Research Accomplishments. The following twenty-one peer reviewed final research reports were published during the reporting period from grant DTRT13-G-UTC38 and previous grants. Project # Title Date Report No. MPC-515 Redefining the Child Pedestrian Safety Paradigm Jul-19 MPC 19-374 MPC-489 The Unresolved Relationship between Street Trees and Road Safety Jul-19 MPC 19-376 MPC-471 Enhancement of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Roadway Design, and Construction in the State of Wyoming Mar-19 MPC 19-380 MPC-475 Analysis of the Relationship of Roadside Inspections on Large Truck Crashes Apr-19 MPC 19-381 MPC-383 Seismic Performance of Highway Embankments Apr-19 MPC 19-382 MPC-404 Seismic Performance of Circular Concrete Filled Steel Tube Columns for Accelerated Bridge Construction Jul-19 MPC 19-383 MPC-505 Intelligent Transportation Systems Approach to Railroad Infrastructure Performance Evaluation: Track Surface Abnormality Identification with Smartphone-Based App Jul-19 MPC 19-384 MPC-474 Highway Safety Manual Part D: Validation and Application in Wyoming May-19 MPC 19-385 MPC-451 Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Wyoming's CMAQ Unpaved Road Dust Suppression Program, Year 1 Sep-19 MPC 19-386A MPC-451 Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Wyoming's CMAQ Unpaved Road Dust Suppression Program, Year 2 Sep-19 MPC 19-386B MPC-512 Prestress Losses and Development of Short-term Data Acquisition System for Bridge Monitoring Jun-19 MPC 19-387 MPC-467 Cognitive Underpinnings of Beliefs and Confidence in Beliefs about Fully Automated Vehicles Jun-19 MPC 19-388 MPC-523 Methodology for Load Rating Double-Tee Bridges Jul-19 MPC 19-389 MPC-483 Interaction Analysis of Long-span Bridges and Traffic System Subjected to Earthquakes Jul-19 MPC 19-390 Project # Title Date Report No. MPC-465 Development of Performance Matrices for Evaluating Innovative Intersections and Interchanges Jun-19 MPC 19-391 MPC-528 Hotspot and Sampling Analysis for Effective Maintenance Management and Performance Monitoring Jul-19 MPC 19-392 MPC-453 Speed Selection During Winter Road Conditions Aug-19 MPC 19-394 MPC-461 Analytical Modeling of Seismic Performance of Curved and Skewed Bridges Aug-19 MPC 19-395 MPC-519 Operational and Safety Analysis with Mitigation Strategies for Freeway Truck Traffic in Wyoming Aug-19 MPC 19-396 MPC-500 Rehabilitation of Longitudinal Joints in Double-Tee Girder Bridges Aug-19 MPC 19-398 MPC-525 Bad Driving is Associated with Lower Awareness of Driving Sep-19 MPC 19-400
Research Accomplishments. The following peer reviewed research reports were published during the rating period from grant DTRT13-G-UTC38. Project # Title Date Report No. 370 Anticipatory Guidance Provision Related to Driving Safety/Cessation for Older Drivers: A Rural-Urban Comparison Dec 2014 MPC 14-277 373 Damage Assessment, Characterization, and Modeling for Enhanced Design of Concrete Bridge Decks in Cold Regions Jul 2015 MPC 15-286 394 Using Expert Opinion to Quantify Accuracy and Reliability of Nondestructive Evaluation of Bridges Aug 2015 MPC 15-288
Research Accomplishments. Owl Capture and Radio-transmitter Attachment Efforts to capture owls occurred from September, 2004 through June, 2006 within and around the boundaries of the Timbered Rock and Quartz Fires. To date, 26 individual owls have been captured and fitted with 7.5 gram backpack mounted radio- transmitters (Table 1). Twenty-three owls (11 pairs, 1 single) were captured from twelve historic owl cores, within and around the Timbered Rock fire. Three owls (1 pair, 1 single) were captured from two historic owl cores within and surrounding the Quartz Fire. All radio-telemetry related research activities concluded at the end of the 2006 breeding season (August 2006). No additional owls will be captured or monitored past this point in time. Table 1. Radio-tagged owls at the Timbered Rock and Quartz Fires Timbered Rock Fire Site Name Owls Captured Date Captured Inside/Outside Fire Alco Rock Flat Creek Xxxxxx Mountain Upper Timber Creek Gobblers Knob Hungry Elk Lower Xxxxxx South Boundary Xxxxxx Springs Louis Creek Pair Pair Pair Pair Pair Pair Pair Pair Pair Pair Male - 09/04 Female - 02/05 Male - 03/05 Female - 09/04 Male - 09/04 Female - 09/04 Male - 09/04 Female - 09/04 Male - 09/04 Female - 09/04 Male - 03/05 Female - 03/05 Male - 02/05 Female - 02/05 Male - 03/05 Female - 03/05 Male - 03/05 Female - 03/05 Male - 09/04 Female - 09/04 Inside Inside Inside Inside Inside Outside Outside Outside Outside Outside Hawk Creek Male Male - 09/05 Inside Timbered Rock Pair Male - 05/06 Female - 05/06 Inside Quartz Fire Yale Creek Pair Male - 04/05 Female - 06/05 Outside Glade Creek Male Male - 04/05 Inside Owl Mortalities Nine out of 26 radio-tagged owls have died during the course of research activities. Whenever possible the carcass was retrieved in a timely fashion and submitted for necropsy. All necropsies were performed by the Oregon State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (VDL) in Corvallis, Oregon. The VDL was able to determine the cause of death for all carcasses that were submitted (Table 2). Six out of the nine owls were severely emaciated at the time of death and likely died of starvation. The Yale Creek Male was submitted for necropsy but the remains were in poor condition and limited results were obtained to help determine the cause of death, although it was confirmed the owl had a broken leg which likely led to its emaciated condition. The Xxxxxx Mountain and South Boundary males were not submitted for necropsy because both mortali...
