Validity Testing of Existing Ditch Use as a Linear Basin to Avoid Temporary Right-Of-Way Acquisitions
For small projects (paving projects), or even highway.
Turbidity Control Compliance Research and Training Center
This would build on the existing work at SECREF and expand to include the full array of turbidity control systems (passive, infiltration, active). New systems, which are being developed and…
Geoarchaeological Sensitivity Modeling
Sensitivity models that will allow for cost effective scoping and identification efforts that also reduce the potential for costly late discovery of archaeological sites To date sensitivity modeling for buried…
Improving the Transportation Decision-Making Process through Integrating Health Impact Assessment Effective Practices
RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENT The transportation industry is experiencing a paradigm shift toward livability and sustainability, as evidenced by federal-level policy, new grant programs and keen interest in research connecting…
Tire-Pavement Noise as a Construction Quality Indicator
RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENT Paying a contractor based on the quality of pavement construction is not new. In fact, nearly all specifications accomplish this, be it through means & methods, end-result,…
Field Evaluation of Reflected Noise for Sensitive Receptors Across from a Noise Barrier
PROBLEM STATEMENT: It has been the experience of a number of state transportation departments, that there is a strong potential for residents on the opposite side of a highway from…
Collaborative Decision-Making Framework for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
TERI Administrator Note (May 2011): Similar research under SHRP C09 project has addressed this issue. (http://144.171.11.40/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2348) Problem Numerous organizations at the federal, state, and local level have a stake in…
Transit Warning Signal Dose-Response Data Development
Problem Statement The specific noise issue in the vicinity of at-grade rail crossings is locomotive warning horn and crossing bell sounds, which cause significant noise impacts. The acoustic signatures of…
Comprehensive Evaluation Framework for Climate Change Analysis in Transportation
Problem The transportation sector is vital to the economy of the United States. It provides the critical links between industries and to their customers and it is the network for…
Vibration Dose-Response Data Development
Problem Statement Vibration propagation through the ground is physically very similar to the propagation of noise through the air. Vibration and noise are similar in other respects as well; however,…