2005

Research Reports | Active and Completed Projects

Research Reports

• Evaluation and Improvement of the Stratified Ramp Metering Algorithm Through Microscopic Simulation - Phase II
  December 2005 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-48
• Tools for Predicting Usage and Benefits of Urban Bicycle Network Improvements
  December 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-50
• Investigation of Deterioration of Stainless Steel Dowel Tubes Under Repeated Loading
  December 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2006-01
• Load Testing of Instrumented Pavement Sections
  November 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-47
• Analysis of Girder Differential Deflection and Web Gap Stress for Rapid Assessment of Distortional Fatigue Stress in Multi-Girder Steel Bridges
  October 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-38
• Identification of Causal Factors and Potential Countermeasures for Fatal Rural Crashes
  October 2005 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-42
• Driving Performance During Cell Phone Conversations and Common In-Vehicle Tasks While Sober and Drunk
  October 2005 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-41
• Development of a Tracking-based Monitoring and Data Collection System
  October 2005 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-40
• Enhanced Coordination of Cadastral Information
  September 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-36
• The Financial Benefits of Early Acquisition of Transportation Right of Way
  September 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-35
• Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) Special Events Traffic Flow Study Phase II: Mobility Monitoring and Performance Measure via Dynamic Travel Time Prediction
  August 2005 Report no. CTS 05-09
• Driver Assistive Systems for Rural Applications: A Path to Deployment, Volume 1
  August 2005 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-30
• Minnesota Snow and Ice Control: Field Handbook for Snowplow Operators
  August 2005 Report no. Manual number 2005-01
• Driver Assistive Systems for Rural Applications: Digital Mapping of Roads for Lane Departure Warnings, Volume 2
  August 2005 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-31
• Minnesota Taconite as a Microwave-Absorbing Road Aggregate Material for Deicing and Pothole Patching Applications
  August 2005 Report no. CTS 05-10
• Evaluation of the Use of High-Resolution Satellite Imagery in Transportation Applications
  August 2005 Report no. CTS 05-11
• Homeland Security and the Trucking Industry
  July 2005 Report no. CTS 05-08
• Advanced Portable Wireless Measurement and Observation Station
  July 2005 Report no. CTS 05-07
• Minnesota State Road Taxes in 2030: Will revenues keep pace with inflation?
  June 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-26
• The Cost and Effectiveness of Stormwater Management Practices
  June 2005 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-23
• Quantification of Uncertainty in Transportation Infrastructure Projects
  June 2005 Report no. CTS 05-06
• Preliminary Laboratory Investigation of Enzyme Solutions as a Soil Stabilizer
  June 2005 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-25
• User Perspectives on Location Efficient Mortgages & Car Sharing
  June 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-24
• Adaptive Cruise Control System Design And Its Impact on Traffic Flow
  May 2005 Report no. CTS 05-01
• Methodology for Selecting Microscopic Simulators: Comparative Evaluation of AIMSUN and VISSIM
  May 2005 Report no. CTS 05-05
• Development of a Web-Based Economic Impact Calculator for Small and Medium Size Airports
  May 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-19
• Ramp Meter Delays, Freeway Congestion, and Driver Acceptance
  May 2005 Report no. CTS 05-02
• Finding What the Driver Does
  May 2005 Report no. CTS 05-03
• I-494 Future Improvements Evaluation with Two Traffic Simulators
  May 2005 Report no. CTS 05-04
• Route Preferences and the Value of Travel-Time Information for Motorists Driving Real-World Routes
  May 2005 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-20
• Retrofitting Shear Cracks in Reinforced Concrete Pier Caps Using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers
  April 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-13
• DGPS-Based Gang Plowing
  April 2005 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-18
• Cost/Benefit Study of Spring Load Restrictions
  March 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-15
• Spring Load Restrictions: Research Suggests Policy Changes But Big Questions Remain
  March 2005 Report no. Spring Load Restrictions March 2005
• The Effects of In-Lane Rumble Strips on the Stopping Behavior of Sleep-Deprived Drivers
  March 2005 Report no. Mn/DOT 2005-16
• Earth Pressure Behind A Retaining Wall
  March 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-14
• Future TMC Operations System Prototype and Testing Facility: Phase II
  March 2005 Report no. CTS 04-06
• Distillate Usage Patterns in Minnesota: Development of Data and Tools To Analyze Policies Affecting Biodiesel Usage
  January 2005 Report no. MnDOT 2005-08
• Bus Rapid Transit Technologies: Assisting Drivers Operating Buses on Road Shoulders, Volume 1
  January 2005 Report no. CTS 04-12
• CEO Engagement Options for Discussing Strategic Issues and Sharing Best Practices
  January 2005 Report no.
• Bus Rapid Transit Technologies: A Virtual Mirror for Eliminating Vehicle Blind Zones, Volume 2
  January 2005 Report no. CTS 04-12

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Active and Completed Research Projects

