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FHWA R&T Now Newsletter - July 2010

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IN THIS ISSUE...  

  • GENERAL/ADMINISTRATIVE
    • SHRP 2 Update
    • FHWA Seeks Pilot Locations for Climate Vulnerability/Risk Assessment
    • FHWA Solicits Lines of Research for STEP
  • ADVANCED RESEARCH
    • FHWA Exploratory Advanced Research Solicits Proposals in Various Topic Areas
    • EAR Program Awards Research on Mechanical and Structural Nanoscale Modeling
    • EAR Program Initiates Research on Integrated GPS/INU Simulator for Enhanced Traffic Safety
    • Fact Sheet: Benefits of High Volume Fly Ash: New Concrete Mixtures Provide Financial, Environmental, and Performance Gains
  • INFRASTRUCTURE
    • Techbrief: Simultaneous Structural and Environmental Loading of a UHPC Component
    • Fact Sheet: Nondestructive Evaluation Center Laboratory
  • SAFETY
    • Report: Pavement Marking Demonstration Project: State of Alaska and State of Tennessee—Report to Congress
    • Report: Development of a Speeding-Related Crash Typology
    • Summary Report: An Evaluation of Signing for Three-Lane Roundabouts
    • Report: Operating Characteristics of the Segway™ Human Transporter
    • Summary Report: Evaluation of Lane Reduction "Road Diet" Measures on Crashes
  • OPERATIONS
    • FHWA's Office of Operations R&D Reorganization
    • TRANSED 2010, Hong Kong, China
  • RECENT PERIODICALS
    • FOCUS Newsletter—June 2010
    • FOCUS Newsletter—May 2010
    • Public Roads—May/June 2010
    • NDEC News—The Nondestructive Evaluation Center's Newsletter
    • Innovator–Accelerating Innovation for the American Driving Experience—April/May 2010
    • Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter—May 2010
    • LTPP Newsletter, Spring 2010
    • LTPP Newsletter, Winter 2010

 


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.
 

Send your comments, questions, and feedback to FHWA_Now@dot.gov.

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Online access:
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/rtnow/.
 

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


 

Publishing Date:
July 2010
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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.


Notice–This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the USDOT in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained in this document.
 
The U.S. Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers' names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the objective of the document.


Quality Assurance Statement–The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides high-quality information to serve Government, industry, and the public in a manner that promotes public understanding. Standards and policies are used to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of its information. FHWA periodically reviews quality issues and adjusts its programs and processes to ensure continuous quality improvement.

 

Publishing Office:
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management
FHWA Program(s):
Corporate
AMRP Program(s):
Corporate
Subject Area:
Research
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