 Construction and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements Under TrafficAugust 31, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 530: Construction and Rehabilitation of Concrete Pavements Under Traffic identifies practices from projects representing a wide range of conditions and techniques. The current state of the practice in constructing or rehabilitating concrete pavements under traffic relies primarily on a few high-profile and well-documented pro...
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 Resilience in Transportation Planning, Engineering, Management, Policy, and AdministrationJune 11, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released a pre-publication, non-edited version of Synthesis 527: Resilience in Transportation Planning, Engineering, Management, Policy, and Administration. The report documents resilience efforts and how they are organized, understood, and implemented within transportation agencies’ core functions and services. Core functions and ...
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 Inertial Profiler Certification for Evaluation of International Roughness IndexJuly 27, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 526: Inertial Profiler Certification for Evaluation of International Roughness Index determines the state of practice of certification of inertial profilers at the national and international levels. Inertial profilers are used to collect the repeatable and reproducible road profiles analyzed to calculate a smoothness or ride ...
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 Practices in One-Lane Traffic Control on a Two-Lane Rural HighwayJune 26, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 525: Practices in One-Lane Traffic Control on a Two-Lane Rural Highway identifies innovative practices and devices for establishing one-lane traffic control on rural two-lane highways. Temporary traffic control, also known as maintenance of traffic, is critical to minimizing congestion and maintaining mobility during planned ...
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 Aggregate Quality Requirements for PavementsJuly 23, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 524: Aggregate Quality Requirements for Pavements Aggregate Quality Requirements for Pavements documents transportation agency requirements for the quality of aggregates for various pavement types. Constructing and maintaining pavements requires an abundant and dependable supply of quality aggregates. Aggregate comes from a w...
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 Integration of Roadway Safety Data from State and Local Sources August 29, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 523: Integration of Roadway Safety Data from State and Local Sources documents the ways in which transportation agencies are collaborating with local agencies to integrate and maintain data. This information can help inform how transportation agencies approach the challenge of facilitating access to and integrating data from ...
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 Investment Prioritization Methods for Low-Volume RoadsMay 21, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 521: Investment Prioritization Methods for Low-Volume Roads documents current practices used by transportation agencies to make investment decisions about low-volume roads. Current transportation asset management practices for low-volume roads typically use asset condition, traffic, and safety metrics to prioritize investment...
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 Integrated Transportation and Land Use ModelsJuly 17, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 520: Integrated Transportation and Land Use Models presents information on how select agencies are using sketch planning models and advanced behavioral models to support decision making. The synthesis describes the performance of these models and the basic principles of land use/transport integration.
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 The Renewal of Stormwater Systems Using Trenchless TechnologiesJune 14, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 519: The Renewal of Stormwater Systems Using Trenchless Technologies summarizes technologies used for the renewal of stormwater systems, including new, emerging, and underutilized trenchless methods, and identifies future research needs. Both trenchless replacement and trenchless renewal methods can reduce negative impacts as...
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 Staffing for Alternative Contracting MethodsAugust 1, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 518: Staffing for Alternative Contracting Methods documents current practices in state departments of transportation (DOTs) staffing and organizational structure for alternative contracting methods (ACMs). ACMs include design–build, construction manager/general contractor, public–private partnerships, and other innovative con...
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 Corrosion Prevention for Extending the Service Life of Steel BridgesJuly 15, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 517: Corrosion Prevention for Extending the Service Life of Steel Bridges documents and describes the current practice for corrosion prevention of steel bridges. This report provides information on choosing materials and coatings to prevent corrosion, and documents ways to develop an effective maintenance plan for newly const...
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 Tack Coat Specifications, Materials, and Construction PracticesMay 14, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 516: Tack Coat Specifications, Materials, and Construction Practices provides state agencies across the United States with guidance as they reevaluate their tack coat specifications, the materials they use, and the practices by which the tack coats are placed. Pavement thickness design assumes that pavement works together as ...
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 Practices for Preventing Roadway DeparturesJune 12, 2018 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 515: Practices for Preventing Roadway Departures identifies and summarizes practices being used by state departments of transportation (DOTs) to prevent roadway departure crashes and to identify the data-driven advantages and disadvantages of these practices. More than half of all traffic fatalities result from roadway depart...
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 Statewide and Megaregional Travel Forecasting Models: Freight and PassengerOctober 16, 2017 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 514: Statewide and Megaregional Travel Forecasting Models: Freight and Passenger documents current practices and emerging trends with travel forecasting models. The report explores the motivation for and capabilities of statewide and megaregion models, options for extending them and challenges states face doing so, ...
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 Evolving Debt Finance Practices for Surface TransportationJune 30, 2017 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 513: Evolving Debt Finance Practices for Surface Transportation explores a variety of debt mechanisms and tools to finance transportation infrastructure investment. The amount of debt and frequency of issuance vary substantially across states. In most states, provisions included in constitutions or statutes (or combinations o...
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 Use of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in Highway InfrastructureSeptember 13, 2017 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 512: Use of Fiber-Reinforced Polymers in Highway Infrastructure documents the current state of the practice in the use of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) in highway infrastructure. The synthesis identifies FRP applications, current research, barriers to more widespread use, and research needs. The objectives of the study are...
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 Relationship Between Chemical Makeup of Binders and Engineering PerformanceAugust 4, 2017 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 511: Relationship Between Chemical Makeup of Binders and Engineering Performance documents the current practices of departments of transportation (DOTs) in the selection of the chemical composition of a binder used in pavement applications. The study provides information about the selection of binders and postproduction addit...
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 Resource Allocation of Available Funding to Programs of WorkMay 15, 2017 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 510: Resource Allocation of Available Funding to Programs of Work explores the decision-making process in state departments of transportation (DOTs) and how they determine resource allocation among different programs. The report documents current processes, techniques, tools, and data used to evaluate and select funding alloc...
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 Highway Worker SafetyApril 21, 2017 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 509: Highway Worker Safety identifies how state departments of transportation (DOTs) implement policies using highway worker safety and health data to reduce injuries and manage risk. The report is a synthesis of current proactive safety practices that will be useful when developing or updating policies, programs, or tools to... |