FY 2002
RMC 1 – PAVEMENTS
Construction
Project #
0-1887
0-4046
0-4126
0-4147
0-4188
0-4358
0-4382
0-4385
0-4386
0-4391
0-4414
0-4412
Title
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
Project #
0-4040
0-4061
0-4395
0-4396
Title
Analysis Of The Supplemental Maintenance Effectiveness Research Program (SMERP)
Experiment
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
Project #
0-1700
0-1707
0-1710
0-1872
0-4047
0-4114
0-4183
0-4185
Title
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)
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FY 2002
0-4203
0-4240
0-4362
0-4392
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
Project #
0- 187
0-1735
0-1777
0-1778
0-1780
0-4035
0-4182
0-4381
0-4398
Title
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
Project #
0-1782
0-1784
0-4186
0-4204
0-4322
0-4357
0-4415
7-4975
Title
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
Project #
0-4184
0-4361
Title
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
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FY 2002
RMC 2 – TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Demand
Project #
0-4080
0-4083
0-4198
0-4219
0-4317
0-4410
Title
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
Project #
0-4007
0-4078
0-4141
0-4142
0-4221
0-4238
0-4420
Title
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
Project #
0-4233
9-1519
Title
Coordination Of Transit Services In Texas
Freight Pipeline Feasibility Study
System
Project #
0-1810
0-4054
0-4200
0-4230
7-4938
Title
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
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FY 2002
RMC 3 – GEOMETRIC DESIGN, ENVIRONMENT, HYDRAULICS,
& ROW
Environment
Project # Title
0-1836
Regional Applications For Biotechnical Methods Of Streambank Stabilization In Texas
0-2108
Develop An Integrated Roadside Management System (IRMS) For TxDOT
0-4197
Environmental Benefits Of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
0-4249 Natural Resource Utilization in the Construction of Transportation Facilities and the
Role of Recycled Materials
0-4252 Process Framework for Identifying and Prioritizing Water Quality Improvements for
Meeting TMDLs
0-4377 Develop GIS-Integrated Traffic Models for Mobile6-Based Air Quality Conformity and
TCM Analysis
0-4570
South and East Texas Native Plant Restoration Project
7-4903
Right-Of-Way Mowing Height Research
7-4916
A Study Of Ocelot Populations In Cameron County And Their Preference And
Utilization For Highway Crossings
Geometric
Project #
0-1816
0-4048
0-4162
0-4254
0-4364
0-4365
0-4366
Title
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
Project #
0-2104
0-2109
0-4193
0-4194
0-4257
0-4378
0-4404
Title
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
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FY 2002
Right-of-Way
Project #
0-2110
0-4149
0-4376
Title
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
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FY 2002
RMC 4 – TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
Operational Issues in Design
Project # Title
0-1792
Roadside Safety Hardware For Traffic Control Devices
0-4160
Operating Freeways With Managed Lanes
0-4278 Safety Measures for Rural Intersections
0-4286 Operational and Safety Guidelines for Roadway Facilities Around Schools
Operations Management
Project #
0-1752
0-2119
0-4020
0-4022
0-4070
0-4156
0-4265
0-4273
0-4285
0-4304
0-4413
Title
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
Project #
0-1790
7-4961
Title
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Benefits
An Evaluation Of Dallas Area HOV Lanes
Traffic Operations Devices and their Applications
Project #
0-1796
0-2137
0-4021
0-4023
0-4027
0-4150
0-4170
0-4260
0-4266
0-4269
Title
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
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FY 2002
0-4271
0-4282
0-4318
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
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FY 2002
RMC 5 – STRUCTURES
Long Term Performance
Project #
0-1401
0-1405
0-1706
0-1774
0-1857
0-1895
0-1896
0-2100
0-2102
0-2116
0-2135
0-4069
0-4085
0-4086
0-4096
0-4148
7-2941
7-4904
Title
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 Premature 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
Project #
0-1853
0-1854
0-1892
0-1898
0-2101
0-4098
0-4138
0-4145
0-4177
0-4178
7-3995
Title
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
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FY 2002
9-1520
0-4096
0-4176
0-4177
0-4288
0-4307
0-4371
0-4372
0-4375
0-4418
0-4419
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
Project #
0-4568
0-4569
Title
Rapid Bridge Replacement Techniques
Design of Bridges for Security
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FY 2002
RMC P – POLICY
Policy
Project #
0-4297
0-4416
0-4941
Title
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
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