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Full-Text Articles in Engineering
Guidelines For The Installation Of Left-Turn Phasing, Kenneth R. Agent, Nikiforos Stamatiadis, Bryan Dyer
Guidelines For The Installation Of Left-Turn Phasing, Kenneth R. Agent, Nikiforos Stamatiadis, Bryan Dyer
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
The objective of this study was to update the guidelines to be considered when determining whether left-turn phasing should be used and the appropriate type at phasing to use. Emphasis was placed on high speed areas.
There were 264 intersections included in the study with data obtained tor 518 approaches at these intersections. The data included accidents and characteristics at the intersection. Traffic conflict data were collected. Simulation models were used to estimate delays.
Recommendations were made concerning guidelines to consider when deciding whether to install left turn phasing and whether to use protected-only or protected/permitted phasing. Variables considered included …
Impacts Of The Extended-Weight Coal Haul Road System, Jerry G. Pigman, Joseph D. Crabtree, Kenneth R. Agent, R. Clark Graves, John A. Deacon
Impacts Of The Extended-Weight Coal Haul Road System, Jerry G. Pigman, Joseph D. Crabtree, Kenneth R. Agent, R. Clark Graves, John A. Deacon
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
The Extended-Weight Coal Haul Road System, created by the Kentucky Legislature in 1986, consists of all roads which carry over 50,000 tons of coal in a calendar year. Trucks hauling coal on this system are authorized to exceed normal weight limits through the payment of an annual decal fee. A research study was initiated in July of 1992 to analyze the impacts of the extended-weight system.
Analyses in this report are based on the following: historical data on coal production and transportation: data from coal decal applications; interviews of legislators. transportation officials. coal company representatives. and coal trucking representatives: newspaper …
Groundwater Study: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Usa Georgetown, Kentucky, Gary Felton, Lyle V. A. Sendlein, Teri Dowdy, Daryl Hines
Groundwater Study: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Usa Georgetown, Kentucky, Gary Felton, Lyle V. A. Sendlein, Teri Dowdy, Daryl Hines
KWRRI Research Reports
An eighteen month study of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing (TMM) plant site and the surrounding area was undertaken. The basic charge for this project was to characterize the groundwater that is potentially impacted by the TMM plant site. This included occurrence, flow direction, and, if possible, velocity. Because the area is karstified (has sinkholes, springs, caves, etc.) surface water and groundwater are intimately connected and, hence, surface water was frequently an important component of this work.
Data from TMM construction plans and monitoring work done subsequent to construction were elicited from the various repositories within the TMM infrastructure. Aerial color …
Method Of Removing Carbon From Fly Ash, John Groppo, Steven M. Brooks
Method Of Removing Carbon From Fly Ash, John Groppo, Steven M. Brooks
Center for Applied Energy Research Faculty Patents
An improved froth flotation method is provided for the removal and recovery of an ultra-fine constituent such as carbon from tailings such as fly ash. A flotation apparatus is utilized that preferably includes a slurry conditioning tank and a flotation cell. The method of the present invention comprises the improvement of utilizing a flotation reagent formulation comprising a mixture of fuel oil and petroleum sulfonate. The method broadly includes the steps of (1) producing a slurry, or solid suspension, of the material containing the constituent to be recovered by adding a preselected amount of water or other slurrying liquid; (2) …
Appendix: List Of Participants [1995], Kentukcy Transportation Center
Appendix: List Of Participants [1995], Kentukcy Transportation Center
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
Wrap-Up, Leon N. Larson
Wrap-Up, Leon N. Larson
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
On The Horizon, David R. Bryant, John Leonard Carr, Tom Layman
On The Horizon, David R. Bryant, John Leonard Carr, Tom Layman
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
Managing In Changing Times--Industry's Perspective, Dean Blake
Managing In Changing Times--Industry's Perspective, Dean Blake
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
Doing With Less, Paul E. Toussaint, Mike Hancock, Judith M. Mueller
Doing With Less, Paul E. Toussaint, Mike Hancock, Judith M. Mueller
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
Update From The Kentucky General Assembly, Hubert Collins
Update From The Kentucky General Assembly, Hubert Collins
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
Other Perspectives On Transportation Funding, John A. Deacon, Stephen D. Rowland
Other Perspectives On Transportation Funding, John A. Deacon, Stephen D. Rowland
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
Status Of Kentucky's Transportation Program, Don C. Kelly
Status Of Kentucky's Transportation Program, Don C. Kelly
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
The Future Of State Funding, Merl M. Hackbart, Glenn B. Mitchell, Sylvia L. Lovely
The Future Of State Funding, Merl M. Hackbart, Glenn B. Mitchell, Sylvia L. Lovely
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
The Future Of Federal Funding, Harold Rogers, Steven O. Palmer
The Future Of Federal Funding, Harold Rogers, Steven O. Palmer
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
Welcome And Remarks [1995], Thomas W. Lester
Welcome And Remarks [1995], Thomas W. Lester
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
Kentucky Transportation Hall Of Fame [1995], Kentucky Transportation Center
Kentucky Transportation Hall Of Fame [1995], Kentucky Transportation Center
Kentucky's Annual Forum on Transportation
No abstract provided.
