What's New - 2013
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| Content Link: LTBP Bridge Performance Primer |
| Date: December 23, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-051 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Load-Path Redundancy on The US-421 Bridge Over The Ohio River |
| Date: December 12, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-105 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Pavement Marking Demonstration Projects: State of Alaska and State of Tennessee |
| Date: December 4, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-12-048 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Pavements, Materials |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Characterization of Bridge Foundations Workshop Report |
| Date: December 4, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-101 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Focus - - October 2013 |
| Date: November 27, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: Publication |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: FHWA R&T Now - - November 2013 |
| Date: November 27, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: Publication |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Type: Optimization Of Grade 100 High-Performance Steel Butt Welds |
| Content Link: November 26, 2013 |
| Date: November 26, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-102 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: A Primer for Agent-Based Simulation and Modeling in Transportation Applications |
| Date: November 26, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-054 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Development Of Non-Proprietary Ultra-High Performance Concrete For Use In The Highway Bridge Sector |
| Date: November 18, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-100 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Pavements, Materials |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Assessment of the Geographic Information Systems' (GIS) Needs and Obstacles in Traffic Safety |
| Date: November 18, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-096 |
| Category: Research, Safety, Hardware |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Public Roads Magazine, November/December 2013 - - posted November 15, 2013 |
| Date: November 15, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-14-001 |
| Category: Public Roads |
| Type: Periodical |
| PDF: PDF Not available |
| Content Link: Driver Expectations When Navigating Complex Interchanges |
| Date: November 13, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-048 |
| Category: research, safety, human centered systems |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Pavement Remaining Service Interval Implementation Guidelines |
| Date: November 13, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-050 |
| Category: research, infrastructure, pavements and materials |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Reformulated Pavement Remaining Service Life Framework |
| Date: November 13, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-038 |
| Category: research, infrastructure, pavements and materials |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Federal Highway Administration Design Manual: Deep Mixing for Embankment and Foundation Support |
| Date: October 24, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-046 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures, Bridges |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control: Human Factors Analysis |
| Date: October 22, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-045 |
| Category: research, safety, human centered systems |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Accelerated Determination of ASR Susceptibility During Concrete Prism Testing Through Nonlinear Resonance Acoustic Spectroscopy, |
| Date: October 22, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-085 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Long-Term Pavement Performance Pavement Loading User Guide (LTPP PLUG) |
| Date: October 22, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-089 |
| Category: research, infrastructure, pavements and materials |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Paving The Way for Greener Highways - Extending Concrete's Service Life Through Multiscale Crack Control |
| Date: October 22, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-079 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: Designing A New National Household Travel Survey Innovations in Collecting and Analyzing Long-Distance Travel Information |
| Date: October 22, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-081 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: FHWA R&T Now - - September 2013 |
| Date: October 18, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: Publication |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: Traffic Control Device Conspicuity |
| Date: October 17, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-043 |
| Category: Safety, Infrastructure, Research |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Guidelines for Sampling, Assessing, and Restoring Defective Grout in Prestressed Concrete Bridge Post-Tensioning Ducts |
| Date: October 17, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-028 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures, Bridges |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Focus - - September 2013 |
| Date: October 9, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-013 |
| Category: Publication |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: Accelerated Determination of ASR Susceptibility During Concrete Prism Testing Through Nonlinear Resonance Ultrasonic Spectroscopy |
| Date: October 9, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-086 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Pavements, Materials |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Understanding Transportation Systems-An Integrated Approach to Modeling Complex Transportation Systems |
| Date: October 8, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-080 |
| Category: Advanced Research, Exploratory Advanced Research |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: RABIT Bridge Deck Assessment Tool, - - posted October 8, 2013 |
| Date: October 8, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: research, infrastructure, structures, bridges, LTBP, Long-Term Bridge Performance |
| Type: Web Site |
| PDF: PDF Not available |
| Content Link: Public Roads Magazine, September/October 2013 - - posted September 20, 2013 |
| Date: September 20, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-006 |
| Category: Public Roads |
| Type: Periodical |
| PDF: PDF Not available |
| Content Link: Understanding Long-Distance Traveler Behavior - Supporting A Long-Distance Passenger Travel Demand Model |
| Date: September 18, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-095 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: Harnessing Pavement Power - Developing Renewable Energy Technology in The Public Right-Of-Way |
| Date: September 18, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-094 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: Safety Evaluation of Discontinuing Late-Night Flash Operations At Signalized Intersections |
