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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Prestressed concrete is widely used in bridge construction and is considered a cost-effective and efficient method of construction. However, durability issues have arisen which have been attributed to poor grouting practice or material performance. To improve durability and facilitate replacement of tendons, bridge construction projects in Florida
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The purpose of this project and the Internally Cured Concrete (ICC) test section was to evaluate the benefits obtained through internal curing using pre-saturated Lightweight Aggregate (LWA). The pavements will be evaluated to determine if there is a significant reduction in permanent panel warping. Permanent panel warping, caused by excessive mois
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For over 100 years, transportation has increased in scale and complexity at all levels, and that trend continues. People and freight move through networks that include public and private transportation and that accommodate and connect pedestrians, bicycles, automobiles, and trucks with planes, trains, and ships. The planning, funding, and managemen
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Florida State University researchers examined the feasibility of extracting detailed intersection traffic data from drone videos using computer vision applications.
Rapid growth in information and communication technologies has spawned a number of major innovations in transportation area, including automation and connectivity. At the same time, the advancement in battery technology has accelerated the electrification of transportation vehicle propulsion. This paper, focusing on highway-oriented surface transpo
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Florida International University researchers assessed modifications of standard grout testing methods using purposely deficient grout to connect deficiencies with corrosion potential and to identify testing protocols that can help mitigate corrosion potential.
The increasing costs of asphalt binder and aggregates have put much pressure on the highway maintenance budgets. Pavement managers are seeking alternative cost-effective approaches to rehabilitate the roads. In-place recycling techniques, including hot in-place recycling (HIR) and cold in-place recycling (CIR), encouraged consuming 100% RAP from th
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State departments of transportation are utilizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in a variety of applications that support planning, construction, maintenance, and operations within their jurisdictions. As the use of UAS to support road-trafficrelated applications is currently limited by a host of technical, regulatory, and operational issues, fur
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The purpose of this project and the Internally Cured Concrete (ICC) test section was to evaluate the benefits obtained through internal curing using pre-saturated lightweight aggregate (LWA). Two test sections were constructed on the mainline of US-54 near Iola, Kansas: a Control section and an ICC section using lightweight aggregate. Traditional l
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2022-05-01
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration works to reduce the occurrence of distracted driving and raise awareness of its dangers. This risky behavior poses a danger to vehicle occupants as well as pedestrians and pedalcyclists. Driver distraction is a specific type of driver inattention. Distraction occurs when drivers divert their attent
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In recent years there has been a significant increase of the interest in additive manufacturing (AM; also frequently referred to as 3D printing), yet AM is largely unexplored within infrastructure projects. By harnessing the new capabilities of AM, researchers have managed to access unprecedented new design capabilities and operational flexibility
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In the previous tasks we have conducted extensive analysis by the driving simulator and data analytics studies to validate the effects of speed management countermeasures on speed and non-motorist safety. The driving simulator tested the effects of Rectangle Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB), Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon (PHB), and speed feedback sign on sp
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Transportation resilience has a multifaceted nature, which requires analyzing various factors across multiple domains (i.e., technical, social, economic, and environmental) for evaluation. However, existing resilience indicators, which are based mainly on the physical conditions of transportation assets, are not comprehensive enough to provide info
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Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have generated great excitement for the future of transportation. The promise of self-driving vehicles offers a valuable transportation option to those who do not drive, own a car, or are exploring how to get around their community without driving. For older adults, AVs might provide a vital link to shopping, entertainment
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Studying accessibility, including the resilience of city transportation networks, is critical to understand how these networks influence individuals’ mobility and lives. This study developed an analytical research framework to examine the resilience of accessibility to emergency and lifesaving facilities under the threats of natural hazards such as
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Monitoring and performance-verification activities of roadway maintenance are labor-intensive tasks and prone to errors. The adoption of unmanned aerial system (UAS) technologies provides an opportunity to improve upon these tasks. This study had the goals of: (1) developing a drone-assisted workflow for pavement maintenance-related tasks, (2) deve
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United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2022-05-01
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National Transportation Statistics (NTS)
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration works to reduce the occurrence of distracted driving and raise awareness of its dangers. This risky behavior poses a danger to vehicle occupants as well as pedestrians and pedalcyclists. Driver distraction is a specific type of driver inattention. Distraction occurs when drivers divert their attent
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The Pavement Mechanistic Empirical Design (PMED) method was developed to address shortcomings experienced on the AASHTO Guide for Design of Pavement Structures (1993) including environmental/climate considerations. However, the implementation of PMED requires a large number of design inputs that characterize materials, traffic, and climatic conditi
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Tennessee faces many threats from natural disasters such as storm, flooding, landslide, and earthquake, which damage civil infrastructure and cause major service interruptions. The application of emerging technologies such as drones, sensing technologies, machine learning methods, and optimization techniques in disaster preparedness, response, and
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University of Florida researchers developed a Web interface which centralizes the systems monitoring the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. They also analyzed long-term bridge data to establish the bounds of typical bridge behavior and made recommendations for an alert response plan when data indicate out-of-bounds behavior.
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