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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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 TRB Webinar: The Renewal of Stormwater Systems Using Trenchless TechnologiesFebruary 21, 2019 TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features research from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)’s Synthesis Report 519 : The Renewal of Stormwater Systems Using Trenchless Technologies. This webinar will discuss how to replace aging stormwater facilities using open-cut or trenchless methods. The presenter will also illustra... |
Geospatial Data Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction Midyear MeetingFebruary 14, 2019 TRB is sponsoring the Geospatial Acquisition Technologies in Design and Construction (AFB80) summer committee meeting on July 21-24, in Daytona, Florida. Topics include photogrammetric technology, geospatial mapping with autonomous vehicles, new methods in survey techniques and computations, and discussions of emerging technologies. Contact Nancy Whiting at NWhiting@nas.edu for more information. |
 Manual on Subsurface InvestigationsFebruary 6, 2019 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 258: Manual on Subsurface Investigations provides an update to the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 1988 manual of the same name. This report reflects the changes in the approaches and methods used for geotechnical site characterization that the geotechnical community has develop... |
 Future TRB Annual Meeting Dates: Mark Your CalendarJanuary 24, 2019 Mark your calendar for future TRB Annual Meetings. Full information of meeting dates through 2029 are now available. Please note that the dates for the 2021 TRB Annual Meeting are later than usual to avoid conflict with the setup for the presidential inauguration. Upcoming dates include: January 12–16, 2020 January 31–February 4, 2021 January 9–13, 2022 The TRB Annual Meeting takes place at the... |
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2nd International Intelligent Construction Technologies Group Conference (IICTG 2019)*January 17, 2019 TRB is cosponsoring the 2nd International Intelligent Construction Technologies Group Conference (IICTG 2019) on April 23-25, 2019 in Beijing, China. This conference provides a forum for the dissemination of knowledge concerning the collection, analysis, and application of information relating to intelligent construction technologies (ICT). ICT consists of real time quality monitoring and proce... |
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 Critical Issues in Transportation 2019January 7, 2019 TRB has released Critical Issues in Transportation 2019 . In this report, which is updated periodically by the TRB Executive Committee, a series of challenging questions are posed to explore issues and opportunities that may arise 10 to 20 years into the future. These questions, 63 in all, have been organized into 12 topic areas and provide a way to frame future areas of research, policy analys... |
2019 TRB Annual Meeting: Annual Meeting Online Now AvailableJanuary 7, 2019 Visit the TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) to locate papers, presentation slides, and posters from the 2017, 2018, and 2019 TRB Annual Meetings. This portal allows users to find all available papers and visual aids by session, presentation or paper number, author, subject area, and more. TRB is not providing the Compendium of Papers in advance of the meeting. Please use this online resource... |
 Geotechnical Asset Management for Transportation Agencies, Volume 2: Implementation ManualJanuary 4, 2019 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a prepublication, non-edited version of Research Report 903: Geotechnical Asset Management for Transportation Agencies, Volume 2: Implementation Manual (the "GAM Implementation Manual"). Volume 2 provides guidance for maintaining geotechnical assets including walls, slopes, embankments, and subgrades. This report includes ... |
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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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