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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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Huang, B., Shu, X., Song, W., & Gong, H. (2019). Maintenance Strategies for Open-Graded Friction Course (OGFC) (Report No. RES2016-14). Tennessee. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55061
Huang, Boashan, Xiang Shu, Weimin Song, and Hongren Gong. Maintenance Strategies for Open-Graded Friction Course (OGFC). Report no. RES2016-14. Tennessee. Department of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55061.
Huang, Boashan, et al. Maintenance Strategies for Open-Graded Friction Course (OGFC). Tennessee. Department of Transportation, 2019, Report no. RES2016-14, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55061.
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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Li, L., Chen, Y., Tian, R., & Li, F. (2019). Back of Queue Warning and Critical Information Delivery to Motorists (Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2019/24). Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317102
Li, Lingxi, Yaobin Chen, Renran Tian, and Feng Li. Back of Queue Warning and Critical Information Delivery to Motorists. Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2019/24. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317102.
Li, Lingxi, et al. Back of Queue Warning and Critical Information Delivery to Motorists. Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program, 2019, Report no. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2019/24, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284317102.
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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Nicholson, Kent Remote Controlled Hydrographic Survey System. Iowa. Dept. of Transportation, 2019, Report no. 775, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/73565.
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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Kuder, L. (2019). Evaluating Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management (IRVM) Techniques to Improve Pollinator Habitat (Report No. MD-19-SHA/UM/4-38). University of Maryland. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43907
Kuder, Lisa. Evaluating Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management (IRVM) Techniques to Improve Pollinator Habitat. Report no. MD-19-SHA/UM/4-38. University of Maryland, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43907.
Kuder, Lisa Evaluating Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management (IRVM) Techniques to Improve Pollinator Habitat. University of Maryland, 2019, Report no. MD-19-SHA/UM/4-38, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43907.
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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Pan, S., & Gao, H. O. (2019). The Air Quality and Health Impacts of Projected Long-Haul Truck and Rail Freight Transportation in the United States in 2050. Cornell University. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49481
Pan, Shuai and H. Oliver Gao. The Air Quality and Health Impacts of Projected Long-Haul Truck and Rail Freight Transportation in the United States in 2050. Cornell University. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49481.
Pan, Shuai, and H. Oliver Gao The Air Quality and Health Impacts of Projected Long-Haul Truck and Rail Freight Transportation in the United States in 2050. Cornell University. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49481.
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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Liu, Z. (., Vitton, S., Billmire, M., & Wang, M. (2019). Develop and Implement a Freeze Thaw Model Based Seasonal Load Restriction Decision Support Tool (Report No. OR16-009). Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research Administration. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59208
Liu, Zhen (Leo), Stanley Vitton, Michael Billmire, and Min Wang. Develop and Implement a Freeze Thaw Model Based Seasonal Load Restriction Decision Support Tool. Report no. OR16-009. Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research Administration, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59208.
Liu, Zhen (Leo), et al. Develop and Implement a Freeze Thaw Model Based Seasonal Load Restriction Decision Support Tool. Michigan. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research Administration, 2019, Report no. OR16-009, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59208.
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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Kassem, E., Nielsen, R., Lamichhane, S., & Al-Assi, M. (2019). Evaluation of Skid Resistance of Idaho Pavements at Different Speeds (Report No. FHWA-ID-19-266;RP 266). Idaho Transportation Department. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55850
Kassem, Emad, Richard Nielsen, Simpson Lamichhane, and Mohammad Al-Assi. Evaluation of Skid Resistance of Idaho Pavements at Different Speeds. Report no. FHWA-ID-19-266;RP 266. Idaho Transportation Department, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55850.
Kassem, Emad, et al. Evaluation of Skid Resistance of Idaho Pavements at Different Speeds. Idaho Transportation Department, 2019, Report no. FHWA-ID-19-266;RP 266, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55850.
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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Birt, A., Seedah, D., & Xu, A. (2019). Developing a Transportation, Emissions, and Health Database. Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health. Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56639
Birt, Andrew, Dan Seedah, and Ann Xu. Developing a Transportation, Emissions, and Health Database. Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56639.
Birt, Andrew, et al. Developing a Transportation, Emissions, and Health Database. Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56639.
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.