• Design Tool for Controlling Runoff and Sediment from Highway Construction
  (12/2005) Status: Completed
• Access Study Administration and Outreach
  (12/2005) Status: Completed
• State DOT CEO Leadership Forum---Summer 2006
  (12/2005) Status: Completed
• Enhanced Micro-Simulation Models for Accurate Safety Assessment
  (12/2005) Status: Completed
• Truck Weight Compliance Education and Outreach Program
  (12/2005) Status: Completed
• Local Road Funding History
  (11/2005) Status: Completed
• Employment of the Traffic Management Laboratory for improving the Stratified Metering Algorithm: Phase III
  (11/2005) Status: Completed
• Best Use of Cone Penetration Testing
  (11/2005) Status: Completed
• Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Minnesota Speed Management Program
  (10/2005) Status: Completed
• Evaluation of Minnesota's Operation NightCAP
  (10/2005) Status: Completed
• 2006 Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
  (10/2005) Status: Completed
• Instrumentation of a Full Depth Precast Concrete Bridge Deck System
  (09/2005) Status: Completed
• Portable Traffic Video Processor
  (09/2005) Status: Completed
• SAFETEA-LU Technical Workshop
  (09/2005) Status: Completed
• Development of Eight-Channel WIM Analysis and Measurement System Based on Analog WIM Signals
  (09/2005) Status: Completed
• Access to Destinations: Estimation of Arterial Travel Times
  (09/2005) Status: Completed
• Development of Improved Proof Rolling Methods for Roadway Embankment Construction
  (09/2005) Status: Completed
• Commuter Bicyclist Behavior and Facility Disruption
  (08/2005) Status: Completed
• Monitoring and Analysis of a Full Depth Precast Concrete Bridge Deck
  (08/2005) Status: Completed
• Improving Capacity Planning for Demand-Responsive Paratransit Services
  (08/2005) Status: Completed
• Evaluation and Analysis of Mn/DOT Steel Bridge Inventory for Prioritizing Bridge Maintenance Needs
  (08/2005) Status: Completed
• 2005 Toward Zero Deaths Conference
  (08/2005) Status: Completed
• Evaluating Roadway Subsurface Drainage Practices
  (08/2005) Status: Completed
• A Predictive Study of Use Impacts on the Denali Park Road
  (08/2005) Status: Completed
• 2005 Toward Zero Deaths Administration and Outreach
  (08/2005) Status: Completed
• Multi-Camera Monitoring of Human Activities at Critical Transportation Infrastructure Sites
  (07/2005) Status: Completed
• Integration of Automated Vehicle System Data Acquisition into Fleet Management - FY06 NATSRL
  (07/2005) Status: Completed
• Project Delivery Workforce Management Review
  (07/2005) Status: Completed
• Privacy Issues of ITS
  (07/2005) Status: Completed
• Truckers & Turnover Project
  (07/2005) Status: Completed
• Assessment of Stormwater Management Practices on the Water Quality of Runoff
  (07/2005) Status: Completed
• Integrated TDRL Projects: DLL Traffic Software Devlpmnt Pckg, Gravel-Road Traffic Counter, Intersection Traffic Movement Counter, Hybrid-Renewable Light Pole -FY06 NATSRL
  (07/2005) Status: Completed
• NCHRP 10-69 Guidelines for Dowel Alignment in Concrete Pavements
  (07/2005) Status: Completed
• Impacts of Bus Rapid Transit on West Broadway Neighborhoods in North Minneapolis
  (07/2005) Status: Completed
• Rural and Urban Safety Cultures
  (07/2005) Status: Completed
• The Minnesota River State Trail: Redwood Falls, New Ulm, & Saint Peter
  (07/2005) Status: Completed
• GPR Implementation
  (06/2005) Status: Completed
• Access to Destinations: Refining Methods for Calculating Non-Auto Travel Times
  (06/2005) Status: Completed
• Assessment of Underground Stormwater Management Devices on the Water Quality of Runoff
  (06/2005) Status: Completed
• Metropolitan Travel Survey Archive
  (06/2005) Status: Completed
• Pavement Rehabilitation Selection
  (06/2005) Status: Completed
• Train the Trainer Workshop for blowing snow control
  (06/2005) Status: Completed
• MnROAD Lessons Learned
  (06/2005) Status: Completed
• Determination of Optimum Time for the Application of Surface Treatments to Asphalt Concrete Pavements - Phase II
  (05/2005) Status: Completed
• Development of Real-Time Traffic Adaptive Crash Reduction Measures for the Westbound I-94/35W Commons Section
  (05/2005) Status: Completed
• Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute (GLMRI)
  (05/2005) Status: Completed
• Real-Time Traffic Prediction for Advanced Traffic Management Systems: Phase II
  (05/2005) Status: Completed
• 2005 Midwest Regional Context Sensitive Design and Solutions Workshop
  (04/2005) Status: Completed
• Urban Development Effects on Runoff and Receiving Stream Temperatures
  (03/2005) Status: Completed
• GIS Protocols: Measuring the Pedestrian Environment
  (03/2005) Status: Completed
• Resilient Modulus Development of Aggregate Base and Subbase Containing Recycled Bituminous and Concrete for 2002 Design Guide and MnPAVE Pavement Design
  (03/2005) Status: Completed
• Integration of RTMS and SQL to Mn/DOT Next Generation R/WIS - Phase 2
  (02/2005) Status: Completed
• 2005 Environmental Stewardship and Streamlining Workshop
  (02/2005) Status: Completed
• Development of a Trash Harvester for MNDot Phase 1
  (01/2005) Status: Completed
• Studying the Needs of the Transportation Disadvantaged: Elderly and Developmentally Disabled
  (01/2005) Status: Completed