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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Currently, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) uses EBDLKUP-2015-V2.xls to estimate location-specific storm intensities for hydraulic design. This tool is based on storm frequency and duration data analyzed and summarized between 1998 and 2004. In 2019, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlas14 project released the resu
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The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) work together to help reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve the permeability of roads for wildlife. These efforts work largely at the UDOT and UDWR regional levels, yet there is a need to identify locations for top state-wide efforts. This resea
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The purpose of this study was to conduct a literature review of existing studies related to pavement condition analysis using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and conduct a pilot study to evaluate the applicability of using UAS for pavement condition analysis. Each task was undertaken by a different UMass research team. The literature review conducted
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The problem of weigh station avoidance by heavy trucks exists throughout the United States. In Arkansas, alternate highways exist near every weigh station and are being used by some trucks to bypass without inspections. Although these trucks can be intercepted by roving Arkansas Highway Police (AHP) units, the ability to detect where this problem m
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This research addresses alternative vehicle use for last mile freight. To overcome the limitation in data availability, an e-trike delivery company was visited, and GPS data were collected during October and November 2017. We used different data analysis approaches to understand the characteristics of the delivery system including, speed, travel di
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The primary goal of this research was to produce concrete for conventional portland cement concrete pavement that incorporated at least 50% recycled materials without compromising performance and service life. The research investigated the use of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) and fly ash as a means of achieving this goal. A series of mix design
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Reinforced concrete bridge substructures in Minnesota and other northern climates possess an elevated risk for chloride induced corrosion damage, which can reduce capacity and shorten service life. Research was performed in 1997 to investigate new strategies for corrosion mitigation, including electrochemical chloride extraction (ECE) and installat
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Every Day Counts (EDC) is the Federal Highway Administration’s program to advance a culture of innovation in the transportation community in partnership with public and private stakeholders. Through this State-based effort, FHWA coordinates rapid deployment of proven strategies and technologies to shorten the project delivery process, enhance roadw
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District 6 Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has been using both inductive loops and Sensys Networks sensors at its 22 ramp signals on I-95 in Miami-Dade County, Florida. These detectors are used to detect vehicle volumes and occupancy, but do not collect traffic measures such as queue length and waiting time, which are desired for perfor
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The Federal Highway Administration's Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) program issues a quarterly newsletter to inform you about the progress and activities of the program. Brief updates on progress in important program activities are provided, including data collection, data releases, new products and publications, and data analysis.
With changing population, economy, and business practices, there has been a significant increase in commercial truck traffic on urban roadways in Florida. Arterial corridors with heavy use by commercial vehicles often suffer from poor operational performance, either because they were not designed considering the current level of commercial truck tr
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University of South Florida researchers used microsimulation to model the acceleration and deceleration of heavy vehicles and more accurately predict their impact on traffic flows.
Under the LTPP Specific Pavement Study 10 (SPS-10) experiment initiative, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) constructed five warm mix asphalt (WMA) testing sections and one hot mix asphalt (HMA) control section. In this project several art-of-the-state instruments were used to collect a comprehensive array of pavement surface charact
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Calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cement was used to cast a prestressed voided deck slab bridge girder. The rapid-set properties of CSA cement allowed the initial concrete strength to reach the required 4300 psi needed in order to cut the prestressing strands 6.5 hours after casting. Prestress losses were monitored long term using vibrating wire strain
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Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft have become popular forms of transportation in recent years. Researchers have worked to understand the qualitative impacts of these services, such as effects on the taxi industry, spatial and temporal distribution in cities, and effects on public transit; however, few studies have examined
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Stormwater runoff from roadways is a major source of pollution, but current stormwater treatment technologies, such as bioretention cells, do not efficiently remove contaminants. New technologies are needed that can both remove more pollutants and reduce the volume of stormwater discharge. Such technologies will not only improve water quality but r
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This report provides a literature review on applications of UAS for emergency response and presents a procedure to develop a UAS network for emergency response in Massachusetts. The literature review focuses on public policy and administration aspects of UAS and the growing interest in applying UAS for emergency response, including traffic incident
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Premature cracking of the barrier wall and pavement on I-49 south of Fayetteville, Arkansas due to a combination of Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) and freeze-thaw has led to ASR and freeze-thaw research at the University of Arkansas. Potential for further expansion (PFET), Damage Rating Index (DRI), and mitigation of freeze-thaw and ASR with sealers
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Existing needs were identified when working with public utilities in rights-of-way (ROW). The needs include working in congested corridors, what to do with abandoned infrastructure, not receiving accurate mapping data from utility providers, not receiving requested information, how to address 5G and other new infrastructure, and not having construc
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Ground penetrating RADAR (GPR) is a widely used nondestructive testing (NDT) method for bridge deck evaluation. However, the current GPR signal and data processing software and algorithms are not able to provide comprehensive information about bridge deck condition. Although the original objective of this research project was to develop GPR analysi
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