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FHWA R&T Now Newsletter - January 2013

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IN THIS ISSUE...  

  • GENERAL/ADMINISTRATIVE
    • FHWA Announces SHRP2 Implementation Assistance Program
  • ADVANCED RESEARCH
    • New Broad Agency Announcement Solicitation Awarded
    • EAR Program Results Highlighted in Recent Catalog
    • Video Analytics Workshop Summary Report Published
    • International Activity on Connected Vehicles Documented
  • INFRASTRUCTURE
    • Report: Curl and Warp Analysis of The LTPP SPS-2 Site in Arizona
    • Report: Relating Ride Quality and Structural Adequacy for Pavement Rehabilitation/Design Decisions
    • Report: Simplified Techniques for Evaluation and Interpretation of Pavement Deflections for Network-Level Analysis
    • Report: Summary Report On The FHWA LTBP Workshop To Identify Bridge Substructure Performance Issues: March 4-6, 2010, In Orlando, FL
  • SAFETY
    • Assessing Geographic Information Systems Needs and Obstacles in Traffic Safety Programs
    • Development of Crash Modification Factors
    • Report: Evaluating Driver Performance on Rural Two-Lane Horizontal Curved Roadways Using A Driving Simulator
    • Report: A Distance-Based Method to Estimate Annual Pedestrian and Bicyclist Exposure in An Urban Environment
  • OPERATIONS
    • Effective Integration of Analysis Modeling and Simulation Tools
    • ITE Journal Publication: Mini-Roundabouts for the United States and Traffic Capacity Models
    • Emission Reductions and Fuel Savings Demonstrated at TFHRC
    • FHWA Launches AASHTO Connected Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Footprint Analysis
  • PERIODICALS
    • Public Roads—January/February 2013
    • FOCUS Newsletter December 2012
    • Innovator: Accelerating Innovation for the American Driving Experience—November/December 2012

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FHWA R&T Now is a newsletter containing information and updates about research, technology, and development from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The newsletter is an electronic newsletter and is updated approximately every other month.
 

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FHWA Office of Research, Development, and Technology
Attention: Dawn Vanlandingham
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101

Publishing Date:
January 2013
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This newsletter is an archived publication and may contain dated technical, contact, and link information.


Distribution–FHWA R&T Now is being distributed according to a standard distribution. Direct distribution is being made to the FHWA Divisions and Resource Center.


Key Words–Infrastructure, Operations, Safety, EAR, exploratory advanced research, research, V2X Hub, technology transfer, T2, nondestructive evaluation, NDE lab, crowdsourcing, CACC, cooperative adaptive cruise control, vehicle string, crash test, cell phone, managed lanes, alkali-silica reaction, ASR, simulator, asphalt, pavement test facility, indirect tensile-cracking test.


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Publishing Office:
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management
FHWA Program(s):
Corporate
AMRP Program(s):
Corporate
Subject Area:
Research
Pavements
Safety and Human Factors
Public Roads