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2014 TRB 93rd Annual Meeting: International Participants’ Reception |
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International participants at the TRB 93rd Annual Meeting, January 12-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C., are cordially invited to attend TRB's International Participants Reception on Sunday, January 12, 2014, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Washington Hilton Hotel. The reception will allow attendees to meet delegates from some 70 countries.
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TRB Webinar: Fill Types for Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls with Galvanized Steel: North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Use of NCHRP Report 675 |
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TRB Webinar: Impacts of Wide Base Tires on Pavement Performance |
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TRB will conduct a webinar on September 10, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. ET that will explore a methodology to compare the effect of the new generation wide-base tires and dual tire assembly on flexible pavement damage. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor employees. A certificate ...
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TRB’s SHRP 2 Tuesdays Webinar: Modular Pavement Technology (R05) |
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As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on September 24, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET that will explore the project Modular Pavement Technology, which produced the report Precast Concrete Pavement Technology as well as model specifications for precast concrete pavement.
There is no fee to attend this...
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Transit GIS Conference* |
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TRB is cosponsoring the Transit GIS Conference on October 16-17, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The mission of the biennial conference is to provide a forum for geographic information systems (GIS) in transit professionals and other key industry stakeholders to share innovative GIS solutions, industry best practices, and new technologies. The...
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North American Travel Monitoring Exposition and Conference (NATMEC): Improving Traffic Data Collection, Analysis, and Use 2014 |
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TRB is sponsoring the NATMEC: Improving Traffic Data Collection, Analysis, and Use on June 29-July 2, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. The conference is designed to advance the state of the practice of travel monitoring by providing a mechanism for improving the interaction between system operators, data collection program managers, and the various...
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RFP: Safety IDEA Proposals |
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TRB’s Safety Innovations Deserving Expository Analysis (IDEA) program is seeking proposals that address innovative ways to improve railroad safety or performance. Proposals may be submitted at any time; however, proposals submitted by September 16, 2013, will be considered in the upcoming Safety IDEA review cycle.
The Safety IDEA program...
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RFP: Solicitation for ACRP Legal Research Topics for Fiscal Year 2014 |
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The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is seeking potential legal research topics for the Fiscal Year 2014 ACRP Legal Research Program. The closing date for submitting legal research topics is September 18, 2013. The preferred method for submitting an ACRP legal research topic is by using our online proposal form.
The ACRP is an...
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RFP: Solicitation for ACRP Synthesis Topics for Fiscal Year 2014 |
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The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is seeking potential synthesis topics for the Fiscal Year 2014 ACRP Synthesis Program. The closing date for submitting synthesis topics is September 18, 2013. The preferred method for submitting an ACRP synthesis topic is by the online proposal form.
Syntheses are state-of-the-practice reports...
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Rockfall: Characterization and Control |
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TRB's Rockfall: Characterization and Control addresses rockfall hazard identification and evaluation, investigation process, mitigation options, and maintenance and management programs.
The 600-plus page publication includes a DVD with video clips of rockfall field tests and several historical movies documenting rockfall field activities....
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Marine Transportation and Terminal Operations 2013 |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2330 consists of 14 papers that address motorways of the sea intermodal corridor and multicountry transportation network; liner shipping services; forecasting cruise ship arrivals; criteria for selection of European container terminals; selection of dredging...
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Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, Third Edition |
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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Highway Research Program (TCRP) Report 165: Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual, Third Edition provides guidance on transit capacity and quality of service issues and the factors influencing both.
The manual contains background, statistics, and graphics on the various types of public transportation, and it...
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Effortless Passenger Identification System |
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TRB’s Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report for Transit IDEA Project 70: Effortless Passenger Identification System evaluates the technical, operational, and economic feasibility of using medium-range radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track transit passengers.
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Environmental Assessment of Air and High-Speed Rail Corridors |
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TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 43: Environmental Assessment of Air and High-Speed Rail Corridors explores where additional research can improve the ability to assess the environmental outcomes of these two systems.
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Countermeasures to Address Impaired Driving Offenders |
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TRB’s Transportation Research Circular E-C174: Countermeasures to Address Impaired Driving Offenders provides an overview of the information presented and discussions held during an August 2011 symposium that explored the current state of knowledge about how best to deal with impaired driving offenders.
