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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Concrete and grout with minimal washout are required for underwater placements from both a structural and environmental perspective. Resistance to washout and consolidation are factors difficult to achieve underwater using conventional concretes or grouts. Cohesive and self-consolidating concrete and grouts could provide the needed washout resistan
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Concretes for bridge repair that attained 3,000 psi compressive strength within 10 hours, 1 day, and 7 days and had high workability and durability were investigated in the laboratory. Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) were used in concrete with portland cement to make the mixture resist the penetration of harmful solutions and chemical a
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With the rapid and continuous improvements in communication and detection technologies, connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are being brought to the transportation network and various CAV applications have been developed rapidly in the past few years. Early implementations of CAV technology have shown great potential benefits in improving safet
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The United States (US) uses landfills to dispose paper cups at a rate of 40 percent. Landfill rates on plastic disposable dinnerware are even higher at around 80 percent. This study examines consumer preferences for single-use disposable dinnerware with the attributes: uses no trees; contains no plastic; made from agricultural crop byproduct cellul
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines distracted driving as engaging in any activities that take the driver’s attention away from the task of driving. In Idaho, distracted driving was a contributing factor in about one in five (21 percent) of all fatal crashes and more than one quarter (27 percent) of all crashes involv
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Portland cement is a significant component in a concrete mixture. For concrete used in portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP), Class S, and Class S(AE) concrete, the Arkansas Department of Transportation specifies a minimum cementitious material content of 564 lb/yd3 and 611 lb/yd3, respectively. Prior research conducted at the University of Arka
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The major objective of this research was to identify a binder parameter to effectively characterize binder cracking performance at intermediate temperatures. A laboratory experimental plan was developed that included six asphalt binders and twelve mixtures of two aggregate types. The linear amplitude sweep (LAS) test and the binder fracture energy
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Four different types of synthetic fibers were used in this investigation to prepare synthetic fiber-reinforced concrete resembling dry-cast concrete. The first two fiber types were polyvinyl alcohol (30 mm) and a blend of polypropylene and polyethylene (51 mm). The other two fibers were polypropylene (50 mm), one of the polypropylene synthetic fibe
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Since Kentucky’s initial rumble strip designs were adopted, there has been additional research and experimentation in other states with alternative designs as a response to complaints from the public about noise pollution caused by rumble strips. The new research indicates that other rumble strip designs might provide increased interior noise/vibra
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A sensitivity analysis was performed on the transit signal priority (TSP) requesting threshold to evaluate its impact on bus performance and general traffic. Route 217, a conventional bus route, and the Utah Valley Express (UVX), a bus rapid transit line, utilize a dedicated short-range communication (DSRC)-based TSP system as part of their normal,
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The research reviewed best practices, identified overrepresentations of serious crashes involving older drivers and pedestrians using Oregon crash data, and mapped the best practices and countermeasures. From 2013 to 2016, there were 884 older driver and 112 older pedestrian fatal and serious injury crashes. Older driver fatal and serious injury cr
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In today’s world, there is a significant amount of investigation regarding how to efficiently distribute loaded containers from the ports to the consignees. However, to fully maximize the process and become more environmentally friendly, one should also study how to allocate the empty containers created by these consignees. This is an essential par
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Saltwater marshes or salt marshes are capable of providing to fauna and flora a biologically desirable environment while operating as a sink for sequestering large amounts of heavy metals. Salt marshes have the highest value of net primary productivity among terrestrial and wetland ecosystems and are adversely impacted and threatened by land-use ch
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This study conducted a nationwide literature review to obtain the state of knowledge on the relationship between lighting conditions and pedestrian crashes, assessing how lighting countermeasures at crosswalks improve pedestrian safety. The study gathered information on crosswalk lighting treatments, existing national guidelines for lighting at ped
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Navajo Technical University (NTU) in New Mexico, has made a partnership with the Tran-SET regional center at Louisiana State University, LSU. We have provided learning and training the Native American students in transportation-related Industries to some of STEM students at NTU through these partnerships opportunities. The program was designed and
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A study was conducted to develop recommendations for short span concrete structure type selection based on analyses of existing structure costs and performance data from South Dakota roadway systems. Through a combination of data sources, including the PONTIS database, local owner and inspector surveys, past project bidding costs, and typical bridg
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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is tasked with managing an asset portfolio that includes over 27,500 miles of roadway and 9,000 bridges. Keeping these assets in sound condition demands significant effort from KYTC’s Division of Maintenance, which includes activities ranging from mowing and litter pickup to cleaning out culverts and perfo
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Measuring while drilling (MWD) is the application of monitoring and recording drilling data during the drilling process. Recent geotechnical MWD efforts have shown that specific energy obtained from MWD can be directly correlated to the unconfined compression strength (qu) of rock. This is advantageous as foundations and structures supported by roc
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The objectives of this project were to determine the extent to which liquid anti-strip agents (ASAs) can affect asphalt mixture stability during and after construction, determine the effective laboratory methods/procedures to evaluate asphalt mixture stability, and develop an approval system for liquid ASA with respect to mixture stability. The pro
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Multiple studies have explored different forms of connected vehicle applications, such as queue warning and cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC), in standard wireless access in vehicular environments (WAVE), and dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) network environments. A major focus of the ongoing research is to consider a hybrid vehic
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