|
|
Upcoming Electronic Events (Webinars) about Design
 TRB Webinar: Guidelines on the Use of Auxiliary Through Lanes at Signalized IntersectionsJuly 11, 2012 TRB will conduct a webinar on July 11, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET that will explore National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 707: Guidelines on the Use of Auxiliary Through Lanes at Signalized Intersections . Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH... |
Recorded Electronic Sessions about Design
TRB Webinar: Managing Gravel Road MaintenanceApril 10, 2012 TRB conducted a webinar on April 10, 2012, that explored techniques for maintaining and managing granular surfaced roads. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to request a recording of the webinar. Webinar presenters will share techniques for maintaining and managing granular surfaced roa...
|
Webinar: Part 2 – Everyday Solutions: Application of SHRP 2-developed Tools in Case StudiesFebruary 16, 2012 TRB is co-sponsoring a web briefing or "webinar" on February 16, 2012, from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. EST that will explore a project conducted by TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) that focuses on accelerated bridge construction (ABC). Part 1 of this webinar series took place in January 2012. There is no fee to register for the webinar, and one professional development hour wil...
|
Webinar: Everyday Solutions: ABC Standard Designs from SHRP 2January 17, 2012 TRB is co-sponsoring a web briefing or "webinar" on January 17, 2012, from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. EST that will explore a project conducted by TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) that focuses on accelerated bridge construction (ABC). There is no fee to register for the webinar, and one professional development hour will be provided. Please direct questions about this webinar t...
|
TRB Webinar: The Optimization of Tack Coat for Hot-Mix Asphalt PlacementJanuary 12, 2012 TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" on January 12, 2012, from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. EST that will explore the findings of a forthcoming TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) report about the optimization of tack coat for hot-mix asphalt placement. The report will be published in the first quarter of 2012. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to request a recording...
|
TRB Webinar: Guidelines for Ramp and Interchange SpacingDecember 14, 2011 TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" on December 14, 2011 that addressed the findings of TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 687: Guidelines for Ramp and Interchange Spacing . Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to request a recording of the webinar. This webinar will explore design, operations, safety, and signing considerations that influence ramp and ...
|
|
 TRB Webinar: Special Mixture Design Considerations and Methods for Warm-Mix AsphaltSeptember 12, 2011 TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" on September 12, 2011, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT that explored procedures for designing dense-graded, asphalt concrete mixtures that will be produced using currently available warm-mix asphalt (WMA) processes. WMA refers to asphalt concrete mixtures that are produced at temperatures approximately 50°F (28°C) or more cooler than typically used in th...
|
 TRB Webinar: Principles and Practices of Quieter PavementsAugust 24, 2011 On August 24, 2011, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored principles and practices of designing and constructing quieter pavements. Designing and constructing quieter pavements can be accomplished using the same materials and techniques commonly used today. However, there remain knowledge gaps in how to do so effectively, and without compromising other importa...
|
|
TRB Webinar: Moisture Impacts on Pavement PerformanceJune 29, 2011 On June 29, 2011, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored the impacts of moisture on in-service pavements including the sources of moisture intrusion and potential effects on pavement performance. For more details, view a summary of the webinar. A webinar recording is not available for this webinar.
|
|
|
TRB Webinar: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide—Second EditionMarch 9, 2011 On March 9, 2011, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored the findings of NCHRP Report 672: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide—Second Edition . For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to receive this recording. Othe...
|
TRB Webinar: Improved Practices for Dowel Bars in Concrete PavementFebruary 16, 2011 On February 16, 2011, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored improved practices for design, construction, and preservation of concrete pavements using dowel bars. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to re...
|
|
TRB Webinar: Long-Life Concrete Pavements: Design and Construction Concepts, and State ExperiencesDecember 8, 2010 On December 8, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored ways to design and construct long-life concrete pavements (LLCP), state experiences implementing LLCPs, and incremental costs of LLCPs. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for...
|
TRB Webinar: Safety and Operation of Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (HAWKs)December 2, 2010 On December 2, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored the origin, installation, and operational experience of the Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon or HAWK. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB spon...
|
|
TRB Webinar: Pavement Backcalculation BasicsNovember 17, 2010 On November 17, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the basics of collecting data, analyzing backcalculation, building the pavement model, and evaluating the results. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TR...
|
TRB Webinar: America’s Climate Choices: Adaptation Issues and Transportation AgenciesNovember 3, 2010 On November 3, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the impacts of climate change and methods that can be used by transportation agencies to adapt to a changing environment. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of T...
|
TRB Webinar: A Simple Procedure for Selecting Mixing and Compaction TemperaturesNovember 2, 2010 On November 2, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored enhanced test methods for determining the laboratory mixing and compaction temperatures of unmodified and modified asphalt binders, as addressed in TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 648: Mixing and Compaction Temperatures of Asphalt Binders in Hot-Mix Asphalt . For more detai...
|
TRB Webinar: Development of a Precast Bent Cap System for Seismic RegionsOctober 21, 2010 On October 21, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored ways to develop and validate precast concrete bent cap systems for use throughout the nation’s seismic regions. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB s...
|
TRB Webinar: Applications of Advanced Models to Characterize Asphalt PavementsOctober 7, 2010 On October 7, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the applications of advanced models to characterize, evaluate, and design asphalt pavements. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to receive t...
