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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Maintenance Division uses different materials to reduce the negative impact of snow and ice on the friction performance of state travelways. These materials include abrasives (sand or cinders), rock salt (sodium chloride), and other chemical deicers that emerged in recent years. The use of chemicals
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Liu, J., Liu, J., Shi, X., & Honarvarnazari, M. (2021). Snow and Ice Treatment Products Evaluation (Report No. cmr 21-009, TR202002). Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60854
Liu, Jenny, Jun Liu, Xianming Shi, and Mehdi Honarvarnazari. Snow and Ice Treatment Products Evaluation. Report no. cmr 21-009, TR202002. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60854.
Liu, Jenny, et al. Snow and Ice Treatment Products Evaluation. Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division, 2021, Report no. cmr 21-009, TR202002, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60854.
A 2019 Department of Homeland Security report assessing the regional resiliency of Western Washington state to a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake predicted widespread and high levels of bridge damage. Because of this report, the state’s emergency response and recovery plan is heavily reliant on air transportation modes to provide resources to th
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Phillips, A. R., & Motter, C. J. (2021). Assessment of Washington State Bridges for Post-Earthquake Mobility and Recovery Planning (Report No. 2020-S-WSU-2). Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60314
Phillips, Adam R. and Christopher J Motter. Assessment of Washington State Bridges for Post-Earthquake Mobility and Recovery Planning. Report no. 2020-S-WSU-2. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC), 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60314.
Phillips, Adam R., and Christopher J Motter Assessment of Washington State Bridges for Post-Earthquake Mobility and Recovery Planning. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC), 2021, Report no. 2020-S-WSU-2, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60314.
Ivan, J. N., Burnicki, A., & Joshi, P. (2021). Estimation of Pedestrian Volume Using Geospatial and Traffic Conflict Data (Report No. 2020 Project 12;CAMMSE-UNCC-2020-UTC-Project-12). University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58267
Ivan, John N., Amy Burnicki, and Pankaj Joshi. Estimation of Pedestrian Volume Using Geospatial and Traffic Conflict Data. Report no. 2020 Project 12;CAMMSE-UNCC-2020-UTC-Project-12. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58267.
Ivan, John N., et al. Estimation of Pedestrian Volume Using Geospatial and Traffic Conflict Data. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2021, Report no. 2020 Project 12;CAMMSE-UNCC-2020-UTC-Project-12, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58267.
Azimi, M., Zhou, L., & Qi, Y. (2021). Exploring the Impact of Infrastructure on Bike Sharing System Performance in Houston City (Report No. 2020 Project 15;CAMMSE-UNCC-2020-UTC-Project-15). University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58271
Azimi, Mehdi, Lijie Zhou, and Yi Qi. Exploring the Impact of Infrastructure on Bike Sharing System Performance in Houston City. Report no. 2020 Project 15;CAMMSE-UNCC-2020-UTC-Project-15. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58271.
Azimi, Mehdi, et al. Exploring the Impact of Infrastructure on Bike Sharing System Performance in Houston City. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, 2021, Report no. 2020 Project 15;CAMMSE-UNCC-2020-UTC-Project-15, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58271.
The overall objective of this project is to document highway runoff and constituent concentrations discharged from common highway-drainage conveyance structures in Connecticut from nine highway sites during two sequential two-year periods in order to fulfill Connecticut Department of Transportation's (CTDOT’s) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems
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Carifa, K. C. (2021). Analysis of the Quality of Stormwater Runoff Discharged from Representative Connecticut Highways by USGS – Period 1 (07/01/18 – 06/30/19) [Revised Period 1 (07/01/18 – 06/30/20)] - Interim Report (Report No. CT-2312-1-21-2). Connecticut. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60616
Carifa, Kevin C. Analysis of the Quality of Stormwater Runoff Discharged from Representative Connecticut Highways by USGS – Period 1 (07/01/18 – 06/30/19) [Revised Period 1 (07/01/18 – 06/30/20)] - Interim Report. Report no. CT-2312-1-21-2. Connecticut. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60616.
Carifa, Kevin C Analysis of the Quality of Stormwater Runoff Discharged from Representative Connecticut Highways by USGS – Period 1 (07/01/18 – 06/30/19) [Revised Period 1 (07/01/18 – 06/30/20)] - Interim Report. Connecticut. Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. CT-2312-1-21-2, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60616.
