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TRB Executive Committee Member James Crites White House “Transportation Champion of Change” James Crites, executive vice president of operations for the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has been selected by the White House as a Transportation Champion of Change. According to a DFW press release, the U.S Federal Aviation Administration nominated Crites for the recognition for his visionary work and leadership in developing...   TRB Webinar: Nondestructive Testing Technologies for Concrete Bridge Decks (R06A) As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on May 21, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will explore Nondestructive Testing to Identify Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration, a report and toolbox developed by the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Renewal Project R06A. Participants must register in...   TRB Webinar: Performance Specifications for Rapid Renewal (R07) As part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series, TRB will conduct a webinar on June 11, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will explore the project Performance Specifications for Rapid Renewal, which addresses the obstacles of defining fair and meaningful specification requirements when implementing rapid renewal performance specifications ....   TRB Webinar: Managing Small Airports TRB will conduct a webinar on June 12, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. ET that will feature research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) on providing small airport administrators with resources to support effective business and management decisions. Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is no fee ...   Workshop on the Future of Road Vehicle Automation - 2013 TRB is sponsoring the Workshop on the Future of Road Vehicle Automation on July 16-19, 2013, in Palo Alto, California. This four-day event will focus on challenges and opportunities related to the increasing automation of motor vehicles as well as the environments in which they operate. The workshop will build on the 2012 workshop on the...   2013 Barge and Rail Symposium: Moving Freight Between Multimodal Systems* TRB is cosponsoring the 2013 Barge and Rail Symposium: Moving Freight Between Multimodal Systems on August 14-16, 2013, in Louisville, Kentucky. The symposium will explore the movement of freight via the nation's inland waterway and rail systems, those systems' interactions and interdependencies, and options to improve the multimodal efficiency of ...   2013 Transportation Hazards and Security Summit and Peer Exchange TRB is sponsoring the 2013 Transportation Hazards and Security Summit and Peer Exchange on August 19-23, 2013, in Irvine, California. The conference is designed to explore current and future research in transportation security and infrastructure protection. For additional information please contact Stephan Parker or Scott Brotemarkle ...   Transport Research Arena Conference* TRB is cosponsoring the Transport Research Arena Conference on April 14-17, 2014, in Paris, France. The conference will address energy, environment, safety and security, and economic challenges related to the mobility of people and goods. The conference will deal with basic sciences to application-oriented engineering, as well as social,...   International Conference on Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization* TRB is cosponsoring the International Conference on Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization in the Summer of 2014 in Kos Island, Greece. The conference is designed to bring together the scientific community working in the broader field of engineering and applied sciences optimization including problems formulation, computational methods, and ...   Back To Top   A Transportation Guide for All-Hazards Emergency Evacuation TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 740: A Transportation Guide for All-Hazards Emergency Evacuation focuses on the transportation aspects of evacuation, particularly large-scale, multijurisdictional evacuation. The guidance, strategies, and tools in NCHRP Report 740 are based on an all-hazards approach that has...   Final Research Report: A Transportation Guide for All-Hazards Emergency Evacuation TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 196: Final Research Report: A Transportation Guide for All-Hazards Emergency Evacuation documents the development of the NCHRP Report 740 that focuses on the transportation aspects of evacuation--particularly large-scale, multijurisdictional evacuation.   Letter Report on the Long-Term Stewardship of Safety Data from the Second Strategic Highway Research Program: May 2013 On May 3, 2013, TRB’s Committee on the Long-Term Stewardship of Safety Data from the Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) sent its first letter report to Victor Mendez, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration; David Strickland, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and Bud Wright, executive...   Environmental Management System Development Process TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 44: Environmental Management System Development Process provides background on the framework of an environmental management system (EMS), explores similarities and differences of the various approaches to an EMS, explains the EMS development process, and highlights lessons learned by...   Train the Trainer Pilot Courses for Incident Responders and Managers TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Reliability Project L32A has released a prepublication, non-edited version of a final report titled Train the Trainer Pilot Courses for Incident Responders and Managers that describes pilot tests of the national traffic incident management train the trainer course, the course's revised...   Extraction of Layer Properties from Intelligent Compaction Data TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report for NCHRP-IDEA Project 145: Extraction of Layer Properties from Intelligent Compaction Data examines a methodology that was developed to extract layer elastic modulus/stiffness from composite soil stiffness and global...   