Mukhopadhyay, A. (2019). Value of Implementation: TxDOT Project 5-6656-01, Verification of ASR Resistance Property of the Commonly Used Concrete Mix Designs by the Precast Industries in Texas (Report No. TxDOT Project 5-6656-01). Texas A&M Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60905
Mukhopadhyay, Anol. Value of Implementation: TxDOT Project 5-6656-01, Verification of ASR Resistance Property of the Commonly Used Concrete Mix Designs by the Precast Industries in Texas. Report no. TxDOT Project 5-6656-01. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60905.
Mukhopadhyay, Anol Value of Implementation: TxDOT Project 5-6656-01, Verification of ASR Resistance Property of the Commonly Used Concrete Mix Designs by the Precast Industries in Texas. Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2019, Report no. TxDOT Project 5-6656-01, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60905.
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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Lovelace, B. (2019). 360-Degree Point Cloud Technology for Building Management: Transportation Research Synthesis (Report No. 1 TRS1903). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61827
Lovelace, Barritt. 360-Degree Point Cloud Technology for Building Management: Transportation Research Synthesis. Report no. 1 TRS1903. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61827.
Lovelace, Barritt 360-Degree Point Cloud Technology for Building Management: Transportation Research Synthesis. Minnesota. Department of Transportation, 2019, Report no. 1 TRS1903, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61827.
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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Fitz-Gerald, J. M., Agnew, S. R., Moffat, W., Sharp, S. R., Gillespie, J. S., Becker, D. R., Liu, R., & Runion, A. (2019). Innovative Coating Removal Techniques for Coated Bridge Steel (Report No. FHWA/VTRC 20-R1). Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC). https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61930
Fitz-Gerald, James M, Sean R Agnew, William Moffat, Stephen R Sharp, James S. Gillespie, Donald R Becker, Rongtang Liu, and Arthur Runion. Innovative Coating Removal Techniques for Coated Bridge Steel. Report no. FHWA/VTRC 20-R1. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61930.
Fitz-Gerald, James M, et al. Innovative Coating Removal Techniques for Coated Bridge Steel. Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC), 2019, Report no. FHWA/VTRC 20-R1, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61930.
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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Trboyevich, C., Lovel, R., & Sohn, C. (2019). Life-Cycle Civil Integrated Management (CIM) Advancements in Preliminary Design BIM for Infrastructure (Report No. MN/RC 2019-36). Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61747
Trboyevich, Chris, Richard Lovel, and Curtis Sohn. Life-Cycle Civil Integrated Management (CIM) Advancements in Preliminary Design BIM for Infrastructure. Report no. MN/RC 2019-36. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61747.
Trboyevich, Chris, et al. Life-Cycle Civil Integrated Management (CIM) Advancements in Preliminary Design BIM for Infrastructure. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation, 2019, Report no. MN/RC 2019-36, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61747.
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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Stevens, S., Davis, M., Sargus, T., Black, C., Andrade, R., & Murphy, S. (2019). Women in the Arizona Department of Transportation Workforce (Report No. FHWA-AZ-19-743). Arizona. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57581
Stevens, Sally, Monica Davis, Tamara Sargus, Candace Black, Rosi Andrade, and Stephanie Murphy. Women in the Arizona Department of Transportation Workforce. Report no. FHWA-AZ-19-743. Arizona. Department of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57581.
Stevens, Sally, et al. Women in the Arizona Department of Transportation Workforce. Arizona. Department of Transportation, 2019, Report no. FHWA-AZ-19-743, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57581.
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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Godfrey, J., Polzin, S. E., & Roessler, T. (2019). Public Transit in America 2017: Observations from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey (Report No. CUTR-2019-08). University of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation Research. https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2018-08
Godfrey, Jodi, Steven E. Polzin, and Tyler Roessler. Public Transit in America 2017: Observations from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey. Report no. CUTR-2019-08. University of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation Research, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2018-08.
Godfrey, Jodi, et al. Public Transit in America 2017: Observations from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey. University of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation Research, 2019, Report no. CUTR-2019-08, ROSA P. https://doi.org/10.5038/CUTR-NCTR-RR-2018-08.
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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Kaloush, K. E., Underwood, B. S., Salim, R., & Gundla, A. (2019). Evaluation of MSCR Testing for Adoption in ADOT Asphalt Binder Specifications (Report No. FHWA-AZ-19-742). Arizona. Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55494
Kaloush, Kamil E., B. Shane Underwood, Ramadan Salim, and Akshay Gundla. Evaluation of MSCR Testing for Adoption in ADOT Asphalt Binder Specifications. Report no. FHWA-AZ-19-742. Arizona. Department of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55494.
