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Accidents Involving Vehicles Parked On Shoulders Of Limited Access Highways, Kenneth R. Agent, Jerry G. Pigman

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

This study was conducted to quantify the extent of the problem of accidents involving vehicles on shoulders of limited access highways. Accident data for a three-year period (1985-1987) were collected along with a survey of vehicles stopped on the shoulder on interstates and parkways.

While the percentage of all accidents on interstates and parkways involving a vehicle on the shoulder is small (1.8 percent), the percentage of fatal accidents involving a vehicle on the shoulder is significant (11.1 percent). The accident data revealed that the majority of shoulder vehicles had stopped for an emergency stop as opposed to a leisure …

Comparison Of Three Methods Of Pavement Design For Lexington-Fayette County, David L. Allen

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

It is imperative in an era of limited budgets for construction and maintenance of streets and highways that a rational approach be followed for managing these funds. One of the first steps of this management process is the adequate and proper design of new streets and roads. In the interest of having a more rational system of design, representatives of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government requested the Kentucky Transportation Center to assist in the development of a new pavement design system that more clearly reflects differences in soils, traffic streams, environmental conditions, and materials. In fulfillment of that request, this. …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Caldwell County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Caldwell County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Caldwell County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, KY 91, KY 672, US 641 and US 62 have been visually surveyed and …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Calloway County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Calloway County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Calloway County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, KY 94, US 641, and KY 121 have been visually surveyed and all seismically …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Carlisle County, Bobby W. Meade, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Carlisle County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Carlisle County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, Ky 121 and US 62, have been visually surveyed and all seismically significant features …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Fulton County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Fulton County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Fulton County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 45, KY 94, KY 125, and KY 166 have been visually surveyed and …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Christian County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Christian County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Christian County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 68/KY 80, US 41, US 41A and KY 91 have been visually surveyed …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Crittenden County, Bobby W. Meade, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Crittenden County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Crittenden County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 60 and US 641 have been visually surveyed and all seismically significant features …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Hopkins County, Bobby W. Meade, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Hopkins County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Hopkins County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 41, US 41A, US 62, KY 109, and KY 1751 have been visually …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Hickman County, Bobby W. Meade, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Hickman County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Hickman County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, KY 58, KY 94, and US 45 have been visually surveyed and all seismically …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Lyon County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Lyon County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Lyon County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 62/US 641 and US 62 have been visually surveyed and all seismically significant …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Marshall County, Bobby W. Meade, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Marshall County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Marshall County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 68, US 68/KY 80, US 62, US 62/US 641, KY 58/KY 80, KY …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Livingston County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Livingston County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Livingston County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 62/US 641 and US 60 have been visually surveyed and all seismically significant …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Mccracken County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. McCracken County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in McCracken County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 60, US 68, and US 62 have been visually surveyed and all seismically …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Trigg County, Bobby W. Meade, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Trigg County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Trigg County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 68/KY 80 and the Trace have been visually surveyed and all seismically significant …

Pavement Evaluation Elkhorn Drive, R. Clark Graves

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government requested that the Kentucky Transportation Center perform a pavement evaluation and overlay design for Elkhorn Drive. This pavement section consisted of 3 inches of asphaltic concrete and 8 inches of dense graded aggregate. A visual inspection during testing revealed several areas of severe alligator cracking along with some areas of transverse cracking.

Warrants And Guidelines For Installation Of Guardrail, Jerry G. Pigman, Kenneth R. Agent

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Kentucky, as most other states, has in the past relied on the AASHTO "Barrier Guide'' for guidance in the installation of guardrail. Additional information related to barrier selection and installation was recently published in the form of the AASHTO "Roadside Design Guide. " However, considerable judgement is required for application of this information and it was determined that significant benefit could be derived from development of guidelines representative of conditions in Kentucky. Listed below are significant results from this study.

1. Results from a previous survey of guardrail standards and guidelines were summarized and it was found that only a few …

Stability Of Asphaltic Concrete Mixtures, David L. Allen, Hossien Roghani

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

This study was initiated with the general objective of quantifying some of the parameters that govern the stability and rutting characteristics of asphalt-bound materials. Aggregate type and gradation, loading magnitudes and patterns asphalt types and viscosity, are known to affect the stability of an asphalt mixture.

