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Research Reports
Filter by Keyword8 report(s) found with state of the practice in the keywords field 1 - 8 of 8 Due to the short construction season in Wyoming, contractors must complete many transportation projects on a tight schedule. Unfortunately, contractors often cannot create accurate schedules considering logical work ordering, reasonable productivity, and weather events. Inaccurate baseline schedules... Over the last two decades many researchers have focused on providing new ideas and frameworks that can help improve conventional bridge inspection practices; however, little guidance is provided for implementing these new ideas in practice. This, along with resistance to change and complexity of the... The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) currently has a Finite-Element Surface-Water Modeling System for Two-Dimensional Flow (FESWMS-2DH) and Research Management Associates 2 (RMA2) Both programs have the capability to model two-dimensional (2D) flow around structures. The department must... In the 19th century, steamboats plied the Red River between Fargo, Grand Forks and Winnipeg. By 1900, regular railroad service for freight and passengers connected the two nations on that route. Rail passenger service between the two countries continued until 1971. Surface passengers were carried by... To date, BIM (Building Information Modeling) is not widely utilized in infrastructure asset management. Benefits achieved through implementation in vertical construction, however, suggest that BIM represents significant opportunity for gains in process, material, and economic efficiency throughout infrastructure... This report gives a summary of the current state of alcohol-impaired driving and countermeasures in the United States and individual states, including North Dakota. This study provides information regarding the current state of the small transit vehicle industry. The recommendations will serve as a general procurement aid for bus manufacturers and transit agencies. The ultimate goal of this research is to discover procedures to improve the efficiency of the entire... This is a report on the study that Small Urban & Rural Transit Center conducted for North Dakota Department of Transportation. The study identified and evaluated the current coordination efforts including an inventory of transportation options in North Dakota and made recommendations on how the state... |
