine whether erosion control blankets (ECBs) using wool instead of coir (coconut fibers) on two different roadside cut slope restoration projects in southern Idaho increased seeded native species establishment in cheatgrass dominated sites. By the second growing season, results for some wool ECBs showed great promise in
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Ament, R., & Bell, M. (2021). Evaluating Erosion Control Blankets Made With Waste Wool Along Southeastern Idaho Roads (Report No. FHWA-ID-21-277). Idaho Transportation Department. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63529
Ament, Rob and Matthew Bell. Evaluating Erosion Control Blankets Made With Waste Wool Along Southeastern Idaho Roads. Report no. FHWA-ID-21-277. Idaho Transportation Department, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63529.
Ament, Rob, and Matthew Bell Evaluating Erosion Control Blankets Made With Waste Wool Along Southeastern Idaho Roads. Idaho Transportation Department, 2021, Report no. FHWA-ID-21-277, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63529.
This report demonstrates how considerations across concrete material design and infrastructure design can be used together to change environmental impacts and costs by targeting appropriate constituents, materials, and system longevity. In this early stage exploration, methods to compare concrete mixtures proportioning as they relate to environment
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Watanabe, S. I., Kamau-Devers, K., Cunningham, P. R., & Miller, S. A. (2021). Transformation of Engineering Tools To Increase Material Efficiency of Concrete (Report No. NCST-UCD-RR-21-27). National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://doi.org/10.7922/G2W957H0
Watanabe, Sonoko Ichimaru, Kanotha Kamau-Devers, Patrick R Cunningham, and Sabbie A Miller. Transformation of Engineering Tools To Increase Material Efficiency of Concrete. Report no. NCST-UCD-RR-21-27. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2021. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2W957H0.
Watanabe, Sonoko Ichimaru, et al. Transformation of Engineering Tools To Increase Material Efficiency of Concrete. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2021, Report no. NCST-UCD-RR-21-27, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2W957H0.
Public agencies benefit from measuring their performance as it helps to focus employee and organizational activities. State departments of transportation have become more performance-oriented over the past two decades and routinely collect data on highway safety, infrastructure condition, system operations, project delivery, winter maintenance, tra
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Gibson, B., Catchings, R., Van Dyke, C., Waddle, S., & Kreis, D. (2021). Best Practices for Performance Measurement in Transportation Operations and Maintenance (Report No. KTC-21-24/SPR20-591-1F). University of Kentucky Transportation Center. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2021.24
Gibson, Bryan, Rachel Catchings, Chris Van Dyke, Steven Waddle, and Doug Kreis. Best Practices for Performance Measurement in Transportation Operations and Maintenance. Report no. KTC-21-24/SPR20-591-1F. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2021. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2021.24.
Gibson, Bryan, et al. Best Practices for Performance Measurement in Transportation Operations and Maintenance. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2021, Report no. KTC-21-24/SPR20-591-1F, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2021.24.
The Florida Slab Beam (FSB) is a precast, prestressed, flat-slab beam currently used for off-system, short-span bridges (less than about 65 feet) by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). A modified FSB section and female-to-female joint detail utilizing ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) were explored to accelerate construction and i
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Chitty, F., & Garber, D. (2021). Florida Slab Beam Bridge With Ultra-High Performance Concrete Joint Connections. Florida International University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63151
Chitty, Francisco and David Garber. Florida Slab Beam Bridge With Ultra-High Performance Concrete Joint Connections. Florida International University, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63151.
Chitty, Francisco, and David Garber Florida Slab Beam Bridge With Ultra-High Performance Concrete Joint Connections. Florida International University, 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63151.
Several Departments of Transportation have implemented the zipper merge to counter the issues of wasted capacity and queue jumping that surface at early merge work zones. This project researched four issues related to zipper merge operations and offered practical suggestions for the deployment of zipper merge. A main result is that public education
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Sun, C., Edara, P., Anowar, S., & Canfield, C. (2021). Optimizing Work Zone Zipper Merge Using Federated Driving Simulators (Report No. cmr 21-010). Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60855
Sun, Carlos, Praveen Edara, Sabreena Anowar, and Casey Canfield. Optimizing Work Zone Zipper Merge Using Federated Driving Simulators. Report no. cmr 21-010. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60855.
Sun, Carlos, et al. Optimizing Work Zone Zipper Merge Using Federated Driving Simulators. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2021, Report no. cmr 21-010, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60855.
Bicycle transportation is often excluded from travel demand and route choice models. Even when bicycle modes are incorporated, models may use a simplified network that does not contain all streets and bicycle paths that a cyclist could feasibly take. These models may also only use trip distance and travel time when modelling a cycling trip; researc
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Passmore, R., Watkins, K., & Guensler, R. (2021). BikewaySim Technology Transfer: City of Atlanta, Georgia (Report No. NCST-GT-RR-21-26). National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://doi.org/10.7922/G2CF9NDV
Passmore, Reid, Kari Watkins, and Randall Guensler. BikewaySim Technology Transfer: City of Atlanta, Georgia. Report no. NCST-GT-RR-21-26. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2021. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2CF9NDV.
Passmore, Reid, et al. BikewaySim Technology Transfer: City of Atlanta, Georgia. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2021, Report no. NCST-GT-RR-21-26, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2CF9NDV.
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