2004

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• Improving the Estimation of Travel Demand for Traffic Simulation: Part II
  December 2004 Report no. CTS 04-11, Part II
• Improving the Estimation of Travel Demand for Traffic Simulation: Part I
  December 2004 Report no. CTS 04-11, Part I
• The Benefits Of Bicycling In Minnesota
  December 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-50
• Moisture Retention Characteristics of Base and Sub-base Materials
  December 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2005-06
• Measuring the Equity and Efficiency of Ramp Meters
  November 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-37
• Behavior of Concrete Integral Abutment Bridges
  November 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-43
• Real-Time Collison Warning and Avoidance at Intersections
  November 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-45
• Case Studies of Development in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Region
  September 2004 Report no. CTS 04-07
• GPS Based Real-Time Tire-Road Friction Coefficient Identification
  September 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2005-04
• Screening Tool for Using Waste Materials in Paving Projects
  September 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-03
• The Effect of Novel Soil Amendments on Roadside Establishment of Cover Crop and Native Prairie Plant Species
  September 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-41
• Monitoring Driver Activities
  September 2004 Report no. CTS 04-05
• Small Strain and Resilient Modulus Testing of Granular Soils
  August 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-39
• Scoping Study for the Development of Design Guidelines for Bioengineering in the Upper Midwest
  August 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-47
• Using ITS to Better Serve Diverse Populations
  August 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-42
• Scales of Airport Expansion: Globalization, Regionalization, and Local Land Use
  July 2004 Report no. CTS 04-01
• TMC Traffic Data Automation for MnDOT's Traffic Monitoring Program
  July 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-29
• Production and Characterization of Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculum
  July 2004 Report no. P2004-01
• High Performance Spatial Visualization of Traffic Data
  July 2004 Report no. CTS 04-04
• Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Effects on Binder and Mixture Quality
  July 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-02
• Atmospheric Visibility Measurements Using Video Cameras: Relative Visibility
  July 2004 Report no. CTS 04-03
• Reducing Risk Taking at Passive Railroad Crossings With Active Warnings
  June 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-33
• Inoculated Legumes and Revegetation/Roadside Plantings
  June 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-32
• Recognition of Human Activity in Metro Transit Spaces
  June 2004 Report no. CTS 04-02
• Development of Simple Asphalt Test for Determination of RAP Blending Charts
  June 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-44
• Best Management Practices for the Invasive Phalaris arundinacea L. (Reed Canary Grass) in Wetland Restorations
  May 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-36
• Modal Shifts from the Mississippi River and Duluth/Superior to Land Transportation
  May 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-28
• Inventory of Properties of Minnesota Certified Asphalt Binders
  April 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-35
• Review of Minnesota's Rural Intersection Crashes: Methodology for Identifying Intersections for Intersection Decision Support (IDS)
  March 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-31
• Laboratory Measurements of Stormwater Quality Improvement in Detention Ponds
  March 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-21
• Fatigue Evaluation of Steel Box-Girder Pier Caps: Bridge 69832
  March 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2003-18
• Low Temperature Cracking of Asphalt Concrete Pavement
  March 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-23
• Implementation of Quality of Service (QoS) with Dynamic Resource Allocation
  March 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-34
• Increasing the Value of Public Involvement in Transportation Project Planning
  March 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-20
• Validation of Superpave Fine Aggregate Angularity (FAA) Values
  March 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-30
• Developing Project Management Expertise
  March 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-38
• Accident Analysis of Significant Crash Rates for Low to Very Low Volume Roadways in 10 Minnesota Counties
  March 2004 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-22
• Environmental Hazard Assessment For Transportation Related Chemicals: Development of a Decision Support Tool - USERS GUIDE
  February 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-14G
• Deer Avoidance: The Assessment of Real World Enhanced Deer Signage in a Virtual Environment
  January 2004 Report no. MnDOT 2004-13
• Paths Through the Forest: Factors that Influence Transportation Corridor Success
  January 2004 Report no. 2004 Corridor

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• Access to Destinations: Development of Accessibility Measures
  (12/2004) Status: Completed
• Automated Winter Road Maintenance Using Road Surface Condition Measurements
  (12/2004) Status: Completed
• Multiuse, High Accuracy, High Density Geospatial Database
  (12/2004) Status: Completed
• Minnesota Local Agency Safety Pilot Program
  (12/2004) Status: Completed
• Resilient Modulus Strength of Base Course with Recycled Bituminous Material
  (12/2004) Status: Completed
• Application of Precast Decks and other Elements to Bridge Structures
  (11/2004) Status: Completed
• Determining Shear Capacity of Prestressed Concrete Beams
  (11/2004) Status: Completed
• Telework/Telecommuting Pilot Project
  (10/2004) Status: Completed
• Beyond Business As Usual
  (10/2004) Status: Completed
• Minnesota 3-D: Linking Jobs and Housing Through Development
