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Extensive investigation on rapid repair materials for concrete bridge decks is of utmost importance to limit the impact on traveling vehicles as well as selecting suitable materials with acceptable mechanical properties and durability requirements. The objective of this research project is to evaluate eight commercial cementitious rapid repair mate
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Maguire, M., Sorensen, A. D., Thomas, R. J., Pour, A. B., & Al Sarfin, M. A. (2021). Evaluation of Commercially Available Concrete Bridge Deck Repair Materials (Report No. UT-21.19). Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65842
Maguire, Marc, Andrew D. Sorensen, Robert J. Thomas, Ali Banaei Pour, and Md. Abdullah Al Sarfin. Evaluation of Commercially Available Concrete Bridge Deck Repair Materials. Report no. UT-21.19. Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65842.
Maguire, Marc, et al. Evaluation of Commercially Available Concrete Bridge Deck Repair Materials. Utah. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research, 2021, Report no. UT-21.19, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65842.
The California State Rail Plan (CSRP) is among the best rail plan documents published by any jurisdiction in the United States to date. As such, the CSRP is used in this paper as the basis of comparison to other state rail service plans. These plans will have been submitted to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on record as of June 2020—as r
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Peterson, E., Wei, W., & George, L. (2021). A Model for Integrating Rail Services with other Transportation Modalities: Identifying the Best Practices and the Gaps for California’s Next State Rail Plan (Report No. 21-21, CA-MTI-1949). Mineta Transportation Institute. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1949
Peterson, Eric, Wenbin Wei, and Lydon George. A Model for Integrating Rail Services with other Transportation Modalities: Identifying the Best Practices and the Gaps for California’s Next State Rail Plan. Report no. 21-21, CA-MTI-1949. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2021. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1949.
Peterson, Eric, et al. A Model for Integrating Rail Services with other Transportation Modalities: Identifying the Best Practices and the Gaps for California’s Next State Rail Plan. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 21-21, CA-MTI-1949, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1949.
This technical memorandum includes a literature review about the factors that may lead to early-age and premature cracking of jointed plain concrete pavements (JPCPs). The review shows that many factors are involved and that many different circumstances can result in these types of cracking. In most of the cases reported in the literature, the earl
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Mateos, A., & Harvey, J. T. (2021). Early-Age and Premature Cracking in Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements: Literature Review (Report No. UCPRC-TM-2020-03). California. Department of Transportation. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2ZC815G
Mateos, Angel and John T Harvey. Early-Age and Premature Cracking in Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements: Literature Review. Report no. UCPRC-TM-2020-03. California. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2ZC815G.
Mateos, Angel, and John T Harvey Early-Age and Premature Cracking in Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements: Literature Review. California. Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. UCPRC-TM-2020-03, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2ZC815G.
Metropolitan planning organizations are responsible for overseeing urban planning in every major urban region in the country. In recent years the importance of building engagement with constituents to create more equitable and inclusive urban planning models has become a heightened priority. This white paper explored the benefits and best practices
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Orr, M., Olson, B., Reeb, T., & O'Brien, T. (2021). Geospatial Approaches to Enhancing MPO Community Engagement (Report No. PSR-20-SP98). Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58501
Orr, Meghan, Ben Olson, Tyler Reeb, and Tom O'Brien. Geospatial Approaches to Enhancing MPO Community Engagement. Report no. PSR-20-SP98. Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (UTC), 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58501.
Orr, Meghan, et al. Geospatial Approaches to Enhancing MPO Community Engagement. Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center (UTC), 2021, Report no. PSR-20-SP98, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58501.
Catastrophic wildfires over the past five years (2015-2020) have caused damage to the Caltrans road network in 81 separate wildfire events, leading to expenditures of over $590,000,000 to repair highway assets. To reduce the risk of further wildfire damage and to improve public safety, particularly for disadvantaged communities, Caltrans has engage
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Thorne, J. H., Boynton, R. M., Hollander, A., Whitney, J., & Shapiro, K. D. (2021). 2020 Critical Update to Caltrans Wildfire Vulnerability Analysis (Report No. NCST-UCD-RR-21-13). National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://doi.org/10.7922/G2N29V7S
Thorne, James H., Ryan M Boynton, Allan Hollander, Jason Whitney, and Kristen D Shapiro. 2020 Critical Update to Caltrans Wildfire Vulnerability Analysis. Report no. NCST-UCD-RR-21-13. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2021. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2N29V7S.
Thorne, James H., et al. 2020 Critical Update to Caltrans Wildfire Vulnerability Analysis. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2021, Report no. NCST-UCD-RR-21-13, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2N29V7S.