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SHRP 2 Project Brief: Designing Bridges for Service Life |
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TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has released a project brief that describes a guide designed to provide information and define procedures to systematically design new and existing bridges for service life and durability.
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Long-Term Pavement Performance Committee Letter Report: August 8, 2013 |
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On August 8, 2013, TRB’s Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Committee sent its 32nd letter report to Victor Mendez, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and Frederick G. "Bud" Wright, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The committee's reports are aimed at ...
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Composite Behavior of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Mass |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that investigates the composite behavior of a geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) mass through a series of large-size GRS composite tests.
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The Effective Integration of Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Tools |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that details a concept for an open-source data hub developed to enable the exchange of model information across multiple resolutions for travel demand forecasting.
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Experimental Effective Intensity of Steady and Flashing Light-Emitting Diodes for Aircraft Anti-Collision Lighting |
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has released a report that evaluates the effective intensity of flashing lights for aircraft that incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
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Friction Angles of Open-Graded Aggregates from Large-Scale Direct Shear Testing |
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a tech brief that presents research results on the strength properties of standard open aggregates tested in a large-scale direct shear device.
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Mechanical –Electrical Systems: Instructor’s Manual |
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The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the Centers for Disease Control has released a report that provides an education module in mechanical-electrical systems for undergraduate engineering curricula.
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The Shift to Larger Railcars for the Shipment of Grain |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a report that examines the use of large hopper cars for the shipment of grain and the effect that these cars have shipping costs.
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Analysis of Prospective Systems for Fog Warnings |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates fog-prediction techniques and makes recommendation to improve fog-warning systems along Florida’s highways.
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Automatic Crash Notification Project: Assessing Montana’s Motor Vehicle Crash and Related Injury Data Infrastructure |
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The Montana Department of Transportation has released a report that discusses the context of routing advanced automatic crash notification messages into the emergency response system.
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Effect of the Implementation of the Fluvial Performance Standard on Maintenance of Bridges and Culverts |
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The Oregon State Department of Transportation has released a report that considers the factors that influence the maintenance costs of its bridges and culverts.
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Evaluation of New Binders Using Newly Developed Fracture Energy Test |
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The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that evaluates seven asphalt binders with various additives using the newly developed binder fracture energy test.
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Utilization of Mobile LIDAR to Verify Bridge Clearance Heights on the Western Kentucky Parkway |
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The Kentucky Transportation Center at the University of Kentucky has released a report that explains how mobile light detection and ranging (LIDAR) was used to obtain bridge clearance heights, which can vary and can be difficult to measure due to high traffic volume.
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Achieving System-Level, Transit-Oriented Jobs-Housing Balance: Perspectives of Twin Cities Developers and Business Leaders |
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The Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota has released a report that summarizes strategies for attracting affordable housing choices and living-wage jobs near transit station areas.
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Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement: Identifying Appropriate Levels |
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The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University has released a report that describes mechanisms to minimize the number and seriousness of truck crashes on public roads in four states.
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CTS Catalyst: August 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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Performance of Recycled Asphalt Shingles in Hot Mix Asphalt |
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The Institute for Transportation at the Iowa State University has released a report that details research needs of state departments of transportation and environmental officials to determine the best practices for the use of recycled asphalt shingles in hot-mix asphalt applications.
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Stochastic Dynamic Itinerary Interception Refueling Location Problem with Queue Delay for Electric Taxi Charging Stations |
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The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Irvine has released a report that presents a new model for locating infrastructure for electric taxis.
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Temporal Trends in Indicators of Traffic Safety Culture among Drivers in the United States: 2009 – 2012 |
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The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has released a report that synthesizes results from an annual survey about key indicators of the country’s current traffic safety culture, including social norms, driving behaviors, and attitudes toward crash countermeasures.
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Women on a Roll: Benchmarking Women’s Bicycling in the United State and Five Keys to Get More Women on Wheels |
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The League of American Bicyclists has released a report that discusses the health benefits of bicycling and ways to increase women’s participation in the sport.
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