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 represents a continuation of analysis concerned with the patterns and methods of distributing grains and oilseeds from North Dakota. This series began with the analysis of 1956-57 data and was published in Agricultural Economics Reports 15, 17, 44, 56, and 86 and Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 462. The compilation and analysis
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The purpose of this document is to provide recommendations and guidelines that will help MDOT implement improved lighting and marking standards for both its own fleet of vehicles and equipment as well as the equipment and vehicles used by contractors on DOT projects in order to make roadways safer. The recommendation was based on (1) a qualitative
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High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is widely used for above-ground storage tanks (ASTs). However, there are currently no guidelines for non-destructive testing (NDT) and evaluation (NDE) of HDPE ASTs. Moreover, the feasibility, limitation, and challenges of using non-destructive testing techniques for field inspection of HDPE ASTs have not been studi
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Poor subgrade often requires in-place stabilization or removal by excavation and replacement with suitable material. Chemical stabilization with cement or lime is a common remediation practice. This study investigated the use of No. 10 screenings, a quarry byproduct finer than the 4.75-mm (No. 4) sieve, as a means to improve poor subgrade condition
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The goal of this project was to conduct a data-driven evaluation of currently available automated or semiautomated indoor salt stockpile measuring systems in order to improve agencies’ day-to-day management of their salt stockpile inventories. Based on the types of automated and semi-automated indoor stockpile measuring systems available, project n
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A GIS-based online portal was developed to store, analyze, and display data from multiple sources pertinent to the ALDOT Coliseum Boulevard groundwater contaminant plume site in Montgomery Alabama. These sources comprise various consultants involved with the site including geotechnical companies, water testing labs, law firms, and management person
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The Office of Highway Policy Information of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) publishes statistical data about motor vehicle registrations reported by the 50 states and District of Columbia. According to its 2020 publication, the 97.94% of vehicles in the State of North Dakota are registered as either private or commercial. The remaining 2.06%
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Three full-scale shallow foundation load tests (900 tons) were performed at Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Bell, Florida, to validate the Florida Bearing Capacity equations (Phase I – FDOT BDV31-977-51) as well develop and verify load-settlement response for service limit state. Rock coring, Standard penetration test (SPT), and seismic shear tests wer
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Traditionally, salt stockpiles are measured and monitored using manual tools like wheeled tape measures or labor-intensive technologies like handheld or tripod-mounted laser scanners. Advancements in automated technologies could save departments of transportation (DOTs) significant time and money by using fixed-location hardware to scan or photogra
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This report presents the development of tub girders for prestressed concrete bridges complying with the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) method. In addition, the use of 0.7 in. strands is elaborated for the B618-U girders of the Colorado Department of Transportation. In the first part of the report as regards a state-of-the-art review, tech
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of life in the United States. For travel, the changes have been vast, whether for private vehicle use or public transit use. For the intercity bus industry, the pandemic changed operations in meaningful ways that have yet to return to previous levels – whether on the service or the demand side. This stud
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The goal of this project was to demonstrate applications for using AVL/GPS technologies to support winter and all-season maintenance activities. Clear Roads agencies also needed information about the transferability of the technologies to transition the systems between winter and other seasonal maintenance activities. A review of the literature pro
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Since dual tires (DT) have been the trucking industry standard for many decades, existing modeling of the stresses imparted to the pavement through the tires is based on DTs. However, the freight industry has started to use wide base single tires (WBT) due to their economic benefits. This study aimed to investigate the use of WBTs in Michigan (MI)
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This report presents a vision and an implementation plan for region-wide dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) in Colorado. With the proper approach and methods, DTA can be a powerful and cost-effective decision support tool for CDOT’s and MPOs’ transportation planning and engineering responsibilities and activities. In the report, simulation-based DTA
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) established Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) programs over 20 years ago. Before DOTD expands or implements new ITS programs, a study needed to be undertaken to evaluate the performance of the current ITS programs to demonstrate their benefits. The primary objective of this res
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This study investigated the design and feasibility of noise mitigation strategies for installation in modular expansion joints (MEJs), with a focus on Washington state’s SR 520 bridge. The three main sources of noise from MEJs include resonance of the air within the gaps, resonance of the beams, and resonance of the tires. By filling the gaps in th
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This report presents research results and experiments that were designed to compare four traffic systems: Radar, AVC, HERE, and INRIX in terms of speed, volume, and travel time. The first three chapters introduce the systems, related studies, data collection procedures, and preprocessing techniques. The second three chapters detail the comparison r
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Drivers’ noncompliance with the posted speed limit reductions on rural-to-urban freeway transition zones is a recurrent problem in Indiana and other states. Speed-reduction treatments, such as pavement markings and active signing, aim to solve this issue. Optical speed bars, longitudinal speed reduction markings, and speed feedback signs were ident
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Transportation planning practices increasingly require knowing the number of occupants per vehicle. Except for manual observations, Virginia has two data sources for obtaining occupancy: the American Community Survey and the National Household Travel Survey, neither of which provides corridor-specific values. This study developed an approach for es
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This project sought to develop/adapt and implement a 'cracking test' for asphalt mixture design, to use in conjunction with the current Asphalt Pavement Analyzer rutting test to shift mixture design in Arkansas to a performance, rather than volumetric, basis. In addition, the project attempted to re-evaluate the effectiveness of the current method
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