1998

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• Fabric for Reinforcement and Separation in Unpaved Roads
  December 1998 Report no. Mn/DOT 1999-04
• Pedestrian Control at Intersections - Phase III
  December 1998 Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-17
• Intensity of Extreme Rainfall over Minnesota
  November 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-09U
• Moisture Content Variations of Nail-Laminated Timber Bridges in a Northern Climate
  November 1998 Report no. Mn/DOT 1999-03
• Monitoring and Assessment Program for Wabasha County Bridge
  September 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-22
• Northwest Minnesota Freight Flow Study :Freight Flow Estimation and Identification of Significant Corridors
  September 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-26
• Shear Capacity of High-Strength Concrete Prestressed Girders
  September 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-12
• Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Concrete
  September 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-11
• A Camber Study of Mn/DOT Prestressed Concrete I-Girders
  August 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-08
• Instrumentation and fabrication of two high strength concrete prestressed bridge girders
  August 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-09
• Freeze-thaw durability of high strength concrete
  August 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-10
• Simulation Validation: Evaluating Driver Performance In Simulation and the Real World
  July 1998 Report no. Mn/DOT 1998-28
• Effect of Compliance Reviews on Out-of-Service Rates of Region 5 Carriers: A Study
  July 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1999-27
• An Asphalt Paving Tool for Adverse Conditions
  June 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-18
• The Role of Housing Markets, Regulatory Frameworks, and Local Government Finance
  May 1998 Report no. CTS 98-01
• Development of on-line control strategies in freeway networks, phase 2 : final report
  May 1998 Report no. Mn/DOT P2002-02
• Roadside prairie and wetland restoration: mycorrhizal/plant factors
  May 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-15
• Release Methodology of Prestressing Strands
  May 1998 Report no. MnDOT 2000-09
• Evaluation of Radar for Snowplows: Initial Results
  April 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1999-09
• Activation of the I-394 laboratory for ITS operational testing (Phase II)
  April 1998 Report no. CTS 98-02
• Maintaining the Traffic Control System - Phase II
  March 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1999-08
• Interpreting Traces from a Lossy TDR System and Optimizing System Performance
  February 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-03U
• Lidar System for Area Sensing of Vehicle Emmissions: Final Evaluation Report
  January 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-21
• An Evaluation of the Cambridge Telework Center: Commuting Time and Distance, Work Attitudes, Job Performance, and Financial Impact
  January 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1999-24
• Salt Tolerance in Short Stature Native Grasses
  January 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-16
• Effectiveness of marketing campaigns for grade crossing safety
  January 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-02
• An Automatic Visibility Measurement System Based on Video Cameras
  January 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-25
• Overseas Air Cargo Service, Airborne Export-Producing Industries and U.S. Cities, 1980-1995
  January 1998 Report no. MnDOT 1998-13

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• Future TMC operations system prototype and testing facility: Phase II
  (12/1998) Status: Completed
• Integration of RTMS and SQL to Mn/DOT Next Generation R/WIS
  (12/1998) Status: Completed
• Materials Evaluation and Mix Design Procedures for Cold In-Place Recycling of Asphalt Pavements
  (12/1998) Status: Completed
• Using ACC Vehicles to Control Traffic Flow on Semi-Autonomous Highways
  (12/1998) Status: Completed
• Development of a Vehicle/Pedestrian Collision Model to Support Neighborhood Traffic Control
  (11/1998) Status: Completed
• Transit Corridor Design for Personal Safety
  (11/1998) Status: Completed
• Trade Centers of the Upper Midwest-A 1998 Update
  (10/1998) Status: Completed
• Stresses in the Negative Moment Region of Composite Steel Bridges
  (09/1998) Status: Completed
• Linking the LRT to the City: The Hiawatha Districts
  (08/1998) Status: Completed
• Pedestrian Control at Intersections: Phase IV
  (08/1998) Status: Completed
• Transportation and Regional Growth: Travel Demand Forecasting
  (07/1998) Status: Completed
• Remote Monitoring of Distortional Fatigue in Multi-Girder Steel Bridges
  (07/1998) Status: Completed
• Simulation Game on Transportation and Urban Growth
  (07/1998) Status: Completed
• The Use of Fabrics to Reinforce Unsurfaced Roads
  (07/1998) Status: Completed
• Driver Performance in Accident Likely Conditions
  (06/1998) Status: Completed
• Technical Support for Implementation of Freeway Network Simulation Software
  (06/1998) Status: Completed
• Effect of Pre-release Cracks on Prestressed Bridge Girder Performance including Remaining Fatigue Life
  (06/1998) Status: Completed
• Investigating the Effects of Traffic Calming Strategies on Driver Behavior
  (06/1998) Status: Completed
• Transportation and Telecommunications (Phase II)
  (06/1998) Status: Completed
• Fatigue Evaluation of Bridge 4654
  (06/1998) Status: Completed
• Refinement and Validation of the Washington Hydraulic Fracture Test
  (06/1998) Status: Completed
• Sustainable Transportation Technologies
  (06/1998) Status: Completed
• Travel Flows In/Out of Minnesota
  (06/1998) Status: Completed
• Field Measurement of Granular Base Drainage Characteristics
  (05/1998) Status: Completed
• Intensity of Extreme Rainfall Events Over Minnesota
  (04/1998) Status: Completed
• Linking Freeway Bus Service to Freeway Routes: The I-35W Challenge
  (04/1998) Status: Completed
• Investigating the Effect on Driver Performance of Advanced Warning Flashers at Signalized Intersections
  (04/1998) Status: Completed
• Identification of Transportation-Related Barriers Limiting Expansion of Minnesota's Share of International Visitation
  (03/1998) Status: Completed
• Automatic Detection of Driver Fatigue - Phase 3
  (03/1998) Status: Completed
• Automatic Passenger Counting in the High Occupancy Vehicle Lane
  (03/1998) Status: Completed
• Intelligent Error Detection and Correction in Traffic Data
  (02/1998) Status: Completed
• Full Transportation Costs and Cost Incidence
  (02/1998) Status: Completed
• Passenger and Freight Travel Demand
  (02/1998) Status: Completed
• Improving Driver Visibility Using Heads Up Displays and Vehicle Location Systems
  (01/1998) Status: Completed
• Automotive Exhaust Emissions During Cold-Starting
  (01/1998) Status: Completed
• Signal Operations Research Laboratory for Development and Testing of Advanced Control Strategies, Phase 1
  (01/1998) Status: Completed