Reclaimed stabilized base (RSB) is a common technique utilized to rehabilitate roadways. RSB involves reclaiming the base material and adding a stabilizing agent to increase the strength and durability of the base/subbase structure. This technique involves pulverizing some of the existing pavement along with a portion of the underlying base materia
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Khorasani, A. (2021). Reclaimed Stabilized Base – Stabilizing Agent Selection & Design [Video]. Vermont Agency of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78875
Khorasani, Ali. Reclaimed Stabilized Base – Stabilizing Agent Selection & Design [Video]. Vermont Agency of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78875.
Khorasani, Ali Reclaimed Stabilized Base – Stabilizing Agent Selection & Design [Video]. Vermont Agency of Transportation, 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78875.
Traditional methods for communicating the presence of maintenance activities and work zones have been done with a variety of fixed signs. The increase of in-vehicle connectivity on roads—either directly integrated into the vehicle or via an application running on a mobile phone–provides an opportunity for additional communication to motorists about
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Sakhare, R. S., Desai, J., Mathew, J., Kim, W., Mahlberg, J., Li, H., & Bullock, D. M. (2021). Evaluating the Impact of Vehicle Digital Communication Alerts on Vehicles (Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2021/19). Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317324
Sakhare, Rahul Suryakant, Jairaj Desai, Jijo Mathew, Woosung Kim, Justin Mahlberg, Howell Li, and Darcy M. Bullock. Evaluating the Impact of Vehicle Digital Communication Alerts on Vehicles. Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2021/19. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317324.
Sakhare, Rahul Suryakant, et al. Evaluating the Impact of Vehicle Digital Communication Alerts on Vehicles. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2021, Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2021/19, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317324.
The objective of this research is to estimate and compare the highway infrastructure cost responsibility and revenue contribution of highway users in North Carolina. The study adopted the FHWA 13 vehicle classification system and analyzed data on highway infrastructure expenditures and federal and state revenue for the years 2014-2017. The results
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Hasnat, M. M., Bardaka, E., Findley, D., & Goode, L. (2021). North Carolina Highway Cost Allocation and Revenue Attribution Study (Report No. 2019-14). North Carolina State University. Research and Development Unit. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58919
Hasnat, Md Mehedi, Eleni Bardaka, Daniel Findley, and Larry Goode. North Carolina Highway Cost Allocation and Revenue Attribution Study. Report no. 2019-14. North Carolina State University. Research and Development Unit, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58919.
Hasnat, Md Mehedi, et al. North Carolina Highway Cost Allocation and Revenue Attribution Study. North Carolina State University. Research and Development Unit, 2021, Report no. 2019-14, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58919.
The primary objective of this research was to evaluate the potential for deleterious Alkali Silica Reactivity (ASR) in the state of Montana. In connection with this goal, (1) a literature review was conducted to summarize the ASR practices used by various state departments of transportation, as well as several federal agencies, (2) potential cases
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Siegner, A., Berry, M., & Matteson, K. (2021). Alkali-Silica Reactivity in the State of Montana (Report No. FHWA/MT-21-006/9577-607). Montana. Department of Transportation. Research Programs. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518316
Siegner, Ashton, Michael Berry, and Kirsten Matteson. Alkali-Silica Reactivity in the State of Montana. Report no. FHWA/MT-21-006/9577-607. Montana. Department of Transportation. Research Programs, 2021. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518316.
Siegner, Ashton, et al. Alkali-Silica Reactivity in the State of Montana. Montana. Department of Transportation. Research Programs, 2021, Report no. FHWA/MT-21-006/9577-607, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1518316.
The purpose of the test reported herein was to assess the performance of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) T80SS barrier with soundwall according to the safety-performance evaluation guidelines included in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH). The cr
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Bligh, R. P., Menges, W. L., Schroeder, W. J. L., Griffith, B. L., Wegenast, S. A., & Kuhn, D. L. (2021). Mash Test 5–12 Evaluation of TxDOT T80SS Barrier With Soundwall (Report No. FHWA/TX-22/0-7086-R4). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59235
Bligh, Roger P., Wanda L. Menges, William J. L Schroeder, Bill L. Griffith, Sarah A Wegenast, and Darrell L. Kuhn. Mash Test 5–12 Evaluation of TxDOT T80SS Barrier With Soundwall. Report no. FHWA/TX-22/0-7086-R4. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59235.
