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Cement treatment is one way to improve the strength and stability of embankment materials when high-quality aggregate is not available. Concerns with using cement-treated fine-grained soils are potential frost susceptibility and subsequent thaw weakening. Previous research on this topic suggests that cement treatments of 3% to 4% are generally suff
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Bray, M. T., & Darrow, M. M. (2020). Frost Susceptibility and Strength of Cement-Treated Fine-Grained Soils (Report No. FHWA-AK-RD-4000-151). Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research and Technology Transfer. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56987
Bray, Matthew T and Margaret M. Darrow. Frost Susceptibility and Strength of Cement-Treated Fine-Grained Soils. Report no. FHWA-AK-RD-4000-151. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research and Technology Transfer, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56987.
Bray, Matthew T, and Margaret M. Darrow Frost Susceptibility and Strength of Cement-Treated Fine-Grained Soils. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research and Technology Transfer, 2020, Report no. FHWA-AK-RD-4000-151, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56987.
The density and air void content of asphalt mixtures affect the durability and performance of asphalt pavements. Pavement longitudinal joints typically have a lower density than the mat because they receive less compaction than the center section of the mat for various reasons. The higher air void percentages resulting from lower densities can lead
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Williams, R. C., Podolsky, J., & Kamau, J. (2020). Use of J-Band To Improve the Performance of the HMA Longitudinal Joint (Report No. MN 2020-33). Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Policy Analysis, Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57951
Williams, R. Christopher, Joseph Podolsky, and Joyce Kamau. Use of J-Band To Improve the Performance of the HMA Longitudinal Joint. Report no. MN 2020-33. Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Policy Analysis, Research & Innovation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57951.
Williams, R. Christopher, et al. Use of J-Band To Improve the Performance of the HMA Longitudinal Joint. Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Policy Analysis, Research & Innovation, 2020, Report no. MN 2020-33, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57951.
In prestressed bridge girders, end region reinforcement and strand debonding are used to control cracking caused by high tensile stresses that occur due to prestress transfer. In some cases, these measures do not effectively control cracking, resulting in construction delays, potential repairs, additional costs, and potential compromise of long-ter
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Torres, E., Hamilton, H. R., & Consolazio, G. R. (2020). Hybrid Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders using Ultra-High Performance Concrete. Florida. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59878
Torres, Eduardo, H. R. Hamilton, and Gary R. Consolazio. Hybrid Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders using Ultra-High Performance Concrete. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59878.
Torres, Eduardo, et al. Hybrid Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders using Ultra-High Performance Concrete. Florida. Department of Transportation, 2020, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59878.
After recent catastrophic flood disasters in Louisiana in 2016 and Texas in 2017, roadways in Region 6 areas suffer not only from the flood-inundation, but also from the long-term recovery processes that incur enormous maintenance costs. To assess the impacts of flooding disasters on roadways, various studies have investigated sampled roadway damag
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Lee, Y. C., Choi, K., & Shariatfar, M. (2020). Holistic Network-level Assessment of Pavement Flood Damages (Report No. 19PLSU13). Transportation Consortium of South-Central States. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4885226
Lee, Yong-Cheol, Kunhee Choi, and Moeid Shariatfar. Holistic Network-level Assessment of Pavement Flood Damages. Report no. 19PLSU13. Transportation Consortium of South-Central States, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4885226.
Lee, Yong-Cheol, et al. Holistic Network-level Assessment of Pavement Flood Damages. Transportation Consortium of South-Central States, 2020, Report no. 19PLSU13, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4885226.
Horizontal curves and intersections pose challenges to drivers and other roadway users because of their unique design and function, which is why both features have been recognized as the target areas for safety improvement in many states’ highway safety strategies. There is little research on assessing safety of intersections on horizontal curves.
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Sun, X., & Sun, M. (2020). Intersection on Horizontal Curves: Problems and Potential Solutions (Report No. FHWA/LA.17/630). Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58354
Sun, Xiaoduan and Ming Sun. Intersection on Horizontal Curves: Problems and Potential Solutions. Report no. FHWA/LA.17/630. Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58354.
Sun, Xiaoduan, and Ming Sun Intersection on Horizontal Curves: Problems and Potential Solutions. Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development, 2020, Report no. FHWA/LA.17/630, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58354.
Landslide inventory databases are fundamental tools for documenting and assessing slope stability hazards. They are often used by emergency managers and government agencies to catalog the location and contributing factors of landslides, and to prioritize mitigation efforts. Prior to this project, Idaho did not have a comprehensive, public landslide
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Lifton, Z. M., Ducar, S. D., & Tate, C. A. (2020). Development of a Statewide Landslide Inventory Database for Idaho (Report No. FHWA-ID-20-278). Idaho Transportation Department. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60780
Lifton, Zachery M, Scott D Ducar, and Christopher A Tate. Development of a Statewide Landslide Inventory Database for Idaho. Report no. FHWA-ID-20-278. Idaho Transportation Department, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60780.
