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The research described in this report was undertaken at the request of UDOT in order to estimate the sources and major contributors to highway litter in Utah. The research involved outreach to each of the four UDOT Regions to understand the issues with highway litter and litter cleanup. Nine highway sites were selected for a detailed litter survey.
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Chamberlin, R., Lincoln, T., & Stein, S. (2021). Sources of Highway Litter in Utah (Report No. UT- 21.01). Utah. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60313
Chamberlin, Robert, Troy Lincoln, and Steve Stein. Sources of Highway Litter in Utah. Report no. UT- 21.01. Utah. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60313.
Chamberlin, Robert, et al. Sources of Highway Litter in Utah. Utah. Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. UT- 21.01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60313.
This research documents the development and application of an eDNA detection method for Cryptobranchus allegeniensis, or Eastern Hellbender in Ohio surface waters. The purpose of this method is to enable safe, non-invasive and convenient survey strategy for these endangered animals. The DNA amplification target is the Hellbender mitochondrial genom
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Wendell, D., Esfandiari, L., Orth, D., Naber, M., & Howard, J. (2021). Non-Invasive Detection and Identification of Eastern Hellbender in Ohio Surface Waters Using Environmental DNA (Report No. FHWA/OH-2021-06). Ohio. Department of Transportation. Office of Statewide Planning and Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60396
Wendell, David, Leyla Esfandiari, David Orth, Margaret Naber, and Justin Howard. Non-Invasive Detection and Identification of Eastern Hellbender in Ohio Surface Waters Using Environmental DNA. Report no. FHWA/OH-2021-06. Ohio. Department of Transportation. Office of Statewide Planning and Research, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60396.
Wendell, David, et al. Non-Invasive Detection and Identification of Eastern Hellbender in Ohio Surface Waters Using Environmental DNA. Ohio. Department of Transportation. Office of Statewide Planning and Research, 2021, Report no. FHWA/OH-2021-06, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60396.
Automated vehicle (AV) technologies may significantly improve driving safety, but only if they are widely adopted and used appropriately. Adoption and appropriate use are influenced by user expectations, which are increasingly being driven by social media. In the context of AVs, prior studies have observed that major news events such as crashes and
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McDonald, T., Huang, B., Wei, R., Alambeigi, H., Arachie, C., Smith, A., & Jefferson, J. (2021). Data Mining Twitter To Improve Automated Vehicle Safety (Report No. 04-098). Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56364
McDonald, Tony, Bert Huang, Ran Wei, Hananeh Alambeigi, Chidubem Arachie, Alec Smith, and Jacelyn Jefferson. Data Mining Twitter To Improve Automated Vehicle Safety. Report no. 04-098. Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC), 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56364.
McDonald, Tony, et al. Data Mining Twitter To Improve Automated Vehicle Safety. Safety through Disruption (Safe-D) University Transportation Center (UTC), 2021, Report no. 04-098, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56364.
Despite numerous studies demonstrating the effectiveness of Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) intersection design, its implementation remains uneven and close to zero in some large states, including California. This research provides a comprehensive framework to estimate the operational and safety performance of future RCUT designs in California. T
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Molan, A. M., Howard, J., Islam, M. B., & Pande, A. (2021). Evaluation of Cost-Effective Alternative Designs for Rural Expressway Intersections (Report No. CTEDD 019-08). Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57457
Molan, Amirarsalan Mehara, Jonathan Howard, Mouyid Bin Islam, and Anurag Pande. Evaluation of Cost-Effective Alternative Designs for Rural Expressway Intersections. Report no. CTEDD 019-08. Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD) (UTC), 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57457.
Molan, Amirarsalan Mehara, et al. Evaluation of Cost-Effective Alternative Designs for Rural Expressway Intersections. Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD) (UTC), 2021, Report no. CTEDD 019-08, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57457.
Rapid urbanization and new global construction estimated to be 250x NYC by 2050 is increasing traffic congestion, pollution, and related health threats. Thus, it is imperative that we develop new modeling capabilities that allow urban designers to quantify the performance of mobility solutions, sustainability, public health impacts, pedestrian ther
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Dogan, T., & Samaranayake, S. (2021). Sustainable and Healthy Communities Through Integrating Mobility Simulations in the Urban Design Process. Cornell University. Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health. (CTECH). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56087
Dogan, Timur and Samitha Samaranayake. Sustainable and Healthy Communities Through Integrating Mobility Simulations in the Urban Design Process. Cornell University. Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health. (CTECH), 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56087.
