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State DOT Reports
Table of Contents Item 1.
Asset Management Inventory and Data Collection (FHWA-NC-2008-15)............................... 1
Item 2.
Transition from Manual to Automatic Rutting Measurement (NM08SAF-023)........................2
Item 3.
Bridge Deck Concrete Volume Change (VTRC 10-CR5)..........................................................2
Item 4.
Field Performance of High Friction Surfaces (VTRC 10-CR6)................................................. 3
Item 5.
Methods for Assessing the Polishing Characteristics of Coarse Aggregates for Use in Pavement Surface Layers (VTRC 10-CR7)............................................................................... 4
Item 6.
Multivariate Volumetric Specifications and Dynamic Modulus as a Quality Measure for Asphalt Concrete Materials (VTRC 10-CR8).......................................................................5
Item 7.
Effect of Wet Curing Duration on Durability Parameters of Hydraulic Cement Concretes (VTRC 10-R11)........................................................................................................ 6
Item 8.
Evaluation of Driver Reactions for Effective Use of Dynamic Message Signs in Richmond, Virginia (VTRC 10-R16)......................................................................................... 7
Item 9.
Laboratory Investigation of Nanomaterials to Improve the Permeability and Strength of Concrete (VTRC 10-R18)...................................................................................................... 8
Item 10.
Access Management Performance Measures for Virginia (VTRC 10-R2).................................9
Item 11.
Work Zone Variable Speed Limit Systems (VTRC 10-R20)....................................................10
Item 12.
Causal Factors for Intersection Crashes in Northern Virginia (VTRC 10-R22)........................10
Item 13.
Investigation of the Use of Tear-Off Shingles in Asphalt Concrete (VTRC 10-R23)...............11
Item 14.
Short-Term Evaluation of a Bridge Cable Using Acoustic Emission Sensors (VTRC 10-R24)......................................................................................................................................11
Item 15.
Development of Safety Performance Functions for Two-Lane Roads Maintained by the Virginia department of Transportation (VTRC 10-R25).....................................................12
Item 16.
An Examination of Practices for Retrofitting Existing Roads with Sidewalks in the United States (VTRC 10-R4).....................................................................................................12
Item 17.
Investigation of the Rolling Wheel Deflectometer As a Network-Level Pavement Structural Evaluation Tool (VTRC 10-R5)................................................................................13
Item 18.
Investigation of Fiber-Reinforced Self-Consolidating Concrete (VTRC 10-R8)......................14
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Research and Technology Implementation Office
September 2010