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    • Library connectivity pooled fund administrative and marketing services 

      Bittner, Jason (National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE), 2011-08)
      This report details the activities of a small portion of the Library Connectivity Pooled Fund. It builds upon the 2007 Interim report and that served as a record of the formation, major activities and accomplishments of ...
    • Life-cycle cost analysis of SMA pavements and SMA application guidelines 

      Titus-Glover, Leslie; Von Quintus, Harold L.; Smith, Kelly L.; Stanley, M.; Rao, S. (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2006-08)
      The objective of this research project was to provide a comparative cost analysis of pavements constructed using stone matrix asphalt (SMA) mixtures versus those built with Wisconsin Department of Transportation's (WisDOT?s) ...
    • Long range deployment of ITS strategies : concept definition 

      Horowitz, Alan J.; Duarte, Juan; Cross, Andrew (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2003-02-28)
      This report deals with the issue of how ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) strategies and technologies should be implemented over a long period of time (e.g., 10 to 20 years). Many strategies can be identified that ...
    • Long Range Development of ITS Strategies: Concept Definition 

      Horowitz, Alan J.; Duarte, Juan; Cross, Andrew (2007-01-10)
      This report deals with the issue of how ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) strategies and technologies should be implemented over a long period of time (e.g., 10 to 20 years). Many strategies can be identified that ...
    • Low cost strategies to increase truck parking in Wisconsin 

      Ogard, Libby; Wang, Bruce; Srivastava, Praveen; Adams, Teresa M. (National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education, 2009-09)
      This report documents a study of truck parking issues along the major state highways in Wisconsin. The effort builds upon another project at the National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE) ...
    • Maintenance quality assurance : synthesis of measures 

      Adams, Teresa M.; Smith, Janille (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2005-08)
      Constrained budgets and reduced funding are causing state transportation agencies to re-evaluate spending and allocations for maintenance. Much attention is being placed on accounting for maintenance expenditures and ...
    • Maintenance quality assurance peer exchange 2 

      Adams, Teresa M.; Janowiak, Scott; Sierzchula, Will; Bittner, Jason (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2009-04)
      This report documents a comprehensive study of twenty three maintenance quality assurance (MQA) programs throughout the United States and Canada. The policies and standards of each program were synthesized to create a ...
    • Marquette interchange perpetual pavement instrumentation project : phase I final report 

      Crovetti, James A.; Hornyak, Nicholas J.; Schabelski, Jay P.; Newman, David E. (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2007-09)
      This report provides details on the design, installation and monitoring of a pavement instrumentation system for the analysis of load-induced stresses and strains within a perpetual hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavement system. ...
    • Marquette interchange perpetual pavement instrumentation project : phase II final report 

      Crovetti, James A.; Hornyak, Nicholas J. (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2008-06)
      This report presents findings from the second phase of the Marquette Interchange instrumentation project and focuses on the maintenance of data recordation systems, development of computer programs to analyze data, and ...
    • Materials characterization and analysis of the Marquette Interchange HMA perpetual pavement 

      Crovetti, James A.; Titi, Hani; Coenen, Aaron; Elias, Mohammed B.; Williams, R. Christopher; Li, Xinjun (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2008-08)
      This project focused on the characterization of materials used to construct the Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) perpetual pavement within the Marquette Interchange and on the analysis of collected pavement response data to investigate ...
    • Meaningful use of collected local roads data and information 

      McNinch, Terance; Silva, Fernando De Melo e; Gadgil, Kedar; Dong, Jianping (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2008-03)
      There are more than 39,000 local agencies managing 2,000,000 miles of roads throughout the United States. The responsibility for such an immense infrastructure network in a time of limited resources demands the application ...
    • Measuring the benefits of implementing asset management systems and tools 

      Mizusawa, Daisuke; McNeil, Sue (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2008-09)
      Although transportation agencies in the U.S. have been developing Asset Management Systems (AMS) for specific types of infrastructure assets, there are several barriers to the implementation of AMS. This paper documents ...
    • A methodology for integrating roadway safety hardware management into the overall highway asset management program 

      Madanu, Sunil; Li, Zongzhi (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2008-06)
      Over the past two decades, state transportation agencies have developed management systems as analytical tools to support investment decision-making in Statewide Transportation Improvement Programs (STIP) and long-range ...
    • Metropolitan area transit accessibility analysis tool 

      Sen, Sudeshna; Guo, Jessica Y.; Kapur, Aarti; La Mondia, Jeffrey; Bricka, Stacey; Bhat, Chandra R. (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2006-09)
      This guide is designed for those interested in measuring the level of transit accessibility for a fixed route transit system. The purpose of this document is to provide users of the TransCAD-based Transit Accessibility ...
    • Minimum pavement lift thickness for Superpave mixtures 

      Paye, Barry; Bahia, Hussain (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2001-12)
      The purpose of this study was to look at the effect of lift thickness as it relates to the density of Superpave Hot Mix Asphalts. The study consisted of two phases: (1) a laboratory study and (2) a field study. In the ...
    • Monitoring and evaluation of fly ash stabilization stabilized subgrade constructed by the WisDOT 

      Martono, Wilfung; Hatipoglu, Bulent; Li, Lin; Tastan, Onur; Benson, Craig H.; Edil, Tuncer (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2010-06)
      This report describes the monitoring and evaluation of a field site where Class C fly ash was used to stabilize the subgrade during construction of a rigid pavement in a portion of USH 12 near Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. ...
    • Monitoring and load distribution study for the land bridge 

      Schultz, Cory E.; Ghorbanpoor, Al; Feile, Eric P. (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2010-09)
      A monitoring program and a live load distribution study were conducted for the Land Bridge, located on State Highway 131 between Ontario and LaFarge in southwest Wisconsin. The bridge is a 275-ft long curved double trapezoidal ...
    • Non-destructive testing of Wisconsin highway bridges 

      Ghorbanpoor, Al; Benish, Neal (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2003-03)
      The management of in-service bridges throughout the United States is an important task. An effective assessment of the condition of these bridges is an essential requirement for this task. Nondestructive evaluation can be ...
    • Non-nuclear density testing devices and systems to evaluate in-place asphalt pavement density 

      Von Quintus, Harold L.; Schmitt, Robert; Rao, Chetana (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2006-05)
      A field evaluation of portable non-nuclear density gauges was conducted to determine their effectiveness and practicality for quality control and acceptance of asphalt pavement construction. Three portable non-nuclear gauge ...
    • Operational resiliency of Beloit-Hudson interstate highway corridor 

      Adams, Teresa M.; Bier, Vicki; Bekkem, Kaushik (National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education, 2010-05)
      This research identified the top 10 high-risk (low operational resilience) segments along the I-90/94 Interstate Highway Corridor from Hudson to Beloit, Wisconsin. Resiliency in this project is a function of the vulnerability, ...