  (10/2004) Status: Completed
• Pavement Evaluation using Ground Penetrating Radar
  (09/2004) Status: Completed
• TERRA Board Support
  (09/2004) Status: Completed
• Spring Load Restriction Study
  (09/2004) Status: Completed
• Improving the Ability of Drivers to Avoid Collision with Snowplows in Fog and Snow
  (09/2004) Status: Completed
• Bus Signal Priority Based on GPS and Wireless Communications
  (09/2004) Status: Completed
• Bus Signal Priority on GPS and Wireless Communications - Phase II
  (09/2004) Status: Completed
• ROV Surveillance for Transportation Management and Security
  (09/2004) Status: Completed
• Determining Economic Strategies for Repair and Replacement of Low Slump Overlays of Bridge Decks
  (08/2004) Status: Completed
• The Safety of Pedestrian and Bicycle Travel in Minnesota
  (08/2004) Status: Completed
• Implications of State Aid Cuts for Local Road Funding
  (08/2004) Status: Completed
• Mass Transit Surveillance and Early Warning System
  (08/2004) Status: Completed
• Compaction Remediation for Construction Sites
  (08/2004) Status: Completed
• Improved Methodologies for the Inoculation of Prairie Legumes in Roadside/Revegetation Settings
  (08/2004) Status: Completed
• Investigation of Low Temperature Cracking in Asphalt Pavements - National Pooled Fund Study 776
  (08/2004) Status: Completed
• Investigation of Deterioration of Stainless Steel Dowel Tubes Under Repeated Loading
  (08/2004) Status: Completed
• Reasons for Recent Large Increases in Commute Durations
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Enhanced Coordination of Cadastral Information
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Wet Meadow Revegetation Following Invasive Plant Control
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Management Practices for Weed Control in Roadway Right-of-Ways
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Fleet Asset Life Cycle Costing with Intelligent Vehicles - FY05 NATSRL
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Modeling Issues Associated with Sensor Technologies for the Nondestructive Evaluation of Timber Bridges - FY05 NATSRL
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Rapid Assessment and Decision Making Strategies for Distortional Fatigue Multi-Girder Steel Bridges - Phase 4
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Calibration of the 2002 AASHTO Pavement Design Guide for Minnesota Portland Cement Concrete Pavements and Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Development of Flexural Vibration Inspection Techniques to Rapidly Assess the Structural Health of Rural Bridge Systems - FY05 NATSRL
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Operation of Transportation Data Center at TDRL: Data Acquisition and Archiving of Large Scaled Transportation Data, Analysis Tool Devel. And Data Support - FY05 NATSRL
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• A Nonlinear State Space Approach to Arterial Travel Time Prediction
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Effectiveness of Learning Transportation Network Growth
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Homeland Security and the Trucking Industry
  (07/2004) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Interface Modeling in FEDFAA
  (06/2004) Status: Completed
• Passive Roadside Reflectors and Communication Systems for Improvement of Radar Reliability
  (06/2004) Status: Completed
• Decision Support System for Evacuation Route-Schedule Planning: Determining Optimal Network Configuration
  (06/2004) Status: Completed
• Community Based Transportation: A Framework for Action
  (05/2004) Status: Completed
• Value of Information for Motorists
  (04/2004) Status: Completed
• Transportation and Regional Growth Study Information Dissemination Project
  (04/2004) Status: Completed
• Developing ITS to Serve Diverse Populations
  (04/2004) Status: Completed
• Streamlining of the Traffic Modeling Process for Implementation in the Twin Cities Freeway Network
  (04/2004) Status: Completed
• Delivery of Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
  (04/2004) Status: Completed
• 2004 LTAP Program
  (04/2004) Status: Completed
• Mapping Impervious Surface Area of Minnesota
  (04/2004) Status: Completed
• Evaluation and Improvement of the Stratified Ramp Metering Algorithm through Microscopic Simulation
  (04/2004) Status: Completed
• CEO Engagement Options for Discussing Strategic Issues and Sharing Best Practices - NCHRP 20-24 (38)
  (04/2004) Status: Completed
• TZD Program Administration and Outreach
  (03/2004) Status: Completed
• Understanding the Potential Market of Metro Transit's Ridership and Services
  (03/2004) Status: Completed
• Quick Edge: Rapid Underbody Plow Cutting Edge Changing System
  (02/2004) Status: Completed
• Safety Effect of Left-Turn Phasing Schemes at High-Speed Intersections
  (02/2004) Status: Completed
• Pavement Design Using Unsaturated Soil Technology
  (02/2004) Status: Completed
• Safe and Stable Narrow Tilt-Controlled Commuter Vehicles
  (02/2004) Status: Completed
• Research Publication and Outreach Services
  (02/2004) Status: Completed
• Capacity Expansion in the Twin Cities: The Roads-transit Balance
  (02/2004) Status: Completed
• Finding What the Driver Does
  (01/2004) Status: Completed
• Infrared Sensing for Driver Assistive Systems
  (01/2004) Status: Completed
• Biological Control of Canada Thistle in Wetland Prairie Restoration
  (01/2004) Status: Completed
• Motor Grader & Gravel Road Maintenance Tech
  (01/2004) Status: Completed
• Right of Way Preservation for Future Development of Highways
  (01/2004) Status: Completed
• Snow & Ice Maintenance Operation Field Guide
  (01/2004) Status: Completed
• Determination of Optimum Time for Application of Surface Treatments to Asphalt Concrete Pavements
  (01/2004) Status: Completed
• Context Sensitive Design Training
  (01/2004) Status: Completed
• Toward A Multi-State Consensus on Rural Intersection Decision Support
  (01/2004) Status: Completed
• Tools for Predicting Usage and Benefits of Urban Bicycle Network Improvements
  (01/2004) Status: Completed
• Investigation of the low-temperature fracture properties of three MnRoad asphalt mixtures
  (01/2004) Status: Completed