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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This report is the second part of a two-phase study to assemble performance-based design guidance for the evaluation and mitigation of severe fire hazards for highway bridges. The following are addressed: (1) summarize design-basis tools that can be used for “engineering analysis” per NFPA 502 Chapter 6 to calculate the thermo-mechanical impact of
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FDOT is seeking to maximize the durability of newly constructed structural elements. As part of this goal, FDOT needs to do a better job assessing concrete mixes for specific structural applications. This assessment needs to adapt to the ever-changing physical, chemical, and market issues associated with concrete’s constituent ingredients. FDOT nee
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The integration of truck platooning and electrification presents a promising avenue for improving operational efficiency and environmental sustainability in freight transportation. Realizing the energy and cost saving as well as emission reduction benefits requires a holistic design of truck routing, scheduling, and platooning strategies that accou
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Increasingly, researchers have used measures of material hardship (food, housing, utility, bills, medical) to better understand economic distress. Missing from this literature are hardships related to transportation. This descriptive paper uses recent nationally representative data and a newly validated measure of transportation insecurity to addre
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The primary objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using lignin, an environmentally friendly biopolymer, for sustainable protection of Kansas roadsides against wind and rainfall erosion during the critical stage of construction that occurs prior to the emergence of a vegetative cover. Results from laboratory-scale experiments
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Successful transportation messages are only effective if travelers can read and comprehend the message. However, text-based messages can be challenging for non-native English speakers or slow-reading populations, such as the elderly. The addition of graphics messages as a potential aid to improve message comprehension is uncertain, as is their effe
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The road history projects undertaken by the Virginia Transportation Research Council establish the feasibility of studies of early road networks and their use in the environmental review process. These projects, by gathering and publishing the early road orders of the vast parent counties and other significant areas, also lay the foundation for add
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This study calibrated the predictive models for conventional intersections in the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) second edition draft to account for local conditions in Virginia. The calibration ensures that predictions made with the HSM safety performance functions accurately reflect the crash experience, driver population, and environmental characte
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“Major transit stop”: how these three words are defined determines what can be built where, throughout much of California. In order to address housing supply constraints, the state legislature has enacted a number of laws that streamline approval and remove zoning constraints in areas close to high-quality transit. But what, exactly, is a “major tr
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A novel Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation tool was constructed to show how modifications to signal timings would improve coordinated corridor performance. A total of 15 unique microsimulation models were developed and run three times each to test three case studies of bi-direction bandwidth optimization, cycle length sensitivity, and leading pedestri
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The research goal of this project is to better understand the potential implications of a household e-commerce delivery fee. A survey was developed to study the factors that impact potential revenue and its equity implications.
Montana’s timber bridge inventory includes over 600 state and county owned bridges, many more than 80 years old and showing visible deterioration. Traditional girder repair methods, such as steel hangers and timber or steel sister girders, are heavy, labor-intensive, and often lack well-documented performance verification. Fiber-reinforced polymer
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This study evaluated how Missouri’s annual letting calendar could be structured to improve competition and lower award costs while remaining feasible under existing policies and delivery practices. Historical bid outcomes were used to estimate monthly “performance curves” that related workload share to observed price behavior. A genetic algorithm t
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Highway work zones remain high-risk environments due to the close interaction between workers, live traffic, and heavy equipment. While platforms like the Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and DOT traveler information maps provide location and traffic impact data, real-time, verified information regarding actual worker presence is often unavailable. T
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Highway work zones remain high-risk environments due to the close interaction between workers, live traffic, and heavy equipment. While platforms like the Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and DOT traveler information maps provide location and traffic impact data, real-time, verified information regarding actual worker presence is often unavailable. T
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The project aimed to evaluate the impact of four strategies designed to improve the durability of FC-5 mixtures: employing a 9.5-mm nominal maximum aggregate size (NMAS) gradation; using a high polymer (HP) modified binder in the mixture; assessing the effectiveness of a 12.5-mm stone matrix asphalt (SMA); and exploring an alternative friction cour
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The main objective of this research was to identify and quantify the factors that influence resistivity measurements in concrete samples, comparing field- and laboratory-fabricated specimens (per AASHTO T 358 and AASHTO TP 119).
The research aimed to evaluate how screw anchors actually perform in real FDOT conditions, understand why the current ACI design approach is conservative, and develop improved FDOT design guidelines that safely allow screw anchors to be used more widely, without unnecessary restrictions.
This study evaluated how Missouri’s annual letting calendar could be structured to improve competition and lower award costs while remaining feasible under existing policies and delivery practices. Historical bid outcomes were used to estimate monthly “performance curves” that related workload share to observed price behavior. A genetic algorithm t
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The project aimed to develop data sources, standards, and actionable guidance that FDOT can use to strengthen arterial TSM&O implementation statewide. This included reviewing the literature, evaluating existing software tools, identifying best practices from other departments of transportation, and creating recommendations tailored to Florida’s dis
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