Author: Hayes E. RossPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309067502
Category : Four-wheel drive vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
Evaluation of Roadside Features to Accommodate Vans, Minivans, Pickup Trucks, and 4-wheel Drive Vehicles
Author: Hayes E. RossPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309067502
Category : Four-wheel drive vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
The UMTRI Research Review
Author: Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
Author: Nationally Coordinated Program of Highway Research, Development, and Technology. Annual Progress Report. Fiscal Year 1994
Author: Pre-Contract Project Scoping Processes
Author: Hamed ZamenianPublisher:
ISBN: 9781622604173
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Scoping is the process of developing a project's objectives, need, preliminary cost estimate, and preliminary schedule based on a recognized need that the project is intended to address. This study (INDOT/JTRP SPR 3944) was launched by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)/Joint Transportation Program (JTRP) to develop a synthesis of scoping processes in different State Highway Agencies (SHA). The study was conducted using a qualitative exploratory approach focusing on the review of project scoping practices across different SHAs. Focused interviews with personnel from State Highway Agencies (SHA) along with the review of documents gathered during the literature search and resources provided by SHAs were the avenues used for data collection in the study.The study focused on eleven themes for the assessment of project scoping procedures: (1) primary entity with responsibility for scoping projects, (2) timeline for scoping activities, (3) functional groups within the State Highway Agency involved in scoping, (4) cost estimation procedures, (5) application of Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS), (6) addressing maintenance needs, (7) methods of assessing scope creep, (8) tracking the quality and effectiveness of scoping processes, (9) environmental consideration in scoping processes, (10) data collection and data sharing, and (11) scoping practices which have evolved/benefited the State Highway Agency. The report presents key findings of the study and provides suggestions for further investigation by INDOT.
Highway Safety Literature
Author: Improving the Safety of Older Road Users
Author: Jane C. StuttsPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309097525
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 348: Improving the Safety of Older Road Users examines programs and policies in place across the country to improve the safety and mobility of older road users. The report documents a range of strategies and related programs under way in roadway engineering, driver licensing, public information and education, and enforcement and adjudication.
Vehicle-road Interaction
Author: Bohdan T. KulakowskiPublisher: ASTM International
ISBN: 0803118937
Category : Pavements
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Proceedings of a conference held in Santa Barbara, California, in May 1992. Topics include simulation and analysis of trucks using the program BAMMS, predicting vertical dynamic tire forces of heavy trucks, factors affecting the design and use of the Texas Mobile Load Simulator, traction tests on an
Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles
Author: Transportation Research BoardPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030918360X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Review of the Research Program of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles reviews the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). The PNGV program is a cooperative research and development (R&D) program between the federal government and the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR). A major objective of the PNGV program is to develop technologies for a new generation of vehicles with fuel economies up to three times (80 miles per gallon [mpg]) those of comparable 1994 family sedans. At the same time, these vehicles must be comparable in terms of performance, size, utility, and cost of ownership and operation and must meet or exceed federal safety and emissions requirements. The intent of the PNGV program is to develop concept vehicles by 2000 and production prototype vehicles by 2004. This report examines the overall adequacy and balance of the PNGV research program to meet the program goals and requirements (i.e., technical objectives, schedules, and rates of progress). The report also discusses ongoing research on fuels, propulsion engines, and emission controls to meet emission requirements and reviews the USCAR partners' progress on PNGV concept vehicles for 2000.
Bus Occupant Safety
Author: Rolland D. KingPublisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 9780309060042
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Offers information on the current practices of transit agencies to reduce injuries to bus occupants during collisions and injuries to passengers while boarding, riding, and leaving the bus.