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Geotechnology Research at TRB
The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to geotechnology. In addition, it includes links to selected geotechnology research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s geotechnology-related research products. |
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TRB Geotechnology-Related Programs and Activities
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Massive group photo kicks off the TRBAM 2020January 15, 2020 TRB gathered a group photo at the Annual Meeting to celebrate attendees and a record year of attendance at 13,900+. The result was a magnificent display of many of the world's best and brightest thinkers in the world of transportation, also showing what a multimodal group the annual meeting brings together of people from all over the world. For the full-size photo that allows you to scroll clos... |
 New TRB video: Your future in transportationJanuary 12, 2020 TRB released a new video, Your future in transportation , at the TRB Annual Meeting. As the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine turns 100 on November 11, 2020, we are focused on the role of research and taking the lessons learned into the future of transportation. Along with the video, we released a companion book, The Transportation... |
Featured Centennial Paper - Challenges and the Road Ahead for Intermodal Freight TerminalsJanuary 12, 2020 Intermodal terminal design and operations are now facing different kinds of challenges, with escalating volumes, rising customer expectations, and increased community concerns over emissions and traffic congestion. The Standing Committee on Intermodal Freight Terminal Design and Operations (AT050) has evolved by both broadening the scope of the intermodal terminal issues it addresses and foster... |
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University of Texas: Measuring soil swellingJanuary 10, 2020 An approach for measuring the swelling of expansive soils is developed in Swelling Characterization of Natural and Chemically Stabilized Clays using Centrifuge Technology , a report from the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at Austin. Expansive soils, common throughout Texas, may cause severe damage to pavements and other lightweight structures. |
 Wisconsin’s Oversize–Overweight truck route evaluation and efficiencyJanuary 9, 2020 The Wisconsin DOT issues both single- and multi-trip permits for Oversize–Overweight (OSOW) vehicles. As the number of OSOW vehicle permits issued in Wisconsin have increased in recent years, the management and analysis of OSOW permit data has become more labor-intensive and time-consuming. This "Research Pays Off" feature in TR News edition 324 (November-December 2019), by Hani Titi, Nic... |
Problem statements for the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program due February 21, 2020January 8, 2020 Problem statements are now being accepted for the FY 2021 Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program (BTSCRP) identify potential research needs and form the basis for selection of the annual BTSCRP research program. Problem statements should be no longer than three pages, and should be sent in a Microsoft Word attachment to BTSCRP@NAS.EDU . Problem statements are due by February 21,... |
 US FHWA: Assessing bridge hazardsJanuary 8, 2020 The engineering post-hazard assessment of bridges is detailed in Post-Hazard Engineering Assessment of Highway Structures using Remote Sensing Technologies , a report from the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. This report focuses on geo- and hydraulic hazards, and its goal is to collect engineering data related to the behavior and damage to bridges. |
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Cooperative Research Programs
TRB's Cooperative Research Programs Division manages several cooperative research programs that frequently produces reports that have relevence to issues outside of the program's core focus areas.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2)
Congress established the SHRP 2 in 2006 to find strategic solutions to three national transportation challenges: improving highway safety, reducing congestion, and improving methods for renewing roads and bridges. Research was focused in four areas, which are described below. The program carried out 145 research projects and produced 130 products as well as 132 research reports. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research. |
Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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