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2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting and Transportation Research Record: Paper Submissions Due August 1, 2013 |
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TRB is accepting papers for consideration as part of the program for the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C, and for publication in the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR).
The spotlight theme for the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting is Celebrating Our Legacy, Anticipating Our ...
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TRB's SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: Identification of Utility Conflicts and Solutions (R15B) |
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As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on July 30, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will explore the report Identification of Utility Conflicts and Solutions, which provides concepts and procedures that public agencies and utilities can use to identify and resolve utility conflicts, in order to help improve...
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TRB’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: Managing Risk in Rapid Renewal Contracts (R09) |
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As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on August 20, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will explore the report Managing Risk in Rapid Renewal Projects, which provides transportation agencies with tools and guidance for quantifying risks and developing a risk management process that is needed to manage all...
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TRB Webinar: Low-Cost, Sustainable Shallow Slope Stabilization Treatments |
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7th International Visualization in Transportation Symposium: Visualization for Big Data |
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TRB is sponsoring the 7th International Visualization in Transportation Symposium: Visualization for Big Data on October 23-25, 2013, in Irvine, California. The goal of the 2013 Symposium is to advance innovation in visualization for transportation applications through the exchange of information, to create a collaborative environment that...
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Ninth Annual Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Safety Symposium |
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The Ninth Annual Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Safety Symposium will be held July 10-11, 2014, at the Keck Center of the National Academies, 500 5th St. NW, Washington, D.C. Registration details for the symposium will be provided after January 1, 2014.
The symposium is designed to provide updates on SHRP 2 safety projects and to...
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TR News May-June 2013: Railroads and Research: Sharing Track |
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This issue of the TR News highlights the benefits from research investments that anticipate and help meet the industry's needs. Research and demonstration projects on crash energy management; the design of tank cars to reduce the risk of transporting hazardous materials by rail; track support to improve track safety, efficiency, and the...
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Marine Environment, Safety, and Human Factors |
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TRB Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2326 consists of eight papers that explore the transport of toxic inhalation hazard materials, carbon dioxide and sulfur oxides emissions from container shipping, transportation asset sensitivity to extreme weather events and climate change, damage to offshore...
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Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Small Airports |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 90: Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Small Airports explores the cumulative costs of complying with regulatory and other federal requirements at small hub and non-hub airports.
ACRP Web-Only Document 15: Data Supporting the Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Small Airports, ...
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Data Supporting the Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Small Airports, Volume 1: Appendixes to ACRP Report 90 |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Web-Only Document 15: Data Supporting the Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Small Airports, Volume 1: Appendixes to ACRP Report 90 includes summaries of federal actions and published cost data, survey results, and case studies.
ACRP Report 90: Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on...
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Data Supporting the Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Small Airports, Volume 2: Technical Appendixes to ACRP Report 90 |
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ACRP Web-Only Document 15: Data Supporting the Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Small Airports, Volume 2: Technical Appendixes to ACRP Report 90 includes 6 technical appendixes that provide the research methodology; analysis of aviation transportation, environmental, security, and occupational safety and health requirements; and an...
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A Framework for Improving Travel Time Reliability |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Reliability Project L17 has released a has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a report titled A Framework for Improving Travel Time Reliability that describes the results of a project designed to identify and enhance the dissemination of transportation systems management and...
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Legal Aspects for Performance-Based Specifications for Highway Construction and Maintenance Contracts |
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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Legal Research Digest 61: Legal Aspects for Performance-Based Specifications for Highway Construction and Maintenance Contracts explores how performance-based specifications differ from traditional design or method-based specifications and the risk allocation differences between the these ...
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Resources: Crash Modification Factors in Practice |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Safety Administration has released a number of resources on its website about crash modification factors that support safety-related activities in the project development process.
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Developing Criteria for Performance-Based Concrete Specifications |
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The Colorado Department of Transportation has released a report that explains testing of standard mix designs to determine minimum-required performance levels for developing performance-based concrete mix design criteria.
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Energy Analysis of Vehicle-to-Cable Barrier Impacts |
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The New York State Department of Transportation has released a report that explores the development of an accident reconstruction technique for estimating a vehicle’s velocity and energy absorbed during impact with a cable barrier system.
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A Framework for Monitoring the Performance of Travel Demand Management and Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Activities |
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The Washington State Department of Transportation has released a report that presents a framework for supporting performance monitoring of demand management related to vehicle miles traveled reduction activities.
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Implementation of the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Colorado |
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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has released a report that discusses efforts to integrate AASHTO’s Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide into daily pavement design, evaluation, rehabilitation, management, and forensic analysis practices at CDOT.
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Utah Department of Transportation Research Division Newsletter: Summer 2013 |
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The Utah Department of Transportation’s Research Division has released the latest issue of its newsletter, which contains highlights of current division activities as well as other information.
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California Voting and Suburbanization Patterns: Implications for Transit Policy |
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The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that analyzes voting patterns on transit-related ballot propositions in California to determine if suburbanization influences support for public transit investment.
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CTS Catalyst: July 2013 |
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The latest issue of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) Catalyst newsletter is now available. Catalyst provides current information on the latest in transportation-related research and activities from the CTS.
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The Driver Seat: The National Advanced Driving Simulator - June 2013 |
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The National Advanced Driving Simulator at the University of Iowa has released a brief that highlights driving simulator news updates.
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McTrans Newsletter: July 2013 |
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The McTrans Center at the University of Florida has released the latest version of its monthly newsletter.
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Seismic Performance of Quasi-Isolated Highway Bridges in Illinois |
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The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois has released a report that summarizes its process for validating and calibrating the quasi-isolated earthquake warning systems on highway bridges.
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Strength and Serviceability Design of Reinforced Concrete Inverted-T Beams |
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The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin has released a report that evaluates diagonal cracking in reinforced concrete inverted-T straddle bent caps by examining variables such as quantity of web reinforcement and number of point loads.
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Texas Transportation Researcher: Vol. 49, No.2, 2013 |
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The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) at Texas A&M University has released the latest version of its periodic magazine that highlights TTI's research, professional, and service activities.
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Driver Sleepiness: What is Written in the Regulations? |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that investigates driver fatigue in order to consider whether fatigued drivers who cause an accident should be punished. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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Future Availability and Assessment of Alternative Surfacing Binders |
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Austroads has released a report that discusses whether commercially-available alternative binders and bitumen extended binders could be used as a suitable replacement or extender for bitumen. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Improvement of Visual Road Condition Data |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that investigates the effectiveness of the current road condition rating system in improving the accuracy and confidence of data collected.
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Performance Indicator Analysis and Applying Levels of Service |
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The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that explains how performance reporting assists in funding decision processes when trend monitoring, benchmarking, and relative comparisons with similar networks are used.
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Pilot Experience and Performance in an Airline Environment |
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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a report that explores cadet and experienced pilots’ performance as a function of both flight hour experience and entry pathway.
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Polymer Modified Binder Sprayed Seals Trials: Construction Report |
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Austroads has released a report that describes the planning and construction of field trials for measuring the relative performance of polymer modified binders used in strain alleviating membranes in sprayed bituminous sealing. This report is available for no fee after logging on to the site.
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Steel Slag in Asphalt Concrete: Test Sections 2005-2012 |
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VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that discusses the stability, stiffness, and durability of steel slag in asphalt concrete. This report is written in Swedish and contains a summary in English.
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