Bligh, Roger P., et al. Mash Test 5–12 Evaluation of TxDOT T80SS Barrier With Soundwall. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. FHWA/TX-22/0-7086-R4, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59235.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) engaged Cambridge Systematics (CS) to assist with the development of an action plan that will be used to transform and modernize their Research Library.
Faron, W., & Lamm, C. (2021). Research Library Action Plan [Technical Brief] (Report No. NJ-2021-002). New Jersey. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61808
Faron, Whitney and Christopher Lamm. Research Library Action Plan [Technical Brief]. Report no. NJ-2021-002. New Jersey. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61808.
Faron, Whitney, and Christopher Lamm Research Library Action Plan [Technical Brief]. New Jersey. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research, 2021, Report no. NJ-2021-002, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61808.
Streambank erosion can damage bridges, hydraulic structures, and private property. In-stream structures may be installed to control river migration and limit bank erosion during large precipitation events. Historically, the structures most widely used by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation include Kellner jetties, rip rap, pile diversions, an
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Vogel, J., Kuster, A., Ramseyer, C., Volz, J., & Strevett, K. (2021). In-Stream Structures Integrity and Channel Stability Survey and Evaluation (Report No. FHWA-OK-21-04). Oklahoma. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67197
Vogel, Jason, Adella Kuster, Chris Ramseyer, Jeffery Volz, and Keith Strevett. In-Stream Structures Integrity and Channel Stability Survey and Evaluation. Report no. FHWA-OK-21-04. Oklahoma. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67197.
Vogel, Jason, et al. In-Stream Structures Integrity and Channel Stability Survey and Evaluation. Oklahoma. Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. FHWA-OK-21-04, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67197.
The inductive loop detectors (ILDs) have been used for many decades to monitor traffic on highways. They have proven to be highly reliable in collecting traffic volumes, traffic speeds, vehicle classes, and a slew of other important traffic variables. Traffic monitoring stations that utilize ILDs are generally installed at highway locations far awa
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Moses, R., & Masaki, J. (2021). Development of Congestion Factors for Adjusting Traffic Counts during Congested Periods: Phase 1 – Literature Review and Survey. Florida. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62700
Moses, Ren and Jaqueline Masaki. Development of Congestion Factors for Adjusting Traffic Counts during Congested Periods: Phase 1 – Literature Review and Survey. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62700.
Moses, Ren, and Jaqueline Masaki Development of Congestion Factors for Adjusting Traffic Counts during Congested Periods: Phase 1 – Literature Review and Survey. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62700.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Highway Division amended and reissued its Cost Recovery Procedure in 2017. Overall, the procedure has been successful; however, there is still room for improvement, including earlier participation of design consultants in addressing conflicts and discrepancies that result in construction chan
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Plotnikov, M. (2021). Best Practices for Cost Recovery (Report No. 21-022). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60536
Plotnikov, Michael. Best Practices for Cost Recovery. Report no. 21-022. Massachusetts Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60536.
Plotnikov, Michael Best Practices for Cost Recovery. Massachusetts Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. 21-022, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60536.
The purpose of this research project is to: Evaluate an ultra-rapid assessment for screening aggregates to determine their reactivity when subject to alkali-silica reaction (ASR). The most reliable test method takes a full year and two years when considering mitigation using supplementary cementitious materials such as fly ash. This rapid screening
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Tanner, J. E. (2021). Development of an Ultra-Accelerated Test to Evaluate ASR Potential in Concrete: Data Management Plan. Wyoming. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60958
Tanner, Jennifer E.. Development of an Ultra-Accelerated Test to Evaluate ASR Potential in Concrete: Data Management Plan. Wyoming. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60958.
Tanner, Jennifer E. Development of an Ultra-Accelerated Test to Evaluate ASR Potential in Concrete: Data Management Plan. Wyoming. Department of Transportation, 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60958.
