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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In 2013, a non-proprietary, trailing-end anchorage system with a modified Breakaway Cable Terminal (BCT) was developed by the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) for the Midwest Guardrail System (MGS). Although this trailing-end, guardrail anchorage system adequately met the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (A
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Portable concrete barriers (PCBs) are commonly used to protect work-zone personnel and to shield motorists from hazards in construction areas. It is not uncommon to encounter longitudinal gaps within PCB installations due to the practice of constructing and connecting the barriers from different ends during setup or contractor operations. Longitudi
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A research study was conducted to develop and evaluate a steel-post, trailing-end, anchorage system for the Midwest Guardrail System (MGS) as an alternative to the existing wood-post, trailing-end anchorage system with BCT posts. Following the design and development of the steel-post, trailing-end anchorage system for the MGS, two full-scale crash
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The objective of this research was to evaluate the dual-post, U-channel sign support system according to the Test Level 3 (TL-3) safety performance evaluation criteria of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH). In test no. MOS-5, a 5,026-lb (2,280-kg) pickup truck
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The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) desired to crash test an end terminal connected to box beam in a “zig zag” formation to evaluate its safety performance under the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH 2016) criteria. Test no. NYT-1 was conducted on the “zig-zag” box beam end terminal according to MASH 2016 test designat
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Nebraska has used reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) materials (in a range of 20-50%) over more than 10 years in pavement construction. Despite the immediate economic and environmental benefits it has been reported that incorporating RAP may reduce pavement durability and crack resistance. This study used NDOT’s database to investigate the effect of
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In the aftermath of disasters, when reliable transportation systems are vital, the chaotic and complex environment creates multiple uncertainties and risks in the reconstruction of transportation infrastructures. Damaged transport infrastructures decrease the timeliness of emergency responses and recovery procedures and make it difficult for author
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) desires to use a vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian combination bridge railing system along pedestrian and bicycle bridge paths. A variation of the MnDOT combination bicycle and pedestrian railing was full-scale crash tested according to the Test Level 3 (TL-3) procedures described in the Manual for
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Recent headlines depict significant shifts in operations within the freight community in particular, e.g., HOS laws suspended at a national level for the first time in 82 years; national carriers shifting operations completely to grocery supply chains; fleet operators laying off employees in response to manufacturing closures. As a result of the cu
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Highway work zones account for about 10 percent of congestion but are an absolute necessity in ensuring that our transportation infrastructure can meet the mobility demands of growing populations. Unlike other causes of congestion, such as crashes, weather events, and rush-hour traffic, work zones are a result of planned actions by stakeholders. Fu
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This report presents as series of eight papers on methods for planning, designing, and scheduling the implementation of improvements in urban transportation systems. Five of the papers (1 – 4 and 6) focus on methods for evaluating, sequencing and scheduling interrelated improvements in transportation networks while the others present methods for de
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Can an ATMA system and control concept be developed and demonstrated that makes it practical to remove the driver from the at-risk TMA vehicle in mobile and short duration work zone operations using a short following distance leader-follower control concept? Can an ATMA system be developed that allows a lead vehicle driver to perform their normal T
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This report explains the various data inputs and outputs associated with the travel demand model (TDM) developed for estimating traffic volumes on low-volume roads in Wyoming. This study incorporated tourism-related data into the TDM and developed methods to estimate traffic volume on low-volume roads in Wyoming. The new tourism-based model shared
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Early-age cracking in concrete decks significantly reduces the service life of bridges. This report discusses the application of various concrete mixtures that include potential early mitigation ingredients. Large-scale (7 ft × 10 ft) experimental bridge prototypes with similar restraint conditions found in actual bridges were poured with different
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The main objectives of this study are to investigate the trends in primary pavement materials unit price over time and to develop statistical models and guidelines for using predictive unit prices of pavement materials instead of uniform unit prices in life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) for future maintenance and rehabilitation (M&R) projects. Variou
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Background: Drug overdoses and motor vehicle (MV) crashes are leading causes of unintentional injury death in the US, resulting in over 100,000 fatalities in 2017. Research has established that opioids affect driving ability and that crash-related injuries often result in opioid prescribing. Despite known associations, current approaches for studyi
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In this project motif and sequence analysis are used in tandem to analyze differences and commonalities between telecommuters and usual commuters. Telecommuters are by far more diverse in their allocation of time to places, activities, and travel. Approximately 20% of telecommuters stay at home all day during a workday, while only 8% of commuters d
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This research develops methods to predict seismic rockfall hazard areas by integrating two recent complementary research products (1) a lidar database of terrestrial surveys of rock slopes that span multiple earthquake events in Canterbury, NZ, and (2) a streamlined lidar-based rockfall hazard assessment method called RAI. Models were developed fro
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The deck over backwall concept is a promising alternative to expansion joints that can both minimize the concrete removal needed for rehabilitation and prevent corrosives from penetrating the bridge’s substructure.
This study presents the analysis of truck driver-at-fault crashes, providing a framework to assess such crashes moving forward. This was accomplished through a series of analyses. First, an agency survey was administered to local, state, federal, and law enforcement agencies throughout the U.S. to gather opinions on truck driver-at-fault crashes an
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