Research Accomplishments. The following peer reviewed research reports were published during the rating period from grant DTRT13- G-UTC38. Project # Title Date Report No. 456 Performance of Steel Girders Repaired with Advanced Composite Sheets in a Corrosive Environment Jun 2017 MPC 17-325 488 Transportation and Land Use as Social Determinants of Health: Analysis of Exposure to Traffic in the Denver Metropolitan Region Jun 2017 MPC 17-326 421 Development of Network-Based Measures and Computational Methods for Evaluating the Redundancy of Transportation Networks Jul 2017 MPC 17-327 402 Seismic Performance of Self-Consolidating Concrete Bridge Columns Sep 2017 MPC 17-329 485 A Framework for Assessing Feasibility of Transit- Oriented Development (XXX) Project Sites Sep 2017 MPC 17-330 395 Implementation Guidance for Accelerated Bridge Construction in South Dakota Sep 2017 MPC 17-331 381 Dynamic Assessment of Bridge Deck Performance Considering Realistic Bridge-Traffic Interaction Sep 2017 MPC 17-333
Research Accomplishments. The following peer reviewed research reports were published during the rating period from grant DTRT13- G-UTC38. Project # Title Date Report No. 371 Analysis of Risk Factors in Severity of Rural Truck Crashes April 2016 MPC 16-308 426 Does the Livability of a Residential Street Depend on the Characteristics of the Neighboring Street Network? July 2016 MPC 16-309 450 Using Building Information Modeling to Track and Assess the Structural Condition of Bridges Aug 2016 MPC 16-310 460 Remote Sensing of Multimodal Transportation Systems Sep 2016 MPC 16-313 380 Investigation of Interaction between Traffic Safety, Law Enforcement and Environment Sep 2016 MPC 16-311 415 Earthquake Fragility Assessment of Curved and Skewed Bridges in Mountain West Region Sep 2016 MPC 16-312
Research Accomplishments. The following peer reviewed research reports were published during the rating period from grant DTRT13- G-UTC38. Project # Title Date Report No. 502 Self-Consolidating Concrete for Prestressed Bridge Girders Oct 2017 MPC 17-334 411 Re-Use of Mine Waste Materials Amended with Fly Ash in Transportation Earthworks Projects Oct 2017 MPC 17-332 400/352 Evaluation of Ice Loads on Bridge Sub-Structures in South Dakota Oct 2017 MPC 17-335 315 Analysis of Compound Channel Flow with Two-Dimensional Models Oct 2017 MPC 17-336 439 Precast Bridge Girder Details for Improved Performance Dec 2017 MPC 17-340 306 Optimization of Pavement Marking Performance Dec 2017 MPC 17-341 416 Ipe: Evaluation of Orthotropic Elastic Properties and Its Application in Roadside Barriers Dec 2017 MPC 17-337 437 Fiber-Reinforced Concrete for Structure Components Dec 2017 MPC 17-342 397 Evaluation and Mitigation of Vehicle Impact Hazards for Overpasses Dec 2017 MPC 17-339 521 Evaluating Relationships Between Perception-Reaction Times, Emergency Deceleration Rates, and Crash Outcomes Using Naturalistic Driving Data Dec 2017 MPC 17-338
Research Accomplishments. The following peer reviewed research reports/presentations were published in 2014 from grant DTRT12-G- UTC08 or previous grants. Project # Title Date Report No. 330 Integrate Supply Chain Model in Urban Freight Planning Dec 2013 MPC 13-259 335 Misinformation Contributing to Safety Issues in Vehicle Restraints for Children Dec 2013 MPC 13-264 355 Quantifying the Impact of Very High Heavy Vehicle Proportion on Rural Freeways Dec 2013 MPC 13-265 Tech Trf Pilot-Scale Implementation of a Gravel Roads Management System Dec 2013 MPC 13-263 356 Truck Size and Weight Education Presentation Jan 2014 Presentation Education Railway Models for Educational Purposes Jan 2014 CE 456/656 Draft Textbook, Freight Railway Planning 363 A two-stage approach for estimating a statewide truck trip table May 2014 MPC 14-269 372 A novel methodology for quantifying the performance of constructed bridges in cold regions: development, assessment, and repair May 2014 MPC 14-266 377 Assessing Existing Transportation Sustainability Rating Systems for use in the Mountain Plains Consortium States May 2014 MPC 14-268 399 Improving Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) through Transportation System Enhancements May 2014 MPC 14-267
