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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Transportation-related emissions are a major source of air pollution in many urban areas. Human exposure to this pollution is related to their proximity to major roadways, yet federal and state Environmental Protection Agencies (EPAs) conduct regulatory air quality monitoring at sparsely-distributed, fixed-site stations. While these distributed sta
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The degree of insensitivity to atmospheric turbulence was evaluated for five metrics (A-, B-, E-weighted sound exposure level, Stevens Mark VII Perceived Level, and NASA's Indoor Sonic Boom Annoyance Predictor) that correlate to human annoyance from sonic booms. Eight N-wave shaped sonic booms from NASA's FaINT experiment and five simulated "low-bo
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In recent years, there has been an increased focus on Traffic Incident Management (TIM) andincorporation of the Incident Command System (ICS) to reduce traffic congestion on the nation'sInterstates. In fact, studies show that for every minute a freeway lane is blocked due to an incident,there is a corresponding time of four minutes of travel delay,
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MnDOT has already deployed an extensive infrastructure for Active Traffic Management (ATM) on I-35W and I-94 with plans to expand onother segments of the Twin Cities freeway network. The ATM system includes intelligent lane control signals (ILCS) spaced every half mileover every lane to warn motorists of incidents or hazards on the roadway ahead. T
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The objective of this research is to provide the implementation roadmaps for the recommendations proposed in Phase I to enhancethe capability and robustness of the current waterproofing system in District 10-0 of PennDOT. Built upon the results obtained in thenumerical simulations and experimental characterizations, the research team developed the
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The primary objective of this study was to assess the impact of temporal delays to SCDOT road projects caused by legalchallenges brought by individuals and external entities with environmental-based concerns. Specifically, the focus was toassess the use of the automatic stay provision along with the associated contested case in the Administrative L
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The maintenance of transportation infrastructures has traditionally been funded from federal and state taxes collected by the state from fossil fuel distributors, included into fuel price at the pump and ultimately paid by all internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle road users. Zero emission vehicles (ZEVs), use alternative energy sources complete
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Distal radius fractures (DRF) are a common orthopaedic injury, affecting over 640,000 people per year in the United States, and may account for 2.5% of emergency department visits. The treatment for DRF may be operative or non-operative, but both treatment options require a period of immobilization to allow healing. Pain, stiffness, and weakness ar
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The overall goal of this research was to identify proven successful safety programs used in other states and assess the potential for safety improvement if similar programs were implemented in South Carolina. The research team not only sought out engineering solutions, but also expanded the search to include programs for enforcement, education, lic
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The Wheel-Rail Interaction Fundamentals presentation, delivered by Kevin Oldknow, provides a comprehensive technical overview of the key physical principles governing the interaction between train wheels and railway tracks. Structured across three parts, the presentation explores (1) the anatomy of the wheel/rail interface, contact patch geometry,
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This project planned and developed the course material for CEE 598 RTD, and taught it as a fullsemester course open to graduate students at UIUC in Fall 2014. Students enrolled in the class participated in lecture-discussion sessions, twice a week for 1-1/2 hours, throughout the semester.Students spent additional time outside the lectures coordinat
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This research introduces a novel analytical framework in deriving invariant averaged models for signalized intersections in urban networks, using the capability of the cell transmission model (CTM) to capture the detailed traffic dynamics such as the formation, propagation, and dissipation of congestion arising at network junctions. Generally, the
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To inform policy, exposure-response relationships for aircraft noise-induced sleep disturbance are needed. Due to different nighttime airport operational patterns it has been unknown whether results from individual studies can be applied to other airports. In addition, there may be inter-cultural differences that affect an individual’s sensitivity
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This project is a collaboration between Portland State University (PSU) and the Center for Infrastructure Transportation & Environment (CITE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeking to develop performance measures for assessing the impacts of social media on promoting public transit. Revolutionary changes have occurred in the communication land
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In this study, six full-scale accelerated pavement testing (APT) pavement sections, each 71.7 ft. long and 13 ft. wide, were constructed at the (Louisiana Transportation Research Center's) LTRC’s Pavement Research Facility (PRF) using normal pavement construction procedures. The test sections include three roller compacted concrete (RCC) thicknesse
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A good bond provided by a tack coat can improve performance of asphalt overlays. The objectives of this research were: (1) develop a method for testing the bond between pavement layers; (2) evaluate the bond performance and predict long-term performance of different tack coat strategies; (3) assess the minimum bond to achieve acceptable performance
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Over half of all crashes involve two or more vehicles. While driving simulation provides an effective way to study many crash scenarios in a well-controlled environment, it cannot capture the complex dynamics between two human drivers in the seconds leading up to a multi-car crash or safety-critical event. Examples of multi-driver simulation extend
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Performance analyses of newly constructed linear BMPs in retaining stormwater run-off from 1 in. precipitation in post-construction highway applications and urban areas were conducted using numerical simulations and field observation. A series of simulations were conducted using an idealized catchment on a four-lane highway located on sites with so
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Pedestrian injuries and deaths caused by collisions with motor vehicles are a majorhealth problem in the U.S. [1]. In 2013 alone, 4,735 pedestrians were killed and 66,000were injured in traffic crashes. Both field observations and controlled experiments indicatethat distraction from mobile device use is a significant risk factor for pedestrian inju
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The Global Road Safety Online Curriculum Development project involved the adaptation of in-person classroom materials and development of new materials to be used in an online setting. A short-course format was selected to pilot the course, and four two-hour sessions were created. Zoom video conferencing was used for the virtual classroom platform,
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