Dogan, Timur, and Samitha Samaranayake Sustainable and Healthy Communities Through Integrating Mobility Simulations in the Urban Design Process. Cornell University. Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health. (CTECH), 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56087.
Truck platooning – digitally linking two or more trucks to travel in a closely spaced convoy – is increasingly used to save fuel, and reduce driver work and road congestion. Currently, the platoon load effects with several constant headways on bridges have been evaluated and compared to AASHTO design and legal loads. However, reliability assessment
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Steelman, J. S., Puckett, J. A., Linzell, D. G., & Yang, B. (2021). Truck Platooning Effects on Girder Bridges (Report No. SPR-1(20) M030). Nebraska. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56021
Steelman, Joshua S., Jay A. Puckett, Daniel G. Linzell, and Bowen Yang. Truck Platooning Effects on Girder Bridges. Report no. SPR-1(20) M030. Nebraska. Department of Transportation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56021.
Steelman, Joshua S., et al. Truck Platooning Effects on Girder Bridges. Nebraska. Department of Transportation, 2021, Report no. SPR-1(20) M030, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56021.
The model based variable speed limit (VSL) control has been proven effective to resolve capacity-drop and time delay at a single recurrent bottleneck in previous studies. This project applies VSL controls to the traffic corridors with multi-segment and multi-bottleneck with the objective of reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Ba
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Gao, H., Cheng, S., & Zhang, M. (2021). Get More Out of Variable Speed Limit (VSL) Control: An Integrated Approach to Manage Traffic Corridors with Multiple Bottlenecks [supporting datasets] (Report No. PSR-18-21, UCD-ITS-RR-20-45). Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California. https://doi.org/10.25338/B8QD04
Gao, Hang, Shenyang Cheng, and Michael Zhang. Get More Out of Variable Speed Limit (VSL) Control: An Integrated Approach to Manage Traffic Corridors with Multiple Bottlenecks [supporting datasets]. Report no. PSR-18-21, UCD-ITS-RR-20-45. Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California, 2021. https://doi.org/10.25338/B8QD04.
Gao, Hang, et al. Get More Out of Variable Speed Limit (VSL) Control: An Integrated Approach to Manage Traffic Corridors with Multiple Bottlenecks [supporting datasets]. Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California, 2021, Report no. PSR-18-21, UCD-ITS-RR-20-45, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.25338/B8QD04.
By adequately managing inventories, companies adjust demand and supply over time to provide the necessary goods to meet customer requirements and make a profit. A simulation is a great tool for optimizing inventory management by examining system behavior in a variety of settings. This paper presents a simulation model developed in ARENA software to
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Mitrović, M., Popović, D., Vidović, M., & Radivojević, G. (2021). Order Level Optimization in Inventory Management Using Arena Simulation Model. University of Belgrade. https://doi.org/10.7708/ijtte.2021.11(2).06
Mitrović, Milica, Dražen Popović, Milorad Vidović, and Gordana Radivojević. Order Level Optimization in Inventory Management Using Arena Simulation Model. University of Belgrade, 2021. https://doi.org/10.7708/ijtte.2021.11(2).06.
Mitrović, Milica, et al. Order Level Optimization in Inventory Management Using Arena Simulation Model. University of Belgrade, 2021, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.7708/ijtte.2021.11(2).06.
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the nation’s transportation users and providers since February of 2020. Urgent questions arise: how will the pandemic affect the long-term future of transportation in the United States and how will the U.S. Department of Transportation and other public and private concerns craft their policies and investme
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Polzin, S., & Choi, T. (2021). COVID-19’s Effects on The Future of Transportation. United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. https://doi.org/10.21949/1520705
Polzin, Steven and Tony Choi. COVID-19’s Effects on The Future of Transportation. United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 2021. https://doi.org/10.21949/1520705.
Polzin, Steven, and Tony Choi COVID-19’s Effects on The Future of Transportation. United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 2021, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.21949/1520705.
The Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (Pavement ME Guide) and its related software, AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design, have been widely used in the asphalt pavement community. The Guide proposes three analysis levels for highway agencies to use for rehabilitation design. However, as these methods were developed in the early 2000s, certain asp
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Kim, Y. R., Zeng, Z., & Lee, K. (2021). Backcalculation of Dynamic Modulus from Falling Weight Deflectometer Data (Report No. FHWA/NC/2017-03). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Research and Development Unit. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60690
Kim, Y Richard, Zhe Zeng, and Kangjin Lee. Backcalculation of Dynamic Modulus from Falling Weight Deflectometer Data. Report no. FHWA/NC/2017-03. North Carolina Department of Transportation. Research and Development Unit, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60690.