Lifton, Zachery M, et al. Development of a Statewide Landslide Inventory Database for Idaho. Idaho Transportation Department, 2020, Report no. FHWA-ID-20-278, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60780.
The durability performance of Asphalt Concrete (AC) with various percentages of Reclaimed Asphalt Material (RAM) has been a focal point of the asphalt industry leading it to embrace the Balanced Mix Design (BMD) concept. The goal of this research was to review and enhance Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) AC materials selection,
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Hand, A. J. T., Muench, S. T., Sebaaly, P. E., Hajj, E. Y., Chhetri, K. B., Piratheepan, M., Elias, N., Howell, R., DeVol, J., & Davis, S. (2020). RAP Reset – Responsibly Optimizing Recycled Materials Use in AC and Pavement Performance Life (Report No. WA-912.1). Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Library Services. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72873
Hand, Adam J. T., Stephen T. Muench, Peter E. Sebaaly, Elie Y Hajj, Kiran Bhandari Chhetri, Murugaiyah Piratheepan, Nicole Elias, Ryan Howell, Joe DeVol, and Steve Davis. RAP Reset – Responsibly Optimizing Recycled Materials Use in AC and Pavement Performance Life. Report no. WA-912.1. Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Library Services, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72873.
Hand, Adam J. T., et al. RAP Reset – Responsibly Optimizing Recycled Materials Use in AC and Pavement Performance Life. Washington (State). Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research and Library Services, 2020, Report no. WA-912.1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72873.
In this research project, we develop a general equilibrium model to capture the complex interactions between solo-driving, rideshare and e-hailing that allows travelers to switch between different transportation modes in a coupled morning-evening commute. The model is formulated as a mixed complementarity problem. The existence of an equilibrium so
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Pang, J. S., Zhang, M., Dessouky, M. M., & Gu, W. (2020). Modeling E-Hailing and Car-Pooling Services in a Coupled Morning- Evening Commute Framework (Report No. PSR-19-10). California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research and Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56831
Pang, Jong-Shi, Michael Zhang, Maged M. Dessouky, and Wei Gu. Modeling E-Hailing and Car-Pooling Services in a Coupled Morning- Evening Commute Framework. Report no. PSR-19-10. California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research and Innovation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56831.
Pang, Jong-Shi, et al. Modeling E-Hailing and Car-Pooling Services in a Coupled Morning- Evening Commute Framework. California. Dept. of Transportation. Division of Research and Innovation, 2020, Report no. PSR-19-10, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56831.
Many miles of roads are in seasonal frost areas that are highly susceptible to damage during the spring thaw period. As freezing occurs from the surface downward, moisture is drawn toward the freezing front, ice lenses are formed, and the roadways become stronger. When the ice lenses (above still-frozen underlying layers) melt, the structure is lef
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Miller, H., Berg, R. L., & Kestler, M. A. (2020). Demonstration and Inter-Comparison of Seasonal Weight Restriction Models - Phase II (Report No. 2014-01). Iowa. Department of Transportation. Aurora Program. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88167
Miller, Heather, Richard L Berg, and Maureen A Kestler. Demonstration and Inter-Comparison of Seasonal Weight Restriction Models - Phase II. Report no. 2014-01. Iowa. Department of Transportation. Aurora Program, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88167.
Miller, Heather, et al. Demonstration and Inter-Comparison of Seasonal Weight Restriction Models - Phase II. Iowa. Department of Transportation. Aurora Program, 2020, Report no. 2014-01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/88167.
C2SMART has supported researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in collaboration with researchers at New York University (NYU), and with the engagement of the City of El Paso’s Parks & Recreation Department for the development of an Android-based smartphone application named Urban Connector (UC), from March 2017 to February 2019. The
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Cheu, R. L., Chow, J., Villanueva-Rosales, N., Nunez-Mchiri, G. G., Acosta, R. A. V., Becerra, D., Granados, R. P., Briones, F., Ruiz, E., Gurbuz, O., Lee, M., Rojas, N. G., & Luo, A. T. (2020). Urban Connector Year 3: Field Tests. Connected Cities for Smart Mobility toward Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59883
Cheu, Ruey Long, Joseph Chow, Natalia Villanueva-Rosales, Guillermina Gina Nunez-Mchiri, Raul Alejandro Vargas Acosta, Diana Becerra, and Ruth Priscilla Granados, et al.. Urban Connector Year 3: Field Tests. Connected Cities for Smart Mobility toward Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART), 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59883.
Cheu, Ruey Long, et al. Urban Connector Year 3: Field Tests. Connected Cities for Smart Mobility toward Accessible and Resilient Transportation Center (C2SMART), 2020, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59883.
