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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Traffic microsimulation enables practitioners to model the movement and interactions of individual vehicles, providing a level of detail not achievable with macroscopic or deterministic approaches. Microsimulation replicates vehicle-to-vehicle and driver-to-driver interactions under a wide range of traffic and geometric conditions. This makes it es
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Open-graded granular backfill materials are widely used as retaining wall backfill due to their high shear strength, high permeability, ease to handle, and compaction characteristics. However, the current Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) provisions assume a conservative angle of internal friction for backfill materials. The objective o
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In 2018, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) implemented the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) AASHTOWare-ME version 2.2.6 as the pavement design methodology for new, reconstruction, and lane-widening projects, including interstate, primary, and secondary routes with annual average daily traff
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Waste plastic (WP) is a growing environmental concern due to its non-biodegradable nature, large-scale production, and harmful impact on natural resources. With nearly 75% of WP in the U.S. ending up in landfills, effective recycling strategies are urgently needed. In parallel, the limited availability of natural aggregates highlights the need for
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the American Welding Society (AWS) provide extensive guidance documents that govern the welding of steel bridge members; however, none of the documents provide guidance regarding the number of times a welding nonconformance can be repaired without penalty or rejecti
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Steel pipe piles are a promising alternative to traditional H-piles and drilled shafts for ALDOT bridge substructures because they can achieve high force and moment capacity and enable more efficient construction. However, current guidance on steel pipe pile–to–reinforced concrete bent cap connections is limited, and practices among state DOTs vary
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Balanced Mix Design (BMD) represents a major advancement in asphalt pavement engineering. As a performance-driven framework, BMD integrates mix design, structural design, quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), and performance-related specifications (PRS) to promote durable and sustainable pavements and innovations. This synthesis documents the
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The low-temperature properties of asphalt binder play a critical role in the behavior and performance of flexible pavements. Since the 1990s, the Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) has been the standard instrument for characterizing these properties. However, BBR testing requires time-consuming sample preparation and extensive equipment maintenance. Desp
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The development of a national standard data format for two-dimensional/three-dimensional (2D/3D) pavement surface images and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Machine Learning (ML) in Computer Vision adopted by AASHTO and embraced by state DOTs has provided TxDOT the opportunity to develop new methods for automated pavement condition assessment. This re
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The objective of this study is to further improve and refine the recommended preferred alternative skew monitoring and detection technologies (inclinometer and encoder systems only), integrating them into the existing control system and proving their operability and long-term reliability at the Ellenders Ferry Vertical Lift Bridge.
Temperature-induced curling and moisture-driven warping continually reshape jointed concrete pavements (JCP), altering wheel-path profiles and affecting the International Roughness Index (IRI). This report presents an integrated framework combining finite element method (FEM) analyses, artificial neural networks (ANNs), and IRI modeling to isolate
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Highway agencies and consultants capture thousands of images during biennial, scoping, and request for action (RFA) inspections. Most of these files are stored with limited descriptions or inconsistent naming formats. As a result, a rich data source is underutilized. Understanding the value of this rich data source for asset management, MDOT initia
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This research investigates applying high-resolution vehicle trajectory data, derived from vehicle telematics, to facilitate freeway and arterial performance analysis in Nevada. Leveraging vehicle trajectory datasets crowd sourced through original equipment manufacturer (OEM) telematics, the research team conducted a comprehensive synthesis of commo
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This report analyzes and summarizes the changes in conflicts, user volumes, speed, travel time, and vehicle throughput before and after a multimodal safety project on N Lombard St. Results show that changes in each metric were observed in the before and after conditions. The number of persons using crosswalks decreased between 2017 and 2019 and inc
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This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of alkali-silica reaction (ASR) in concrete mixtures, focusing on the performance-based specifications and the critical role of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in mitigation. A modified version of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) T380 was developed
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This study supports Virginia’s efforts to participate in the Federal Highway Administration’s Climate Challenge Program. The research team developed and applied OpenLCA models to evaluate the effects of key pavement treatments, including asphalt overlays, balanced mix designs, cold in-place recycling, full-depth reclamation, and Portland cement con
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The presence of stationary emergency vehicles on high-speed roadways poses heightened safety risks, and driver compliance with Move Over laws remains inconsistent nationwide. In recent years, digital alert systems, integrated into widely used navigation applications and in-vehicle platforms, have emerged as a potential countermeasure to improve dri
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Highly skewed steel I-girder bridges are used commonly across the US, especially in congested areas, despite complications in their analysis, design, and construction. Systematic investigation of skewed steel I-girder superstructure response, load distribution, and deformation through field monitoring and numerical simulation is needed, including a
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On wide bridges, precast concrete pier caps are often constructed in multiple segments and connected on site because of transportation or construction limitations. When these segments are connected through closure joints, contractors use lap splices of straight reinforcing bars. However, the splice lengths of large (e.g., No. 11) straight bars must
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Speed management is central to reducing fatal and serious injury crashes. The Safe System Approach, an emerging roadway safety paradigm in the United States, recognizes human error and vulnerability and focuses on minimizing crash severity through coordinated policy, design, and operational strategies. This research examines how Safe System Approac
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