ACRP Design Competition

Resources

The following documents are provided as resources for students participating in the ACRP Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. The list is not intended as an exhaustive list, but should provide a starting point for your research:

1. Video Tutorials
   • Completing a Safety Risk Assessment by Wes Timmons
   • Guidance for Preparing Benefit/Cost Analyses by Dave Byers
   • Designing a Winning Proposal by Virginia Space Grant Consortium
     • Power Point Presentation
2. Literature Review
   • Learn how to search ACRP Publications for Key Terms before you begin your Literature Review here.
   • Visit the TRB website to learn about the latest studies on topics of interest to the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP).
3. Documents/Reports:
   • Technical Design Challenge Links
   • Airport Operation and Maintenance
   • Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/ Runway Excursions
   • Airport Environmental Interactions
   • Airport Management and Planning
   • FAA Safety Management System Manual
   • ACRP Report 131 - A Guidebook for Safety Risk Management for Airports
   • ACRP Report 50 - Improved Models for Risk Assesment of Runway Safety Areas
   • ACRP Report 39 - Recommended Guidelines for the Collection of Geospatially Referenced Data for Airfield Pavement Management
   • ACRP Research Results Digest 9 - Alternative Aircraft and Pavement Deicers and Anti-Icing Formulations with improved Environmental Characteristics
   • ACRP Impact on Practice - Airports and Aging Travelers
   • ACRP Synthesis 51 - Impacts of Aging Travelers on Airports
4. Other Resources:
   • Expert Advisors
   • Tips for Proposers
   • Style Sheet for References/Citations