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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The research project to develop meaningful performance measures useful to those engaged in the Nevada vehicle size and weight enforcement program yielded a much better understanding of the relationships, obstacles, and opportunities for improvement in this vital program area. This report documents those findings. The most significant discovery was
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Gross, P., & Lawson, M. (2022). Meaningful Performance Measures for the Vehicle Size and Weight Programs That Are Useful for All Stakeholders: Investigating of Meaningful Performance Measures for Vehicle Size and Weight Enforcement (Report No. 226-20-803). Nevada. Dept. of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62764
Gross, Perry and Michael Lawson. Meaningful Performance Measures for the Vehicle Size and Weight Programs That Are Useful for All Stakeholders: Investigating of Meaningful Performance Measures for Vehicle Size and Weight Enforcement. Report no. 226-20-803. Nevada. Dept. of Transportation, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62764.
Gross, Perry, and Michael Lawson Meaningful Performance Measures for the Vehicle Size and Weight Programs That Are Useful for All Stakeholders: Investigating of Meaningful Performance Measures for Vehicle Size and Weight Enforcement. Nevada. Dept. of Transportation, 2022, Report no. 226-20-803, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62764.
More than just scheduling terminal-to-terminal trips for trains, “Precision Scheduled Railroading” (PSR) creates entire point-to-point trip plans for individual railroad shipments. Since precision execution was first put into practice, the benefits to shipment arrival reliability and to freight railroads’ profitability have been demonstrated by its
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Green, J. G., & Miller, F. J. (2022). Examining the Effects of Precision Scheduled Railroading on Intercity Passenger and High-Speed Rail Service (Report No. 22-12). Mineta Transportation Institute. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2016
Green, John G and Francis J Miller. Examining the Effects of Precision Scheduled Railroading on Intercity Passenger and High-Speed Rail Service. Report no. 22-12. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2022. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2016.
Green, John G, and Francis J Miller Examining the Effects of Precision Scheduled Railroading on Intercity Passenger and High-Speed Rail Service. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2022, Report no. 22-12, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2022.2016.
Recent research results from INDOT research project SPR-4221 indicate that the damage to prestressed concrete bridge girders from an intense hydrocarbon fire is limited to concrete material degradation up to a depth of 1 inch from the surface. Additionally, concrete cracking and spalling occur in the fire-damaged region, but the structural strength
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Tseng, T. C., & Varma, A. H. (2022). Synthesis Study: Repair and Durability of Fire-Damaged Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders (Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2022/15). Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64139
Tseng, Tzu-Chun and Amit H. Varma. Synthesis Study: Repair and Durability of Fire-Damaged Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders. Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2022/15. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64139.
Tseng, Tzu-Chun, and Amit H. Varma Synthesis Study: Repair and Durability of Fire-Damaged Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2022, Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2022/15, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64139.
The overall objective of this project is to update the Inventory of historic bridges within CTDOT’s state-maintained roadway network. It will identify historic bridges within the network and categorize the historic significance of all the bridges as eligible or not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The Inventory Update will als
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McMillan, M. (2022). Connecticut Historic Bridge Inventory Update – Tasks 1-3 Final Report (Report No. CT-2315-F-22-3). Connecticut. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61149
McMillan, Mark. Connecticut Historic Bridge Inventory Update – Tasks 1-3 Final Report. Report no. CT-2315-F-22-3. Connecticut. Department of Transportation, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61149.
McMillan, Mark Connecticut Historic Bridge Inventory Update – Tasks 1-3 Final Report. Connecticut. Department of Transportation, 2022, Report no. CT-2315-F-22-3, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61149.
In accordance with the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Public Law No. 115-435 (Evidence Act) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-19-23, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT or the Department) is pleased to present DOT’s Learning Agenda, which lays out the Department’s plans for identifying
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United States. Department of Transportation, & United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs (OST-B) (2022). U.S. Department of Transportation Learning Agenda. United States. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66396
United States. Department of Transportation and United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs (OST-B). U.S. Department of Transportation Learning Agenda. United States. Department of Transportation, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66396.
United States. Department of Transportation, et al. U.S. Department of Transportation Learning Agenda. United States. Department of Transportation, 2022, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66396.
