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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Currently, twin steel box girder bridges (TSGB) are classified as bridges with fracture critical members. Recent research results, however, demonstrated a high level of internal redundancy. The main question as to what load levels and performance measures established on a scientific basis should be used still remains unanswered. The objective of th
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Translocation is used to conserve mussels, yet there remains a debate about its merit due to poor understating of its effects on transported mussels. This study evaluated survivorship, body condition, and total glycogen and lipids for one common and widely distributed species (Cyclonaias pustulosa), two rare species (Cyclonaias petrina; Lampsilis b
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Early-age plastic shrinkage cracking is a common problem with the construction of concrete bridge decks due to the high surface area-to-volume ratio and exposure to potentially detrimental environmental effects. Curing regimens are utilized to mitigate this cracking risk such as wet burlap-polyethylene sheeting, membrane forming curing compounds, a
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This manual describes the Crash Data Analysis Tool (CDAT), which can be used by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) staff and the agency’s work partners to securely access crash datasets. CDAT users can query and download data using flags stored during post-processing.
DRL(GAQ)-EBkSP model based-on fog-cloud architecture is proposed to dynamically reroute the vehicles in large transportation networks graph attention mechanism to fuse information and extract relevant information to enlarge the learning efficiency Proposed model outperforms baseline model (without learning) under different scenarios with different
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The transportation research programs at the North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska Departments of Transportations (DOTs) hosted a peer exchange to discuss the fundamentals of State Planning and Research (SPR) Part B funding and how DOTs can best encourage and implement staff development and research program engagement. The peer exchange was condu
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Transportation agencies are experiencing unprecedented pressure to deliver projects successfully. An obvious response to this pressure is to improve the project delivery process through the implementation of available successful project management practices. Also, with increasing restraints upon budgets and large workloads, transportation agencies
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Teenage drivers are at a disproportionate risk of fatal and serious injuries due to motor vehicle crashes. A Field Operational Test (FOT) funded by Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) used the Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) smartphone application to collect real-time driving performance data from a cohort of approximately 300 teen dri
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ORIL is a program designed to provide practice-ready solutions to real-world issues facing Ohio’s local transportation system through research. It’s a multi-organizational collaborative effort to improve the transportation network in Ohio’s counties, townships, cities and villages.
The current safety management program in Indiana uses a method based on aggregate crash data for conditions averaged over several-year periods with consideration of only major roadway features. This approach does not analyze the risk of crashes potentially affected by time-dependent conditions such as traffic control, operations, weather and their
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of internal curing and coarse aggregate type on concrete’s 28-day strength, as well as surface resistivity over time (at days 7, 14, 28, 56, 90, and 180). A total of 96 concrete mixtures were prepared to identify the effects of three coarse aggregate types, two water-to-cementitious (w/cm) r
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This is the second study of voter-approved transportation sales taxes in Los Angeles County performed by the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies with support from the Haynes Foundation. The earlier study examined the history of the four half cent sales taxes enacted by voters in Los Angeles County between 1980 and 2016. The current study looke
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The primary objective of this project was to investigate the load carrying capacity of bridges designed using the current Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) secondary road standard bridge plans which are based on Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) methods. Proper evaluation of the load carrying capacity requires the use of Load and Resis
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Using experience from working on the Knight Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Initiative, Urbanism Next created this white paper to provide a foundation for public sector agencies to approach autonomous vehicle deployment and policy with a focus on equity. This report outlines ways that public agencies can identify community needs and shape deployment to ens
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This report documents the findings from SPR-4230 (Alternative Quality Assurance Methods for Compacted Subgrade). The main objective of SPR-4230 involved establishing performance-related quality assurance (QA) test methods for pavement subgrade construction. Because INDOT generally prefers specifying subgrade treatment type IBC (i.e., 14-in. cement
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In this report, seventeen Iowa secondary and primary bridge standards for three types of bridges are rated utilizing the Load and Resistance Factor methodology and AASHTO BrR Bridge Rating software, Version 6.8.4.3001. Load ratings in this report are in compliance with the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, 3rd Edition, with Interim Specification
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For bridges that are experiencing deterioration, action is needed to ensure the structural performance is adequate for the demands imposed. Innovate repair and strengthening techniques can provide a cost-effective means to extend the service lives of bridges efficiently and safely. The use of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) systems for the repair an
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Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) requests that freeway lanes should not be closed for construction work during hours when capacity exceeds 1,309 pcphpl. It is not known how accurate this 1,309 pcphpl value is when compared to actual queuing related to real world work zones in Louisiana. This study provided literature on
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This publication is a report of the transportation research, technology transfer, education, and training activities of the Louisiana Transportation Research Center for July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020. The center is sponsored jointly by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and Louisiana State University.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) hosted a virtual peer exchange meeting on October 13-15, 2020, to discuss topics related to transportation research goals, strategies and processes with other state DOTs. The meeting and the subsequent publication of this report fulfill the agency’s obligation to conduct a periodic peer exchange as p
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