Development of a Simple Test to Determine the Low Temperature Strength of Asphalt Mixtures and Binders TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report for NCHRP-IDEA Project 151: Development of a Simple Test to Determine the Low Temperature Strength of Asphalt Mixtures and Binders explores low temperature strength tests on asphalt mixture and asphalt binder beam specimens...   Guidelines for the Load and Resistance Factor Design and Rating of Riveted and Bolted Gusset-Plate Connections for Steel Bridges TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 197: Guidelines for the Load and Resistance Factor Design and Rating of Riveted and Bolted Gusset-Plate Connections for Steel Bridges explores the failure modes of steel truss bridge gusset plated connections. The report also includes a review of past literature on the...   Measuring Cement Particle Size and Surface Area by Laser Diffraction TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 382: Measuring Cement Particle Size and Surface Area by Laser Diffraction evaluates the practicality and effectiveness of the laser diffraction method to measure the particle size distribution and total surface area of cement powder.   Back To Top   2011 Fatality Analysis Reporting System and General Estimates System Data Summary Booklet The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a data summary that highlights the 2011 Traffic Safety Facts Annual Report.   Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Safety Program Effectiveness Measurement: Intervention Model Fiscal Year 2009 The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released a report that describes an analytic model to measure the effectiveness of roadside inspections and traffic enforcements of crashes and injuries avoided, as well as lives saved.   MAP-21 Research Quarterly Spring Newsletter The U.S. Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Human Environment has released the latest version of its quarterly online newsletter, which is designed to provide information about the office’s research products and resources.   Review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Implementation of a Risk-Based Approach for Repair Station Oversight on U.S. Air Carriers The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General has released a report that examines its process for assisting air carrier repair station inspectors in identifying areas of concern and evaluating possible risk elements.   Traffic Safety Facts 2011: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Crash Data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and General Estimates System The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a report that contains motor vehicle traffic crash data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and General Estimates System for data year 2011.   Back To Top   Evaluation of the Smart Cushion Innovations 100GM Crash Attenuator The Montana State Department of Transportation has released a report that documents the installation process and site visits for recording the physical condition of bi-directional crash attenuators which have a reverse-tapered design.   Back To Top   Analysis of Railroad Energy Efficiency in the United States The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at the North Dakota State University has released a report that provides information about railroad fuel efficiency for evaluating transportation energy policies.   Analyzing the Effects of Transit Network Change in a Decentralized, Small-to-Mid-Sized U.S. Metropolitan Area on Agency Performance and Riders: A Case Study of Tallahassee, Florida The Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University has released a report that analyzes Tallahassee, Florida’s restructuring of its bus network from a radial system to a grid system.   Feasibility Study for Detection and Quantification of Corrosion in Bridge Barrier Rails The Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University has released a report that evaluates the feasibility of x-ray radiation, ground-penetrating radar, and magnetic flux leakage for detection and quantification of corrosion of embedded reinforcing steel.   Intelligent Traffic Signals: Extending the Range of Self-Organization in the Biham, Middleton and Levine Model The University of Vermont Transportation Research Center has released a report that details the two-dimensional traffic model of Biham, Middleton, and Levine, which is designed to facilitate unimpeded traffic flow.   Pedestrian and Bicyclist Warning Devices and Signs at Highway-Rail and Pathway-Rail Grade Crossing The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois has released a report that discusses safety at rail grade crossings including pedestrian and non-motorized user behavior and attitudes toward safety at such crossings.   Speed Management Toolbox for Rural Communities The Institute for Transportation at Iowa State University has released a guide that summarizes traffic-calming treatments and their effectiveness, with a focus on roadway-based treatments for speed management in rural communities with transition zones.   Structural Performance of Texas U-Beams at Prestress Transfer and Under Shear Critical Loads The Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas-Austin has released a report that evaluates Texas U-Beams including measurements of their concrete curing temperatures in square and skewed end blocks and establishment of the vertical shear capacity of their standard section loads.   Back To Top   External Noise from Milled Centerline Rumble Strips VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Institute, has released a report that describes a series of measurements and calculations for determining expected rumble strip hits and sound levels.   Back To Top   Promoting Parent Involvement in Teen Driving The Governors Highway Safety Association has released a report that examines opportunities for and challenges of parental participation in engaging with their teen drivers.   Snow Removal at Extreme Temperatures Clear Roads has released a report that discusses practices and innovative strategies for removing snow from highways when temperatures are lower than 10°F (-12°C).   Back To Top	Remember you can update your interests at any time to help us deliver only the most relevant information to you each week. 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