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The study reports the results of a sonic boom field study conducted in Sweden during October 1972. Ten female subjects were tested indoors on each of six days. Two age groups were studied: 20-35 and 50-65 years. Fighter aircraft flying at various heights over the test site produced booms with outdoor overpressures ranging from 60-640 N/sq.m. The nu
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Thackray, R. I., Rylander, R., & Touchstone, R. M. (1973). Sonic boom startle effects : report of a field study (Report No. FAA-AM-73-11). Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21028
Thackray, Richard I., Ragnar Rylander, and R. Mark Touchstone. Sonic boom startle effects : report of a field study. Report no. FAA-AM-73-11. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21028.
Thackray, Richard I., et al. Sonic boom startle effects : report of a field study. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, 1973, Report no. FAA-AM-73-11, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21028.
The railroad industry has moved to supplement the current knowledge in the areas of prediction of noise emitted by railroad operations in anticipation of Federal and State regulations concerning the environment. This report is largely directed at satisfaction of the "noise elements" portion of the State of California Code Number 65302 and to provid
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Swing, J. W., & Pies, D. B. (1973). Assessment of Noise Environments Around Railroad Operations (Report No. No. WCR 73.5). Southern Pacific Transportation Company. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75410
Swing, Jack W and Donald B Pies. Assessment of Noise Environments Around Railroad Operations. Report no. No. WCR 73.5. Southern Pacific Transportation Company, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75410.
Swing, Jack W, and Donald B Pies Assessment of Noise Environments Around Railroad Operations. Southern Pacific Transportation Company, 1973, Report no. No. WCR 73.5, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75410.
The objectives of this research project were to develop improved design procedures and guidelines for major (i.e., freeway-to-freeway) interchanges through the examination and analysis of existing design procedures and current freeway operational characteristics. Pertinent information was gathered through a review of the literature, conversations w
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Taylor, J. (1973). Major Interchange Design, Operation, and Traffic Control: Vol. 2. Appendixes A - G (Report No. TTSC 7315). United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research and Development. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36576
Taylor, J.I.. Major Interchange Design, Operation, and Traffic Control: Vol. 2. Appendixes A - G. Report no. TTSC 7315. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research and Development, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36576.
Taylor, J.I. Major Interchange Design, Operation, and Traffic Control: Vol. 2. Appendixes A - G. United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research and Development, 1973, Report no. TTSC 7315, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36576.
President Nixon signed a law increasing funding for the development of airports in the United States and prohibiting head-taxes at most airports.
United States. Department of Transportation (1973). Broadcast: Tuesday, June 19, 1973. United States. Department of Transportation. https://doi.org/10.21949/1531066
United States. Department of Transportation. Broadcast: Tuesday, June 19, 1973. United States. Department of Transportation, 1973. https://doi.org/10.21949/1531066.
United States. Department of Transportation Broadcast: Tuesday, June 19, 1973. United States. Department of Transportation, 1973, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1531066.
This report contains a description of the proposed uniform reporting system for the urban mass transit industry. It is presented in four volumes: Part I - Task Summary contains a description of how Task III was accomplished and the conclusions and recommendations reached at the end of the task. Part II - Reporting System Instructions contains gener
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Harvey, D. L., Nagel, J. W., & Van Lieshout, W. T. (1973). Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part IV – Commuter Rail Reporting (Report No. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-4). United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526572
Harvey, David L., John W. Nagel, and William T. Van Lieshout. Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part IV – Commuter Rail Reporting. Report no. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-4. United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1973. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526572.
Harvey, David L., et al. Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part IV – Commuter Rail Reporting. United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1973, Report no. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-4, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526572.
The development of experimental facilities for rail vehicle testing at the DOT High Speed Ground Test Center is being complemented by analytical studies. The purpose of this effort has been to gain insight into the dynamics of rail vehicles to guide the equipment development and to establish an analytic framework for the design and interpretation o
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Weinstock, H. (1973). Analyses of Rail Vehicle Dynamics in Support of Development of the Wheel Rail Dynamics Research Facility: Interim Report (Report No. MA-06-0025-73;DOT-TSC-UMTA-72-10). United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527493
Weinstock, Herbert.. Analyses of Rail Vehicle Dynamics in Support of Development of the Wheel Rail Dynamics Research Facility: Interim Report. Report no. MA-06-0025-73;DOT-TSC-UMTA-72-10. United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1973. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527493.
Weinstock, Herbert. Analyses of Rail Vehicle Dynamics in Support of Development of the Wheel Rail Dynamics Research Facility: Interim Report. United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1973, Report no. MA-06-0025-73;DOT-TSC-UMTA-72-10, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1527493.
This report discusses the procedure used to implement a new Flexible Pavement Design System into the Texas Highway Department pavement design operations. A step-by-step account is given of the work undertaken in implementation. This includes developing, trying, and revising the system. At the present stage design personnel from 10 of 26 Districts i
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Buttler, L. J., & Orellana, H. (1973). Implementation of a Complex Design System (Report No. 123-20). Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/81822
Buttler, Larry J. and Hugo Orellana. Implementation of a Complex Design System. Report no. 123-20. Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/81822.