|
TRB Webinar: Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety 101 - A Primer on Grade Crossing SafetySeptember 16, 2010 On September 16, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored ways for municipal, county, and regional planners to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to...
|
TRB Webinar: Asphalt Emulsions Part 2: Surface Treatments and Recycling August 10, 2010 On August 10, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored main applications of asphalt emulsions and grades that can be used for each application. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to receive this r...
|
TRB Webinar: Web Tool to Assess Economic Impacts of Transportation Projects—T-PICSMay 25, 2010 TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) will conduct a web briefing or “webinar” on May 25, 2010, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT that will explore and demonstrate the Transportation Project Impact Case Studies (T-PICS) web tool. T-PICS is designed to help organizations such as state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, and economic development ag...
|
|
|
TRB Webinar: Knowledge Is Power: How TRB's Databases Improve Access to Transportation ResearchApril 19, 2010 On Monday, April 19, 2010, TRB conducted a web briefing or "webinar" that explored practical tips for using the Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS), Research in Progress (RiP), and Research Needs Statements (RNS) databases. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Watch a recording of the webinar. You will need Windows Media Player 9 or highe...
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation for Communities-Advancing Projects through Partnerships (TCAPP): Pilot Test and WebinarFebruary 11, 2010 TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Capacity project C01: A Framework for Collaborative Decision Making on Additions to Highway Capacity has released the beta version of a web-based resource to help transportation and resource agencies work in collaboration to develop and deliver “right-sized” highway projects quicker. A demonstration of the TCAPP website will be incl...
|
TRB Webinar: Rheology of Asphalt Binders and Implications for PerformanceNovember 10, 2009 On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored models that can be used to characterize the rheological behavior of asphalt binders to improve performance. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employ...
|
TRB Webinar: Asphalt Emulsions: Chemistry, Manufacturing, and ApplicationsOctober 13, 2009 On October 13, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored the ability of asphalt emulsion technology to provide a low-temperature, low-energy, and volatile organic compound-free solution for constructing, maintaining, and rehabilitating pavement. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the ...
|
TRB Webinar: Introduction to the Capabilities of CANDE August 5, 2009 On August 5, 2009, TRB conducted a web briefing or "Webinar" that explored updates to the Culvert Analysis and DEsign (CANDE) software. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to receive this recording. Others must ...
|
TRB Webinar: Design and Production of High-Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement MixesMay 7, 2009 On May 7, 2009, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that explored research and best practices for the processing, design, and production of high-reclaimed asphalt pavement mixes. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB sponsors to receiv...
|
 2009 TRB 88th Annual Meeting: Conference RecordingJanuary 11, 2009 View and listen to selected presentations given at the 88th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on January 11-15, 2009, as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no fee for...
|
TRB Webinar: Human Factors Guidelines (HFG) for Road SystemsDecember 8, 2008 On December 8, 2008, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that explored the purpose, content, and applications of the Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems. The webinar is based on National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 600A, Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems, Collection A , which is designed to help nonexperts in human factors to consider more effectively the roa...
|
TRB Webinar: Installation and Design Considerations for Culvert RehabilitationJune 20, 2008 On June 20, 2008, TRB conducted a web-seminar or “webinar” that explored culvert design information and best practice installation processes for transportation engineers and maintenance personnel. For more details, view a summary of this webinar. Email Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu to receive a link to the recording of this session. There is no fee for employees of TRB spon...
|
 2008 TRB 87th Annual Meeting: Conference RecordingsJanuary 13, 2008 View and listen to selected presentations given at the TRB 87th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. , on January 13-17, 2008 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum ...
|
 2007 TRB 86th Annual Meeting: Conference RecordingJanuary 21, 2007 View and listen to selected presentations given at the 86th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on January 21-25, 2007, as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no fe...
|
2006 TRB 85th Annual Meeting Summary of Major Issues: Conference RecordingMarch 15, 2006 View and listen to selected presentations given at the TRB 2006 Annual Meeting Summary of Major Issues in Albany , NY , on March 15, 2006 prepared by the New York State Department of Transportation , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to atten...
|
 2006 TRB 85th Annual Meeting: Conference RecordingJanuary 22, 2006 View and listen to selected presentations given at the 85th Annual Meeting in Washington , D.C. , on January 22-26, 2006 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an archived recording, email Reggie Gillum . There is no...
|
2005 6th International Bridge Engineering Conference: Conference RecordingJuly 17, 2005 2005 6th International Bridge Engineering Conference : Conference Recording View and listen to selected presentations given at the 6th International Bridge Engineering Conference in Boston , MA , on July 17-20, 2005 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those w...
|
2005 Joint Summer Conference: Conference RecordingJuly 10, 2005 2005 Joint Summer Conference : Conference Recording View and listen to selected presentations given at the Joint Summer Conference in Boston , MA , on July 10-12, 2005 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences and meetings to those who were not able to attend. To request an...
|
2005 3rd International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design: Conference RecordingJune 29, 2005 2005 3rd International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design : Conference Recording View and listen to selected presentations given at the 3rd International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design in Chicago , IL , on June 29 - July 2, 2005 , as part of the TRB’s Conference Recording series. The TRB Conference Recording series is designed to bring information presented at TRB conferences ... |
|
|