Today’s interconnected world, linked by transportation networks, plays a major role in the spread of a pandemic such as COVID-19. The virus originated in a single community, but due to the global nature of transportation, it spread to other parts of the world, impacting local communities and repeating this cycle many times over. In the context of d
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Meitiv, A., Sanchez, K., Zietsman, J., Ramani, T., Winfree, G., & Shipp, E. (2021). Transportation as a Disease Vector—A Modeling Approach (Report No. TTI-04-34). Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health. Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60232
Meitiv, Alexander, Kristen Sanchez, Joe Zietsman, Tara Ramani, Greg Winfree, and Eva Shipp. Transportation as a Disease Vector—A Modeling Approach. Report no. TTI-04-34. Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60232.
Meitiv, Alexander, et al. Transportation as a Disease Vector—A Modeling Approach. Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. TTI-04-34, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60232.
This study aimed to evaluate whether an aggregate’s clay content plays an overarching role in ACR expansion and deterioration within the limestone sources that have been approved for use in portland cement concrete in Louisiana. A total of 29 aggregate sources from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) approved materials
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Milla, J., Rupnow, T., & Saunders, W. (2021). Effect of Clay Content on Alkali-Carbonate Reactive (ACR) Dolomitic Limestone (Report No. FHWA/LA.17/652;Final Report 652). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60293
Milla, Jose, Tyson Rupnow, and William Saunders. Effect of Clay Content on Alkali-Carbonate Reactive (ACR) Dolomitic Limestone. Report no. FHWA/LA.17/652;Final Report 652. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60293.
Milla, Jose, et al. Effect of Clay Content on Alkali-Carbonate Reactive (ACR) Dolomitic Limestone. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2021, Report no. FHWA/LA.17/652;Final Report 652, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60293.
School bus routing across multiple districts requires the coordination of many resources. In this project, the authors plan to understand the challenges in current school bus routing in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and improve the mobility of students via decision analytical models and deployment of information technology tools. The main focus i
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Zhang, P., Hao, H., Li, Z., & Neha (2021). Joint Optimization of School Bus Routes and Last-mile Services. Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60051
Zhang, Peter, Hao Hao, Zihan Li, and Neha. Joint Optimization of School Bus Routes and Last-mile Services. Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60051.
Zhang, Peter, et al. Joint Optimization of School Bus Routes and Last-mile Services. Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University, 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60051.
This project has combined tools from geospatial analysis, mathematical optimization theory, and computational geometry to study a routing paradigm that we call sidekick routing. A sidekick routing scheme is a logistical framework in which a large vehicle, such as a truck or van, serves as a mobile base for a fleet of small vehicles (the “sidekicks”
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Carlsson, J. G., & Jones, B. (2021). The “Sidekick” Routing Paradigm for VMT Reduction and Improved Accessibility (Report No. PSR-MT-19-20). Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58701
Carlsson, John Gunnar and Bo Jones. The “Sidekick” Routing Paradigm for VMT Reduction and Improved Accessibility. Report no. PSR-MT-19-20. Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58701.
Carlsson, John Gunnar, and Bo Jones The “Sidekick” Routing Paradigm for VMT Reduction and Improved Accessibility. Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California, 2021, Report no. PSR-MT-19-20, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58701.
The Mount Evans Highway (SH 5) has been severely damaged by permafrost degradation and freeze-thaw processes. We assessed the effects of the current roadway configuration on the permafrost, hydrologic processes, vegetation, and soils of the Summit Lake Park wetland complex. We also reviewed and synthesized available literature to develop design rec
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Shaw, J. R., & Cooper, D. J. (2021). Influence of the Mount Evans Highway (SH 5) on Alpine Wetland Hydrologic Processes, Permafrost, and Vegetation, Colorado Rocky Mountains (Report No. CDOT-2021-03). Colorado. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88578
Shaw, Jeremy R. and David J. Cooper. Influence of the Mount Evans Highway (SH 5) on Alpine Wetland Hydrologic Processes, Permafrost, and Vegetation, Colorado Rocky Mountains. Report no. CDOT-2021-03. Colorado. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88578.
Shaw, Jeremy R., and David J. Cooper Influence of the Mount Evans Highway (SH 5) on Alpine Wetland Hydrologic Processes, Permafrost, and Vegetation, Colorado Rocky Mountains. Colorado. Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. CDOT-2021-03, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88578.
Regional assessments of potential landsliding are useful means of mitigating loss of life, property, and infrastructure, especially when exacerbated by rainfall and seismic events. Susceptibility maps are useful tools for characterizing hazard and risk tied to potential landslides. The method presented herein enables characterization of the area, v
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Leshchinsky, B. A., Booth, A., Olsen, M. J., Matthews, N., & Kingen, K. (2021). Enhanced Assessment of Projected Landslide Activity Under Precipitation and Seismicity (Report No. FHWA-OR-RD-22-02). Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Section. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57388
Leshchinsky, Ben A., Adam Booth, Michael J. Olsen, Nick Matthews, and Kara Kingen. Enhanced Assessment of Projected Landslide Activity Under Precipitation and Seismicity. Report no. FHWA-OR-RD-22-02. Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Section, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57388.
