2003
Research Reports
| Active and Completed Projects
Research Reports
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Performance Testing of Experimental Dowel Bar Retrofit Designs Part 1 - Initial Testing
December 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2004-17A
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Properties and Aggregate Potential of Coarse Taconite Tailings from Five Minnesota Taconite Operations
December 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-06
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Mn/ROAD TDR Evaluation and Data Analysis
December 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2004-15
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Telecommunications for Sustainable Transportation
December 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-10
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System Performance and Human Factors Evaluation of the Driver Assistive System (DAS)
December 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2004-09
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Repair of Fatigued Steel Bridge Girders with Carbon Fiber Strips
December 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2004-02
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Transportation-Related Impacts of Different Regional Land-Use Scenarios
December 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2004-03
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Refinement and Validation of the Hydraulic Fracture Test
December 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2003-28
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St. Paul Central Corridor Study: Pierce Butler Industrial Redevelopment Parkway
December 2003 Report no. CTS 03-08
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Performance Testing of Experimental Dowel Bar Retrofit Designs Part 2 - Repeatability and Modified Designs
December 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2004-17B
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Improving transportation services for disadvantaged populations
December 2003 Report no. FTA-MN-26-7004
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Best Practices for the Design and Construction of Low Volume Roads - REVISED
November 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2002-17REV
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System Performance and Human Factors Evaluation of the Driver Assistive System (DAS): Supplemental Track Test Evaluation
November 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2004-12
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Evaluation Report Volume 2: Benefit Analysis
November 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2004-08
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Evaluation Report Volume 1: System Performance and Human Factors
November 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2004-07
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Paying for Minnesota Roads: A Tax Policy Assessment
October 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-04
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A New Approach to Assessing Road User Charges: Evaluation of Core Technologies
September 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2003-38
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If They Come, Will You Build It? Urban Transportation Growth Models
September 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2003-37
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Progressive Lifting of Shallow Sewers Due to Frost Heave Actions: Investigation of a Lumped Parameter Frost Heave Model
August 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-25
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Evaluation of Asphalt Binders Used for Emulsions
August 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-24
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Power Plant Siting Decisions and Transport Implications
August 2003 Report no. CTS 03-09
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Factors associated with success of fuel ethanol producers
August 2003 Report no. P03-7
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Station Urban Design Issues: Red Rock Commuter Rail
August 2003 Report no. CTS 03-07
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Benchmarking Fleet Management
July 2003 Report no. CTS 04-10
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Reducing Crashes at Controlled Rural Intersections
July 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-15
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Dynamic Estimation of Freeway Weaving Capacity for Traffic Management and Operations, Phase II
July 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-32
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The Effects of Fire versus Mowing on Prairie Plant Communities
July 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2003-20
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Improving the Design of Roadside Ditches to Decrease Transportation-Related Surface Water Pollution
June 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2004-11
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The Per-mile Costs of Operating Automobiles and Trucks
June 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2003-19
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Snowplow Operations and Resource Management
June 2003 Report no. CTS 04-09
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ISO 9000's Effects on Accident Reduction in the U.S. Motor Carrier Industry
June 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2003-29
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Development of Dynamic Route Clearance Strategies for Emergency Vehicle Operations, Phase I
June 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-27
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The Effectiveness of Auditory Side- and Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings on Snow Covered Roads in Conditions of Poor Visibility
June 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-14
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The Effectiveness and Safety of Traffic and Non-Traffic Related Messages Presented on Changeable Message Signs (CMS)
June 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2004-27
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Rapid Assessment of Distortional Stresses in Multi-Girder Steel Bridges
June 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2004-48
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Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) Special Events Traffic Flow Study
June 2003 Report no. CTS 04-08
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Special Practices for Design and Construction of Subgrades in Poor, Wet, and/or Saturated Soil Conditions
May 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-36
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Market Choices and Fair Prices: Research Suggests Surprising Answers to Regional Growth Dilemmas
May 2003 Report no. CTS 03-02
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Sensor-Based Ramp Monitoring
May 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-34
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Effects of Increasing Truck Weight on Steel & Prestressed Bridges
March 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2003-16
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Driver Assistive Systems for Snowplows
March 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2003-13
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Designing Pavement Drainage Systems: The MnDrain Software
March 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-17
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Minnesota Value Pricing Project
March 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2003-31
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Urban Design, Transportation, Environment and Urban Growth: Transit-Supportive Urban Design Impacts on Suburban Land Use and Transportation Planning.
