FY 2002 RMC 1 PAVEMENTS. Construction

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1 RMC 1 PAVEMENTS Construction Development Of Performance-Based Durability Tests And Specifications For Concrete Pavement The Impacts Of Construction Quality On The Life-Cycle Performance Of Pavements Using Mechanistic Analysis Development Of Infrared Photography And Ground Penetrating Radar Procedures For Identifying Mixture Segregation (DDO) Investigation Of Settlement At Bridge Approach Slab Expansion Joint Development Of Methods And Materials To Accelerate Construction And Opening Of PCC Pavements Materials, Specifications, and Construction Techniques for High Performance Flexible Bases Establish an Acceptable Pavement Thickness Tolerance to Allow for Non-Destructive Continuous Concrete Pavement Thickness Measurements Improving Ride Quality of Portland Cement Concrete Pavement (PCCP) Expediting Highway Construction While Retaining Quality Develop Guidelines for Placing an Under Seal Develop a Thickness Measuring Device for Steel Reinforced Concrete Pavements Use of Alternative Water Sources in Construction Operations Maintenance Analysis Of The Supplemental Maintenance Effectiveness Research Program (SMERP) Experime nt Comparison Of Hot Poured Crack Sealant To Emulsified Asphalt Crack Sealant (DDO) Optimum Spot Base/Subgrade Repair Techniques for Moderate to High Traffic Highways Over Highly Expansive Subgrade Soils Improving Edge Repair and Stabilization Materials Improving Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Performance Long Term Research On Bituminous Coarse Aggregate Superpave Binder Tests For Surface Treatment Binders Evaluate Non-Specification Properties For Performance Graded Asphalts Which May Affect Performance Analysis And Development Of Asphalt Quality Assurance Procedures (DDO) Development of a Test Procedure for the Tube Suction Test (TST) Development Of Improved Alkali Silica Reactivity Test Procedures And Criteria Correlation Of Field Performance To Hamburg Wheel-Tracking Test Results (DDO) Page 1 of 10

2 Strategic Study for Resolving Hot Mix Asphalt Related Issues Develop Guidelines and Procedures for Stabilization of Sulfate Soils Develop a Testing and Evaluation Protocol to Assess Seal Coat Binder-Aggregate Compatibility Use of Fibers in Concrete Pavement Pavement Design Texas Flexible Pavement Data Base Development Of Structural Field Testing Of Flexible Pavement Layers Field Synthesis Of Geotextiles In Flexible And Rigid Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies Including Cost Considerations TxDOT Rigid Pavement Database Design Moduli From Seismic Data Further Development Of Post-Tension Prestressed Concrete Pavements In Texas Full Depth Recycling: Field Performance And Design Guidelines Develop an Automated System for Updating Pavement Layer Data Develop Guidelines for Designing and Constructing Thin ACP Overlays on CRCP Pavements Pavement Management Development Of A Real-Time Transverse Pavement Profile Measurement System Evaluate The Reproducibility Of The TxDOT FWD Fleet And Recommend Improvements To The FWD Calibration Procedure Cradle-To-Grave Monitoring Of Pavements And PMIS Functionality Enhancement Planning Synthesis Study on Designing an Automated Pavement Distress Equipment Certification Facility Develop a New Methodology for Characterizing Pavement Structural Condition for Network-Level Applications Further Development of the Rolling Dynamic Deflectometer (RDD) to Increase Test Speed Remote Monitoring Moisture Content in Test Pavement in Waco and Bryan Districts Implementation Of An Automated Pavement Surface Distress Rating System For Asphaltic Pavements Traffic Characterization Characterize The Effects Of Permitted Overweight Loads On SH 4/48 At The Port Of Brownsville Determine Effects of Tire Size and Inflation Pressure on Tire Contact and Primary Pavement Responses to Loading Page 2 of 10