Buttler, Larry J., and Hugo Orellana Implementation of a Complex Design System. Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University, 1973, Report no. 123-20, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/81822.
The Framingham Relative Weight Index (FRWI) of obesity was described in previous reports as a screening aid for detecting susceptibility to coronary heart disease (CHD). FRWI calculation requires measured values of height and weight but the height and weight values on standard airman medical applications are usually stated estimates of the examinee
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Lategola, M. T., Lynn, C. A., Folk, E. D., Booze, C. F., & Lyne, P. J. (1973). Height and weight errors in aeromedical certification data (Report No. FAA-AM-73-10). Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21027
Lategola, Michael T, Clyde A. Lynn, Earl D. Folk, Charles F. Booze, and Peggy J. Lyne. Height and weight errors in aeromedical certification data. Report no. FAA-AM-73-10. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21027.
Lategola, Michael T, et al. Height and weight errors in aeromedical certification data. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, 1973, Report no. FAA-AM-73-10, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21027.
The report contains a description of the proposed uniform reporting system for the urban mass transit industry. It is presented in four volumes: Part I - Task Summary contains a description of how Task III was accomplished and the conclusions and recommendations reached at the end of the task. Part II - Reporting System Instructions contains genera
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Harvey, D. L., Nagel, J. W., & Van Lieshout, W. T. (1973). Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part III – Reporting System Forms (Report No. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-3). United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526574
Harvey, David L., John W. Nagel, and William T. Van Lieshout. Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part III – Reporting System Forms. Report no. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-3. United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1973. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526574.
Harvey, David L., et al. Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part III – Reporting System Forms. United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1973, Report no. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-3, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526574.
The in-flight performance of civilian instrument-rated pilots using two different types of attitude indicators in a general aviation aircraft was measured during typical instrument flying maneuvers. The instruments were an inside-out (moving-horizon) indicator and an outside-in (moving aircraft) indicator. The subjects were divided into low and hig
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Hasbrook, A. H., & Rasmussen, P. G. (1973). In-flight performance of civilian pilots using moving-aircraft and moving-horizon attitude indicators (Report No. FAA-AM-73-9). Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21025
Hasbrook, A. Howard and Paul G. Rasmussen. In-flight performance of civilian pilots using moving-aircraft and moving-horizon attitude indicators. Report no. FAA-AM-73-9. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21025.
Hasbrook, A. Howard, and Paul G. Rasmussen In-flight performance of civilian pilots using moving-aircraft and moving-horizon attitude indicators. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, 1973, Report no. FAA-AM-73-9, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21025.
This report contains a description of the proposed uniform reporting system for the urban mass transit industry. It is presented in four volumes: Part I - Task Summary contains a description of how Task III was accomplished and the conclusions and recommendations reached at the end of the task. Part II - Reporting System Instructions contains gener
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Harvey, D. L., Nagel, J. W., & Van Lieshout, W. T. (1973). Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part I – Task Summary (Report No. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-1). United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526584
Harvey, David L., John W. Nagel, and William T. Van Lieshout. Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part I – Task Summary. Report no. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-1. United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1973. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526584.
Harvey, David L., et al. Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part I – Task Summary. United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1973, Report no. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-1, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526584.
This report contains a description of the proposed uniform reporting system for the urban mass transit industry. It is presented in four volumes: Part I - Task Summary contains a description of how Task III was accomplished and the conclusions and recommendations reached at the end of the task. Part II - Reporting System Instructions contains gener
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Harvey, D. L., Nagel, J. W., & Van Lieshout, W. T. (1973). Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part II – Reporting System Instructions (Report No. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-2). United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526585
Harvey, David L., John W. Nagel, and William T. Van Lieshout. Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part II – Reporting System Instructions. Report no. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-2. United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1973. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526585.
Harvey, David L., et al. Project FARE Task III Report: Urban Mass Transportation Industry Reporting System Design: Interim Task III Report for November 1972–June 1973 Period. Part II – Reporting System Instructions. United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1973, Report no. UMTA-IT-06-0034-73-2, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1526585.
An automatic incident detection model using the standard normal deviate (SND) of the control variable (energy or lane occupancy) was proposed, developed, and evaluated. Two strategies were tested using a 3- and 5-minute data base for each control variable. The first strategy (A) required one SND value to be critical, whereas the second strategy (B)
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Nuckles, N. B., Dudek, C. L., & Messer, C. J. (1973). Automatic Detection of Urban Freeway Incidents (Report No. 165-12). Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85274
Nuckles, Nelson B., Conrad L. Dudek, and Carroll J. Messer. Automatic Detection of Urban Freeway Incidents. Report no. 165-12. Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85274.
Nuckles, Nelson B., et al. Automatic Detection of Urban Freeway Incidents. Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University, 1973, Report no. 165-12, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85274.
