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 summarizes a statewide study commissioned by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to inform and enhance anti-litter communications and operational litter remediation practices as they pertain to the Arizona state highway system. The project team conducted communications research, developed a highway visible litter characteriz
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Washburn, L. C., O’Callaghan, N., Aphale, O., & Muth, C. (2025). Enhancing ADOT Communications to Reduce Highway Litter in Arizona (Report No. SPR-781). Arizona. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88802
Washburn, Lauren C., Nicholas O’Callaghan, Omkar Aphale, and Carl Muth. Enhancing ADOT Communications to Reduce Highway Litter in Arizona. Report no. SPR-781. Arizona. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88802.
Washburn, Lauren C., et al. Enhancing ADOT Communications to Reduce Highway Litter in Arizona. Arizona. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. SPR-781, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88802.
This Excel Spreadsheet contains the Electric Vehicle Decision Support Tool: The life cycle cost analysis tool allows for a life cycle cost analysis comparison of multiple vehicles, including electric vehicles (EV), hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), and internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV). The tool requires inputs about how the vehicle will be
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Supporting Files
Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC) (2025). Evaluating the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Potential Use of Electric Pickup Trucks Using Field Test Data [supplemental file] (Report No. FHWA/VTRC 26-R24). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87994
Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). Evaluating the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Potential Use of Electric Pickup Trucks Using Field Test Data [supplemental file]. Report no. FHWA/VTRC 26-R24. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87994.
Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC) Evaluating the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Potential Use of Electric Pickup Trucks Using Field Test Data [supplemental file]. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025, Report no. FHWA/VTRC 26-R24, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87994.
This study was completed using finite element (FE) analysis to assess the benefits of using geosynthetic reinforcement in flexible pavements. A comprehensive parametric study was performed to determine the effect of different variables like asphalt layer thickness, base thickness, geosynthetic type and stiffness, and subgrade stiffness for low, med
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Abu-Farsakh, M. Y., & Zadehmohamad, M. (2025). Development of a Design Methodology for Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement Using Finite Element Numerical Modeling (Report No. FHWA/LA.25/718). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88171
Abu-Farsakh, Murad Y. and Mehdi Zadehmohamad. Development of a Design Methodology for Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement Using Finite Element Numerical Modeling. Report no. FHWA/LA.25/718. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88171.
Abu-Farsakh, Murad Y., and Mehdi Zadehmohamad Development of a Design Methodology for Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement Using Finite Element Numerical Modeling. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2025, Report no. FHWA/LA.25/718, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88171.
For decades, motor fuel taxes have served as the primary source of revenue for surface transportation infrastructure at both the federal and state levels in the United States. However, the reliability of this funding mechanism is challenged by declining fuel consumption, driven by advancements in vehicle engine efficiency and the growing consumer s
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Dunn, T. P., Alvarado, R., & Dirks, A. C. (2025). Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding (Report No. FHWA/LA.25/720). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88173
Dunn, Travis P, Roberto Alvarado, and Abbie C Dirks. Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding. Report no. FHWA/LA.25/720. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88173.
Dunn, Travis P, et al. Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2025, Report no. FHWA/LA.25/720, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88173.
A critical durability factor for steel bridges is the long-term fatigue performance, which depends on the structure’s fatigue details, stress range, and cycle counts. Modern bridges account for these factors and have an infinite service life; however, bridges designed using previous fatigue provisions may experience cracking. Given the importance o
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Wang, Y., Sherman, R. J., de Haaff, Z., & Wang, Z. (2025). Structural Monitoring of Steel Member Bridge with Fatigue Life Prognosis Due to Dynamic Vehicular Loads (Report No. FHWA-GA-25-2218). Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87523
Wang, Yang, Ryan J. Sherman, Zachary de Haaff, and Zhengbo Wang. Structural Monitoring of Steel Member Bridge with Fatigue Life Prognosis Due to Dynamic Vehicular Loads. Report no. FHWA-GA-25-2218. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87523.