Jointless bridge designs have become increasingly popular due to their low construction and maintenance costs. But this design carries risks. Most notably, integral end bents can be displaced and undergo settlement due to soil movement in embankments and loads carried by the superstructure. In response, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) de
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Sun, C., & Beckham, T. (2022). Fill Materials at Integral End Bents (Report No. KTC-22-03/SPR19-572-1F). University of Kentucky Transportation Center. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2022.03
Sun, Charlie and Tony Beckham. Fill Materials at Integral End Bents. Report no. KTC-22-03/SPR19-572-1F. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2022. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2022.03.
Sun, Charlie, and Tony Beckham Fill Materials at Integral End Bents. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2022, Report no. KTC-22-03/SPR19-572-1F, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2022.03.
The objective of this research is to assess the impact of temporarily shifting the workforce to telecommuting on: (1) workplace policy changes, employee support, and future telecommuting plans, (2) employees’ experience of telecommuting during COVID-19 and forecast of future telecommuting, and (3) differences among geographic areas, life circumstan
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Qian, X., & Linscheid, N. (2022). Telecommuting During COVID-19: How Does It Shape the Future Workplace and Workforce? (Report No. MN 2022-05). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62706
Qian, Xinyi and Neil Linscheid. Telecommuting During COVID-19: How Does It Shape the Future Workplace and Workforce?. Report no. MN 2022-05. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62706.
Qian, Xinyi, and Neil Linscheid Telecommuting During COVID-19: How Does It Shape the Future Workplace and Workforce?. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2022, Report no. MN 2022-05, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62706.
Travel time unreliability on roadway networks and its mitigation continue to be increasingly strong focus areas for many transportation agencies. Although the transportation agencies and motorists are often interested in improving corridor and network travel time reliability, the predominant state-of-the-art methods available to practitioners focus
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Lan, C. L., & Venkatanarayana, R. (2022). Identification of Locations and Causes of Unreliable Travel Times on Virginia Freeways (Report No. FHWA/VTRC 22-R17). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61054
Lan, Chien-Lun and Ramkumar Venkatanarayana. Identification of Locations and Causes of Unreliable Travel Times on Virginia Freeways. Report no. FHWA/VTRC 22-R17. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61054.
Lan, Chien-Lun, and Ramkumar Venkatanarayana Identification of Locations and Causes of Unreliable Travel Times on Virginia Freeways. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2022, Report no. FHWA/VTRC 22-R17, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61054.
Concrete bridge deck cast upon steel girders form a composite steel-concrete bridge. Volume changes in the concrete caused by shrinkage, temperature or other effects can alter the finished elevations of the bridge decks. Some of the state’s newly constructed bridges have experienced downward deflecting decks, causing uneven riding surfaces. It has
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Russell, B. W., Acheli, A. E., Jayaseelan, H., Webb, A. C., Abdelmeguid, I. S., Belcher, K., & Flip, C. (2022). Shrinkage Induced Deformations in Steel Bridges Made Composite With Concrete Deck Slabs (Report No. HWA-OK-22-04). Oklahoma. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67206
Russell, Bruce W, Alla Eddine Acheli, Hema Jayaseelan, Anna Corelle Webb, Ibrahim S Abdelmeguid, Kendall Belcher, and Chris Flip. Shrinkage Induced Deformations in Steel Bridges Made Composite With Concrete Deck Slabs. Report no. HWA-OK-22-04. Oklahoma. Department of Transportation, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67206.
Russell, Bruce W, et al. Shrinkage Induced Deformations in Steel Bridges Made Composite With Concrete Deck Slabs. Oklahoma. Department of Transportation, 2022, Report no. HWA-OK-22-04, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67206.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, LA Metro has encouraged social distancing among passengers—especially at stations of high-demand routes—and has increased fixed-route transit (FRT) services. However, potential impacts of social distancing on the performance of FRT services remain mostly unknown. This research evaluates the accessibility of FRT buses w
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Chandra, S., & Mishra, V. (2022). Optimizing Multimodal Transportation Access to Support Commuting Among Low-Income Transit Riders with Social Distancing (Report No. 22-11). Mineta Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61210
Chandra, Shailesh and Vivek Mishra. Optimizing Multimodal Transportation Access to Support Commuting Among Low-Income Transit Riders with Social Distancing. Report no. 22-11. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61210.
Chandra, Shailesh, and Vivek Mishra Optimizing Multimodal Transportation Access to Support Commuting Among Low-Income Transit Riders with Social Distancing. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2022, Report no. 22-11, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61210.