3 RMC 2 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING Demand Activity-Based Travel Demand Modeling For Metropolitan Areas In Texas Impacts Of Inland Ports On Trade Flows And Transportation In Texas Evaluation Of Travel Demand Models Planning For Innovative Transportation Technologies Airport-Related Traffic And Mobile Emissions Implications Containerized Freight Movement In Texas Impacts The Role Of Rural Rail Transportation Districts In Texas Behaviorally-Consistent Integrated Transportation-Land Use Models Techniques For Managing Access On Arterials Forecasting Traffic Characteristics For Air Quality Analyses Benefits Of Access Management Smart Growth Texas Style Techniques For Mitigating Urban Sprawl Modes Coordination Of Transit Services In Texas Freight Pipeline Feasibility Study System Highway Cost Allocation In Texas Using Real-Time Traffic Data For Transportation Planning Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Strategies For Addressing Federal Requirements Best Practices Rural Transportation Planning Development Of An Urban Accessibility Index Page 3 of 10

4 RMC 3 GEOMETRIC DESIGN, ENVIRONMENT, HYDRAULICS, & ROW Environment Regional Applications For Biotechnical Methods Of Streambank Stabilization In Texas Develop An Integrated Roadside Management System (IRMS) For TxDOT Environmental Benefits Of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Natural Resource Utilization in the Construction of Transportation Facilities and the Role of Recycled Materials Process Framework for Identifying and Prioritizing Water Quality Improvements for Meeting TMDLs Develop GIS-Integrated Traffic Models for Mobile6-Based Air Quality Conformity and TCM Analysis South and East Texas Native Plant Restoration Project Right-Of-Way Mowing Height Research A Study Of Ocelot Populations In Cameron County And Their Preference And Utilization For Highway Crossings Geometric Center Of Excellence Dyna3D Analysis (Crash Test Center) Low Cost Design Safety Improvements For Rural Highways Evaluation Of Barrier Systems And Placement Issues Evaluation of Median Barrier Guidelines Truck Accommodation Design Guidance Urban Intersection Design Guidance In-Service Performance Evaluation of Roadside Safety Features Hydraulics Climatic Adjustment Of National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Runoff Curve Numbers Evaluate The Effects Of Channel Improvement, Especially Channel Transitions, On Culverts And Bridges Regional Characteristics Of Unit Hydrographs Regional Characteristics Of Storm Hyetographs Gutter Flow and Manning 'n' Analysis Establish Guidance for Soils Properties-Based Prediction of Meander Migration Rate Estimating Travel Time of Direct Run-off in Areas of Very Flat Terrain Page 4 of 10

5 Right-of-Way Development Of A GIS Platform For Inventory Of Utilities Located Within TxDOT Right Of Way Feasibility Of Utility Corridors In TxDOT Right-Of-Way Investigate the Availability of Technology to Identify Buried Non-metallic Pipelines Page 5 of 10

6 RMC 4 TRAFFIC OPERATIONS Operational Issues in Design Roadside Safety Hardware For Traffic Control Devices Operating Freeways With Managed Lanes Safety Measures for Rural Intersections Operational and Safety Guidelines for Roadway Facilities Around Schools Operations Management Translink Research Program Evaluation Of Vehicle Detection Systems Improvements To Signal Timing Software Detection-Control System For Rural Signalized Intersections Improved Inductive Loop Design For High-Bed And Light Vehicles Integration Of Point-Based And Link-Based Vehicle Detection Data Improved Traffic Signal Operation Near Railroad Grade Crossings with Active Devices Yellow and Red Intervals to Improve Signal Timing Plans for Left Turn Movements Video Detection for Intersections and Interchanges Improved Operation of Traffic Signal Controllers at Isolated Arterial Intersections Advanced Warning of Stopped Traffic Policies, Procedures, and Education Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Benefits An Evaluation Of Dallas Area HOV Lanes Traffic Operations Devices and their Applications Impacts Of Retroreflectivity On Sign Management, Maintenance, And Design Improving Work Safety Through Better Work Zone Traffic Management And Enforcement Traffic Control For Complex Work Zones Automated Dynamic Message Sign (DMS) Design And Display Signalization Countermeasures To Reduce Red-Light-Running Evaluation Of Pavement Marking Effectiveness Improved Signing For Urban Conditions Advanced Warning for End-of-Green Phase for High Speed Traffic signals Improving Urban Intersection and Arterial Traffic Control Plans Accounting for Large Trucks in the Design of Signs and Pavement Markings Page 6 of 10