This study aims to provide evaluation policies for the bearing capacity assessment of plate girders with corroded ends. The developed methodology was organized in three phases that each employed real corrosion data. First, inspection reports of bridges with corrosion-induced damage were processed to quantify the shape and bounds of the most common
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Gerasimidis, S., Breña, S., & Tzortzinis, G. (2021). Improved Load Rating Procedures for Deteriorated Steel Beam Ends with Deteriorated Stiffeners (Report No. 21-024). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58259
Gerasimidis, Simos, Sergio Breña, and Georgios Tzortzinis. Improved Load Rating Procedures for Deteriorated Steel Beam Ends with Deteriorated Stiffeners. Report no. 21-024. Massachusetts Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58259.
Gerasimidis, Simos, et al. Improved Load Rating Procedures for Deteriorated Steel Beam Ends with Deteriorated Stiffeners. Massachusetts Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. 21-024, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58259.
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute conducted the development and validation of alkali-silica reaction (ASR) testing as well as the approach for formulating ASR-resistant concrete mixtures in Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Projects 0-6656 (ASR Testing: A New Approach to Aggregate Classification and Mix Design Verification) and 0-6656
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Mukhopadhyay, A., Liu, K. W., Jalal, M., & Hsu, J. L. (2021). Verification of ASR Resistance Property of the Selected Concrete Mix Designs by the Precast Industries in Texas: Technical Report (Report No. FHWA/TX-19/5-6656-01-R1). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60853
Mukhopadhyay, Anol, Kai-Wei Liu, Mostafa Jalal, and Jia-Lin Hsu. Verification of ASR Resistance Property of the Selected Concrete Mix Designs by the Precast Industries in Texas: Technical Report. Report no. FHWA/TX-19/5-6656-01-R1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60853.
Mukhopadhyay, Anol, et al. Verification of ASR Resistance Property of the Selected Concrete Mix Designs by the Precast Industries in Texas: Technical Report. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. FHWA/TX-19/5-6656-01-R1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60853.
With the increasing number of people killed by distracted driving, drivers' attention has become a fundamental challenge recently. Performing non-driving-related tasks can make drivers manually, visually, and cognitively distracted. Therefore, there are various definitions and categories for distraction based on the distraction source. Yet, detecti
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Abbasi, E., & Li, Y. (2021). A Comprehensive Review of Driver’s Attention and the Evaluation Methods. Computational Research Progress in Applied Science & Engineering (CRPASE). https://doi.org/10.52547/crpase.7.3.2392
Abbasi, Elahe and Yueqing Li. A Comprehensive Review of Driver’s Attention and the Evaluation Methods. Computational Research Progress in Applied Science & Engineering (CRPASE), 2021. https://doi.org/10.52547/crpase.7.3.2392.
Abbasi, Elahe, and Yueqing Li A Comprehensive Review of Driver’s Attention and the Evaluation Methods. Computational Research Progress in Applied Science & Engineering (CRPASE), 2021, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.52547/crpase.7.3.2392.
An extensive literature review on cold in-place recycling (CIR) mixture designs and requirements along with laboratory testing and pavement performance prediction was conducted in this project. Based on the findings and results from prior tasks, this document shows the recommended CIR mixture design requirements, and the recommended mixture testing
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Im, S., & Sebesta, S. (2021). Specification Recommendations for Cold-in-Place Recycling Mixtures (Report No. 0-6926-P3). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60848
Im, Soohyok and Stephen Sebesta. Specification Recommendations for Cold-in-Place Recycling Mixtures. Report no. 0-6926-P3. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60848.
Im, Soohyok, and Stephen Sebesta Specification Recommendations for Cold-in-Place Recycling Mixtures. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 0-6926-P3, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60848.
Presents Guidelines for the Verification of the ASR Resident Property of the Selected Precast Concrete Mixes in Texas.
Mukhopadhyay, A., Liu, K. W., Jalal, M., & Hsu, J. L. (2021). Guidelines for the Verification of the ASR Resident Property of the Selected Precast Concrete Mixes in Texas (Report No. 5-6656-01-P1). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60862
Mukhopadhyay, Anol, Kai-Wei Liu, Mostafa Jalal, and Jia-Lin Hsu. Guidelines for the Verification of the ASR Resident Property of the Selected Precast Concrete Mixes in Texas. Report no. 5-6656-01-P1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60862.
Mukhopadhyay, Anol, et al. Guidelines for the Verification of the ASR Resident Property of the Selected Precast Concrete Mixes in Texas. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 5-6656-01-P1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60862.
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