Process For Converting Serial Image To The Sterolithography Apparatus (Sla) Slice File With Automatic Base And Support Generation, Charles F. Knapp, P. L. Charles Fischer, Samuel V. Duplessis
Process For Converting Serial Image To The Sterolithography Apparatus (Sla) Slice File With Automatic Base And Support Generation, Charles F. Knapp, P. L. Charles Fischer, Samuel V. Duplessis
Biomedical Engineering Faculty Patents
Method and apparatus for converting a series of serial section images of an object into a three-dimensional model. The method includes acquiring and storing the series of serial section images, converting, zooming, and interpolating serial section images. The method further includes discriminating the series of serial section images to form a binary image, which is then compressed, and filtered. Further, support data for floating or cantilevered portions of the object and base data are generated, the filtered binary image is translated to produce a plurality of vectors representing pixels of the object, and a three-dimensional model of the object is …
1995 Safety Belt Usage Survey And Evaluation Of Effectiveness In Kentucky, Kenneth R. Agent
1995 Safety Belt Usage Survey And Evaluation Of Effectiveness In Kentucky, Kenneth R. Agent
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
The objective of this study was to establish 1995 safety belt and child safety seat usage rates in Kentucky. The 1995 survey documents the continuing results from enacting a statewide mandatory safety belt law in 1994. Data were collected at 100 sites and combined based on vehicle miles travelled for a given type of highway, rural or urban location, and county population category. Also included in this report is an analysis of accident records evaluating the effectiveness of safety belts.
The data show that the dramatic increase in usage rates after enactment of the statewide law has decreased a small …
Analysis Of Traffic Accident Data In Kentucky (1990- 1994), Kenneth R. Agent, Jerry G. Pigman
Analysis Of Traffic Accident Data In Kentucky (1990- 1994), Kenneth R. Agent, Jerry G. Pigman
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
This report includes an analysis of traffic accident data in Kentucky for the years of 1990-1994. A primary objective of this study was to determine average accident statistics for Kentucky highways. Average and critical numbers and rates of accidents were calculated for various types of highways in rural and urban areas. These data can be used in Kentucky's procedure to identify locations that have abnormal rates or numbers of accidents.
Another objective of this study was to provide data which can be used in the preparation of the problem identification portion of Kentucky's Annual Highway Safety Plan. County and city …
Use Of Class Aa Concrete Modified With A High-Range Water Reducing Admixture In A Full-Depth Bridge Deck Slab Us 127, Lincoln County, David Q. Hunsucker, Michael D. Stone
Use Of Class Aa Concrete Modified With A High-Range Water Reducing Admixture In A Full-Depth Bridge Deck Slab Us 127, Lincoln County, David Q. Hunsucker, Michael D. Stone
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
Because it is desirable for bridge deck concrete to be strong and durable, the Kentucky Department of Highways chose to use a high-range water reducer to modify the properties of a conventional Class AA concrete mixture to be placed in a full-depth concrete bridge deck on US 127 in Lincoln County. A high-range water reducer is a chemical admixture that when added to low-to-normal slump concrete produces a high slump to flowing concrete. The higher slump enhances placement properties in areas of closely spaced and congested reinforcing steel such as that encountered in the corners of a skewed bridge structure. …
Best Practices For Commercial Vehicle Monitoring Facilities Design, Nikiforos Stamatiadis, R. Clark Graves, John E. Schmidt
Best Practices For Commercial Vehicle Monitoring Facilities Design, Nikiforos Stamatiadis, R. Clark Graves, John E. Schmidt
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
The great technological advances that were made over the last decade in monitoring traffic and the increased emphasis on highway safety for truck traffic have prompted a need to determine more effective ways to monitor and inspect truck traffic. Commercial Vehicle Monitoring (CVM) facilities provide the highway community with the means of supervising truck traffic. However, in an era with limited funds and space for roadway expansion. some consideration must be given to the types of facilities needed and the most efficient way to spend the available funds. Hence, a research study was initiated to determine the successful practices for …
Pavement Distresses At Intersections, David Q. Hunsucker, Bobby W. Meade
Pavement Distresses At Intersections, David Q. Hunsucker, Bobby W. Meade
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
Asphaltic concrete pavements at intersections and their approaches, where traffic is required to stop and start, exhibit several types of distress. Among the more prominent forms of these distresses are deep rutting, pushing and shoving, and severe wash boarding. Prior research in this area has shown the leading causes of pavement failures at these locations are primarily materials related. Meaningful amounts of funds allocated for maintenance operations are exhausted each year to rehabilitate intersection pavements that have become safety hazards as a result of simple traffic action. Significant savings may be realized if intersections and their approaches are designed and …
Summary Of Results Of 1994 Field And Laboratory Evaluations Of Pavement Marking Materials, Kentucky Transportation Center
Summary Of Results Of 1994 Field And Laboratory Evaluations Of Pavement Marking Materials, Kentucky Transportation Center
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
This report summarizes the results of data collected as part of the 1994 field and laboratory evaluations of pavement marking materials for the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP). The purpose of the NTPEP is to pool the professional and physical resources of the individual participating AASHTO member departments and to focus those resources to test materials of common interest in order to improve cost-effectiveness.
