1997

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• SAFETRUCK: Sensing and Control to Enhance Vehicle Safety
  December 1997 Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-29
• Cellular Automata for Traffic Flow Modeling
  December 1997 Report no. CTS 97-09
• Rapid Determination of Field Properties of Compacted Materials
  December 1997 Report no. CTS 97-04
• Development of a parallel simulation algorithm for freeway traffic flows on a distributed personal computer system : final report for Phase I
  December 1997 Report no. CTS 97-08
• Cold temperature effects on stress laminated bridge decks
  December 1997 Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-03
• Static and Dynamic Boundary Element Methods for Layered Pavement Systems
  December 1997 Report no. CTS 97-06
• Design Issues Related to Road Tunnels
  December 1997 Report no. CTS 97-05
• Activation of the I-394 laboratory for ITS operational testing (Phase I)
  December 1997 Report no. CTS 97-07
• Thermal and Mechanical Fatigue Effects on GFRP Rebar-concrete Bond
  December 1997 Report no. CTS 97-10
• Automated route planning and optimizing software
  November 1997 Report no. MnDOT 1998-07U
• The Virtual Bumper: A Control Based Collision Avoidance System for Highway Vehicles
  October 1997 Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-30
• City Rebuilding: The University Avenue Bus Corridor
  October 1997 Report no. CTS 05-13
• Real-Time Prediction of Freeway Occupancy for Congestion Control
  September 1997 Report no. CTS 97-12
• Variable Message Signage Content: Survey Test of Meaning and Simulation Test of Usability
  September 1997 Report no. CTS 97-03
• Parallel Traffic Flow Simulation of Freeway Networks: Phase 2
  July 1997 Report no. CTS 97-02
• Using CCD Cameras for Obstacle Avoidance and Detection of Pedestrians
  July 1997 Report no. CTS 97-01 (ITS)
• Relationship Between Timber Bridge Characteristics and Asphalt Pavement Wear Surface Performance: Summary
  June 1997 Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-07S
• Relationship between timber bridge characteristics and asphalt pavement wear surface performance
  June 1997 Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-07
• Motor Carrier Compliance Reviews: Measuring Their Impact on Improved Safety Performance Among Interstate Freight Motor Carriers Based in Minnesota
  May 1997 Report no. Mn/DOT 1997-10
• Minnesota Shippers and State Truck Size/Weight Regulations: A Report Submitted to the Minnesota Department of Transportation
  April 1997 Report no. Mn/DOT P97-3
• Rollover protection and wheelchair securement for special transportation systems
  March 1997 Report no. MnDOT 97-11
• Investigation of hot mix asphalt mixtures at Mn/ROAD
  February 1997 Report no. Mn/DOT 1997-06
• Minnesota's district/area transportation partnership process : volume II : case studies and other perspectives
  February 1997 Report no. Mn/DOT 1997-03
• Air service and the Minnesota economy
  January 1997 Report no. 1997 Air
• Reassessment of Diametral Compression Test on Asphalt Concrete
  January 1997 Report no. MnDOT 1997-01
• Estimation theory approach to monitoring and updating average daily traffic : final report
  January 1997 Report no. Mn/DOT 1997-05
• Magnetic lateral indication system evaluation
  January 1997 Report no. MnDOT 1997-02U
• Identifying Potential Sites for Energy Production from Woody Biomass
  January 1997 Report no. CTS 97-01

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• MALL 2: Mobility and Accessibility in Later Life, Phase II
  (12/1997) Status: Completed
• SAFETRUCK: Preventive Run-off-the-Road Accidents and Collisions
  (12/1997) Status: Completed
• Transverse Stiffener Beams in Longitudinally Nail Laminated Timber Decks
  (11/1997) Status: Completed
• Determining the Value of Real Time Congestion Information for Commercial Vehicle Operators
  (11/1997) Status: Completed
• Incorporation of Reliability in Minnesota Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design
  (10/1997) Status: Completed
• Equilibrium Moisture Content of Wood in Minnesota Timber Bridges
  (10/1997) Status: Completed
• Computation of ESALs for the Mn/ROAD Mainline Cells
  (09/1997) Status: Completed
• Mn/ROAD Data Analysis and Review of Low-Volume Road Pavement Design
  (09/1997) Status: Completed
• Telecommunications Networks, Information Technology and Transportation Research Initiative
  (09/1997) Status: Completed
• Using Transportation to Recycle, Revitalize, and Reconfigure the Post Industrial City
  (09/1997) Status: Completed
• Calibration of Earth Pressure Cells
  (09/1997) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Electrochemical Chloride Extraction
  (08/1997) Status: Completed
• Next Generation R/WIS: Video Clip Based Integrated Visual R/WIS
  (08/1997) Status: Completed
• Improving the Nodulation and Nitrogen (N2) Fixation of Prairie Legumes Used in Roadside Revegetation in Minnesota
  (08/1997) Status: Completed
• Trade Centers of Minnesota - A 1997 Update
  (08/1997) Status: Completed
• Bicycle Counter
  (08/1997) Status: Completed
• System Simulation and Optimization
  (07/1997) Status: Completed
• Investigating Differences In Driver Accident Involvement
  (07/1997) Status: Completed
• Twin Cities Regional Dynamics - Phase 3
  (07/1997) Status: Completed
• Interpreting Traces from a Lossy TDR System and Optimizing System Performance
  (07/1997) Status: Completed
• Integrated Simulation and Information System for Traffic Management, Operations and Control
  (07/1997) Status: Completed
• Investigation of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Mixtures
  (07/1997) Status: Completed
• Superpave Level I Mix Design at the Local Government Level
  (07/1997) Status: Completed
• Twin Cities Regional Dynamics:Phase 2
  (07/1997) Status: Completed
• The Effectiveness of a Motivational-based Fatigue-Countermeasure in Reversing Fatigue-related Decrements in Driving
  (07/1997) Status: Completed
• North I-35W Corridor Study
  (07/1997) Status: Completed
• Dynamic Structural Analysis of Light Weight Guideways Used for Personal Rapid Transit Systems
  (06/1997) Status: Completed
• Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Fatigue Cracks in Steel Bridge Girders
  (06/1997) Status: Completed
• Twin Cities Regional Dynamics
  (06/1997) Status: Completed
• Measurement of Moisture in Aggregate Stock Piles
  (04/1997) Status: Completed
• Sample-Based Estimation of Bicycle-Miles of Travel
  (04/1997) Status: Completed
• Effect of Seeding Date on Establishment of Native Grasses
  (03/1997) Status: Completed
• Mycorrhizal/Plant Factors Involved in Roadside Reclamation
  (03/1997) Status: Completed
• Human Factors Evaluation of Etak/Delco's In-Vehicle Navigation System
  (03/1997) Status: Completed
• Futures Research Environmental Scanning Implementation
  (03/1997) Status: Completed
• Investigation of Driver Fatigue
  (03/1997) Status: Completed
• Bayesian Methods for Estimating Average Vehicle Classification Volumes
  (03/1997) Status: Completed
• Development Length of GFRP Reinforcement in Concrete Bridge Decks
  (02/1997) Status: Completed
• Pedestrian Control at Intersections: Phase III
  (02/1997) Status: Completed
• Live Load Stresses in Steel Curved Girder Bridges
  (02/1997) Status: Completed
• Maintaining the Traffic Control System - Phase II
  (02/1997) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Radar for Snowplows
  (02/1997) Status: Completed
• Simulation Validation
  (02/1997) Status: Completed
• Truck Size and Weight
  (01/1997) Status: Completed
• Minnesota Community Bicycle Safety Project
  (01/1997) Status: Completed