Rock slopes pose a hazard to the traveling public when weathering processes dislodge portions of the slope that can fall into the road. Both the design of new rock slopes and the hazard assessment of existing rock slopes need improvement to increase safety against rockfall, construct better engineered slopes and reduce short-and long-term maintenan
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Benoit, J., & Souza, B. (2022). Use of Smart Rocks to Improve Rock Slope Design (Report No. FHWA-NH-RD-26962Z). New Hampshire. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62692
Benoit, Jean and Bruma Souza. Use of Smart Rocks to Improve Rock Slope Design. Report no. FHWA-NH-RD-26962Z. New Hampshire. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Research, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62692.
Benoit, Jean, and Bruma Souza Use of Smart Rocks to Improve Rock Slope Design. New Hampshire. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Research, 2022, Report no. FHWA-NH-RD-26962Z, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62692.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) began to collect its Pavement Management System (LA-PMS)’s pavement condition data using a vendor’s 3D automatic system in 2017. For each 0.1-mile subsection on a flexible pavement, the vendor’s 3D automated cracking data reported in LA-PMS consists of various cracking amounts in ter
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Wu, Z., & Emtiaz, M. (2022). Quality Management of Cracking Distress Survey in Flexible Pavements Using LTRC Digital Highway Data Vehicle (Report No. FHWA/LA.21/659). Louisiana State University. Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61217
Wu, Zhong and Mostafiz Emtiaz. Quality Management of Cracking Distress Survey in Flexible Pavements Using LTRC Digital Highway Data Vehicle. Report no. FHWA/LA.21/659. Louisiana State University. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61217.
Wu, Zhong, and Mostafiz Emtiaz Quality Management of Cracking Distress Survey in Flexible Pavements Using LTRC Digital Highway Data Vehicle. Louisiana State University. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2022, Report no. FHWA/LA.21/659, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61217.
The Literature Analysis to Determine Optimal Wildlife Crossing Structure Size Study (Study) emerged from Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT’s) desire to determine if there is a point of diminishing return of effectiveness based on target species success rates when it comes to sizing highway wildlife passages. This Study’s objectives are
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Basting, P., Bishton, K., Brown, K., Smithson, T., & Woolley, G. (2022). A Literature Analysis to Determine Optimal Wildlife Crossing Structure Size (Report No. CDOT-2022-01). Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Research Branch. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61224
Basting, Pat, Keith Bishton, Kyle Brown, Teresa Smithson, and George Woolley. A Literature Analysis to Determine Optimal Wildlife Crossing Structure Size. Report no. CDOT-2022-01. Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Research Branch, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61224.
Basting, Pat, et al. A Literature Analysis to Determine Optimal Wildlife Crossing Structure Size. Colorado. Dept. of Transportation. Research Branch, 2022, Report no. CDOT-2022-01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61224.
Standard portable nuclear moisture-density gauges are very accurate and easy to operate for determining density and moisture content of soils as well as other construction materials. Unfortunately, the size of the radioactive sources used in the standard nuclear gauges are such that they are regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and in Iow
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Serio, M. (2022). Evaluation of Non-Regulated Portable Moisture Density Gauge (Report No. 19-SPR0-007). Iowa Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73654
Serio, Melissa. Evaluation of Non-Regulated Portable Moisture Density Gauge. Report no. 19-SPR0-007. Iowa Department of Transportation, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73654.
Serio, Melissa Evaluation of Non-Regulated Portable Moisture Density Gauge. Iowa Department of Transportation, 2022, Report no. 19-SPR0-007, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73654.
This project explores the ability to use vehicle-locating data to assess the state of the road network, including identifying road blockages along different segments of the transportation system. The project utilizes the mobile sources of Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) vehicles and their associated vehicle-tracking information to infer
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Tien, I., Roberts, Z., & Chen, K. (2022). Real-Time Network Assessment and Updating Using Vehicle-Locating Data (Report No. FHWA-GA-22-2001). Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61706
Tien, Iris, Zachary Roberts, and Kaixin Chen. Real-Time Network Assessment and Updating Using Vehicle-Locating Data. Report no. FHWA-GA-22-2001. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61706.
Tien, Iris, et al. Real-Time Network Assessment and Updating Using Vehicle-Locating Data. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2022, Report no. FHWA-GA-22-2001, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61706.