March 2003 Report no. CTS 03-06
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The Distribution of Transportation Costs in the Twin Cities Region
February 2003 Report no. CTS 03-03
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Highway Improvements and Land Development Patterns in the Greater Twin Cities Area, 1970-1997: Measuring the Connections
February 2003 Report no. CTS 02-03
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Erosion Control Handbook for Local Roads
January 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-08
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A Systems Thinking Perspective on the Transportation and Regional Growth Study
January 2003 Report no. CTS 03-05
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Investigation of Factors Related to Surface-Initiated Cracks in Flexible Pavements
January 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-07
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Flying High: A Marketing Toolkit for Minnesota Airports
January 2003 Report no. AirTAP 2003 Toolkit
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Dynamic and Resilient Modulus of Mn/DOT Asphalt Mixtures
January 2003 Report no. MnDOT 2003-09
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Capital Improvement Program Guide
January 2003 Report no. AirTAP 2003 Guide
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The Effect of Transverse Stiffener Beams on Shear Transfer
January 2003 Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-12
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Urbanization of the Minnesota Countryside: Population Change and Low-Density Development Near Minnesota's Regional Centers, 1970-2000
January 2003 Report no. CTS 03-01
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Transportation, Urban Design and the Environment : Highway 61/Red Rock Corridor
January 2003 Report no. CTS 03-04
Active and Completed Research Projects
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04-05 AirTAP Program
(12/2003) Status: Completed
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Urbanization of Minnesota's Countryside, 2000-2025
(12/2003) Status: Completed
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In Vehicle Driver Assistance for Teenagers
(12/2003) Status: Completed
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Deployment of a Tracking-Based Monitoring and Data Collection System
(11/2003) Status: Completed
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Adequacy of future road funding
(11/2003) Status: Completed
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Section Travel-Time Measurement Using Inductance Signatures of Loop Detectors
(11/2003) Status: Completed
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Politics and Freeways: Building the Twin Cities Interstate System
(11/2003) Status: Completed
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Design and Safety Implications for ATIS Use with Cell Phones
(11/2003) Status: Completed
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Moisture Retention Characteristics of Base and Sub-Base Materials
(11/2003) Status: Completed
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Guidelines for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investments in Bicycle Facilities
(10/2003) Status: Completed
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Chemical Inventory and Database Development for Recycled Material Substitutes
(10/2003) Status: Completed
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Screening Tool for Using Waste Materials in Paving Projects
(09/2003) Status: Completed
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Mn/ROAD Governance Structure
(09/2003) Status: Completed
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Water Quality Performance of Dry Detention Ponds with Underdrains
(09/2003) Status: Completed
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Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) for Prestressed Bridge Girders
(09/2003) Status: Completed
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Adaptation of Mechanistic-Empirical 2002 Guide for Design of Minnesota Low-Volume PCC Pavements
(09/2003) Status: Completed
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In-Depth Examination of Urban Corridor Development
(09/2003) Status: Completed
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Benchmarking Analysis of Fleet Performance and Maintenance (Fleet II) - FY04NATSRL
(07/2003) Status: Completed
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Role of Licit Drug Use by Elderly in Motor Vehicle Mortality
(07/2003) Status: Completed
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Quantification of Uncertainty in Transportation Infrastructure Projects - FY04NATSRL
(07/2003) Status: Completed
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Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) Special Events Traffic Flow Study: Phase II - Mobility Monitoring and Performance Measure via Dynamic Travel - FY04NATSRL
(07/2003) Status: Completed
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Operation of Transportation Data Center at TDRL: Archival of Large Scaled Transportation Data, Analysis and Tool Developments, and On-Line Data Support - FY04NATSRL
(07/2003) Status: Completed
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ITS and Emergency Medical Services Response
(07/2003) Status: Completed
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Snowplow Operations and Resource Management - FY04NATSRL