This report summarizes results from an investigation of the behavior of link slabs as a means for achieving partial bridge continuity. Data collected over a period of three years from a structural health monitoring system installed in the Ouachita River Bridge was used to study link slab behavior. Multiple spans with various continuity details and
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Okeil, A. M., & Canales, M. (2020). Evaluating Louisiana New Continuity Detail for Girder Bridges (Report No. FHWA/LA.17/626). Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58435
Okeil, Ayman M. and Marco Canales. Evaluating Louisiana New Continuity Detail for Girder Bridges. Report no. FHWA/LA.17/626. Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58435.
Okeil, Ayman M., and Marco Canales Evaluating Louisiana New Continuity Detail for Girder Bridges. Louisiana. Department of Transportation and Development, 2020, Report no. FHWA/LA.17/626, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58435.
The appendices for Clear Roads report CR18-03, Evaluation of SSI and WSI Variables," published December 2020.
Sturges, L., Fay, L., Clouser, K., & Villwock-Witte, N. (2020). Appendices: Clear Roads Project 18-03 Evaluation of SSI and WSI Variables (Report No. CR18-03A). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Clear Roads Pooled Fund. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14153/mndot.16245
Sturges, Leigh, Laura Fay, Karalyn Clouser, and Natalie Villwock-Witte. Appendices: Clear Roads Project 18-03 Evaluation of SSI and WSI Variables. Report no. CR18-03A. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Clear Roads Pooled Fund, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14153/mndot.16245.
Sturges, Leigh, et al. Appendices: Clear Roads Project 18-03 Evaluation of SSI and WSI Variables. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Clear Roads Pooled Fund, 2020, Report no. CR18-03A, ROSA P. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14153/mndot.16245.
The coordination of transportation and land use (also known as “smart growth”) has been a long-standing goal for planning and engineering professionals, but to this day it remains an elusive concept to realize. Leaving us with this central question -- how can we best achieve transportation and land use coordination at the corridor level? In respons
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Appleyard, B. S., Stanton, J., & Allen, C. (2020). Toward a Guide for Smart Mobility Corridors: Frameworks and Tools for Measuring, Understanding, and Realizing Transportation Land Use Coordination (Report No. 20-54). Mineta Transportation Institute. http://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2020.1805
Appleyard, Bruce S., Jonathan Stanton, and Chris Allen. Toward a Guide for Smart Mobility Corridors: Frameworks and Tools for Measuring, Understanding, and Realizing Transportation Land Use Coordination. Report no. 20-54. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2020. http://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2020.1805.
Appleyard, Bruce S., et al. Toward a Guide for Smart Mobility Corridors: Frameworks and Tools for Measuring, Understanding, and Realizing Transportation Land Use Coordination. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2020, Report no. 20-54, ROSA P. http://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2020.1805.
The research objectives of this project were to update Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) 1999 Nebraska Accident Prediction Model for Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (HRGCs) and to develop guidelines using Lancaster County Nebraska HRGCs for improving safety at urban gated HRGCs that are not designated quiet zones but are in the vicinity of
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Khattak, A., Kang, Y., & Liu, H. (2020). Nebraska Rail Crossing Safety Research (Report No. SPR-P1 (19) M091). Nebraska. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55869
Khattak, Aemal, Yashu Kang, and Huiyuan Liu. Nebraska Rail Crossing Safety Research. Report no. SPR-P1 (19) M091. Nebraska. Department of Transportation, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55869.
Khattak, Aemal, et al. Nebraska Rail Crossing Safety Research. Nebraska. Department of Transportation, 2020, Report no. SPR-P1 (19) M091, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55869.
Local, state, and federal governments are responsible for managing disaster response with the goal of increasing disaster resilience of a community. This includes continuing adequate service levels for critical infrastructure sectors, reducing response time and cost, and ensuring the ongoing safety of the community. Complex emergency management sys
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Fischer, E., & Wang, H. (2020). Agent-Based Modeling of Emergency Management Networks With Public Mobilization After a Disaster (Report No. 2018-S-OSU-1). Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55956
Fischer, Erica and Haizhong Wang. Agent-Based Modeling of Emergency Management Networks With Public Mobilization After a Disaster. Report no. 2018-S-OSU-1. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC), 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55956.
Fischer, Erica, and Haizhong Wang Agent-Based Modeling of Emergency Management Networks With Public Mobilization After a Disaster. Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC), 2020, Report no. 2018-S-OSU-1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55956.
