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Current Research Reports

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Report Number
Report Title
Contact
Date / Size

UC Berkeley

Aug 2011
745 kB

UC Berkeley

Aug 2011
3.6 MB

UC Berkeley SafeTrec

July 2011
5.01 MB
UC Berekeley
May 2011
3.6 MB
Ohio State University
Mar. 2011
5.3 MB
Methods for Identifying High Collision Concentration Locations (HCCL) for Potential Safety Improvements - Phase II
University of North Carolina
Jan. 2011
2.0 MB
Development of Bus Rapid Transit Performance Assessment Guide Tool
UC Berkeley
Sep. 2010
561 kB
Noise Barrier Design: Danish and Some European Examples
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
May 2010
8.5 MB
Highway Noise Abatement: Planning Tools and Danish Examples
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
May 2010
4.5 MB
Temperature Influence on Road Traffic Noise: Californian OBSI Measurement Study
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
May 2010
2.5 MB
Acoustic Aging of Asphalt Pavements: A Californian/Danish Comparison
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
May 2010
1.9 MB
Warm-Mix Asphalt Study: Laboratory Test Results for AkzoNobel Rediset WMX
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Apr. 2010
1.4 MB
Effects of Four-Lane Highways on Desert Kit Fox and Swift Fox: Inferences for the San Joaquin Kit Fox Population
Anthony P. Clevenger
Angela V. Kociolek
Brian L. Cypher
Apr. 2010
1.2 MB
Identifying Excessive Vehicle Idling and Opportunities for Off-Road Fuel Tax Credits for Stationary Operations in the Caltrans Fleet - Phase 1