(07/2003) Status: Completed
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Preliminary Laboratory Investigation of a Commercial Enzyme Solution as a Soil Stabilizer
(07/2003) Status: Completed
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CAREER: The Evolution of Transportation Networks: Empirical Research and Agent-Based Models
(07/2003) Status: Completed
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Survey and Evaluation of Ice/Snow Detection Technologies - FY04NATSRL
(07/2003) Status: Completed
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Minnesota Taconite as a Microwave-Absorbing Road Aggregate Material for Deicing and Pothole Patching Applications - FY04NATSRL
(07/2003) Status: Completed
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Production and Characterization of Mycorrhizal Fungal Inoculum
(06/2003) Status: Completed
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Truck Weight Compliance Education Project
(06/2003) Status: Completed
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Development of a Economic Impact Measurement Tool for Small/Medium Size Commercial and Public Use Airports in Minnesota
(06/2003) Status: Completed
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Pavement Research Institute
(06/2003) Status: Completed
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Stability Tests of Prestressed Concrete Through-Girder Pedestrian Bridge under Lateral Impact - Phase 2
(06/2003) Status: Completed
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Cost Effectiveness of Storm Water Runoff Best Management Practices for Water Quality Enhancement
(06/2003) Status: Completed
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Evaluation of Asphalt Binders Used for Emulsions
(06/2003) Status: Completed
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Operational Research Program for Local Transportation Groups
(06/2003) Status: Completed
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Scoping Studies for the Development of Design Guidelines for Bioengineering in the Upper Midwest
(05/2003) Status: Completed
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Impact of Alternative Storm Water Management Approaches on Highway Infrastructure
(05/2003) Status: Completed
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Resilient Modulus Testing of Six Granular Soils
(05/2003) Status: Completed
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2003 Minnesota LTAP Program
(04/2003) Status: Completed
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Fatigue-resistant Design Details for Overhead Signs, Mast-arm Signal Poles and Lighting Standards
(04/2003) Status: Completed
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Guidelines for Using Rumble Strips
(04/2003) Status: Completed
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Economic Benefits of Bicycling in Minnesota
(03/2003) Status: Completed
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MN MMUTCD Training
(03/2003) Status: Completed
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Real-time Collision Warning and Avoidance at Intersections
(03/2003) Status: Completed
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The Effectiveness and Safety of Traffic and Non-Traffic Related Messages Presented on Changeable Message Signs
(03/2003) Status: Completed
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Using ITS to Better Serve Diverse Populations
(03/2003) Status: Completed
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Minnesota Value Pricing Outreach and Education
(03/2003) Status: Completed
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Erosion Risk Protection Tool for Construction Sites
(02/2003) Status: Completed
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Optimal Secondary Controls Using a Configurable Haptic Interface
(01/2003) Status: Completed
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Quality of Service Implementation for Transmission of Video Data - Phase 2
(01/2003) Status: Completed
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Adaptability and DNA Fingerprinting of Native Plant Population
(01/2003) Status: Completed
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Development of Policy Analysis Tool for Determining Potential Biodiesel Consumption in MN by Season and Activity
(01/2003) Status: Completed
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Identification of Causal Factors and Potential Countermeasures for Fatal Rural Crashes
(01/2003) Status: Completed
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Validation of Superpave Fine Aggregate Angularity (FAA) Values
(01/2003) Status: Completed
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I-494 Future Improvement Evaluation with Two Traffic Simulators
(01/2003) Status: Completed
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Model Evaluation - Comparison of AIMSUN and VISSIM
(01/2003) Status: Completed
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Utility Manual, Accommodation Policy Rewrite and Training Delivery
(01/2003) Status: Completed
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Load Rating by Load Testing on Bridges
(01/2003) Status: Completed
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Investigating the Effects of Rumble Strips on the Stopping Performance of Sleep Deprived and Alcohol Impaired Drivers
(01/2003) Status: Completed
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Driving Simulator for Persons with Impaired Cognition
(01/2003) Status: Completed