In 2017, the State of California adopted landmark legislation to increase the funds available for transportation in the state: Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Through a combination of higher gas and diesel motor fuel taxes, SB1 raises revenue for four critical transportation needs in the state: road maintenance
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Agrawal, A. W., Nixon, H., & Simons, C. (2020). Investing in California’s Transportation Future: Public Opinion on Critical Needs (Report No. 20-52). State of California. Trustees of the California State University. Sponsored Programs Administration. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2020.1861
Agrawal, Asha Weinstein, Hilary Nixon, and Cameron Simons. Investing in California’s Transportation Future: Public Opinion on Critical Needs. Report no. 20-52. State of California. Trustees of the California State University. Sponsored Programs Administration, 2020. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2020.1861.
Agrawal, Asha Weinstein, et al. Investing in California’s Transportation Future: Public Opinion on Critical Needs. State of California. Trustees of the California State University. Sponsored Programs Administration, 2020, Report no. 20-52, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.31979/mti.2020.1861.
About 17,500 crashes per year occur on the more than 32,800 lane-miles of undivided two-lane rural roads maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), and crash numbers are increasing. Roadway departure (RD) crashes comprise about 58% of crashes on these roads. Since these crashes are widely distributed across the state, determini
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Cho, H. W., Cottrell Jr, B. H., & Lim, I. K. (2020). Development of a Systemic Safety Improvement Plan for Two-Lane Rural Roads in Virginia (Report No. FHWA/VTRC 21-R10). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54920
Cho, Hyun W., Benjamin H Cottrell Jr, and In-Kyu Lim. Development of a Systemic Safety Improvement Plan for Two-Lane Rural Roads in Virginia. Report no. FHWA/VTRC 21-R10. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54920.
Cho, Hyun W., et al. Development of a Systemic Safety Improvement Plan for Two-Lane Rural Roads in Virginia. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2020, Report no. FHWA/VTRC 21-R10, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54920.
Non-traversable medians consistently yielded improved safety performance compared to other median types such as undivided, 4- feet flush medians, and two-way left-turn lane cross-sections. However, constructing non-traversable medians can be costly. The goal of this study is to 1) examine the safety performance of existing rural four-lane roadways
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Liu, J., Penmetsa, P., Li, X., & Barnett, T. E. (2020). Safety Performance of Rural Four-Lane Undivided Roadways and Rural Four-Lane Roadways with a Two-Way Left-Turn Lane (Report No. FHWA-GA-21-1915). Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58009
Liu, Jun, Praveena Penmetsa, Xiaobing Li, and Timothy E Barnett. Safety Performance of Rural Four-Lane Undivided Roadways and Rural Four-Lane Roadways with a Two-Way Left-Turn Lane. Report no. FHWA-GA-21-1915. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58009.
Liu, Jun, et al. Safety Performance of Rural Four-Lane Undivided Roadways and Rural Four-Lane Roadways with a Two-Way Left-Turn Lane. Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Performance-Based Management & Research, 2020, Report no. FHWA-GA-21-1915, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58009.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), through the Louisiana Standard Specifications of Roads and Bridges, gives a thorough guideline to what is required for the implementation of pipes for culverts and storm drains. The design procedures, design criteria, and implementation process for plastic pipes has been widely inve
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Jafari, N. H., & Zhang, Z. (2020). Literature Search on Use of Flexible Pipes in Highway Engineering for DOTD’s Needs [Tech Summary] (Report No. LTRC Report 638). Louisiana Transportation Research Center. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66129
Jafari, Navid H and Zhongjie Zhang. Literature Search on Use of Flexible Pipes in Highway Engineering for DOTD’s Needs [Tech Summary]. Report no. LTRC Report 638. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2020. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66129.
Jafari, Navid H, and Zhongjie Zhang Literature Search on Use of Flexible Pipes in Highway Engineering for DOTD’s Needs [Tech Summary]. Louisiana Transportation Research Center, 2020, Report no. LTRC Report 638, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66129.
Type K cement offers a lower slump than conventional concrete, even at a higher water-to-cement ratio. Therefore, a suitable chemical admixture should be added to the Type K concrete mix design at a feasible dosage to achieve and retain target slump. In this project, a compatibility study was performed for Type K concrete with commercially availabl
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Deb, R., Mondal, P., & Ardeshirilajimi, A. (2020). Bridge Decks: Mitigation of Cracking and Increased Durability—Materials Solution (Phase III) (Report No. FHWA-ICT-20-016). Illinois Center for Transportation. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/20-023
Deb, Robin, Paramita Mondal, and Ardavan Ardeshirilajimi. Bridge Decks: Mitigation of Cracking and Increased Durability—Materials Solution (Phase III). Report no. FHWA-ICT-20-016. Illinois Center for Transportation, 2020. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/20-023.
Deb, Robin, et al. Bridge Decks: Mitigation of Cracking and Increased Durability—Materials Solution (Phase III). Illinois Center for Transportation, 2020, Report no. FHWA-ICT-20-016, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.36501/0197-9191/20-023.
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