Kin Yen
Travis Swanston,
Bahram Ravani,
Ty A. Lasky

Sep. 2009
2.6 MB
Mn/ROAD Case Study Using CalBack and CalME
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Aug. 2009
1.3 MB
Methods For Excluding Cliff Swallows From Nesting on Highway Structures
UC Davis
Aug. 2009
1.49 MB
Friction Testing of Pavement Preservation Treatments: Friction Measurements on Fog Seal Trials Using Six Rejuvenators, State Route KER58
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
July 2009
264 kB
Loren L. Turner
David Wald
Kuo-Wan Lin
June 2009
21.6 MB
Trip-Generation Rates for Urban Infill Land Uses in California
- Phase 1
- Phase 2
Kimley-Horn Associates
Apr. 2008/6.9 MB
June 2009/8.4 MB
Friction Testing of Pavement Preservation Treatments: Temperature Corrections and Operator/Machine Variability
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Apr. 2009
216 kB
Liability and Regulation of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies
RAND Corporation
April. 2009
528 kB
Full-Depth Pavement Reclamation with Foamed Asphalt in California: Guidelines for Project Selection, Design, and Construction
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Mar. 2009
4.1 MB
The Effects of Highways and Highway Construction Activities on Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle Habitat
UC Davis
Mar. 2009
811 kB
Efficient Routing for Safety Applications in Vehicular Networks
METRANS
Mar. 2009
551 kB
Summary Report: The Phase 1 I-710 Freeway Rehabilitation Project: Initial Design (1999) to Performance after Five Years of Traffic (2009)
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Feb. 2009
2.5 MB
Investigation of Noise and Durability Performance Trends for Asphaltic Pavement Surface Types: Three-Year Results
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Jan. 2009
4.4 MB
University of Alaska at Fairbanks
Jan. 2009
3.3 MB
Development of Thin HMA Overlay Crack Initiation and Progression Probabilistic Models
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Dec 2008
2.2 MB
Caltrans Division of Research and Innovation
Dec. 2008
9.2 MB
Development and Crash Testing of an Aesthetic, See-Through Bridge Rail, Type 90
Roadside Safety Research Group
Dec. 2008
5.41 MB
Pile Group Program for Full Material Modeling and Progressive Failure
University of Nevada, Reno
Dec. 2008
.99 MB
Development and Validation of the Downhole Freestanding Shear Device (DFSD) for Measuring the Dynamic Properties of Clay
UC Berkeley
Dec. 2008
34.7 MB
The Evaluation of Key System Performance Measures for the Kings Stormwater Crossing Bridge Using a Level IV Non-Destructive Damage Evaluation Method
Texas A & M
Dec. 2008
4.31 MB
Early Warning System for Bridge Hits by Tall Load Vehicles
Asfand Yar Siddiqui
Dec. 2008
2.13 MB
Analysis of Laterally Loaded Long or Intermediate Drilled Shafts of Small or Large Diameter in Layered Soils
University of Nevada, Reno
Dec. 2008
2.5 MB
Advanced Traffic Technology Test-Bed
PATH
Dec. 2008
567 kB
Carrier Phase Differential GPS aided INS for Snowplow Guidance
U.C. Riverside
Dec. 2008
1.5 MB
Assessment of the Applicability of Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Automation Systems (CVHAS) to Bus Transit and Intermodal Freight: Case Study Feasibility Analyses in the Metropolitan Chicago Region
PATH
Dec. 2008
6.23 MB
Vibration-Based Structural Health Monitoring of Highway Bridges
UC San Diego
Dec. 2008
12.1 MB
Socio-Economic Effect of Seismic Retrofit Implemented on Bridges in the Los Angeles Highway Network
UC Irvine
Dec. 2008
6.34 MB
Use of Organic Amendments for Revegetation of Disturbed Sites with Adverse Soil Conditions
UC Davis
Dec. 2008
578 kB
Commercially-off-the-Shelf (COTS) and Emerging Technologies Sensor Testing and Evaluation
PATH
Dec. 2008
959 kB
Investigation of Flange Failures in Falsework Cap and Sill Beams
University of Nevada, Reno
Dec. 2008
3.14 MB
Load Capacity, Failure Mode and Design Criteria Investigation of Sand Jacks
UC San Diego
Dec. 2008
1.59 MB
Integrated Multi-Channel Vehicle-Vehicle and Vehicle-Roadside Communications for ITS
PATH
Dec. 2008
12.1 MB
Expediting Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (EVII): Where the Rubber Meets (and Talks to) the Road
PATH
Dec. 2008
2.3 MB
Vegetation Conversion to Desirable Species Along Caltrans Rights-of-Ways
UC Davis
Dec. 2008
2.52 MB
Long-Term Structural Performance Monitoring of Bridges
UC Irvine
Dec. 2008
7.3 MB
Snaplock Fiber Reinforced Composites Technology Applied to Overhead Sign Structures
Composite Support & Solutions Inc.
Dec. 2008
3.52 MB
Applying Safety Improvements to Fleet Vehicles
PATH
Dec. 2008
8.8 MB
ITS Pilot Project Demonstration Program Summary Report
Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc.
Dec. 2008
5.29 MB
Emergency EDAPTS Retainer Support
Cal Poly, SLO
Dec. 2008
0.98 MB
Placement of Mass Concrete for Cast-in-Place Concrete Piling
San Jose State University
Dec. 2008
1.74 MB
Development of Vegetation Cutting Tool Attachments for the Automated Roadway Debris Vacuum
UC Davis, AHMCT
Dec. 2008
6.81 MB
Intelligent Herbicide Application System for Reduced Herbicide Vegetation Control Phase II - Commercialization
UC Davis
Dec. 2008
26.8 MB
Compliance Crash Testing of a Type 60K Terminous
Roadside Safety Research Group
Dec. 2008
1.7 MB
Effect of Fabrication Procedures and Weld Melt-Through on Fatigue Resistance of Orthotropic Steel Deck Welds
UC San Diego
Dec. 2008
6.73 MB
Using Reinforced Native Grass Sod for Biostrips, Bioswales, and Sediment Control
Western Transportation Institute
Dec. 2008
3.83 MB
Homeland Security: Keeping Abreast of Transportation Security Technologies and Best Practices
CCIT
Dec. 2008
1.0 MB
Pavement Performance Evaluation, Phase II - Data Collection
Stantec Consulting Inc.
Dec. 2008
3 MB
Evaluation and Implementation of an Improved Methodology for Earthquake Ground Response Analysis
Pacific Engineering and Analysis
Dec. 2008
18.9 MB
Crashworthiness Testing of a Portable Maintenance Work-Zone Barrier
John Jewell
Dec. 2008
3.0 MB
Development and Crash Testing of an Aesthetic, See-Through Bridge Rail, Type 90
John Jewell
Dec. 2008
5.5 MB
Compliance Crash Testing of a Type 60k Terminus
Rich Peter
Dec. 2008
1.5 MB
Development of Staking Configurations for K-Rail
John Jewell
Dec. 2008
4.9 MB
Evaluation of Commercial Video-Based Intersection Signal Actuation Systems
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Dec. 2008
700 kB
Evaluating Wireless Broadband and System at California Safety Roadside Rest Areas
UC Berkeley - ITS
Dec. 2008
7.0 MB
End-User Interest in Geotechnical Data Management Systems
Loren Turner, et al.
Nov. 2008
10.1 MB
Investigation of Integrity and Effectiveness of RC Bridge Deck Rehabilitation Using CFRP Composites
UC San Diego
Nov. 2008
4.13 MB
Visual Inspection & Capacity Assessment of Earthquake Damaged Reinforced Concrete Bridge Elements
UC San Diego
Nov. 2008
34.1 MB
Investigation of Integrity and Effectiveness of RC Bridge Deck Rehabilitation Using CFRP Composites
UC San Diego
Nov. 2008
4.1 MB
Visual Inspection & Capacity Assessment of Earthquake Damaged Reinforced Concrete Bridge Elements
UC San Diego
Nov. 2008
34.2 MB
Alligator Cracking Performance and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Pavement Preservation Treatments
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Oct. 2008
868 kB
Development of an Empirical-Mechanistic Model of Overlay Crack Progression using Data from the Washington State PMS Database
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Oct. 2008
577 kB
Development of Empirical-Mechanistic Pavement Performance Models using Data from the Washington State PMS Database
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Oct 2008
559 kB
Caltrans Bridge Inspection Aerial Robot
UC Davis, AHMCT
Oct. 2008
0.98 MB
Improve communications between TMC and TMS elements in a rural environment through a system that is deployable statewide
Caltrans
Oct. 2008
0.67 MB
A Statewide Optimal Resource Allocation Tool Using Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Analysis, and Regression Methods
UC Santa Barbara
Oct. 2008
1.0 MB
UC Berkeley
Sep. 2008
660 kB
Applying Smart Growth Principles and Applying Strategies to Resolving Land Use Conflicts Around Airports
Mineta Transportation Institute
Sep. 2008
24.8 MB
Cargo Security Early Warning System - The Application of Neural Networks to Detect Cargoes with Potential Security Fraud
METRANS
Aug. 2008
696 kB
An Ambit-Based Activity Model for Evaluating Green House Gas Emission Reduction Policies
Mineta Transportation Institute
Aug. 2008
1.1 MB
Investigation of Noise, Durability, Permeability, and Friction Performance Trends for Asphalt Pavement Surface Types: First- and Second-Year Results: Summary Report
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Aug. 2007
499 kB
Warm-Mix Asphalt Study: Test Track Construction and First-Level Analysis of Phase 1 HVS and Laboratory Testing
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
July 2008
7.1 MB
Creating an Educational Network in California to Assess and Address its Future Transportation Education Challenges
Mineta Transportation Institute
July 2008
500 kB
On Sequencing of Container Deliveries to Over-the-Road Trucks from Yard Stacks
CSU, Long Beach
July 2008
229 kB