Leshchinsky, Ben A., et al. Enhanced Assessment of Projected Landslide Activity Under Precipitation and Seismicity. Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research Section, 2021, Report no. FHWA-OR-RD-22-02, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57388.
Public transit ridership in California declined in the five years before the pandemic of 2020–21 and dropped significantly further after the pandemic began. A sharp downward step in the level of transit boarding occurred after February 2020, and continues to the date of this report as a result of the public-health guidance on social distancing, exp
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Niles, J. S., & Pogodzinski, J. (2021). Steps To Supplement Park-and-Ride Public Transit Access With Ride-and-Ride Shuttles (Report No. 21-19). Mineta Transportation Institute. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1950
Niles, John S and J.M Pogodzinski. Steps To Supplement Park-and-Ride Public Transit Access With Ride-and-Ride Shuttles. Report no. 21-19. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2021. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1950.
Niles, John S, and J.M Pogodzinski Steps To Supplement Park-and-Ride Public Transit Access With Ride-and-Ride Shuttles. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 21-19, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1950.
Dock-less, electric bike-share services offer cities a new transportation option with the potential to improve environmental, social, and health outcomes. But these benefits accrue only if bike-share use replaces car travel. The purpose of this study is to examine factors influencing whether bike-share substitutes for driving and the degree to whic
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Fukushige, T., Fitch, D., & Handy, S. (2021). Phase II (Report No. UC-ITS-2020-05). University of California Institute of Transportation Studies. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2FF3QN5
Fukushige, Tatsuya, Dillon Fitch, and Susan Handy. Phase II. Report no. UC-ITS-2020-05. University of California Institute of Transportation Studies, 2021. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2FF3QN5.
Fukushige, Tatsuya, et al. Phase II. University of California Institute of Transportation Studies, 2021, Report no. UC-ITS-2020-05, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2FF3QN5.
Public transit services in Massachusetts typically operate fixed routes with a published schedule. Fixed routes are not cost effective for serving low density, dispersed demand. The first part of this study is to conduct a theoretical analysis of the various forms of flexible transit service, ranging from deviating routes and schedules to fully dem
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Gonzales, E. J., Christofa, E., & Sipetas, C. (2021). Flexible Transit Services (Report No. 21-020). Massachusetts. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Transportation Planning. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60292
Gonzales, Eric J., Eleni Christofa, and Charalampos Sipetas. Flexible Transit Services. Report no. 21-020. Massachusetts. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Transportation Planning, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60292.
Gonzales, Eric J., et al. Flexible Transit Services. Massachusetts. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Transportation Planning, 2021, Report no. 21-020, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60292.
Compacted and highly disturbed urban soils are a pervasive feature of modern constructed landscapes. This research advances the integration of cost-effective practices that improve soil structure, restore infiltration, and reduce stormwater runoff to support soil decompaction and amendment as an approved stormwater best management practice (BMP) in
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Schwartz, S. S. (2021). The Effectiveness of Soil Decompaction for Stormwater Management (Report No. MD-21-SHA/UMBC/02-1). Maryland. State Highway Administration. Office of Policy & Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60230
Schwartz, Stuart S. The Effectiveness of Soil Decompaction for Stormwater Management. Report no. MD-21-SHA/UMBC/02-1. Maryland. State Highway Administration. Office of Policy & Research, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60230.
Schwartz, Stuart S The Effectiveness of Soil Decompaction for Stormwater Management. Maryland. State Highway Administration. Office of Policy & Research, 2021, Report no. MD-21-SHA/UMBC/02-1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60230.
The study addressed practical concerns and questions regarding QCP and PFP specifications, which reveal the following key outcomes: Contractors have more experience working with QCP projects. Training of contractors on PWL computations used in the PFP specification is warranted. Although pay incentives (PF>100%) are only possible in the PFP specifi
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Al-Qadi, I. L., Rivera-Perez, J., Mainieri, J. J. G., & Sayeh, W. (2021). Illinois’ Experience Using Quality Control for Performance and Pay for Performance To Determine Pay for Hot-Mix Asphalt (Report No. FHWA-ICT-21-018). Illinois Center for Transportation. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/21-023
Al-Qadi, Imad L, José Rivera-Perez, Javier Jesus Garcia Mainieri, and Watheq Sayeh. Illinois’ Experience Using Quality Control for Performance and Pay for Performance To Determine Pay for Hot-Mix Asphalt. Report no. FHWA-ICT-21-018. Illinois Center for Transportation, 2021. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/21-023.