The study was conducted in three phases. The first phase was a study of the effects of large stone gradations on the rutting and fatigue characteristics of an asphalt base mixture. The second phase was an in-depth study of the mastic portion (smaller than 3/8-inch) of an asphalt mixture. The third phase was a …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Graves County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Graves County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Graves County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, KY 94, KY 121, KY 58/KY 80, US 45/KY 58, US 45, and KY …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Todd County, Bobby W. Meade, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Todd County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Todd County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, KUS 68/KY 80 and US 79 have been visually surveyed and all seismically significant …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Daviess County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Daviess County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Daviess County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 231, KY 56, KY 1554, and Audubon Parkway have been visually surveyed and …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Henderson County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Henderson County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Henderson County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 60, US 41, KY 351, KY 416 and Audubon Parkway have been visually …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Muhlenberg County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Muhlenberg County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Muhlenberg County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 431 and KY 176 have been visually surveyed and all seismically significant features …

Demonstration Project No. 59: The Use Of Fly Ash In Highway Construction, Fayette County, Kentucky, David Q. Hunsucker, Gary W. Sharpe

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

This report summarizes preliminary site investigations, design criteria and procedures, construction criteria and procedures, and results of initial and final evaluations of an experimental road base utilizing lime kiln dust, fly ash and aggregate. Observed performance has been satisfactory. Compressive strength evaluations indicate exceptional early strength and continued strength gain of the pozzolanic base. Back calculation of specific elastic layer moduli indicate that the moduli of the pozzolanic base material is most likely within a range of 500,000 to 1,000,000 psi.

Based upon observations to date, treated bases enhance overall pavement performance and their use should be continued. It is …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Butler County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Butler County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the route that has been investigated and recommended as being the route in Butler County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended route, US 231, has been visually surveyed and all seismically significant features cataloged. These features …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Ballard County, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Ballard County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Ballard County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 60 and KY 121, have been visually surveyed and all seismically significant features …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilites For Logan County, Bobby W. Meade, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Logan County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Logan County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, US 431, US 68/KY 80, and US 79 have been visually surveyed and all …

Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Of Transportation Facilities For Webster County, Bobby W. Meade, David L. Allen, Vincent P. Drnevich

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Concern has grown in recent years over the seismic activity of the New Madrid seismic zone in Western Kentucky. Webster County, Kentucky is located in this region. To permit emergency medical, supply, and equipment traffic into this area after an earthquake has occurred, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is interested in the possibility of keeping selected routes passable. This report lists the routes that have been investigated and recommended as being the routes in Webster County that should be maintained in a passable condition. The recommended routes, KY 109 and US 41 have been visually surveyed and all seismically significant features …

Evaluation Of Hydraway And Advanedge Pavement Edge Drains On The Mountain Parkway, L. John Fleckenstein, David L. Allen

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Since 1985, Kentucky has used prefabricated edge drains on many of its major highways. Three brands have been installed to date (Hydraway, Advanedge, Akwadrain). By far, the largest quantity of material used has been Hydraway. In the past year, considerable effort has been expended in observing these materials and their behavior in the field. Problems have developed with the Hydraway material, some of which were documented in Research Report No. UKTRP-88-15 (Evaluation of Hydraway Edge Drain on Pennyrile Parkway). This brief report documents the history of edge drain installations, recent observations made on the Mountain Parkway in Powell County, and …

Relationship Between Weights Measured By Permanent Truck Scales And Golden River Weigh-In-Motion Scales, Herbert F. Southgate

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

The Division of Planning purchased a Golden River Weigh-in-Motion system. The first assignment was to determine the optimum calibration setting for operating each weigh mat. The second assignment was to determine the sensitivity of the weigh data. The third assignment was to develop appropriate relationships to adjust the dynamic data to equivalent static data.

A series of correlation efforts established the appropriate calibration factor for each weigh mat. Then the mats were installed at a site on I 64 in Shelby County and data were collected for over 1,600 trucks. From these data, it became evident that equations to adjust …