Lundi, 15 Mars, 2021 - 18:45
This report presents an analysis of the potential macroeconomic impacts resulting from the adoption of higher level automated driving systems (ADS) of the long-haul trucking industry in the United States. The analysis uses USAGE-Hwy, a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the U.S. economy that includes detail on transportation related industries...
Lundi, 8 Mars, 2021 - 16:00
Digital terrain models (DTMs) are three-dimensional (3D) models of the ground surface showing natural features such as ridges and breaklines. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Synthesis 560: Practices for Construction-Ready Digital Terrain Models documents processes and strategies used by state departments of transportation (DOTs...
Lundi, 8 Mars, 2021 - 16:00
The objective of this study was to perform rigorous safety effectiveness evaluations of adaptive signal control technologies (ASCTs) used on urban corridors. To accomplish the goal of this study, the research team compiled safety data from Florida, Texas, and Virginia. Results from Florida and Texas did not offer statistical evidence of a change in safety...
Lundi, 8 Mars, 2021 - 15:45
In 2015, the Road Ecology Center at UC Davis developed a web-based method to collect all incident data that appear on the CHP real-time incident-reporting website (https://cad.chp.ca.gov/). These data are assembled into a database called CHIPS, the California Highway Incident Processing System. Previous analyses suggest that these data are more spatially...
Lundi, 8 Mars, 2021 - 15:45
The overall objective of this project was to create a set of guidelines that can be used to inform the development of risky driving countermeasures that are evidence-based, guided by theory, and lead to sustained behavioral change. Several tasks were completed to achieve this objective including: developing a behavior change inventory; identifying candidate...
Lundi, 8 Mars, 2021 - 15:30
The remaining service interval (RSI) is a pavement lifecycle–management framework intended to help highway agencies make sound long-term investment decisions. The RSI approach uses one or multiple performance measures as the basis for setting and achieving highway performance goals. The approach can also be used for pavement lifecycle planning (LCP). This...
Lundi, 8 Mars, 2021 - 15:30
Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) could help create trust and consensus in areas of the transport sector where they are needed for efficient solutions but currently often lacking. Such challenges concern for instance clearing transactions amongst multiple parties with divergent interests, authenticating provenance, managing assets, and...
Lundi, 1 Mars, 2021 - 16:15
Incorporating cracking tests and criteria in binder acceptance, mix design, and construction quality control (QC and quality assurance (QA) offer a way to improve pavement performance. The objective of this research is to identify and, if necessary, refine binder and mixture tests capable of addressing asphalt cracking in Minnesota asphalt pavements. The tests/...
Lundi, 1 Mars, 2021 - 15:45
Interstate widening projects are commonplace in Kentucky, and safety is of primary concern within the project work zone. Past experience with long work zones revealed two critical safety issues: driver confusion due to unclear pavement markings and a lack of continuous work zone signage for motorists indicating they are still within a work zone. This concern is...
Lundi, 1 Mars, 2021 - 15:45
This report presents a wave method to be used for the structural identification and damage detection of structural components in bridges, e.g., bridge piers. This method has proven to be promising when applied to real structures and large amplitude responses in buildings (e.g., mid-rise and high-rise buildings). This study is the first application of the method...
Mardi, 16 Février, 2021 - 20:30
This report summarizes the results of a one-year project aimed at exploiting vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication to enhance the effectiveness of real-time adaptive traffic signal control systems. As originally formulated, the project’s goal was to explore the potential of using the sensing capabilities of connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) to...
Mardi, 16 Février, 2021 - 20:30
While seal coating has been widely used as a cost-effective strategy in asphalt pavement preservation by MnDOT and local agencies with great success, some cities and counties in Minnesota have reported their concerns about the premature stripping of street pavements that have been seal coated. The objective of this study was to diagnosis whether seal coating...
