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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Regular inspection of transportation assets is essential to maintain their optimal condition and functionality. Our previous UDOT-funded project (Contract No. 22-8099, Report No. UT-22.24) demonstrated significant promise of artificial intelligence in identifying various transportation assets through a mobile phone. However, the initial project was
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One of the most environmentally friendly methods to recycle scrap tires is by shredding them into tire derived aggregate (TDA). TDA possesses desirable properties for various civil engineering applications and has been successfully used as fill material in numerous projects. To address the limitations of previous studies, 27 direct shear tests were
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This research aimed to assess bridge behavior under terragator-type implements of husbandry (IoH) with 25 kip axle loads. The key objectives were as follows: 1. Identify current in-service terragator-type legal vehicles per Iowa Code 321.463.a(1)(2). 2. Perform live load tests of bridges using terragator vehicles to determine actual live load distr
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The Transportation and Autonomous Systems Institute (TASI) of Purdue University Indianapolis (PUI) and the INDOT Traffic Management Center worked together to develop a system that monitors traffic conditions using INDOT CCTV video feeds. Computer vision-based traffic anomaly detection has been studied for the past 20 years, and a thorough state-of-
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Unintentional lane departure is a significant safety risk. Currently, available commercial lane departure warning systems use vision-based or GPS technology with lane-level resolution. These techniques have their own performance limitations in poor weather conditions. We have previously developed a lane departure detection (LDD) algorithm using sta
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Unintentional lane departure is a significant safety risk. Currently, available commercial lane departure warning systems use vision- based or GPS technology with lane-level resolution. These techniques have their own performance limitations in poor weather conditions. The authors have previously developed a lane departure detection (LDD) algorithm
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This research proposed a composite index framework using technical, socioeconomic, and environmental aspects to measure and monitor the robustness and rapidity of various aspects of a regional transportation infrastructure’s resilience to wind and water-related hazards.
For an organization to develop a sustainable strategy that supports technical capacity, workforce retention, and innovation, it is essential to develop a strong framework for knowledge management (KM) both within individual divisions as well as organization wide. For state departments of transportation (DOTs), KM has become a topic of increasing ur
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The primary goal of this research was to design, construct and instrument the first in-service perpetual pavement constructed with HPM. This research is expected to provide ODOT’s Office of Pavement Engineering with a method for future perpetual pavement design. Specific objectives of this research were as follows: • Conduct a literature review of
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Live load field tests of bridges were carried out using certain implements of husbandry (IoH) to observe the transverse load distribution and the dynamic impacts. A finite element (FE) analysis of the field-tested bridges was performed. The strain data from the FE analysis were validated with the field test data to establish an FE analysis method f
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The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) specifies the use of yellow sheeting for pedestrian or bicycle signs and fluorescent yellow-green (FYG) for school signs, with an option for the use of FYG sheeting for pedestrian or bicycle warning signs. However, switching from yellow or fluorescent yellow (FY) to FYG for pedestrian and bicycl
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The goal of this project was to improve asset management through the implementation of Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) practices. This project studied risk-based processes for developing extended inspection interval policies for bridges. Prior tasks in the research included Reliability Assessment Panels from six states developing risk models for bridge
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This report addresses a gap in the literature by presenting the results of large-scale shear and compressibility testing of soil classified as clayey gravel and sand soil mixed with different percentages and types of TDA.
Conventional bridge deck overlays made with high-performance concrete (HPC) and low-slump dense portland cement concrete (PCC) generally require a 72-hour wet curing time before they can be opened to traffic. Shorter opening times are desired to reduce the high cost of traffic control for heavily traveled urban highways. To meet this need, high ear
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On October 13–15, 2024, nearly 170 representatives of government, private sector consulting firms and companies, non-profit and advocacy groups, and universities joined the 2024 UCLA Lake Arrowhead Symposium on Mega Events, Major Opportunities. This report summarizes the discussions, lessons learned, and action items from the convening. Attendees h
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Minerals, forestry, agriculture, and industrial activities in Minnesota generate substantial by-products and waste. Strategies to reuse or recycle these can reduce landfill waste, enhance public health, conserve resources, and cut costs and emissions. Building on the frameworks by Johnson et al. (2017), Saftner et al. (2019), and Saftner et al. (20
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Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Local Road Research Board
2024-10-01
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While seal coating has been widely used as a cost-effective strategy in asphalt pavement preservation by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and local agencies to extend the life of pavements, some cities and counties in Minnesota have reported their concerns about the premature stripping of street pavements that have been seal coate
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Max-pressure (MP) traffic signal control is a new and innovative control algorithm that uses upstream and downstream vehicle counts to determine signal timing that maximizes throughput. While this method has been extensively tested in simulation, it has not yet been tested on actual traffic signals in the US. To close this gap, this report presents
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The surface free energy of asphalt binders and aggregates is a critical material property related to the moisture sensitivity of asphalt mixtures. Surface free energies of these materials can be used to quantitatively determine the interfacial adhesive bond strength between two materials and the tendency of water to displace this bond based on fund
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This study presents a method to estimate fare payment compliance within the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus system using only automatically collected data from the Automated Fare Collection and Automated Passenger Counting systems. Data from over 787,000 passenger boardings were used to identify patterns of fare system on-interaction
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