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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Pour-back materials are integral to the corrosion protection of post-tensioning anchorages, where all prestressing force is delivered. Two common grout materials and surface preparation techniques were investigated to assess the quality of the bond between the pour-back and the primary concrete member with regards to susceptibility to chloride intr
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The project described in this report evaluated available proprietary ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) materials and UHPC mix designs made with local materials for applicability to bridge joint installation and repair in Oklahoma and developed recommendations for continued usage of UHPC in bridge construction in Oklahoma. Phase 1 of the projec
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Over the past few years, the Local Road Research Board (LRRB) has developed several resources to address and mitigate issues associated with seasonal movement (heaving and depressions). The focus of this document is to specifically address seasonal movements at culverts and utilities. This document synthesizes several of the earlier resources: Fros
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This report explores how older adults may be affected by the introduction of automated vehicles (AVs). It focuses on highly automated Level 4 AVs, self-driving vehicles that require no human supervision as long as certain conditions are met. It is based on information gathered from a literature review, interviews with subject matter experts, and a
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This field study involved falling-weight deflectometer (FWD) and dynamic cone penetrometer (DCP) testing on Minnesota roads using full-depth reclamation (FDR) base layers. The study also included basic back calculation analysis of collected FWD data using TONN2010. This initial analysis found that FDR layers had an average stiffness, or elastic mod
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This National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) study of MnROAD cold central-plant recycling (CCPR) sections investigated various design options for cold central plant recycling (CCPR) in low-volume road applications, where local engineers or contractors may rely on a stockpiled, single-source recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) as a quality cold-recycled
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With increased degradation of traffic infrastructure, the need for fast and efficient repair work is becoming increasingly important. Lane closures impede traffic flow and result in congestion. To further limit the amount of time lane closures are needed for repair work, calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement concrete has become an increasingly popula
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Millions of dollars are involved in high-speed rail (HSR) infrastructure construction and maintenance. Large-scale projects like HSR require funding from a variety of avenues beyond those available through public monies. Although HSR serves the general public’s mobility needs, any funds (whether State or Federal) flowing from the public exchequer u
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The research described in this report was undertaken at the request of UDOT in order to estimate the sources and major contributors to highway litter in Utah. The research involved outreach to each of the four UDOT Regions to understand the issues with highway litter and litter cleanup. Nine highway sites were selected for a detailed litter survey.
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This research documents the development and application of an eDNA detection method for Cryptobranchus allegeniensis, or Eastern Hellbender in Ohio surface waters. The purpose of this method is to enable safe, non-invasive and convenient survey strategy for these endangered animals. The DNA amplification target is the Hellbender mitochondrial genom
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Despite numerous studies demonstrating the effectiveness of Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) intersection design, its implementation remains uneven and close to zero in some large states, including California. This research provides a comprehensive framework to estimate the operational and safety performance of future RCUT designs in California. T
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Rapid urbanization and new global construction estimated to be 250x NYC by 2050 is increasing traffic congestion, pollution, and related health threats. Thus, it is imperative that we develop new modeling capabilities that allow urban designers to quantify the performance of mobility solutions, sustainability, public health impacts, pedestrian ther
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Truck platooning – digitally linking two or more trucks to travel in a closely spaced convoy – is increasingly used to save fuel, and reduce driver work and road congestion. Currently, the platoon load effects with several constant headways on bridges have been evaluated and compared to AASHTO design and legal loads. However, reliability assessment
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The model based variable speed limit (VSL) control has been proven effective to resolve capacity-drop and time delay at a single recurrent bottleneck in previous studies. This project applies VSL controls to the traffic corridors with multi-segment and multi-bottleneck with the objective of reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Ba
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By adequately managing inventories, companies adjust demand and supply over time to provide the necessary goods to meet customer requirements and make a profit. A simulation is a great tool for optimizing inventory management by examining system behavior in a variety of settings. This paper presents a simulation model developed in ARENA software to
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The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the nation’s transportation users and providers since February of 2020. Urgent questions arise: how will the pandemic affect the long-term future of transportation in the United States and how will the U.S. Department of Transportation and other public and private concerns craft their policies and investme
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The Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (Pavement ME Guide) and its related software, AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design, have been widely used in the asphalt pavement community. The Guide proposes three analysis levels for highway agencies to use for rehabilitation design. However, as these methods were developed in the early 2000s, certain asp
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This study investigates barriers to accessing the Davis Amtrak Station to inform a program designed to increase access to the station with on-demand alternatives. The program aims to decrease private vehicle use to access the station and for travel to locations outside of Davis through partnerships with a carpool/rideshare app, as well as a ridehai
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United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
2021-01-08
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Every year, the Department of Commerce (DOC) submits a Federal Laboratory T2 Fiscal Year Summary Report to the President and the Congress in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 3710(g)(2). The report summarizes the implementation of technology transfer authorities established by the Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-404) and othe
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This research study collected data from approximately 39,000 traffic collision reports including diagrams and narratives for years 2011 through 2017. These reports had to be tracked down, scanned, creating image files made of the diagrams and organizing the data into a searchable database. Furthermore, the narrative portions of each report needed t
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