Smart Transportation Solutions

·  Analysis of Public Benefits for PA Rail Freight Funding

·  Biodiesel Fuel Feasibility Study

·  Determination of the Future Direction of the Roadway Weather Information System at PennDOT (RWIS)

·  Development of a Strategic Plan to Upgrade Stations on the Keystone Corridor

·  Effective Utility Accommodation

·  Erie Bayfront Intermodal Integrator Study

·  Evaluation of the Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) Program in Pennsylvania

·  Impacts of Vanpooling

·  ITS Evaluations and Activities

·  Maglev – Robotic Welding of an i-Beam using a GMAW Gantry System

·  Market Analysis of Construction Materials with Recommendations for the Future of the Industry

·  Modal Integration and Mobility Plan for the Robinson/North Fayette Retail Area

·  Pennsylvania Safe Routes to School Program

·  Portable Sign Crash Test

·  Retroreflectivity Database Study

·  Retroreflectivity of Existing Signs in Pennsylvania

·  Sensing Technology for Damage Assessment of Sign Supports and Cantilever Poles

·  Stratification of Locally Owned Roads for Traffic Data Collection

·  Subsurface Utility Engineering [SUE] Manual



Extending Pavement Life

·  Airport Pavement Management System

·  Correlation of Laboratory-Compacted and Field-Compacted Hot-Mix Asphalt Permeability

·  Cost Benefit Analysis of Including Microsurfacing in Pavement Treatment Strategies and Cycle

·  Determination of Structural Benefits of Geogrids in Pavement Design

·  Developing Standards and Specifications for Full Depth Pavement Reclamation

·  Development of Guidelines for Usage of High Percent RAP in Warm-Mix Asphalt Pavements

·  Development of Guidelines to Minimize Moisture Damage with Aggregates in Hot-Mix Asphalt

·  Establishing Appropriate Inputs When Using the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide

·  Evaluation of Bond Performance of Fasttack Emulsion for Tack Coat Applications

·  Evaluation of Crumb Rubber Modifier with Vestenamer in HMA for Anti-Rutting

·  Evaluation Performance of Limestone Prone to Polishing

·  Field Focused Superpave Validation

·  Executive Summary

·  Freeway Ramp Management

·  Hardened Air in Concrete Roadway Pavements in Structures

·  Measured Response of an Instrumented Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement to Applied Vehicle Loads

·  Overlay Field Application US 119

·  Pavement Academy 2009

·  Premature Deterioration of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements

·  Prestressed Pavement Rehabilitation

·  Report Appendices

·  Research of Current Practices in Pavement Performance Modeling

·  Smart Pavement Case Study Pavement Sensors - Phase 2B

·  Superpave In-Situ Stress Strain Investigation (SISSI) - Phase 2

·  Technology Evaluation on Characterization of the Air Void System in Concrete

 

Improving Pennsylvania Bridges

·  Bridge Deck Patching Materials

·  Bridge Maintenance Academy Handbook

·  Bridge Maintenance Academy Handouts at MEDP

·  Bridge Rail Analysis and Crash Testing

·  Coatings and Treatments for Beam Ends

·  Condition Assessment of Short Line Railroad Bridges in PA

·  Controlling Debris at Pennsylvania Bridges

·  Deterioration of J-Bar Reinforcement in Abutments and Piers

·  Determining More Effective Approaches and Materials for Grouting Shear Keys

·  Development of Pot Bearing Standards

·  District 3-0 Investigation of Fiber Wrap Technology Bridge Repair and Rehabilitation

·  Effects of Fire Damage on the Structural Properties of Steel Bridge Elements

·  Evaluation of an Alternative Offset Mechanical Splice System

·  Evaluation of Modular Expansion Dam

·  Guidelines for Analyzing Curved and Skewed Bridges

·  Inspection Methods and Techniques to Determine Non-Visible Corrosion – Task Report 1

·  Inspection Methods and Techniques to Determine Non-Visible Corrosion – Task Report 2

·  Inspection Methods and Techniques to Determine Non-Visible Corrosion – Task Report 3

·  Longitudinal Cracking in Concrete at Bridge Deck Dams on Structural Rehabilitation Projects

·  Monitoring of Integral Abutment Bridges and Design Criteria Development

·  Prediction of Movement and Stresses in Curved and Skewed Bridges

·  Remote Sensing for Bridge Scour Projects

·  Repair Methods for Prestressed Girder Bridges

·  Risk Management Strategy for Bridges and Structures

·  Safety Assessment of Steel Bridge Damaged by Truck Strikes

·  Tarrtown Bridge Project Case Study

·  Tubular Flange Girders

 

Reducing Fatalities

·  Advanced Road Safety and Weather Warning System

·  Benefits of Signal Timing Optimization and ITS Corridor Operations

·  Bicycle Bus Area Conflict Study

·  Effectiveness of Speed Minders in Reducing Driving Speeds on Rural Highways in Pennsylvania

·  Entrance Angle of Glass Beads into Waterborne Paint

·  Evaluation of Striped Vertical Panels in Temporary Traffic Control Zones

·  Flashing White Light Evaluation

·  Pavement Markings State of the Practice Study

·  Safer Driver Actions at Stop Signs

·  Safety Evaluation of Wider Edge Lines on Curves

·  Safety Evaluation of ``YTPCD`` at Non Signalized & Mid Block Crossings

·  Statewide Crash Analysis & Forecasting

·  The Impact of the Sanctioning Process on Driver Safety

·  Using Spatial Tools to Analyze Crash and Roadway Data

 

Education and Training

·  Buckling Strength of Circular Tubes in Signs

·  Evaluation of Modular Expansion Dam

·  Improving Mature Driver Safety Efforts

·  Motorcycle Safety Program

·  PennDOT Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)

·  Roadside Vegetation Management 2008-2010

·  Technology Transfer and Implementation Activities for District 2-0 Research Projects

·  Vehicle Safety Inspection Program Effectiveness



New Products & Innovations

·  21 Street Plasphalt Final Report

·  Accelerated Bridge Paint Test Program

·  Concrete Pavement Cracking Rehabilitation

·  DENIED-Tuf-Strand Fiber Concrete Additive

·  Densi-Crete on a Superstructure

·  Evaluation of Polyethylene Snap Tite Pipe Liner

·  Fixed Automated Spray Technology

·  Hay Terrace Plasphalt Report

·  Jefferson Street Plasphalt Final Report

·  Post-Consumer Roofing Shingles in HMA

·  Prismo Imprint, Evaluation of

·  RePlay Soy-Based Sealer, Evaluation of

·  Vestenamer Modifier in Crumb Rubber Asphalt

 

Quality of Life

·  Action Plan for Implementing Local Airport Hazard Zoning Ordinances

·  Design Guidance Manual

·  Forecasting Short Term Transit Ridership Activities (T-BEST)

·  Interstate Farm Vehicle Policy Comparison Study

·  PITT Final Report

·  Preliminary Assessment of Acid Producing Rock on Future PennDOT Construction

·  Sinkhole Void Grout Treatment

·  Study of Highway Subsidence due to Longwall Mining

·  The Reintroduction of Priority Freshwater Mussel Species into the Shenango River