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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Over the past two decades, wind induced fatigue cracking of highway signs, luminaires, and traffic signal support structures have been increasingly reported all over the United States. While fatalities associated with these failures have been limited, the nuisance of dealing with a large number of fatigue cracks in the sheer volume of these structu
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The objectives of this project were to 1) identify failure modes and their mechanisms in joint seals in Texas, and to 2) identify what needs to be done to minimize the failures and improve joint seal performance. To achieve these objectives efficiently, a factorial experiment was developed that included pavement age, shoulder and base type and clim
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Most tasks in aviation have a mandated written procedure to be followed specifically under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 14, Section 43.13(a). However, the incidence of Failure to Follow Procedure (FFP) events continues to be a major issue in aviation maintenance. This report details the results of Phase 1 of a two phase effort. In Pha
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In this study, we evaluate the hygroscopicity and droplet kinetics of fresh and aged emissions from new generation gasoline direct injector engines retrofitted with a gasoline particulate filter (GPF). Furthermore, ageing and subsequent secondary aerosol formation is explored in (NH4)2SO4-seeded and non-seeded experiments. We explore the impacts on
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A portable, economic and reliable sensor for the Natural Gas (NG) fuel quality has been developed. Both Wobbe Index (WI) and Methane Indexes (MI) as well as inert gas content (inert%) of the NG fuel can be measured in real time within 5% accuracy. This sensor is targeting to be used in any equipment that involves NG combustion including NG vehicle,
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) constructs portland cement concrete pavements (PCCP) for new highway expansions and/or for replacement of existing highway pavement using slip-form paving operations. Typical concrete pavement construction in Kansas requires reinforcing steel across the joints. Correct placement of reinforcing steel in
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ODOT routinely deploys a large number of continuous span structural slab bridges. Despite being designed to strictly satisfy all the relevant AASHTO and ODOT BDM requirements, many such bridge decks show transverse cracks, with widths greater than those predicted using AASHTO 2012 and ACI 318-14 guidelines, after being in service for less than one
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This report serves as a source of guidelines to assist TDOT in its efforts to regulate access management in transportation projects throughout the State of Tennessee. The focus of this document is on recommended practices for access spacing and access design. A comprehensive review of TRB manuals, NCHRP reports, FHWA guidelines and State manuals il
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The Safety Edge is a relatively low-cost countermeasure that can be applied in both asphalt and concrete paving operations. The Safety Edge has been promoted as a low-cost countermeasure to reduce the frequency and severity of rural roadway departure crashes. However, there is little information about the actual effectiveness of the Safety Edge in
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The Oregon Transportation Needs and Issues Survey was first conducted in 1993 and has been done roughly every two years. The latest survey was completed in Autumn 2016 (State fiscal year (FY) 2017). This report summarizes the results of the FY 2017 survey. For some reoccurring questions, results are also compared to past surveys.
The provision of para-transit services for patients needing dialysis is vital to patient maintenance. The availability of para-transit services varies in North Carolina counties depending on federal, state and local funding. Because these resources are limited, it is important to use available technologies to maximize resource usage. A survey was d
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We evaluated the effectiveness of existing turtle fences through collecting and analyzing turtle mortality data along U.S. Hwy 83, in and around Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska, USA. We also investigated the level of connectivity for turtles provided through the culverts that were originally designed to pass water through a capture-mar
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A series of five experimental projects and three demonstration projects were constructed to better understand the performance of pavement overlays using various levels of asphalt binder replacement (ABR) from reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), recycled asphalt shingles (RAS), and crushed concrete. The ABR varied from 15% to 60% in the experimental s
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Transportation agencies are often blind to freight flows at the “last mile” level of truck movements. New strategies, data sources, and analytics have the potential to provide an empirical understanding of last mile truck movements and their impacts, without relying on commercially sensitive private sector data. This research project identifies bes
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Deicing using geothermal energy can provide TxDOT a better alternative than the existing method of using deicing with sands and/or salts. This research project will address this topic with a primary focus of comprehensive synthesis study. As a part of this synthesis, the available literature on geothermal energy along with success application case
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The abutment of Bridge HAM-74-1466, located on I-74 in Hamilton County, Ohio was instrumented with KM-100 and vibrating wire strain gages and temperature sensors to measure strains and compute stresses in the abutment. These stresses were compared to those computed by finite element models of the abutment created using SAP 2000 v. 19 and ABACUS CAE
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This report addresses the matter of differential and uniform speed limits and their application at the state level. It was prepared in response to a request in the 2017 session of the Louisiana House of Representatives where the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) was asked to “study the safety and operational impacts of d
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Connected vehicles (CV) and automated vehicles (AV) are the subjects of numerous projects around the world. CVs can communicate with a driver, other vehicles, roadside infrastructure, the Internet, or all of the above. These communications can assist with safety, navigation, traffic flow, and more. AVs can communicate like CVs, and have additional
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The Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act and Executive Order 569 mandate greenhouse gas reductions. In addition, in 2014, Massachusetts joined seven other states in a Multi-State Zero-Emission Vehicle Action Plan to increase those vehicles and establish appropriate refueling infrastructure. One strategy to achieving this mandate is implementa
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Significant improvements have been made in base stabilization practice that include design specifications and methodology, experience with the selection of stabilizing additives, and equipment for distribution and uniform blending of additives. For the rehabilitation of existing pavements the stabilization of base material has delivered performance
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