CTR Library's Research Digest, September 2010

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Research Digest FORWARD ALL REQUESTS TO: The University of Texas at Austin Center for Transportation Research LIBRARY 1616 Guadalupe St. | Suite 4.202 | Austin, Texas 78701 Phones: (512) 232-3126 and (512) 232-3138 Email: ctrlib@austin.utexas.edu In this Issue:

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


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