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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This report discusses a project undertaken by Kentucky Transportation Center (KTC) researchers to create a comprehensive geotechnical database for highway planning, design, maintenance, and repair. The project consolidated multiple geotechnical data sources into a unified database accessible to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) staff, enabling
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This report outlines the use and application of the Mobility Energy Productivity (MEP) tool in evaluating the efficiency of transportation systems. The MEP metric assesses the quality of mobility in transportation systems, considering accessibility, energy consumption, and productivity. It incorporates time, cost, and energy-related measurements to
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The consideration of cooperative driving automation (CDA) in the transportation system management and operations (TSM&O ) processes has the potential for improving system performance in terms of safety, mobility, environmental impacts, and user satisfaction and acceptance. The goal of this project is to provide recommendations regarding the incorpo
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This project aims to develop, assess, and optimize control strategies for ramp metering and local signal synchronization in Maryland's Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) 1 system (I-70 corridor east of Baltimore, MD). The methodology and mesoscopic simulation model can be generally applicable to other networks and TSMO systems.
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The Washington State Legislature directed the Department of Transportation to develop analytic tools “to enable coordinated, effective, efficient, and timely deployment of charging and refueling infrastructure necessary to support statewide and local transportation electrification efforts that result in emissions reductions” consistent with state g
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The best way to find out if a transportation research project was meaningful is to check the numbers. The Florida Department of Transportation is laying the foundation to do that with a massive new undertaking that aims to capture safety and mobility conditions along Interstate 4 (I-4) from Orlando to Tampa.
The objective of this research is to evaluate the characterization of asphalt binder through TLC/FID testing and SARA grouping. The results will be further analyzed and compared with the available GPC results and other available characterizations of the asphalt binders. Furthermore, the results will be correlated with performance.
The main objectives of the proposed study are two-fold: 1. To evaluate the effects of various types of inert and active fillers on the moisture resistance and laboratory performance of asphalt mixtures. 2. To propose change to the specifications to optimize the use of mineral fillers in hot-mix asphalt (HMA).
This project estimates the safety and mobility impact of changing speed limits on California highways. The safety impact is estimated using statistical models to predict the change in the frequency of all crashes and fatal-or-severe crashes that would result by varying the design speed (85th percentile speed). Statewide crash and traffic data (from
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Previous research conducted at MSU developed a nonproprietary UHPC mix design (MT-UHPC) that is significantly less expensive than commercially available mixes and is made with materials readily available in Montana. The focus of the research discussed herein was on the field implementation of MT-UHPC. Specifically, MT-UHPC was used in all field-cas
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With the industry foundation classes (IFC) building information modeling (BIM) standard (ISO 16739) being adopted by AASHTO as the national standard for modeling bridge and road infrastructure projects, there comes a great opportunity to upgrade the INDOT model development standard of roads and related assets to 2D+3D BIM. This upgrade complies wit
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This project examined the results of an extensive program of (1) cyclic plate loading tests carried out at Purdue University’s S-BRITE site on two testing strips comprised of a coarse aggregate (Indiana #53) subbase layer compacted over either untreated or cement-stabilized subgrade, and (2) static loading tests conducted on #53 aggregate compacted
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Michigan has the second-longest coastline after Alaska, with approximately 15,000 residents inhabiting the top 5 populous islands in Michigan water bodies. To provide mobility equity, the residents of these islands are expected to have equal access to work, healthcare, emergency services, and economic opportunities as the mainland residents. Four M
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Pavement evaluation is critical for determining proper and cost-effective surface treatments and allocation of limited funds and resources to maintain, rehabilitate and reconstruct flexible pavements. This study examined two nondestructive testing devices that are used to evaluate the structural capacity and integrity of highway pavements including
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Current ITD approach to predict asphalt pavement performance over-simplifies the dynamic and nonlinear nature of pavement deterioration and fails to account for complexities in the pavement condition. As such, this project aimed to develop reliable, realistic and enhanced performance curves for ITD asphalt pavements by mining the historical data. T
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The constructability and performance of non-proprietary thixotropic UHPC for thin bonded bridge deck overlay construction was investigated. Task 1 reviewed literature on UHPC for thin bonded overlays and non-proprietary UHPC. Crack monitoring of experimental slabs cast with UHPC thin bonded overlay (MoDOT project TR201704) and pull-off bond strengt
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The potential Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) megathrust earthquake is recognized as one of the major natural hazards affecting the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The estimation of expected ground-motions is complicated by the long-duration motions from CSZ as well as site effects from deep sedimentary basins in northwest Oregon. This study
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Connected, automated, shared, and electric (CASE) technologies have invoked Mobility 4.0—a connected, digitized, multimodal, and autonomous system of systems. This project established a flexible and adaptable blueprint that would streamline multidisciplinary and multistakeholder efforts as well as leverage available resources to prepare the Illinoi
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Despite numerous research studies inspecting the safety benefits of CLRS on pavements, there has been limited exploration into the impact on pavement durability as a result of the installation of CLRS. The major purpose of this study was to corroborate what specific factors are controlling the cracking failures due to the installation of CLRS and f
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Motorcycle riders and passengers are much more likely to be killed or severely injured in a crash, and on average about 15 percent of all traffic fatalities include motorcyclists. Motorcyclists and their passengers are particularly vulnerable on the roads, which accounts for their higher percentage of fatal and severe crash accidents. To take appro
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