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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An inspector’s ability to correctly identify surface and internal defects in steel bridge components is critical to protecting public safety. Ensuring that inspectors are properly trained and adequately equipped to detect these defects in locations that are difficult to access and/or in unfavorable environmental conditions must be a high priority.
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Researchers from the University of Central Florida developed a methodology for identifying areas of increased fog and/or smoke crashes in Florida. They focused on these areas to develop a more detailed map of specific hotpots.
There is growing interest in “traffic safety culture” (TSC) as a key factor to manage and sustain safe roadway transportation systems, especially as more jurisdictions adopt targets of zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries. However, the theory, terminology, and methods involved in addressing TSC come from human and social science disciplines
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Transverse rumble strips (TRS) generate noise and vibration to alert drivers when they are approaching an intersection with traffic control, e.g. stop signs. TRS have been shown to reduce crashes up to 30% but have noise concerns (Finley et al., 2007). This study evaluated the feasibility of using shallow, epoxy filled TRS (EFTRS) as a substitute t
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Since 1983, TDOT has absorbed approximately 3,500 miles of former county roads into its system. The composition and structural capacity of a large portion of these road ways is unknown, except for new overlays that have been constructed since that time. The objective of this study is to utilize ground penetrating radar (GPR)technology to determine
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Back-of-queue crashes are one of the main sources for fatal accidents on U.S. highways. A variety of factors including low visibility, slippery road surface, and driver distraction/drowsiness during highway cruising, all contribute to this type of fatal crashes. Thus, it is very important to improve the driver’s situational awareness before they ap
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The purpose of this project was to investigate the potential for collecting and using engineering survey accurate data from a remote controlled (unmanned) platform equipped with a system of advanced survey technologies for hydrographic and bridge scour evaluations. The primary interests in investigating this hydrographic scanning technology is to o
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In an effort to improve roadside habitat for pollinators this three-year field study had two main goals: to determine which vegetation management tactics best maximize quality floral resources for pollinators in the Northeast, and to assess how those different regimes affect regional bee populations. The findings show that managing roadsides via se
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Diesel emissions from freight transportation activities are a key threat to public health. This study examined the air quality and public health impacts of projected freight-related emissions in 2050 over the continental United States. Three emission scenarios were considered: (1) a projected business-as-usual socioeconomic growth with freight flee
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This report summarizes a study on the development and implementation of a freeze thaw model based Seasonal Load Restriction (SLR) decision support tool. A multivariable prediction approach for freezing and thawing depths were proposed. The approach was implemented with input from weather data and Road Weather Information System (RWIS) data, leading
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Adequate skid resistance is essential component of road safety. Various transportation agencies measure the skid number using a locked-wheel skid trailer at a reference speed (e.g., 40 mph). In many cases the skid number is measured at lower speeds due to state speed limits, geometry of roads and size of skid truck. It is well established that the
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The CARTEEH datahub addresses the need for a systematic, cross-disciplinary approach to understanding and integrating transportation and health datasets. This report documents the development of the datahub and includes a technical review of off-the-shelf software solutions for implementing a datahub, as well as a description of high-level goals de
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The Value of Implementation (VoI) analysis is determined at the end of this project to identify appropriate qualitative and economic benefits. Table 1 summarizes the benefit areas determined in this project, followed by a brief discussion for each selected benefit.
The Building Services Section (BSS) owns and operates 888 individual buildings at 269 sites throughout Minnesota. BSS is exploring ways collect, process and communicate as-built data for their sites and buildings with imaging and scanning technology. The data can be collected with spherical cameras, handheld cameras, laser scanners and drones or an
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The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of a laser ablation coating removal (LACR) system would provide the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) with an acceptable new alternative for removing existing coatings. In this study, the LACR process was documented in the laboratory and in the field to determine the feasibility of im
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This study is an evolution of the Minnesota Local Road Research Board’s sponsored research Modernizing Road Construction Plans and Documentation (Iowa State University, September 2016). Where previous studies provided high-level practices for transportation, this research examines advances in preliminary (0-30%) design tools and methods that bring
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The study examined the role and experience of women employed in the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) workforce. The research was designed to help ADOT better understand the factors that both promote and impede women’s employment at ADOT, especially in the job categories for which the department has not achieved parity and for those that
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This report begins with a discussion of how the NHTS survey has changed and describes the NHTS sample of transit trips, followed by a series of sections that address critical issues facing public transportation. The report is not necessarily comprehensive but rather targets issues of particular research and or policy interest. The objective of this
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The purpose of this study is to recommend whether ADOT should consider adopting AASHTO T 350, Standard Method of Test for Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) Test of Asphalt Binder Using a Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR), and AASHTO M 332,Standard Specification for Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder Using Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) Test.
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Many medium and long precast prestressed concrete girders have camber less than the design values. This discrepancy between the design and the actual camber creates construction problems during installing the cast-in-place concrete deck. The objective of this project is to improve the accuracy of estimating long-term camber, deflection, and prestre
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