A major problem in pavement design has been the inherent uncertainty and variation of the design parameters and models. Empirical safety factors and judgement factors have been applied to "adjust" for the uncertainties involved, but the result has been much overdesign and under-design. A method was needed which would consider the variations and unc
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Darter, M. I., & Hudson, W. R. (1973). Probabilistic Design Concepts Applied to Flexible Pavement System Design (Report No. CFHR 1-8-69-123-18). Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/81829
Darter, Michael I. and W. Ronald Hudson. Probabilistic Design Concepts Applied to Flexible Pavement System Design. Report no. CFHR 1-8-69-123-18. Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/81829.
Darter, Michael I., and W. Ronald Hudson Probabilistic Design Concepts Applied to Flexible Pavement System Design. Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University, 1973, Report no. CFHR 1-8-69-123-18, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/81829.
These recommendations reflect accepted practice for design and construction of new rapid transit systems. The scope is limited to structures and fixed equipment applicable to structures, and emphasis is placed upon the environmental features which directly affect the safety and convenience of the transit patron. Topics covered include patron circul
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Institute for Rapid Transit (U.S.) (1973). Guidelines and Principles for Design of Rapid Transit Facilities. Institute for Rapid Transit. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15094
Institute for Rapid Transit (U.S.). Guidelines and Principles for Design of Rapid Transit Facilities. Institute for Rapid Transit, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15094.
Institute for Rapid Transit (U.S.) Guidelines and Principles for Design of Rapid Transit Facilities. Institute for Rapid Transit, 1973, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15094.
The digital computer control of a small network of traffic signals near the Gulf Freeway is described. The design and development of the traffic control system theory, software, and hardware are presented. Three types of traffic control strategies were implemented and evaluated. These were existing pretimed, progressive pretimed, and progressive tr
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Messer, C. J., & Gibbs, J. L. (1973). Computer Control of the Wayside-Telephone Arterial Street Network (Report No. 165-3). Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85269
Messer, Carroll J. and Jim L. Gibbs. Computer Control of the Wayside-Telephone Arterial Street Network. Report no. 165-3. Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85269.
Messer, Carroll J., and Jim L. Gibbs Computer Control of the Wayside-Telephone Arterial Street Network. Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University, 1973, Report no. 165-3, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85269.
This report presents a preliminary study of changes over time in internal person trips per person and internal auto-driver trips per person for urban areas within Texas. Trip generation rates apparently have been increasing as a result of a greater propensity to travel and changes in socioeconomic characteristics. The rate of increase varies among
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Christiansen, D. L., & Stover, V. G. (1973). A Preliminary Evaluation of the Temporal Stability of Trip Generation Rates (Report No. 167-6). Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84687
Christiansen, Dennis L. and Vergil G. Stover. A Preliminary Evaluation of the Temporal Stability of Trip Generation Rates. Report no. 167-6. Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84687.
Christiansen, Dennis L., and Vergil G. Stover A Preliminary Evaluation of the Temporal Stability of Trip Generation Rates. Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University, 1973, Report no. 167-6, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84687.
Eighteen instrument-rated pilots were flown in two-hour simulated solo missions during which the frequency of traffic, ATC warnings, and ATC clearances were varied, while the visibility of the target was held constant at 100%.In order to observe the target, the pilot was required to make a simple, overt observing response; i.e., the pilot has to pr
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Lewis, M. F. (1973). Frequency of anti-collision observing responses by solo pilots as a function of traffic density, ATC traffic warnings, and competing behavior (Report No. FAA-AM-73-6). Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21021
Lewis, Mark F.. Frequency of anti-collision observing responses by solo pilots as a function of traffic density, ATC traffic warnings, and competing behavior. Report no. FAA-AM-73-6. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21021.
Lewis, Mark F. Frequency of anti-collision observing responses by solo pilots as a function of traffic density, ATC traffic warnings, and competing behavior. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, 1973, Report no. FAA-AM-73-6, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21021.
The historical prospective study follows some 306,000 airmen medically certified during 1965 through December 1969 to observe prevalence and incidence of disease among these airmen. It also considers possible contribution of medical factors to attrition of airmen from an active status as a follow-up to a previous FAA study concerning characteristic
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Booze, C. F. (1973). Prevalence and incidence of disease among airmen medically certified during 1965 (Report No. FAA-AM-73-8). Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21023
Booze, Charles F.. Prevalence and incidence of disease among airmen medically certified during 1965. Report no. FAA-AM-73-8. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, 1973. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21023.
Booze, Charles F. Prevalence and incidence of disease among airmen medically certified during 1965. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, 1973, Report no. FAA-AM-73-8, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21023.
The behavior of the Texas Highway Department 54-in. prestressed concrete bridge beam under combined torsional and transverse loads was studied. Elastic theory and maximum tensile stress failure criterion were used to develop a theoretical failure envelope. Deflection, rotation and strain measurements were made on edge beams in two structures during
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Buth, E. C. (1973). Torsional Stresses in Prestressed Concrete Bridge Beams (Report No. 168-1F). Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84820
Buth, Eugene C. Torsional Stresses in Prestressed Concrete Bridge Beams. Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University, 1973, Report no. 168-1F, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84820.
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