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(2013-04)Breakaway couplings connect light pole bases to foundation anchor bolts and are intended to fracture on impact after vehicle collision to protect drivers and passengers from severe injury. The coupling consists of an ...
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(2006-07)The fatigue characteristics of an HMA mixture are an integral element of the structural design of a pavement containing asphalt concrete. There are a number of models that have been developed to express the fatigue behavior ...
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(2012-10)Microwave-based vehicle detection products from two manufacturers were selected for field testing and evaluation: Wavetronix and Intersector. The two systems were installed by the manufacturer/distributor at a signalized ...
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(2013-04)Two microwave-based systems for vehicle detection (by Wavetronix and MS SEDCO) were evaluated at stop bar and advance zones of a signalized intersection under three adverse weather conditions: (1) wind, (2) snow-covered ...
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(2013-10)The performance of a microwave radar system for vehicle detection at a railroad grade crossing in Hinsdale, Illinois, was evaluated through field-testing in favorable (normal, good) weather conditions. The system ...
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(Illinois Center for Transportation/Illinois Department of Transportation, 2015-01)The performance of a microwave radar system for vehicle detection at a railroad grade crossing with quadrant gates was evaluated in adverse weather conditions: rain (light and torrential), snow (light and heavy), dense ...
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(2011-03)Bridge scour, the erosion of stream bed materials around the bridge foundation, endangers many of the bridges that cross over water. Over the years, a number of scour sensors have been developed to determine the extent ...
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(Illinois Center for Transportation/Illinois Department of Transportation, 2018-10)Research efforts at the Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT) focused on evaluating new sustainable applications of Quarry By-products (QB) or QB mixed with other marginal, virgin, or recycled aggregate materials in ...
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Field Performance Evaluations of Illinois Aggregates for Subgrade Replacement and Subbase—Phase II (2013-04)The project objective was to validate the results from ICT Project R27-1, which characterized in the laboratory the strength, stiffness, and deformation behaviors of three different aggregate types commonly used in ...
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(2004-06)This report contains the results from several meetings of three different focus groups. The meetings were conducted as a part of the evaluation for the Pilot Study of Advisory On-Board Vehicle Warning Systems at Railroad ...
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(2013-05)Few studies have focused on the effect of recycled materials on the concrete slab load capacity. This study used virgin and recycled aggregates—fractionated reclaimed asphalt pavement (FRAP) and recycled concrete aggregate ...
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(Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), 2009-04)This report outlines the forensic investigation of the collapse of Bridge No. SN 019-5010 in DeKalb County, Illinois on August 19, 2008. The bridge consisted of three 42 feet precast prestressed concrete deck beams sim ...
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(2012-08)The use of fractionated reclaimed asphalt pavement (FRAP) was investigated as a partial replacement (0%, 20%, 35%, and 50%) of virgin coarse aggregate in a ternary blend concrete containing cement, slag, and fly ash. The ...
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(2007)The main focus of this thesis is to determine fracture properties of concrete mixtures used in three projects – specifically functionally graded concrete materials (FGCM) for twolift rigid pavement construction, UTW ...
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(2005-02)This study developed a GIS-based Intersection Inventory System (GIS-IIS) for the signalized intersections on the state-maintained highway system of IDOT District 6. GIS-IIS is a tool to have an easy access to intersection ...
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(2003-06)GIS-ILLINET is interactive and user-friendly personal computer software developed to aid in managing the rehabilitation of Illinois pavements. GIS-ILLINET can provide vital information about pavement sections and the network ...
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(2013-03)This report details the results generated by a recently completed nationwide online freight establishment study. The survey was assembled with the intention of allowing the formulation or enhancement of new or ...
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(2011-06)This report presents the findings of a research project to study and develop a list of “green friendly” Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Illinois interstate rest areas. The objectives of this project are to (1) ...
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(2013-06)Interstate rest area buildings in Illinois range in age from 10 to nearly 50 years old and are on display and used 365 days a year by nearly 40 million people annually. The rest area sites comprise 53 buildings that provide ...
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(Illinois Center for Transportation/Illinois Department of Transportation, 2014-05)Each year, hundreds of fatal wrong-way driving (WWD) crashes occur across the United States, and thousands of injuries are reported in traffic crashes caused by wrong-way drivers. Although WWD crashes have been a concern ...
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