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In this Issue: TxDOT Reports
Table of Contents Item 1. Mechanical Properties of Tire Bales for Highway Applications (CTR 5517-1) ...................................... 1 Item 2. Guidance for Feasibility Analysis of Candidate Sites: Handbook (CTR 5913-P1) ................................. 2 Item 3. Tour-Based Model Development for TxDOT (CTR 6210-2) ................................................................. 3 Item 4. Evaluation of TxDOT's J.A.C.K. Model for Revenue and Expenditure Projections (CTR 6395-CT-1).. 3 Item 5. Seal Coat Damage Evaluation Due to Superheavy Load Moves Based on a Mechanistic-Empirical Approach (TTI 5270-1) ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Item 6. Platoon Identification and Accommodation System Implementation in Brownwood and Caldwell, Texas (TTI 5507-01-1) .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Item 7. PIA Installation and User Guide: 2009 Update (TTI 5507-01-P3) .......................................................... 5 Item 8. Water Retention Techniques for Vegetation Establishment in TxDOT West Texas Districts (TTI 5748-1) ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Item 9. Synthesis of Current Research on Permeable Friction Courses: Performance, Design, Construction, and Maintenance (TTI 5836-1) ............................................................................................................................. 6 Item 10. Guidelines for Spacing Between Freeway Ramps (TTI 5860-1) ........................................................... 6 Item 11. Roadside Sediment Control Device Evaluation Program: Technical Report (TTI 5948-1) ................... 7 Item 12. Evaluation of Barriers for Very High Speed Roadways (TTI 6071-2)................................................... 7 Item 13. New Generation Mix-Designs: Laboratory Testing and Construction of the APT Test Sections (TTI 6132-1).......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Item 14. Guidelines for Signal Operations at Intersections with Wide Medians (TTI 6176-1) ............................ 9 Item 15. Preserving Functionality/Asset Value of the State Highway System: Technical Report (TTI 6208-1) . 9 Item 16. Internal Trip Capture Estimator for Mixed-Use Developments (TTI 9032-01-1)................................ 10
Research and Technology Implementation Office May 2010