This report is one of a group of research reports sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) through State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) in a partnership to test two new source types within the AERMOD modeling regime (Version 21112): RLINE and RLINEXT. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule revising the
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AECOM (2022). Air Quality Dispersion Model Research: AERMOD RLINE/XT Source Type [Brief]. Virginia. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93152
AECOM. Air Quality Dispersion Model Research: AERMOD RLINE/XT Source Type [Brief]. Virginia. Department of Transportation, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93152.
AECOM Air Quality Dispersion Model Research: AERMOD RLINE/XT Source Type [Brief]. Virginia. Department of Transportation, 2022, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93152.
The current SCDOT pavement performance models were formulated in 1989 by PMS Inc. (now known as Stantec) with assistance from SCDOT personnel, and they were based on engineering experience of pavement performance in South Carolina. Since their initial development, the parameters of the adopted sigmoidal, or S-shaped, function have not been updated.
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Huynh, N., Gassman, S., Mullen, R., Pierce, C. E., & Kouyate, A. (2022). Pavement Performance Curves: Modeling Pavement Deterioration for SCDOT (Report No. FHWA-SC-22-01). South Carolina. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61090
Huynh, Nathan, Sarah Gassman, Robert Mullen, Charles E. Pierce, and Amara Kouyate. Pavement Performance Curves: Modeling Pavement Deterioration for SCDOT. Report no. FHWA-SC-22-01. South Carolina. Department of Transportation, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61090.
Huynh, Nathan, et al. Pavement Performance Curves: Modeling Pavement Deterioration for SCDOT. South Carolina. Department of Transportation, 2022, Report no. FHWA-SC-22-01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61090.
While open-graded friction course (OGFC) mixtures, called FC-5 in the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), provide several safety benefits, their lives are limited to approximately 14 years on average in Florida. The reduced life is generally due to raveling, which rapidly deteriorates once initiated. In FDOT, raveling is rolled up into the
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Tsai, Y. (., Hsieh, Y. A., Dietrich, B., & Cunagin, W. (2022). A Review of Florida's FC-5 Raveling Condition Assessment and Measurement Methods (Report No. DOT-RFP-20-9081-KW). Florida Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65599
Tsai, Yichang (James), Yung-An Hsieh, Bruce Dietrich, and Wiley Cunagin. A Review of Florida's FC-5 Raveling Condition Assessment and Measurement Methods. Report no. DOT-RFP-20-9081-KW. Florida Department of Transportation, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65599.
Tsai, Yichang (James), et al. A Review of Florida's FC-5 Raveling Condition Assessment and Measurement Methods. Florida Department of Transportation, 2022, Report no. DOT-RFP-20-9081-KW, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65599.
In the New England region, roadways located within “erosion-prone zones” have been the main sources of erosion-induced road damage, particularly when major storms occur. With recent and continuing climate change influencing weather patterns (specifically causing an increase in high-intensity rainfall events, and rainfall events following snow event
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Wang, B., Snow, C., Stapleton, D., Mountain, A., & Boudreau, D. (2022). Multi-Scale Multi-Season Land-Based Erosion Modeling and Monitoring for Infrastructure Management (Report No. NETCR118, NETC 19-2). New England Transportation Consortium. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76977
Wang, Bin, Christopher Snow, Daniel Stapleton, Aimee Mountain, and Daniel Boudreau. Multi-Scale Multi-Season Land-Based Erosion Modeling and Monitoring for Infrastructure Management. Report no. NETCR118, NETC 19-2. New England Transportation Consortium, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76977.
Wang, Bin, et al. Multi-Scale Multi-Season Land-Based Erosion Modeling and Monitoring for Infrastructure Management. New England Transportation Consortium, 2022, Report no. NETCR118, NETC 19-2, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/76977.
Performance-based safety goals and objectives are more attainable with the use of the Highway Safety Manual (HSM). However, the safety performance functions (SPFs) in the HSM are not accurate because they are not calibrated to local conditions. Additionally, each SPF and crash modification factor (CMF) assumes a set of base site conditions which mi
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Qin, X., Chen, Z., & Shaon, M. R. (2022). Calibration of HSM Predictive Methods on State and Local Rural Highways (Report No. SD2013-04-F). South Dakota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/70411
Qin, Xiao, Zhi Chen, and Mohammad Razuar Shaon. Calibration of HSM Predictive Methods on State and Local Rural Highways. Report no. SD2013-04-F. South Dakota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research, 2022. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/70411.
Qin, Xiao, et al. Calibration of HSM Predictive Methods on State and Local Rural Highways. South Dakota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research, 2022, Report no. SD2013-04-F, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/70411.
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