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Design 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 design. In addition, it includes links to selected design 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 design-related research products. |
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TRB Design-Related Programs and Activities
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 Building Information Modeling for Bridges and Structures: From Design to Construction WorkshopDecember 23, 2022 Building information modeling (BIM) has been used in the vertical construction industry since the 1970s. In the last decade, the worldwide transportation industry has been pushing for the implementation of BIM for bridges and infrastructures. This process revolutionizes the way projects are delivered and, to be successful, it requires the cooperation of all parties involved in the realization o... |
 Airfield Design for Large Unmanned Aircraft Systems—A GuideDecember 22, 2022 Developments in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology and the seemingly endless applications of this technology offer society a broad spectrum of enhancements and solutions to many problems. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 238: Airfield Design for Large Unmanned Aircraft Systems—A Guide provides a fundamental understanding of large UAS (L-UAS) and t... |
 Development of a Small Aircraft Runway Length Analysis ToolSeptember 16, 2022 An important operational characteristic of an airport is the length of its longest runway. The longest runway determines the types of aircraft that can use the airport and dictates the operational limitations at the airport. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Web-Only Document 54: Development of a Small Aircraft Runway Length Analysis Tool provides a user-friendly computer tool... |
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6th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design*June 26, 2022 Arcadis and Association Infra Design are hosting the 6th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design (ISHGD) on June 26-29, 2022 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. The symposium consists of informative podium sessions on geometric design issues from throughout the world. Registration is open . |
SummerrailApril 11, 2022 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is hosting Summerrail 2022 on August 16-18, 2022 in Michigan City, IN. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. This conference brings together rail researcher and practitioners to discuss the latest issues in railroad engineering, equipment, operations and marketing with a particular emphasis on attracting students. Contact forrestvs@charter.net for regist... |
 TR News 336 November-December 2021March 31, 2022 The November-December 2021 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on collaboration and innovation at the MnROAD Research Facility—is available in full online. Other feature articles in the issue include Airport Cooperative Research Program guidance on best design practices for service animal relief areas, worship spaces, lactation areas, and more; developing the transportation workforce; and in... |
 Methods for State DOTs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transportation SectorMarch 14, 2022 Many technical and institutional issues related to estimating and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) lie across a wide spectrum of the activities undertaken by state departments of transportation (DOTs). The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Web-Only Document 308: Methods for State DOTs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transportation Sector documents the... |
TRB Workshop at the Highway Geology Symposium*February 2, 2022 HGS is sponsoring the 71 st Highway Geology Symposium on May 23-25, 2022 in Asheville, NC. TRB will cosponsor a workshop titled “ Improving Resiliency through Geotechnical Asset and Performance Management Approaches ” in conjunction with the Symposium on May 23, 2022. Our transportation infrastructure has been repeatedly tested by an increase in extreme weather events. Improving resiliency at p... |
National Hydraulic Engineering ConferenceFebruary 2, 2022 The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the the Georgia Department of Transportation are hosting the 2022 National Hydraulic Engineering Conference on August 16 - 19, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. Themed “Advancing Hydraulic Engineering for Infrastructure Resiliency”, the tenth biennial conference will addr... |
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Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) report series, Synthesis of Highway Practice.
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Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) report series, Synthesis of Airport Practice.
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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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