| Date: September 13, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-069 |
| Category: research, safety, HSIS |
| Type: Summary Report |
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| Content Link: Next Generation Vehicle Positioning and Simulation Solutions - Using GPS and Advanced Simulation Tools to Improve Highway Safety |
| Date: September 12, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-065 |
| Category: Advanced Research, Exploratory Advanced Research |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: Exploratory Advanced Research Program Brochure |
| Date: September 10, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-071 |
| Category: Advanced Research, Exploratory Advanced Research |
| Type: Brochure |
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| Content Link: Effective Integration of Analysis, Modeling and Simulation Tools |
| Date: August 26, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-087 |
| Category: research, operations, intelligent transportation systems, ITS |
| Type: Flyer |
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| Content Link: Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) Methodology for Alternative Intersections / Interchanges |
| Date: August 26, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-083 |
| Category: research, operations, intelligent transportation systems, ITS |
| Type: Flyer |
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| Content Link: Traffic Bottlenecks-Identification and Diagnosis, Countermeasure Prioritization, and Innovative Solutions to Local/Systemic Problems |
| Date: August 26, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-082 |
| Category: research, operations, intelligent transportation systems, ITS |
| Type: Flyer |
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| Content Link: Safety Evaluation of Converting Traffic Signals From Incandescent to Light-Emitting Diodes |
| Date: August 23, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-070 |
| Category: Research, Safety, Hardware |
| Type: Summary |
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| Content Link: Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Performance Testing-Axial Load Deformation Relationships |
| Date: August 23, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-066 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Focus - - July 2013 |
| Date: August 20, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: Publication |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: FHWA R&T Now - - July 2013 |
| Date: August 20, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: Publication |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Research and Technology Agenda - - posted August15, 2013 |
| Date: August15, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: Announcement |
| Type: Web Site |
| PDF: PDF Not available |
| Content Link: The Effective Integration of Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Tools |
| Date: August 15, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-036 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Materials |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Traffic Control Device Conspicuity |
| Date: August 15, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-044 |
| Category: Research, Safety, Hardware |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Simulator Study of Signs for A Complex Interchange and Complex Interchange Spreadsheet Tool |
| Date: August 15, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-047 |
| Category: Research, Safety, Hardware |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Synthesis of Traveler Choice Research: Improving Modeling Accuracy for Better Transportation Decisionmaking |
| Date: August 15, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-022 |
| Category: research, operations, intelligent transportation systems, ITS |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Large Field Test of New Stereo Detection System for The Pedestrian Signal Phase for The Visually Impaired |
| Date: August 15, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-12-074 |
| Category: research, operations, intelligent transportation systems, ITS |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Composite Behavior of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Mass |
| Date: August 15, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-10-077 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Materials |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Friction Angles of Open-Graded Aggregates From Large-Scale Direct Shear Testing |
| Date: August 15, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-068 |
| Category: research, infrastructure, structures, bridges, LTBP, Long-Term Bridge Performance |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Field Evaluation of A Restricted Crossing U-Turn Intersection |
| Date: August 1, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-12-037 |
| Category: research, safety, human centered systems |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) - Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program, - - posted August 1, 2013 |
| Date: August 1, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures, Bridges |
| Type: Multimedia |
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| Content Link: Public Roads Magazine, July/August 2013 - - posted July 24, 2013 |
| Date: July 24, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-005 |
| Category: Public Roads |
| Type: Periodical |
| PDF: PDF Not available |
| Content Link: LTPP Newsletter, Spring 2013 - - posted July 10, 2013 |
| Date: July 10, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-074 |
| Category: Infrastructure, Pavements, Research, LTPP |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: FHWA LTBP Workshop to Identify Bridge Substructure Performance Issue |
| Date: July 3, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-049 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures, Bridges |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Congestion Pricing Experiments and The Effects on Driver Choices, - - posted June 28, 2013 |
| Date: June 28, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: Lightweight Concrete: Mechanical Properties |
| Date: June 26, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-061 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures, Bridges |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Greener Protection for Steel Bridges - Testing Nano-Enhanced Corrosion-Resistant Coatings |
| Date: June 21, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-064 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research program, nanoscale, nanotechnology |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: Ultra-High Performance Concrete: A State-of-the-Art Report for the Bridge Community |
| Date: June 21, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-060 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures, Bridges |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Focus - - May 2013 |
| Date: June 13, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-013 |
| Category: Publication |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: Vehicle Positioning, Navigation, and Timing: Leveraging Results From EAR Program-Sponsored Research |