Wang, Yang, et al. Structural Monitoring of Steel Member Bridge with Fatigue Life Prognosis Due to Dynamic Vehicular Loads. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2025, Report no. FHWA-GA-25-2218, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87523.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has successfully used in-place recycling strategies on approximately 40 pavement rehabilitation projects in the state during the past decade. One such technique, full-depth reclamation (FDR), is usually selected as an alternative to conventional reconstruction to rehabilitate failing pavements where
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Amarh, E. A., Tong, B., Katicha, S. W., Flintsch, G. W., & Diefenderfer, B. K. (2025). Extending Full Depth Reclamation Service Lives (Report No. VTRC 26-R21). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87586
Amarh, Eugene A., Bilin Tong, Samer W. Katicha, Gerardo W. Flintsch, and Brian K. Diefenderfer. Extending Full Depth Reclamation Service Lives. Report no. VTRC 26-R21. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87586.
Amarh, Eugene A., et al. Extending Full Depth Reclamation Service Lives. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025, Report no. VTRC 26-R21, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87586.
The goal of the project summarized in this report was to research and develop criteria for updating and improving the ADOT Bridge Design Guidelines with respect to the strut-and-tie methodology defined in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. To accomplish this goal, the existing literature was reviewed and bridge engineers in Arizona and a
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Tuchscherer, R. G., & Dymond, B. Z. (2025). Research Study to Inform Strut-and-Tie Design and Guidance (Report No. SPR-782). Arizona. Department of Transportation. Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87784
Tuchscherer, Robin G. and Benjamin Z. Dymond. Research Study to Inform Strut-and-Tie Design and Guidance. Report no. SPR-782. Arizona. Department of Transportation. Research Center, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87784.
Tuchscherer, Robin G., and Benjamin Z. Dymond Research Study to Inform Strut-and-Tie Design and Guidance. Arizona. Department of Transportation. Research Center, 2025, Report no. SPR-782, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87784.
The federally endangered rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis) provides a difficult set of challenges for management and conservation. Bumblebee species have complex life histories, interacting with different obligatory habitat requirements across the ontogeny of the colony. Transportation corridors present unique opportunities for interventions
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Robinson, J. L., & Piltz, M. M. (2025). Life History and Landscape Factors Influencing the Choice of Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures Aimed at Reducing Impacts to the Rusty Patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis) in Transportation Corridors (Report No. FHWA-ICT-25-012). Illinois Center for Transportation. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/25-012
Robinson, Jason L. and Moshe M. Piltz. Life History and Landscape Factors Influencing the Choice of Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures Aimed at Reducing Impacts to the Rusty Patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis) in Transportation Corridors. Report no. FHWA-ICT-25-012. Illinois Center for Transportation, 2025. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/25-012.
Robinson, Jason L., and Moshe M. Piltz Life History and Landscape Factors Influencing the Choice of Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures Aimed at Reducing Impacts to the Rusty Patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis) in Transportation Corridors. Illinois Center for Transportation, 2025, Report no. FHWA-ICT-25-012, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/25-012.
The leading cause of bridge failure globally is scour. Scour occurs when water flowing beneath a bridge excavates and carries away portions of the streambed. Traditional scour prediction methodologies were designed for course-grained or “cohesionless” materials. Different scour mechanisms exist for course-grained and fine-grained materials. This st
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Stelwagon, K., & Senseney, C. T. (2025). Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential (Report No. CDOT-2025-09). Colorado. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87979
Stelwagon, Kate and Christopher T Senseney. Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential. Report no. CDOT-2025-09. Colorado. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87979.
Stelwagon, Kate, and Christopher T Senseney Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential. Colorado. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. CDOT-2025-09, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87979.
This study was completed using finite element (FE) analysis to assess the benefits of using geosynthetic reinforcement in flexible pavements. A comprehensive parametric study was performed to determine the effect of different variables like asphalt layer thickness, base thickness, geosynthetic type and stiffness, and subgrade stiffness for low, med
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Abu-Farsakh, M. Y. (2025). Development of a Design Methodology for Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement Using Finite Element Numerical Modeling [Technical Summary] (Report No. LTRC Report 718). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88172
Abu-Farsakh, Murad Y.. Development of a Design Methodology for Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement Using Finite Element Numerical Modeling [Technical Summary]. Report no. LTRC Report 718. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88172.
Abu-Farsakh, Murad Y. Development of a Design Methodology for Geosynthetic Reinforced Pavement Using Finite Element Numerical Modeling [Technical Summary]. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2025, Report no. LTRC Report 718, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88172.