Reducing Diesel NOx and PM Emissions of Diesel Buses and Trucks
CSU, Long Beach
July 2008
887 kB
Caltrans Division of Research and Innovation
July 2008
358 kB
Transit Signal Priority Research Tools
PATH
May 2008
2.7 MB
Full-Depth Pavement Reclamation with Foamed Asphalt: Final Report
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Apr. 2008
8.4 MB
Neighborhood Crime and Travel Behavior: An Investigation of the Influence of Neighborhood Crime Rates on Mode Choice
Mineta Transportation Institute
Apr. 2008
1.2 MB
CSU, Long Beach
Apr. 2008
513 kB
Construction and Traffic Analysis of Interstate 15 (Devore II) Concrete Pavement Reconstruction Project
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Mar. 2008
2.9 MB
WTI
Mar. 2008
1.3 MB
CSU, Long Beach
Mar. 2008
322 kB
Investigation of Noise, Durability, Permeability, and Friction Performance Trends for Asphaltic Pavement Surface Types: First- and Second-Year Results
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Feb. 2008
2.8 MB
Mineta Transportation Institute
Feb. 2008
1.5 MB
CSU, Long Beach
Feb. 2008
5.9 MB
CSU, Long Beach
Feb. 2008
5.8 MB
UCLA
Jan. 2008
5.2 MB
State of the Practice in 2006 for Open-Graded Asphalt Mix Design
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Dec. 2009
241 kB
Reflective Cracking Study: Summary Report
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Dec. 2007
2.7 MB
CSU, Long Beach
Dec. 2007
5.8 MB
CSU, Long Beach
Dec. 2007
4.9 MB
Reflective Cracking Study: Backcalculation of HVS Test Section Deflection Measurements
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Nov. 2007
2.9 MB
Asphalt Compaction Mold: Four Inch Thick Ingot Mold Basic mold Assembly and operating Instructions
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Oct. 2007
3.3 MB
Mineta Transportation Institute
Oct. 2007
730 kB
Evaluation of Modified Binder Gap-Graded Mixes for Half-Thickness Reflective Cracking Overlays
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Sep. 2007
3.3 MB
Summary and Recommendations toward Implementing Innovations Based on Selected Presentations at the Asphalt Rubber Pavement Conference (AR2006), October 2006
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Sep. 2007
194 kB
Reflective Cracking Study: First-level Report on Laboratory Shear Testing
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Sep. 2007
7.4 MB
PATH
Sep. 2007
586 kB
PATH
Sep. 2007
2.4 MB
UC Davis
Sep. 2007
7.4 MB
Caltrans Office of Highway Drainage Design
Sep. 2007
4.5 MB
Investigation of Conditions for Moisture Damage in Asphalt Concrete and Appropriate Laboratory Test Methods: Summary Version
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Aug. 2007
539 kB
Mineta Transportation Institute
Aug. 2007
529 kB
California Department of Transportation
Aug. 2007
20 MB
Acoustical Absorption of Open-Graded, Gap-Graded, and Dense-Graded Asphalt Pavements
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
July 2007
950 kB
Reflective Cracking Study: Second-Level Analysis Report
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
July 2007
12.1 MB
UC Berkeley
July 2007
7.98 MB
Reflective Cracking Study: HVS Test Section Forensic Investigation
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
July 2007
13.5 MB
Reflective Cracking Study: First-level Report on HVS Testing on Section 591RF - 45 mm MAC15TR-G Overlay
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
July 2007
1.9 MB
DKS Associates/UCI/UCSB/USU
July 2007
6.34 MB
Mineta Transportation Institute
June 2007
7.1 MB
University of Nevada, Reno
June 2007
3.4 MB
Florida International University

May 2007
3.3 MB

Mineta Transportation Institute
May 2007
830 kB
Reflective Cracking Study: First-Level Report on the HVS Rutting Experiment
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Apr. 2007
4.3 MB
Interim Assessment of Expected Structural Life of Pre-Cast Concrete Pavement Slabs
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Jan. 2007
770 kB
Construction and Preliminary HVS Tests of Pre-Cast Concrete Pavement Slabs
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Jan. 2007
2.3 MB
Reflective Cracking Study: First-level Report on HVS Testing on Section 587RF - 45 mm RAC-G Overlay
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Jan. 2007
1.7 MB
Laboratory Evaluation of Corrosion Resistance of Steel Dowels in Concrete Pavement
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Jan. 2007
7 MB
Pavement Preservation Studies Technical Advisory Guide: Summary
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Jan. 2007
9.9 MB
Pavement Preservation Studies Technical Advisory Guide
UCPRC UC Davis and Berkeley
Jan. 2007
12.9 MB