Research Accomplishments. The following peer reviewed research reports/presentations were published during the period of January- June 2016 from grant DTRT12-G-UTC08 or previous grants. Project # Title Date Report No. 470 Guidelines for Effective LTAP Course Evaluation January 2016 MPC-16-305 408 Evaluation of New Reactive FRP Reinforcement Assemblies for Reinforced Concrete Transportation Structures January 2016 MPC-16-304 445 A Sensor Fusion Approach to Assess Pavement Condition and Maintenance Effectiveness February 2016 MPC-16-306 366 Structural Health Monitoring of Highway Bridges Subjected to Overweight Trucks, Phase I - Instrumentation Development and Validation March 2016 MPC-16-307 371 Analysis of Risk Factors in Severity of Rural Truck Crashes April 2016 MPC-16-308
Research Accomplishments. The following peer reviewed research reports/presentations were published during the period of July-December 2014 from grant DTRT12-G-UTC08 or previous grants. Project # Title Date Report No. 393 Traffic Modeling of Transit Oriented Development Sep 2014 MPC 14-270 423 Impact of Energy Sector Growth on Perceived Transportation Safety in the Seventeen County Oil Region of Western North Dakota: A Longitudinal Analysis Oct 2014 MPC 14-271 413 A Pilot Case Study to Evaluate the Potential Impact and Benefit of Adopting and Implementing BIM on Bridge and Infrastructure Projects Nov 2014 MPC 14-272 277 Safety Factor Increase to Fatigue Limit States Through Shear Spiking for Timber Railroad Bridge Rehabilitation Nov 2014 MPC 14-273 376 Improved Understanding of Pavement s Impacts and Cost-Effective Designs Based on Mechanistic-Empirical Methods MPC 14-274 398 Selection of Discount Rates for Infrastructure Investment Dec 2014 MPC 14-275 457 Tribal Emergency Preparedness Planning Dec 2014 MPC 14-276 370 Anticipatory Guidance for Older Drivers Dec 2014 MPC 14-277
Research Accomplishments. The following peer reviewed research reports were published during the rating period from grant DTRT13- G-UTC38. Project # Title Date Report No. 425 Building a Sustainable GIS Framework for Supporting a Tribal Transportation Problem Mar 2017 MPC 15-287 441 Pavement Management System for City of Madison Nov 2016 MPC 16-314 421 Xxxxxxx Rehabilitation of Skewed and Curved Bridges Using A New Generation of Buckling Restrained Braces Dec 2016 MPC 16-315 444 Data-Driven Freeway Performance Evaluation Framework for Project Prioritization and Decision Making Jan 2017 MPC 16-316 403 Simplified Web-Based Decision Support Method for Traffic Management and Work Zone Analysis Jan 2017 MPC 16-317 418 400 South Corridor Assessment Mar 2017 MPC 16-318 419 Cracking and Debonding of Thin Fiber Reinforced Concrete Overlay Apr 2017 MPC 16-319 392 Evaluation of Grouted Splice Sleeve Connections for Precast Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers Apr 2017 MPC 16-320 405 Seismic Retrofit of Spliced Sleeve Connections for Precast Bridge Piers Mar 2017 MPC 16-321 407 Cell Phone Use Diminishes Self-Awareness of the Adverse Effects of Cell Phone Use on Driving Mar 2017 MPC 16-322 407 Why Drivers Use Cell Phones and Support Legislation to Restrict This Practice Apr 2017 MPC 16-323 379 Plastic-Aluminum Composites in Transportation Infrastructure Mar 2017 MPC 16-324
