2000

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• Transportation Barriers Affecting International Visitors to Minnesota
  December 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2003-21
• High-Strength Concrete Prestressed Bridge Girders: Long Term and Flexural Behavior
  November 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2000-32
• Calibration of An Earth Pressure Cell
  September 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2000-34
• Characterizing Seasonal Variations in Pavement Material Properties for Use in a Mechanistic-Empirical Design Procedure
  September 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2000-35
• Mycorrhizal/Plant Factors Involved in Roadside Reclamation
  August 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2000-30
• Cold In-Place Recycling Literature Review and Preliminary Mixture Design Procedure
  August 2000 Report no. Mn/DOT 2000-21
• Image Compression for Storage and Transmission of Digital Images
  August 2000 Report no. Mn/DOT 2001-14
• The Full Cost of Transportation in the Twin Cities Region
  August 2000 Report no. CTS 00-04
• Development Length of GFRP Reinforcement in Concrete Bridge Decks
  July 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2000-26
• Algorithms for Vehicle Classification
  July 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2000-27
• Fatigue of Stud Shear Connectors in the Negative Moment Region of Steel Girder Bridges
  June 2000 Report no. CTS 00-03
• Technical Support for Implementation of Freeway Network Simulation Software
  June 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2001-03
• Development of Traffic Simulation Laboratory for Design Planning and Traffic Operations (Phase II)
  June 2000 Report no. CTS 00-02
• Evaluation of Electrochemical Chloride Extraction (ECE) and Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Wrap Technology
  June 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2000-24
• Distortion-Induced Fatigue in Multi-Girder Steel Bridges
  May 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2000-16
• Efficacy of Erosion Control Blankets and Soil Stabilizers
  May 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2000-15
• Analysis of Electrical Capsule Pipeline Systems
  March 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2000-10
• Bicycle Counter
  March 2000 Report no. Mn/DOT 2000-08
• Pedestrian Control at Intersections: Phase IV
  February 2000 Report no. Mn/DOT 2000-28
• A GPS Based Heads Up Display System for Driving Under Low Visibility Conditions
  January 2000 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-03
• Effects of Pre-Release Cracks in High-Strength Prestressed Girders
  January 2000 Report no. MnDOT 2000-25
• Synthesizing Highway Transportation, Land Development, Municipal and School Finance in the Greater Twin Cities Area, 1970-1997
  January 2000 Report no. CTS 00-01
• Evaluation of Road-Map Data for ITS
  January 2000 Report no. CTS 00-05

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• Transportation Related Costs of Different Regional Land Use Scenarios
  (12/2000) Status: Completed
• Managing Suburban Intersections Through Sensing
  (12/2000) Status: Completed
• Major Transportation Systems, the Space In Between and Livable Cities
  (12/2000) Status: Completed
• Minnesota State Survey 2000 Transportation Questions
  (12/2000) Status: Completed
• Transportation Technologies for Sustainable Communities
  (11/2000) Status: Completed
• Traffic Flow Modeling Simulation and Signal Timing Plans Evaluation of the Miller Hill Corridor
  (10/2000) Status: Completed
• Investigation of Factors Related to Surface-Initiated Cracks in Flexible Pavements
  (10/2000) Status: Completed
• Handling Pedestrian Control Issues at Busy Intersections and Monitoring Large Crowds
  (10/2000) Status: Completed
• Lateral Stability of a Narrow Commuter Vehicle
  (09/2000) Status: Completed
• Bus Rapid Transit Technologies: Assisting Drivers Operating Buses on Road Shoulders
  (09/2000) Status: Completed
• Eliminating Driver Forward "Blindspots" at Rural Intersections
  (08/2000) Status: Completed
• Automated Vehicle Control Algorithms and their Influence on Traffic
  (08/2000) Status: Completed
• Traffic Supplement to Low Volume Road Best Practices Manual
  (08/2000) Status: Completed
• Designing Pavement Drainage Systems
  (08/2000) Status: Completed
• A Case Controlled Study of Driving Speed and Crash Risk
  (08/2000) Status: Completed
• A New Approach to Assessing Road User Charges: Evaluation of Core Technologies
  (08/2000) Status: Completed
• Analysis Tools and Rapid Screening Data for Distortional Fatigue in Steel Bridge Girders
  (08/2000) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Operating Strategies and Delay Analysis for Arterials
  (08/2000) Status: Completed
• Reducing Crashes at Controlled Rural Intersections
  (08/2000) Status: Completed
• Inoculated Legumes and Revegetation/Roadside Plantings
  (08/2000) Status: Completed
• Reducing Risk Taking at Passive Railroad Crossings with Active Warnings
  (07/2000) Status: Completed
• Measuring the Equity and Efficiency of Ramp Meters
  (07/2000) Status: Completed
• Intelligent Ground Vehicles Competition Evaluation: Phase I
  (07/2000) Status: Completed
• Properties and Aggregate Potential of Coarse Taconite Tailings
  (07/2000) Status: Completed
• Management and Control of Reed Canary Grass in Restored Wetlands
  (07/2000) Status: Completed
• Improving the Estimation of Travel Demand for Traffic Simulation
  (07/2000) Status: Completed
• Intermodal Opportunities for Shortline Railroads in Minnesota
  (07/2000) Status: Completed
• Detecting Driver Fatigue through the Use of Advanced Face Monitoring Techniques
  (06/2000) Status: Completed
• Algorithms for Vehicle Classification: Phase II
  (06/2000) Status: Completed
• Fault Diagnostics for Automated Vehicle Applications
  (06/2000) Status: Completed
• Signal Operations Research Laboratory for Development and Testing of Advanced Control Strategies - Phase II
  (05/2000) Status: Completed
• Highways and Land Development Near Minnesota's Regional Centers
  (05/2000) Status: Completed
• Impact of Roughness Elements on Reducing the Shear Stress Acting on Soil Particles
  (05/2000) Status: Completed
• Driver Assistive Systems for Snowplows
  (04/2000) Status: Completed
• User - Centered Auditory Warning Signals in Snowplows
  (03/2000) Status: Completed
• Employment of the Traffic Management Laboratory (TRAMLAB) for Evaluating Ramp Control Strategies in the Twin Cities
  (03/2000) Status: Completed
• Site/Environmental Correlations in Northeastern Minnesota
  (02/2000) Status: Completed
• The Effects of Fire versus Mowing on Prairie Plant Communities
  (01/2000) Status: Completed
• Minnesota Value Pricing
  (01/2000) Status: Completed
• Spatial Patterns of Information Workers in Six United States Metropolitan Areas
  (01/2000) Status: Completed
• 1999 Minnesota State Survey - Transportation Questions
  (01/2000) Status: Completed
• Transportation and Regional Growth - Part V, Urban Design: Transportation & Urban Growth - Urban Design and the Environment
  (01/2000) Status: Completed
• Transportation and Regional Growth Study Integration
  (01/2000) Status: Completed
• Use of FRP Sheets to Retrofit (Strengthen) Pier Caps
  (01/2000) Status: Completed
• Image Compression for Storage and Transmission of Digitized Images
  (01/2000) Status: Completed
• The Changing Landscape of Transportation and Technology
  (01/2000) Status: Completed
• Travel Behavior Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
  (01/2000) Status: Completed