Kaloush, Kamil E., et al. Evaluation of MSCR Testing for Adoption in ADOT Asphalt Binder Specifications. Arizona. Department of Transportation, 2019, Report no. FHWA-AZ-19-742, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55494.
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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Almohammedi, A., & Hale, W. M. (2019). Estimating Camber, Deflection, and Prestress Losses in Precast, Prestressed Bridge Girders (Report No. TRC1606). University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dept. of Civil Engineering. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59113
Almohammedi, Ahmed and W Micah Hale. Estimating Camber, Deflection, and Prestress Losses in Precast, Prestressed Bridge Girders. Report no. TRC1606. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59113.
Almohammedi, Ahmed, and W Micah Hale Estimating Camber, Deflection, and Prestress Losses in Precast, Prestressed Bridge Girders. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dept. of Civil Engineering, 2019, Report no. TRC1606, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59113.
Geotechnical Asset Management (GAM) involves geotechnical features that can affect the performance of a transportation system and includes the design and construction of road embankments to achieve lowest possible life-cycle asset costs. Road embankments constructed on ice-rich permafrost must promote a thermally stable subgrade in order to minimiz
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McGroarty, S., & Billing, M. (2019). Geotechnical Asset Management (GAM) Through Thermal Modeling and Post-Construction Thermal Monitoring of Highway Embankments for the Dalton Highway MP 0-9 Project (Report No. 4000-138). Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research and Technology Transfer. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50936
McGroarty, Steve and Matthew Billing. Geotechnical Asset Management (GAM) Through Thermal Modeling and Post-Construction Thermal Monitoring of Highway Embankments for the Dalton Highway MP 0-9 Project. Report no. 4000-138. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research and Technology Transfer, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50936.
McGroarty, Steve, and Matthew Billing Geotechnical Asset Management (GAM) Through Thermal Modeling and Post-Construction Thermal Monitoring of Highway Embankments for the Dalton Highway MP 0-9 Project. Alaska. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Research and Technology Transfer, 2019, Report no. 4000-138, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50936.
An updated AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specification introduces a new provision for the design of anchors that borrows from the American Concrete Institute Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-14). Unfortunately, the ACI 318-14 adhesive anchor design provisions are very conservative by not taking the compressive confinement eff
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Suksawang, N. (2019). Confinement Effect of Metal Railing Narrow Baseplates on Adhesive Anchor Breakout Resistance. Florida Department of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65593
Suksawang, Nakin. Confinement Effect of Metal Railing Narrow Baseplates on Adhesive Anchor Breakout Resistance. Florida Department of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65593.
Suksawang, Nakin Confinement Effect of Metal Railing Narrow Baseplates on Adhesive Anchor Breakout Resistance. Florida Department of Transportation, 2019, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65593.
The statewide driver traffic safety survey provides baseline metrics for the Safety Division and others to use in understanding perceptions and self-reported behaviors related to focus issues. A core set of questions addresses nationally agreed upon priorities, including seat belts, impaired driving, and speeding. In addition to the core issues, qu
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Vachal, K., Benson, L., & Kubas, A. (2019). North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2019: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies (Report No. 309). Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93040
Vachal, Kimberly, Laurel Benson, and Andrew Kubas. North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2019: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies. Report no. 309. Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93040.
Vachal, Kimberly, et al. North Dakota Statewide Traffic Safety Survey, 2019: Traffic Safety Performance Measures for State and Federal Agencies. Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, 2019, Report no. 309, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93040.
Identification and prioritization of bridge replacement projects is one of the most critical aspects of an effective Bridge Management System. Currently, North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) uses a Priority Replacement Index (PRI) that has developed as an ad-hoc ranking scale that lacks transparency between performance measures and p
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Whelan, M. J., Cavalline, T. L., Alar, A., & Lane, K. (2019). Guidelines for Prioritization of Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Projects (Report No. FHWA/NC/2016-05). North Carolina. Dept. of Transportation. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56548
Whelan, Matthew J, Tara L Cavalline, Aidan Alar, and Kelsey Lane. Guidelines for Prioritization of Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Projects. Report no. FHWA/NC/2016-05. North Carolina. Dept. of Transportation, 2019. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56548.
Whelan, Matthew J, et al. Guidelines for Prioritization of Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Projects. North Carolina. Dept. of Transportation, 2019, Report no. FHWA/NC/2016-05, ROSA P. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56548.
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