This study presents the results and implementation strategies on the deployment of smart work zone equipment. A smart arrow board in combination with location beacons were tested towards understanding best practices, both informed by the test pilot and through a literature review, on the inclusion of such devices within work zones in Oregon. Furthe
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Wang, H., Li, X., Louis, J., & Staes, B. M. (2025). Piloting Smart Work Zone Technologies to Provide Real-Time Lane Closure Information to Improve Oregon Highway Safety and Mobility (Report No. FHWA-OR-RD-26-03). Oregon. Department of Transportation. Research Section. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87749
Wang, Haizhong, Xiugang Li, Joseph Louis, and Brian M. Staes. Piloting Smart Work Zone Technologies to Provide Real-Time Lane Closure Information to Improve Oregon Highway Safety and Mobility. Report no. FHWA-OR-RD-26-03. Oregon. Department of Transportation. Research Section, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87749.
Wang, Haizhong, et al. Piloting Smart Work Zone Technologies to Provide Real-Time Lane Closure Information to Improve Oregon Highway Safety and Mobility. Oregon. Department of Transportation. Research Section, 2025, Report no. FHWA-OR-RD-26-03, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87749.
The Virginia Department of Transportation utilizes the indirect tensile cracking test (IDT-CT) and the indirect tensile at high temperature (IDT-HT) test as part of its balanced mix design framework to evaluate asphalt mixture performance and support performance-based acceptance decisions. Although these tests are critical tools for assessing perfo
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Boz, I., Habbouche, J., Taylor, A., & Moore, N. (2025). Ruggedness Study of Specimen Preparation and Fine-Tuning of Test Methods for IDT-CT and IDT-HT Test (Report No. FHWA/VTRC 26-R22). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87588
Boz, Ilker, Jhony Habbouche, Adam Taylor, and Nathan Moore. Ruggedness Study of Specimen Preparation and Fine-Tuning of Test Methods for IDT-CT and IDT-HT Test. Report no. FHWA/VTRC 26-R22. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87588.
Boz, Ilker, et al. Ruggedness Study of Specimen Preparation and Fine-Tuning of Test Methods for IDT-CT and IDT-HT Test. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025, Report no. FHWA/VTRC 26-R22, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87588.
For decades, motor fuel taxes have served as the primary source of revenue for surface transportation infrastructure at both the federal and state levels in the United States. However, the reliability of this funding mechanism is challenged by declining fuel consumption, driven by advancements in vehicle engine efficiency and the growing consumer s
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Dunn, T. P. (2025). Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding [Technical Summary] (Report No. LTRC Report 720). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88174
Dunn, Travis P. Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding [Technical Summary]. Report no. LTRC Report 720. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88174.
Dunn, Travis P Alternatives to Motor Fuel Taxes for State DOT Funding [Technical Summary]. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2025, Report no. LTRC Report 720, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88174.
The purpose of this study was to determine the immediate scour of un-weathered claystone bedrock in bridge configurations, i.e., around piers and/or constricted flow. This study evaluated the erodibility of un-weathered claystone found in the Colorado Front Range with the SRICOS-EFA (Scour Rate in Cohesive Soils – Erosion Function Apparatus) method
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Senseney, C. T., Stelwagon, K. L., Tanner, M., & Tran, T. (2025). Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential [Research Brief]. Colorado. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87980
Senseney, Christopher T., Kathryn L. Stelwagon, Michael Tanner, and Thien Tran. Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential [Research Brief]. Colorado. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87980.
Senseney, Christopher T., et al. Determination of Immediate Claystone Scour Potential [Research Brief]. Colorado. Department of Transportation, 2025, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87980.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) initiated efforts to implement balanced mix design (BMD) in 2017, using 11 mixtures from a well-documented previous study in a benchmarking effort to select performance-related tests to use within the BMD framework and develop criteria for those tests. When these mixtures were produced and paved in 2
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Diefenderfer, S. D., & Boz, I. (2025). Field Validation of Balanced Mix Design Initial Criteria (Report No. FHWA/VTRC 26-R20). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87568
Diefenderfer, Stacey D. and Ilker Boz. Field Validation of Balanced Mix Design Initial Criteria. Report no. FHWA/VTRC 26-R20. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87568.
Diefenderfer, Stacey D., and Ilker Boz Field Validation of Balanced Mix Design Initial Criteria. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025, Report no. FHWA/VTRC 26-R20, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87568.