Al-Qadi, Imad L, et al. Illinois’ Experience Using Quality Control for Performance and Pay for Performance To Determine Pay for Hot-Mix Asphalt. Illinois Center for Transportation, 2021, Report no. FHWA-ICT-21-018, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/21-023.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is currently using the 1972 AASHTO Pavement Design Guide in which the damage caused by traveling vehicles in the pavement’s design life is defined in terms of equivalent single axle load (ESAL). The last updates of truck ESAL factors in Georgia were made in 1984. Thus, there is a need to update ESAL f
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Kim, S. S., Yang, J. J., Durham, S. A., Kim, I. K., & Yaghoubi, N. T. (2021). Determination of Equivalent Single Axle Load (ESAL) Factor for Georgia Pavement Design (Report No. FHWA-GA-21-1804). Georgia. Dept. of Transporation. Office of Performance-Based Management and Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57399
Kim, S. Sonny, Jidong J Yang, Stephan A. Durham, In Kee Kim, and Narges Tahaei Yaghoubi. Determination of Equivalent Single Axle Load (ESAL) Factor for Georgia Pavement Design. Report no. FHWA-GA-21-1804. Georgia. Dept. of Transporation. Office of Performance-Based Management and Research, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57399.
Kim, S. Sonny, et al. Determination of Equivalent Single Axle Load (ESAL) Factor for Georgia Pavement Design. Georgia. Dept. of Transporation. Office of Performance-Based Management and Research, 2021, Report no. FHWA-GA-21-1804, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57399.
Maintenance of roadside ditches is important to avoid localized flooding and premature failure of pavements. Scheduling effective preventative maintenance requires mapping of the ditch profile to identify areas requiring excavation of long-term sediment accumulation. High-resolution, high-quality point clouds collected by mobile LiDAR mapping syste
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Habib, A., Bullock, D. M., Lin, Y. C., & Manish, R. (2021). Road Ditch Line Mapping with Mobile LiDAR (Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2021/26). Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317354
Habib, Ayman, Darcy M. Bullock, Yi-Chun Lin, and Raja Manish. Road Ditch Line Mapping with Mobile LiDAR. Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2021/26. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317354.
Habib, Ayman, et al. Road Ditch Line Mapping with Mobile LiDAR. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2021, Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2021/26, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317354.
This report provides research findings from the second year of a two-year research project on patterns of local policymaking in California to support transit-oriented development (TOD), transit, and active transport. Through survey research and case studies, the project assessed motivations, perceived obstacles, and priorities for development near
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Barbour, E., Jin, J., Goldsmith, E., Grover, S., Martinez, J., & Handy, S. (2021). Tensions and Trade-Offs in Planning and Policymaking for Transit-Oriented Development, Transit, and Active Transport in California Cities (Report No. NCST-UCD-RR-21-16). National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC). https://doi.org/10.7922/G2RV0M06
Barbour, Elisa, Janet Jin, Emma Goldsmith, Salvador Grover, Jacqueline Martinez, and Susan Handy. Tensions and Trade-Offs in Planning and Policymaking for Transit-Oriented Development, Transit, and Active Transport in California Cities. Report no. NCST-UCD-RR-21-16. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2021. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2RV0M06.
Barbour, Elisa, et al. Tensions and Trade-Offs in Planning and Policymaking for Transit-Oriented Development, Transit, and Active Transport in California Cities. National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC), 2021, Report no. NCST-UCD-RR-21-16, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.7922/G2RV0M06.
Quality assurance procedure is adopted to ensure hot mix asphalts meet design performance. Robustness of QA reports, however, were challenged during 2017 and 2018 data reviews conducted on projects constructed over several previous years by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). To further investiga
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Sadegh, M., Mishra, D., Sakib, M. N., & Rad, A. M. (2021). Statistical Analysis of 2018 HMA Production and Construction Data to Improve Quality Assurance and Acceptance Practices in Idaho (Report No. FHWA-ID-21-275). Idaho Transportation Department. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63567
Sadegh, Mojtaba, Deb Mishra, Mostofa Najmus Sakib, and Arash Modaresi Rad. Statistical Analysis of 2018 HMA Production and Construction Data to Improve Quality Assurance and Acceptance Practices in Idaho. Report no. FHWA-ID-21-275. Idaho Transportation Department, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63567.
Sadegh, Mojtaba, et al. Statistical Analysis of 2018 HMA Production and Construction Data to Improve Quality Assurance and Acceptance Practices in Idaho. Idaho Transportation Department, 2021, Report no. FHWA-ID-21-275, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63567.
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