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Report Number
Report Title
Contact
Date / Size
Methods For Excluding Cliff Swallows From Nesting on Highway Structures
UC Davis
Aug. 2009
1.49 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
Liability and Regulation of Autonomous Vehicle Technologies
RAND Corporation
April. 2009
528 kB
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
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
Crashworthiness Testing of a Portable Maintenance Work-Zone Barrier
Roadside Safety Research Group
Dec. 2008
2.95 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
Using Reinforced Native Grass Sod for Biostrips, Bioswales, and Sediment Control
Western Transportation Institute
Dec. 2008
3.83 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
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
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
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
Transit Signal Priority Research Tools
PATH
May 2008
2.7 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
WTI
Mar. 2008
1.3 MB
CSU, Long Beach
Mar. 2008
322 kB
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
CSU, Long Beach
Dec. 2007
5.8 MB
CSU, Long Beach
Dec. 2007
4.9 MB
Mineta Transportation Institute
Oct. 2007
730 kB
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
Mineta Transportation Institute
Aug. 2007
529 kB
California Department of Transportation
Aug. 2007
20 MB
UC Berkeley
July 2007
7.98 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
Mineta Transportation Institute
May 2007
830 kB