2001

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• Capacity Analysis for Dynamic Bottlenecks and Alternative Concepts for Coordinated Ramp Metering Operations
  December 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2002-09
• Analysis Tools and Rapid Screening Data for Distortional Fatigue in Steel Bridge Girders
  November 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2002-06
• Algorithms for Vehicle Classification: Phase II
  November 2001 Report no. Mn/DOT 2002-21
• Monitoring Weaving Sections
  October 2001 Report no. CTS 01-06
• The Effects of In-Lane Rumble Strips on the Stopping Behavior of Attentive Drivers
  October 2001 Report no. Mn/DOT 2002-11
• Sample-Based Estimation of Bicycle Miles of Travel (BMT)
  October 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2001-23
• Site/Environment Correlations in Northeastern Minnesota
  October 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2002-10
• Detecting Driver Fatigue Through the Use of Advanced Face Monitoring Techniques
  September 2001 Report no. CTS 01-05
• Population and Employment Density and Travel Behavior in Large U.S. Cities
  September 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2001-24
• Live Load Stresses in Steel Curved Girder Bridges
  September 2001 Report no. Mn/DOT 2002-08
• The Groundside Effects of Air Transportation
  August 2001 Report no. CTS 01-02
• The Snelling Corridor and its Districts: Developing and Enhancing A Transit-Oriented Lattice Connective Structure
  August 2001 Report no. CTS 01-04
• Land Use and Travel Choices in the Twin Cities, 1958-1990
  July 2001 Report no. CTS 01-01
• Superpave Level One Mix Design At The Local Government Level
  July 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2002-19
• Building Our Way Out of Congestion? Highway Capacity for the Twin Cities
  July 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2002-01
• Condition and Durability of Segmental Concrete Block Retaining Walls Along Roadways in Minnesota
  July 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2001-16
• Investigating the Effect on Driver Performance of Advanced Warning Flashers at Signalized Intersections
  July 2001 Report no. Mn/DOT 2002-05
• Agricultural land conversion in the Twin Cities : part II, the National Resources Inventory
  July 2001 Report no. P01-7
• Evaluation of a Field Permeameter to Measure Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Base/Subgrade Materials
  June 2001 Report no. Mn/DOT 2001-19
• Design/Development Principles for Livable Suburban Arterial Roadways
  June 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2001-17
• Fault Diagnostics for Intelligent Vehicle Applications
  May 2001 Report no. Mn/DOT 2001-20
• Fine Particle (Nanoparticle) Emissions On Minnesota Highways
  May 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2001-12
• Fatigue Evaluation of the Deck Truss of Bridge 9340
  March 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2001-10
• Specialized Transit and Elderly, Disabled, and Families in Poverty Populations
  March 2001 Report no. CTS 01-03B
• Development and Testing of Methods for Estimating the Impact of Safety Improvements
  March 2001 Report no. Mn/DOT 2001-08
• Measurement of Moisture in Aggregate Stockpiles
  March 2001 Report no. Mn/DOT 2001-21
• The Competitiveness of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport: Building and Using a Knowledge Base
  January 2001 Report no. CTS 01-03
• On The Value of Minnesota's Road Network
  January 2001 Report no. MnDOT 2004-16
• The Use of Geosynthetics to Reinforce Low Volume Roads
  January 2001 Report no. Mn/DOT 2001-15

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• Monitoring Driver Activities
  (12/2001) Status: Completed
• Fatigue Detection: Can Fatigue Detection Devices Predict the Driving Performance of Sleep-Deprived Drivers?
  (12/2001) Status: Completed
• APA Rut Testing Evaluation
  (12/2001) Status: Completed
• GPS Based Real-Time Identification of Tire-Road Friction Coefficient
  (12/2001) Status: Completed
• Groundside Effects of Air Transportation: 3 Case Studies
  (12/2001) Status: Completed
• Moisture Effects of DCP and PFWD Measurements - Phase I
  (11/2001) Status: Completed
• Driver Assistive Systems for Rural Applications: A Path to Deployment
  (11/2001) Status: Completed
• Implementation of Climatological Summaries for Snow Fence Design
  (11/2001) Status: Completed
• Telecommunications and Sustainable Transportation
  (10/2001) Status: Completed
• Minnesota Airport Technical Assistant Program
  (10/2001) Status: Completed
• Measuring the Impact of Transportation Decisions
  (09/2001) Status: Completed
• Dynamic and Resilient Modulus of MN/DOT asphalt mixtures
  (09/2001) Status: Completed
• Transportation Finance Reform
  (09/2001) Status: Completed
• If They Come, Will You Build It?
  (09/2001) Status: Completed
• Earth Pressure Behind a Retaining Wall
  (09/2001) Status: Completed
• Fatigue Evaluation of Bridge 69832
  (09/2001) Status: Completed
• Design and Construction of Pavement Embankments in Minnesota
  (09/2001) Status: Completed
• Sensor-Based Ramp Monitoring
  (09/2001) Status: Completed
• Rapid Assessment and Decision Making Strategies for Distortional Fatigue Multi-Girder Steel Bridges
  (09/2001) Status: Completed
• Accident Analysis for Low Volume Roads
  (09/2001) Status: Completed
• Laboratory Measurements of Storm Water Quality Improvements in Detention Ponds
  (09/2001) Status: Completed
• Mn/DOT Consultant Services Training
  (08/2001) Status: Completed
• Ramp Meter Delays, Freeway Congestion, and Driver Acceptance
  (08/2001) Status: Completed
• Industry Clusters and ITS
  (07/2001) Status: Completed
• Travel Demand Modeling
  (07/2001) Status: Completed
• Influence of Wayfinding while Driving on Vehicle Control
  (06/2001) Status: Completed
• High Performance Spatial Visualization of Traffic Data
  (04/2001) Status: Completed
• Dynamic Estimation of Freeway Weaving Capacity for Traffic Management and Operation, Phase II
  (03/2001) Status: Completed
• Improving the Design of Roadside Ditches
  (03/2001) Status: Completed
• 2001 Minnesota Technology Transfer/LTAP Program
  (03/2001) Status: Completed
• North Star Workshop "Connecting the Minnesota Safety Agenda"
  (03/2001) Status: Completed
• Effectiveness of In Lane Rumble Strips
  (02/2001) Status: Completed
• Urban Design, Transportation, Environment and Urban Growth: Transit-Supportive Urban Design Impacts on Suburban Land Use and Transportation
  (02/2001) Status: Completed
• Behavior of Concrete Integral Abutments
  (02/2001) Status: Completed
• Wireless Transmission of Image and Video Data
  (01/2001) Status: Completed
• Enhanced Portable Device for Subgrade and Granular Base Characterization
  (01/2001) Status: Completed
• TMC Traffic Data Automation for MnDOT's Traffic Monitoring Program
  (01/2001) Status: Completed
• ISO 9000 Impact on Safety Performance in the Trucking Industry
  (01/2001) Status: Completed
• The Feasibility of a Shipper Panel to Measure Transportation Services
  (01/2001) Status: Completed