Kim, Y Richard, et al. Backcalculation of Dynamic Modulus from Falling Weight Deflectometer Data. North Carolina Department of Transportation. Research and Development Unit, 2021, Report no. FHWA/NC/2017-03, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60690.
This study investigates barriers to accessing the Davis Amtrak Station to inform a program designed to increase access to the station with on-demand alternatives. The program aims to decrease private vehicle use to access the station and for travel to locations outside of Davis through partnerships with a carpool/rideshare app, as well as a ridehai
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Pike, S. (2021). Davis Amtrak Station Pilot Project Evaluation: Informing Long Term Solutions to the Davis Amtrak Station Access Barriers [supporting datasets] (Report No. PSR-UCD-18-25). Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California. https://doi.org/10.25338/B8ZS7R
Pike, Susan. Davis Amtrak Station Pilot Project Evaluation: Informing Long Term Solutions to the Davis Amtrak Station Access Barriers [supporting datasets]. Report no. PSR-UCD-18-25. Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California, 2021. https://doi.org/10.25338/B8ZS7R.
Pike, Susan Davis Amtrak Station Pilot Project Evaluation: Informing Long Term Solutions to the Davis Amtrak Station Access Barriers [supporting datasets]. Pacific Southwest Region 9 UTC, University of Southern California, 2021, Report no. PSR-UCD-18-25, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.25338/B8ZS7R.
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Every year, the Department of Commerce (DOC) submits a Federal Laboratory T2 Fiscal Year Summary Report to the President and the Congress in accordance with 15 U.S.C. 3710(g)(2). The report summarizes the implementation of technology transfer authorities established by the Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-404) and othe
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United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (2021). Annual Technology Transfer Report FY 2019. United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66422
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. Annual Technology Transfer Report FY 2019. United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66422.
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology Annual Technology Transfer Report FY 2019. United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66422.
This research study collected data from approximately 39,000 traffic collision reports including diagrams and narratives for years 2011 through 2017. These reports had to be tracked down, scanned, creating image files made of the diagrams and organizing the data into a searchable database. Furthermore, the narrative portions of each report needed t
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Fyhrie, P. B., Ji, A., Swanston, T., Nasrollahzadeh, A. A., & Ravani, B. (2021). Work Zone Safety Improvements Using Automated Injury Data Collection (Report No. CA 21-3236). California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research and Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60204
Fyhrie, Patricia B, Ankyd Ji, Travis Swanston, Amir A Nasrollahzadeh, and Bahram Ravani. Work Zone Safety Improvements Using Automated Injury Data Collection. Report no. CA 21-3236. California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research and Innovation, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60204.
Fyhrie, Patricia B, et al. Work Zone Safety Improvements Using Automated Injury Data Collection. California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research and Innovation, 2021, Report no. CA 21-3236, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60204.
The research explored strategies and techniques designed to discourage motorists from entering flooded grade crossings resulting in lives saved • Increased the level of knowledge of TxDOT personnel related to the issues and potential solutions for improving safety at LWCs on TxDOT highways. • The research has the potential to improve the quality of
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Dobrovolny, C. S., & Glancy, C. (2021). Traffic Safety Improvements at Low Water Crossings—Summary Webinar (Report No. 0-6992-P1). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64278
Dobrovolny, Chiara S and Chris Glancy. Traffic Safety Improvements at Low Water Crossings—Summary Webinar. Report no. 0-6992-P1. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64278.
Dobrovolny, Chiara S, and Chris Glancy Traffic Safety Improvements at Low Water Crossings—Summary Webinar. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. 0-6992-P1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64278.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) 2020 Employee Survey was performed by a research team that included faculty from the University of Georgia College of Engineering and Carl Vinson Institute of Government, in collaboration with GDOT. The research study aimed to increase the response rate and the usefulness of the feedback from the GDOT
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DeMeester, K., Simmons, B., & Durham, S. A. (2021). 2020 GDOT Employee Survey (Report No. FHWA-GA-21-192). Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58946
DeMeester, Karen, Brian Simmons, and Stephan A. Durham. 2020 GDOT Employee Survey. Report no. FHWA-GA-21-192. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58946.
DeMeester, Karen, et al. 2020 GDOT Employee Survey. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2021, Report no. FHWA-GA-21-192, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58946.
