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IN THIS ISSUE...
- GENERAL/ADMINISTRATIVE
- FHWA Mobilizes to Implement SHRP2
- ADVANCED RESEARCH
- EAR Program Initiates Research in Modeling Cement Hydration Kinetics
- EAR Program Begins Study in Video Decoding and Feature Extraction Automation for Highway Research
- EAR Program Commences Research in New Technology Solutions for Wayfinding and Navigation Guidance for People with Vision Impairment and Other Disabilities
- EAR Program Seeks Industry Partners for Anti-Fuel Theft System
- INFRASTRUCTURE
- Researchers Develop Field Device for Bridge Scour Testing
- TechBrief: Influence of Differential Deflection on Staged Construction Deck-Level Connections
- Report: Estimation of Key PCC, Base, Subbase, and Pavement Engineering Properties From Routine Tests and Physical Characteristics
- Report: User’s Guide - Estimation of Key PCC, Base, Subbase, and Pavement Engineering Properties From Routine Tests and Physical Characteristics
- Report: Sample Guide Specifications for Construction of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS)
- Report: Submerged Flow Bridge Scour Under Clear Water Conditions
- SAFETY
- 2013 National Roadway Safety Awards Call for Nominations
- FHWA Releases 2012 Version of Interactive Highway Safety Design Model
- OPERATIONS
- Report Offers Guidance on Traffic Analysis Tools
- Eco-Experiments Suggest Fuel Savings
- Stereo Vision Test Encouraging for Pedestrian Detection
- RECENT PERIODICALS
- Public Roads—September/October 2012
- FOCUS Newsletter September 2012
- Innovator: Accelerating Innovation for the American Driving Experience—July/August 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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Publishing Date:
September 2012
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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
Safety and Human Factors