What changes to policies and procedures at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would increase transfers of agency-owned excess land to California Native American Tribes and groups negatively impacted by freeway development? Using case studies on LandBack and reparations and qualitative research with Caltrans staff and community a
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Butler, T. L., Ullmann, L., Lugo, A. E., Lassos, G., D’Arcy, A. M., & Patterson, R. (2025). Reconnecting Communities: Recommendations for Caltrans Excess Land (Report No. UCLA ITS-LA2527). University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88694
Butler, Tamika L., Leila Ullmann, Adonia E. Lugo, Gabriella Lassos, Angela Mooney D’Arcy, and Regan Patterson. Reconnecting Communities: Recommendations for Caltrans Excess Land. Report no. UCLA ITS-LA2527. University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88694.
Butler, Tamika L., et al. Reconnecting Communities: Recommendations for Caltrans Excess Land. University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies, 2025, Report no. UCLA ITS-LA2527, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88694.
In December 2022, the Virginia Transportation Research Council completed the technical assistance report, Potential for Electrification of the VDOT Vehicle Fleet, which investigated how electric trucks might integrate into the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) fleet. That study was based on daily mileages of a sample of VDOT’s current
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Goodall, N. J., & Robartes, E. M. (2025). Evaluating the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Potential Use of Electric Pickup Trucks Using Field Test Data (Report No. FHWA/VTRC 26-R24). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87993
Goodall, Noah J. and Erin M Robartes. Evaluating the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Potential Use of Electric Pickup Trucks Using Field Test Data. Report no. FHWA/VTRC 26-R24. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87993.
Goodall, Noah J., and Erin M Robartes Evaluating the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Potential Use of Electric Pickup Trucks Using Field Test Data. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2025, Report no. FHWA/VTRC 26-R24, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87993.
This report benchmarks Design-Build (DB) and Progressive Design-Build (PDB) practices across 17 U.S. transportation agencies to inform Arizona DOT’s alternative-delivery program. It analyzes statutory provisions, DB manuals, and interviews with project stakeholders to document notable practices in cost control, risk allocation, training, DBE inclus
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Sullivan, K. T., Grau, D., Papajohn, D., Hurtado, K., & Batarseh, S. (2025). Project Delivery Design-Build Guidance (Report No. SPR-791). Arizona. Department of Transportation. Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87768
Sullivan, Kenneth T., David Grau, Dean Papajohn, Kristen Hurtado, and Sana Batarseh. Project Delivery Design-Build Guidance. Report no. SPR-791. Arizona. Department of Transportation. Research Center, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87768.
Sullivan, Kenneth T., et al. Project Delivery Design-Build Guidance. Arizona. Department of Transportation. Research Center, 2025, Report no. SPR-791, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87768.
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is evaluating the feasibility of establishing a data management office (DMO) to enhance the accessibility, quality, and coordination of its data assets. As data grows in volume and strategic importance, transportation agencies nationwide have adopted formal structures to improve data governance. This
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Shang, M., Wu, Y. J., & Geffen, G. (2025). State of The Practice of a Data Management Office Within DOTs (Report No. SPR-792). Arizona. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87742
Shang, Mingfeng, Yao-Jan Wu, and Gabriel Geffen. State of The Practice of a Data Management Office Within DOTs. Report no. SPR-792. Arizona. Department of Transportation, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87742.
Shang, Mingfeng, et al. State of The Practice of a Data Management Office Within DOTs. Arizona. Department of Transportation, 2025, Report no. SPR-792, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87742.
This project developed a validated mechanistic model and an Excel-based tool to predict buckling risk in jointed concrete pavements. The three-dimensional finite element model, built in Abaqus, simulates thermal buckling by capturing slab-joint-base-subgrade interactions. Joints were modeled using connector elements, and the slab-base interface use
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Hernandez, J., Underwood, B. S., Bevan, V., Goenaga, B., & Kumar, S. (2025). Modeling Concrete Pavement to Assess Buckling Risk (Report No. 0092-24-03). Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation. Library and Research Unit. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89220
Hernandez, Jaime, B. Shane Underwood, Veronica Bevan, Boris Goenaga, and Shourya Kumar. Modeling Concrete Pavement to Assess Buckling Risk. Report no. 0092-24-03. Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation. Library and Research Unit, 2025. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89220.
Hernandez, Jaime, et al. Modeling Concrete Pavement to Assess Buckling Risk. Wisconsin. Dept. of Transportation. Library and Research Unit, 2025, Report no. 0092-24-03, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89220.
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