7 Applications for Advanced Sign Sheeting Materials Method for Determining the Thickness and Uniformity of Application for Thermoplastic Pavement Marking Material Safety Speeds on Curves for Vehicles with High Center of Gravity Page 7 of 10

8 RMC 5 STRUCTURES Long Term Performance Determination Of Fatigue Damage In Cable Stays Durability Design Of Post-Tensioning Substructure Elements Optimization Of Concrete Mix Designs For Durability Effect Of Wrapping Chloride Contaminated Structural Concrete With Multiple Layers Of Glass Fiber/Composites And Resin Structural Assessment Of In-Service Bridges With Premature Concrete Deterioration Evaluate The Effect Of Allowing The Use Of 12*Sqrt (F C) To Load Rate Prestressed Concrete Bridges Field Monitoring Of Trapezoidal Steel Box Beams Long-Term Strength Properties Of High Pi Clays Used In Embankment Construction Study Of Dapped Girder Ends On Steel Structures Effect Of Wet Mat Curing Time And Earlier Loading On Long- Term Durability Of Bridge Decks Guidelines For Inspection Of Fracture Critical Steel Trapezoidal Girders Mitigation Techniques For In-Service Structures With Premature Concrete Deterioration Preventing Pre mature Concrete Deterioration Due To Asr/Def In New Concrete Allowable Design Release Stresses For Prestressed Concrete Beams Evaluation and Monitoring of Texas Major and Unique Bridges Field Monitoring Of Trapezoidal Box Girders With Skewed Supports Long-Term Behavior Of HPC Bridges Feasibility Of Hot-Dip (Zinc) Galvanizing And Other Coatings For Protection Of Reinforcing Steel New Technologies Alternative Vertical Shear Reinforcement In Prestressed Concrete Beams New Design Method For Inverted T Bents Inspecting FRP Composite Structures With Nondestructive Testing Simplified Details For Trapezoidal Steel Box Beams Allowable Stresses And Resistance Factors For High Strength Concrete Use Of Innovative Materials To Control Drying Shrinkage Cracking Of Concrete Bridge Decks Full-Scale Crash Tests Of FRP Bar Reinforced Bridge Rails Lateral Bracing Of Bridge Girders By Permanent Metal Deck Forms (PMDF) Use Of Recycled Asphalt Pavement And Crushed Concrete As Backfill For Mechanically Stabilized Earth Retaining Walls Structural Fatigue Details Development Of Testing Procedures To Determine The Water/ Cement Ration Of Hardened Portland Cement Concrete Using Semi-Automated Image Analysis Page 8 of 10

9 Techniques-Phase II FRP Reinforcing Bars In Bridge Decks Evaluation and Monitoring of Texas' Major and Unique Bridges Development of Precast Bridge Construction System Use of Recycled Asphalt Pavement and Crushed Concrete as Backfill for MSE Retaining Walls Development of Aesthetic Traffic Rails Steel Trapezoidal Girders: State of the Art Examination of the AASHTO LRFD Strut and Tie Specifications Improved Design Economy for Drilled Shafts in Rock Innovative Design and Construction Methods for Off-System Bridges Bridge Slab Behavior at Expansion Joints Retrofit Railing for Existing Truss Bridges Transportation Security Rapid Bridge Replacement Techniques Design of Bridges for Security Page 9 of 10

10 RMC P POLICY Policy Tools for Contracting with Consultant for Engineering Services on Highway Projects Development of Improved Information for Estimating Construction Time Equipment Replacement Criteria Based On Life Cycle Cost Benefit Analysis (LCCBA) Term: Transportation Equipment Replacement Methodology Page 10 of 10