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TRB Transportation Research E-Newsletter
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TRB Transportation Research E-Newsletter*
February 21, 2012
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TRB News
 Annual Meeting Online Portal: Full 2012 TRB 91st Annual Meeting Content Now Available
February 19, 2012
The slides and posters of the more than 3,500 program presentations, and videos of some 40 high-profile sessions at the 2012 TRB 91st Annual Meeting are now available through the TRB Annual Meeting Online (AMOnline) portal. This content is in addition to the 4,500 plus papers from the 91st and 90th Annual Meeting, which were already accessible on the portal. In one search, the AMOnline portal allows users to quickly find all available papers, visual aids, and recordings by session, presentation, author, subject area, and more.
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Video Demonstrations of Three SHRP 2 Products Now Available
February 15, 2012
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has posted three new videos to its website. The videos demonstrate products developed by SHRP 2’s Geotechnical Solutions for Transportation Infrastructure, Transportation Project Impact Case Studies (T-PICS), and My Road Trip Advisor projects.
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The Science of Science Communication
February 18, 2012
The National Academy of Sciences is sponsoring a colloquium on The Science of Science Communication on May 21-22, 2012, in Washington, D.C. The colloquium will focus on the communication dynamics surrounding issues in science, engineering, technology, and medicine.
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Recently Released TRB Publications
 Urban and Traffic Data Systems: 2011
February 17, 2012
TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2256 consists of 22 papers that explore network stratification method by travel time variation, license plate image binarization, centrality characteristics of road network patterns, commuting mode share, optimal paths in a public transit network, estimating route choice and travel time reliability, travel time prediction, detecting travel time outliers, pulse-breakup errors from freeway loop detectors, traffic information and management, and counting motorcycles and estimating motorcycle vehicle miles of travel.
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 Energy and Global Climate Change 2011
February 16, 2012
TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2252 contains 19 papers that explore economic and environmental optimization of vehicle fleets, driver response to energy information feedback, California's low-carbon fuel standard, feebates and fuel economy standards, energy use for transport in 27 European Union countries through 2030, and a comparison of diesel and hybrid models in the United States in 2010.
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 Appendices to NCHRP Report 693
February 20, 2012
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 182: Appendices to NCHRP Report 693 includes a set of tables showing systems operations and management job categories, number of positions, and educational requirements for all 50 states.
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 Guide for Managing NEPA-Related and Other Risks in Project Delivery
February 19, 2012
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 183: Guide for Managing NEPA-Related and Other Risks in Project Delivery is a guide on the use of risk management as a means to help support the early identification of key issues during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process; the effective application of management action and other resources to avoid or mitigate schedule delays, cost escalation, and quality problems; and sound decision making in project planning, programming, and development.
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 An Acoustic Emission-Based Test to Determine Asphalt Binder and Mixture Embrittlement Temperature
February 18, 2012
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report for NCHRP-IDEA Project 144: An Acoustic Emission-Based Test to Determine Asphalt Binder and Mixture Embrittlement Temperature describes an acoustic emission-based test method for characterizing the embrittlement temperature of asphalt binders and mixtures.
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 AASHTO T 209: Effect of Agitation Equipment Type on Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity Values
February 17, 2012
TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 369: AASHTO T 209: Effect of Agitation Equipment Type on Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity Values evaluates the effect of using various devices and methods on measured values of theoretical maximum specific gravity (Gmm) used to determine the air void content and the in-place density of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) as described by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) T 209, Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity and Density of Bituminous Paving Mixtures.
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 Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics 2011
February 15, 2012
TRB Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2260 consists of 17 papers that explore travel time variations on urban links, macroscopic fundamental diagrams for freeway networks, traffic flow forecasting and spatial data aggregation, velocity-based first-order continuum traffic model, general newell model and related second-order expressions, and fundamental diagram of traffic flow. .
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 Determination of Longitudinal Stress in Rails
February 21, 2012
TRB’s Safety Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Final Report for Safety IDEA Project 15: Determination of Longitudinal Stress in Rails explores longitudinal stress in rails using the polarization of Rayleigh surface waves as a means to reduce buckling and fracture.
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Federal Research News
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 Pedestrian Forum - Winter 2012
February 15, 2012
The latest edition of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Pedestrian Forum Newsletter is now available. The newsletter highlights recent pedestrian safety activities related to engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency services that will help save lives.
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 Innovator: January/February 2012
February 15, 2012
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released the latest issue of its Innovator newsletter, which is designed to help advance widespread implementation of innovations and technologies in the highway community and help chronicle a nationwide movement to improve the way highways are built.
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State Research News
Reducing Vehicle Miles traveled Through Smart Land-Use Design
February 17, 2012
The New York State Department of Transportation has released a report that is designed to assist planning and transportation organizations across New York State identify the most appropriate methods to evaluate the likely impacts of smart growth strategies.
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Bridge Vehicle Impact Assessment
February 17, 2012
The New York State Department of Transportation has released a report that explores bridge impacts; effective measures for reducing future bridge hits; and provides long term, feasible, and economical suggestions to reduce bridge hits.
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Tracking Costs of Alternatively Fueled Buses in Florida
February 15, 2012
The Florida Department of Transportation has released a report that establishes a recording and reporting mechanism for collecting field data on the performance and costs of alternatively fueled public transit vehicles operating in Florida.
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University Research News
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Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil for Low-Volume Bridge Abutments
February 17, 2012
The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center at Iowa State University has released a report that presents a review of literature on geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) bridge abutments, and test results and analysis from two field demonstration projects to evaluate the feasibility and cost effectiveness of the use of GRS bridge abutments on low-volume roads.
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University of Minnesota’s CTS Research E-News: February 2012
February 15, 2012
The latest issue of the University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) Research E-News is now available. The newsletter is designed to highlight the center's latest research project milestones, published reports, and seminar coverage.
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CUTRlines: Volume 22 Issue 1, 2012
February 15, 2012
The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida's College of Engineering has released the latest issue of its newsletter designed to inform the public and private sectors of its research, professional, and service activities.
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International Research News
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Camera-Based Sleepiness Detection
February 17, 2012
VTI (the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute) has released a report that explores the development and evaluation of a low cost eye tracker unit to help determine sleepiness detection. The report is written in English.
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New Zealand Bus Policy Model
February 17, 2012
The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a report that explores a methodology and computer spreadsheet-based model for application in assessing levels of demand, operational requirements, costs and financial performance for scheduled bus services in New Zealand.
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