Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - 18:45
Precast/prestressed double tee bridge girders are widely used for accelerated bridge construction on local roads in South Dakota. A common issue among existing double tee bridges in South Dakota is the rapid deterioration of longitudinal joints (shear keyways) between adjacent girders. Deteriorated joints allow moisture and deicing chemicals to reach the deck...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 - 19:00
This study evaluated the application of edge line rumble stripes (ELRSs) on rural, two-lane horizontal curves. This strategy was intended to reduce the frequency of run-off-road (ROR) crashes and nighttime crashes by alerting drivers that they are about to leave the traveled lane and by enhancing visibility of the edge line during nighttime and wet-weather...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 - 19:00
This report documents the results of IDEA project 179, Development of a Portable Stress Measurement Instrument. An ultrasonic stress measurement (USM) instrument has been developed that provides bridge engineers with quantitative measurements of the in-situ stresses in bridge members. The instrument is very unique because there are no other practical total...
Monday, October 30, 2017 - 19:00
To address the need for a rational but fast method to determine costs and a proposed permit fee, the research team developed the Stage 1 Expedient Analysis Method. The method was used to evaluate potential oversize/overweight (OS/OW) freight corridors that will serve Texas coastal port regions and border POEs during Stage 1 of this project. Using the method...
Friday, October 27, 2017 - 20:15
Bridge decks are commonly rehabilitated using overlays depending on the cause of deck deterioration, available budget, and desired service life of the rehabilitated structure. One emerging solution for bridge deck rehabilitation is thin, bonded ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) overlays. As an overlay material, UHPC can provide both structural...
Friday, October 27, 2017 - 20:00
A comprehensive laboratory testing program was conducted in this research project to examine the blending between reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP)/recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) and virgin asphalt binders and to evaluate the factors that may affect fatigue and low-temperature cracking as well as moisture-induced damage in asphalt mixtures prepared using these...
Friday, October 27, 2017 - 20:00
This Transportation Research Synthesis (TRS) summarizes non-chloride based deicers available on the market at this time, including acetate, formate, glycol, and succinate based deicing products. This report explores their feasibility for use as alternatives to chloride based deicers, and identifies next steps to determine if a non-chloride based deicer is a...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 19:00
A number of Connected and/or Automated Vehicle (CAV) applications have recently been designed to improve the performance of our transportation system. Safety, mobility and environmental sustainability are three cornerstone performance metrics when evaluating the benefits of CAV applications. These metrics can be quantified by various measures of effectiveness (...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 17:45
This guideline document is prepared to guide pavement maintenance personnel in the selection, installation, and evaluation of materials for hot-poured crack sealant treatments for flexible pavements. The information provided in this guideline is based on the field performance of 17 conventional sealants installed at five different sites in North America as part...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 17:30
This primer from the US Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) discusses the rationale for and key elements of successful transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) program planning. It is designed as a practical resource to help State departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and local or regional operations organizations...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 16:00
This user guide provides simple, cost‐effective methods for stabilizing locally maintained slopes along roadways in Minnesota. Eight slope stabilization techniques are presented that local government engineers can undertake using locally available materials and equipment. These methods are the result of a research effort that analyzed recent slope failures in...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 15:45
Snow and ice management is the single largest expenditure in the maintenance budget for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) with an annual cost including labor, equipment, and materials reaching approximately $86 million (ODOT, 2013). One method to increase the efficiency of operations is the implementation of a Global Positioning System (GPS) and...