| Date: June 5, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-052 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Creating Productive Roadways: Developing an Advanced Energy Production, Storage, and Distribution System |
| Date: June 5, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-12-063 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: FHWA R&T Now - - May 2013 |
| Date: June 3, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: research, technology |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: Curl and Warp Analysis of The LTPP SPS-2 Site in Arizona |
| Date: May 31, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-040 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Pavements, Materials |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Pavement Remaining Service Interval |
| Date: May 31, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-039 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Pavements, Materials |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Lane-Level Vehicle Positioning: Integrating Diverse Systems for Precision and Reliability |
| Date: May 30, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-059 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: Casual Carpooling Focus Group Study |
| Date: May 30, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-053 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Smart Pavement Monitoring System |
| Date: May 24, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-12-072 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Pavements, Materials |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Guidelines for Sampling, Assessing, and Restoring Defective Grout in Prestressed Concrete Bridge Post-Tensioning Ducts |
| Date: May 24, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-027 |
| Category: Infrastructure, Bridges |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Public Roads Magazine, May/June 2013 - - posted May 20, 2013 |
| Date: May 20, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-004 |
| Category: research, technology |
| Type: Periodical |
| PDF: PDF Not available |
| Content Link: Daytime Color Appearance of Retroreflective Traffic Control Sign Materials |
| Date: April 30, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-018 |
| Category: research, safety, human centered systems |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Office of Operation Research and Development |
| Date: April 30, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-020 |
| Category: research, operations, intelligent transportation systems, ITS |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: Tomorrow's Transportation Market - Developing An Innovative, Seamless Transportation System |
| Date: April 18, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-058 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: Real-Time Bridge Monitoring - Developing Wireless Nanosensors to Monitor Structural Integrity |
| Date: April 18, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-057 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: LTPP Newsletter, Winter 2013 - - posted April 16, 2013 |
| Date: April 16, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-055 |
| Category: Infrastructure, Pavements, Research, LTPP |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: LTBP Newsletter - Spring 2012 |
| Date: April 9, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-033 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures, Bridges |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: FHWA R&T Now - - March 2013 |
| Date: April 1, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: research, technology |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: Public Roads Magazine, March/April 2013 - - posted March 25, 2013 |
| Date: March 25, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-003 |
| Category: research, technology |
| Type: Periodical |
| PDF: PDF Not available |
| Content Link: Identification of Nondestructive Evaluation Needs for The United States Highway Infrastructure |
| Date: March 14, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-056 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Pavements, Materials |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: Material Characterization of Field-Cast Connection Grouts |
| Date: February 21, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-042 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures, Bridges |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: LTPP Newsletter - Volume 8, Issue 1, Fall 2012 - - posted January 30, 2013 |
| Date: January 30, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-034 |
| Category: Infrastructure, Pavements, Research, LTPP |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: FHWA R&T Now - - January 2013 |
| Date: January 29, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: research, technology |
| Type: Periodical |
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| Content Link: FOIL (Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory) Kia Rio Into Pole Surveillance Assessment Test, - - posted January 24, 2013 |
| Date: January 24, 2013 |
| Publication No.: None |
| Category: Research, Safety, Hardware |
| Type: Multimedia |
| PDF: PDF Not available |
| Content Link: Summary Report On The FHWA LTBP Workshop To Identify Bridge Substructure Performance Issues: March 4-6, 2010, In Orlando, FL |
| Date: January 11, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-11-037 |
| Category: Research, Infrastructure, Structures, Bridges |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Office of Safety Research and Development Fact Sheet |
| Date: January 11, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-12-066 |
| Category: Research, Safety, Hardware |
| Type: Fact Sheet |
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| Content Link: Surface Resistivity Test Evaluation as an Indicator of the Chloride Permeability of Concrete |
| Date: January 10, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-024 |
| Category: research, infrastructure, pavements and materials |
| Type: Techbrief |
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| Content Link: Automated Video Feature Extraction Workshop Summary Report October 10-11 2012 |
| Date: January 10, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-037 |
| Category: research, exploratory advanced research |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Literature Review on Recent International Activity in Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Automation Systems |
| Date: January 8, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-025 |
| Category: Advanced Research, Exploratory Advanced Research |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Recent International Activity in Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Automation Systems |
| Date: January 8, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-12-033 |
| Category: Advanced Research, Exploratory Advanced Research |
| Type: Report |
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| Content Link: Public Roads Magazine, January/February 2013 - - posted January 2, 2013 |
| Date: January 2, 2013 |
| Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-13-002 |
| Category: research, technology |
| Type: Periodical |
| PDF: PDF Not available |
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