Despite the sharp drop in transit ridership throughout the USA that began in March 2020, two different uses of land near transit stations continue to be implemented in the United States to promote ridership. Since 2010, transit agencies have given priority to multi-family residential construction referred to as transit oriented development (TOD), w
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Niles, J. S., & Pogodzinski, J. M. (2021). TOD and Park-and-Ride: Which is Appropriate Where? (Report No. Report 20-50, CA-MTI-1820). Mineta Transportation Institute. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1820
Niles, John S and J M Pogodzinski. TOD and Park-and-Ride: Which is Appropriate Where?. Report no. Report 20-50, CA-MTI-1820. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2021. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1820.
Niles, John S, and J M Pogodzinski TOD and Park-and-Ride: Which is Appropriate Where?. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2021, Report no. Report 20-50, CA-MTI-1820, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1820.
The objectives of this research are 1) to develop the first version of the comprehensive pavement preservation guide, covering project selection, specification, material selection, construction procedure, quality assurance (QA)/quality control (QC), along with the Web-based pavement preservation interactive tool (PPIT) that enables Georgia Departme
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Tsai, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, X., & Yang, Z. (2021). An Enhanced GDOT Pavement Preservation Guide with Optimal Timing of Pavement Preservation (Report No. FHWA-GA-20-1406). Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58692
Tsai, Yichang, Zhaohua Wang, Xinyi Zhang, and Zhongyu Yang. An Enhanced GDOT Pavement Preservation Guide with Optimal Timing of Pavement Preservation. Report no. FHWA-GA-20-1406. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58692.
Tsai, Yichang, et al. An Enhanced GDOT Pavement Preservation Guide with Optimal Timing of Pavement Preservation. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2021, Report no. FHWA-GA-20-1406, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58692.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) periodically surveys drivers to understand their perceptions of the agency’s maintenance activities. In 2020, Qualtrics in conjunction with the Kentucky Transportation Center surveyed 2,100 licensed drivers throughout the state to gauge their perceptions of highway maintenance, identify areas of strength a
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Gibson, B., Connair, K., Van Dyke, C., Graves, C., & Kreis, D. (2021). 2020 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Maintenance Customer Survey (Report No. KTC-21-02/SPR20-592-2F). University of Kentucky Transportation Center. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2021.02
Gibson, Bryan, Katherine Connair, Chris Van Dyke, Clark Graves, and Doug Kreis. 2020 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Maintenance Customer Survey. Report no. KTC-21-02/SPR20-592-2F. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2021. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2021.02.
Gibson, Bryan, et al. 2020 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Maintenance Customer Survey. University of Kentucky Transportation Center, 2021, Report no. KTC-21-02/SPR20-592-2F, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2021.02.
This report summarizes the results of a one-year project aimed at exploiting vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication to enhance the effectiveness of real-time adaptive traffic signal control systems. As originally formulated, the project’s goal was to explore the potential of using the sensing capabilities of connected autonomous vehicles (CA
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Smith, S. F., & Hawkes, A. (2021). Integration of Automated Vehicle Sensing with Adaptive Signal Control for Enhanced Mobility. Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58658
Smith, Stephen F. and Allen Hawkes. Integration of Automated Vehicle Sensing with Adaptive Signal Control for Enhanced Mobility. Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University, 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58658.
Smith, Stephen F., and Allen Hawkes Integration of Automated Vehicle Sensing with Adaptive Signal Control for Enhanced Mobility. Mobility21, Carnegie Mellon University, 2021, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58658.
This research developed a robust, self-learning, probabilistic model to predict the service life of concrete bridge decks and subsequently other infrastructure components. The model originated from the existing performance data for 22,000 bridge decks in the State of Pennsylvania and utilized advanced statistical tools, including Bayesian probabili
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Guler, S. I., Radlinska, A., Lu, M., & Hydock, J. (2021). Time-Based Modeling of Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration Using Probabilistic Models (Report No. CIAM-UTC-REG10). Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CIAMTIS) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56909
Guler, S I, Aleksandra Radlinska, M Lu, and J Hydock. Time-Based Modeling of Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration Using Probabilistic Models. Report no. CIAM-UTC-REG10. Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CIAMTIS) (UTC), 2021. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56909.
Guler, S I, et al. Time-Based Modeling of Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration Using Probabilistic Models. Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure Systems (CIAMTIS) (UTC), 2021, Report no. CIAM-UTC-REG10, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56909.
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