The type of testing performed under the NTPEP will provide information that will be used to evaluate the acceptability of materials and to compare the performance of similar materials. The NTPEP also provides industry with …
Toward Determining Minimal/Optimal Transportation Department Resource Requirements: An Examination Of State Privatization Trends Among Selected States, Douglas J. Olberding
Toward Determining Minimal/Optimal Transportation Department Resource Requirements: An Examination Of State Privatization Trends Among Selected States, Douglas J. Olberding
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
The purpose of this project was to conduct a preliminary analysis of employment and privatization trends in state transportation departments. This project involved a review of recent literature on public sector privatization efforts, an analysis of all state transportation departments in order to locate a sample of states with transportation system characteristics similar to those of Kentucky, and a survey of the sample states· to determine privatization trends in the functional areas of administration, maintenance, design, engineering, enforcement and safety, and construction.
The study finds that among transportation departments in the 14 sample states, average annual increases in private sector …
Ballast Size For Safe Working Conditions In Railroad Yards And Terminals In Kentucky, Jerry G. Rose
Ballast Size For Safe Working Conditions In Railroad Yards And Terminals In Kentucky, Jerry G. Rose
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
During the 1994 Regular Session of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, House Resolution No. 58 was introduced by Representative J. Dorsey Ridley on Monday, February 28. It basically directed the Transportation Cabinet "to identify the more appropriate grade of rock used as surface material in railroad beds and walkways" and that "any remedy proposed... be reported to the Legislative Research Commission no later than August 1, 1995." A copy of the Resolution is contained in Appendix A.
The issue was forwarded to the Transportation Cabinet and subsequently to the Kentucky Transportation Center …
Preliminary Evaluation, Artimis Reference Point Signs, Jerry G. Pigman
Preliminary Evaluation, Artimis Reference Point Signs, Jerry G. Pigman
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
The objectives of the preliminary evaluation were to determine if the installation of reference signs at intervals more frequent than one-mile increments would improve the ability of emergency personnel to respond to incidents or accidents on the freeway system in the Cincinnati-northem Kentucky area. A short-term evaluation was conducted of white on blue and white on green reference signs on a three-mile section of 1-275 in Cincinnati. Based on field observations and supplemented with subjective opinions of emergency response personnel, the reference signs were determined to be a beneficial addition to the location information available to the driving public. The …
Cost Estimating And Forecasting For Highway Work In Kentucky [1995], James D. Stevens
Cost Estimating And Forecasting For Highway Work In Kentucky [1995], James D. Stevens
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
There is a need for better cost estimating and forecasting for highway work in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. KRS45.245 grants the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation oversight of the biennial highway plan, including a review of all authorized highway project phases that exceed their estimates by 15%. In recent years, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has suffered the loss of many resources necessary to produce good cost estimates.
Estimates developed using current methods are not sufficiently accurate to preclude cost overruns in excess of 15%. Since enactment of KRS45.245 (1 July 1992 263 overruns, totaling nearly $117 million, have been submitted …
A Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Program For Kentucky Pavements, Jack A. Harison, David L. Allen
A Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Program For Kentucky Pavements, Jack A. Harison, David L. Allen
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
This report documents the development of a life-cycle cost procedure and program for project-level pavements. Included in this report are the descriptions of the models that are included in the computer program. A traffic growth model is described along with performance models for asphaltic concrete pavements and Portland cement pavements. The program calculates when rehabilitation is predicted at all future dates during the design life or analysis period. Recommended overlay thicknesses are also given. Because maintenance costs for Kentucky are not available, maintenance is treated as an annual, per square- yard quantity. User costs, in the form of a delay …
Development Of A Safety Management System, Kenneth R. Agent, Jerry G. Pigman
Development Of A Safety Management System, Kenneth R. Agent, Jerry G. Pigman
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
The Safety Management System (SMS) is one of six management systems mandated by Section 1 034 of the 1991 lntermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). The overall goal of a SMS is to reduce the number and severity of traffic crashes. lt is to be comprehensive in that it incorporates all public roads and all contributing factors associated with the driver, the vehicle, and the roadway. The objective of this study was to develop a procedure to implement a SMS for Kentucky. A recommended process is described. Agencies and organizations were identified which have a role or interest in traffic …
Equivalent Single Axleload Computer Program Enhancements, Jerry G. Pigman, David L. Allen, Jack A. Harison, Neil Tollner, David H. Cain
Equivalent Single Axleload Computer Program Enhancements, Jerry G. Pigman, David L. Allen, Jack A. Harison, Neil Tollner, David H. Cain
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
The objectives of the study were to review and modify previously used Equivalent Single Axleload (ESAL) prediction procedures and to develop a more efficient procedure. As part of the effort to simplify the procedure, a subtask was undertaken to reduce the number of highway functional classes being used to process data for the ESAL estimation procedure. Another objective was to develop a more definitive and accurate method for reflecting the effects of coal or heavy truck movements. Results of this task were documented as Research Report KTC-95-6.
Analyses were performed and validated to reduce the twelve functional classes to six …