This collection includes the reports of research funded through the Nebraska Department of Transportation. The reports are accessible to people all over the world, and the research being done here is helping infrastructure departments and workers in Nebraska and beyond.

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2010

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Bottom Flange Reinforcement in NU I-Grinders, George Morcous, Kromel E. Hanna, and Maher K. Tadros

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Performance Evaluation of Brass Breakaway Couplings, Joseph G. Putjenter, Scott K. Rosenbaugh, Karla A. Lechtenberg, Ronald K. Faller, Dean L. Sicking, and John D. Reid

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Development of Advanced Finite Element Material Models for Cable Barrier Wire Rope, John D. Reid, Karla A. Lechtenberg, and Cody S. Stolle

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Foundation Design for High Tension Cable Guardrails, John R. Rohde, Ryan J. Terpsma, and Ling Zhu

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Development of the MGS Approach Guardrail Transition Using Standardized Steel Posts, Scott K. Rosenbaugh, Ronald K. Faller, Robert W. Bielenberg, Karla A. Lechtenberg, Dean L. Sicking, and John D. Reid

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Offset Right-Turn Lanes for Improved Intersection Sight Distance, Karen Schurr and Timothy J. Foss Jr.

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Optimal Design of Work Zone Median Crossovers, Karen Schurr, Brian R. Garnder, and Shashwat Rijal

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Safety and Driver Behavior Studies at Multiple Lane Approaches to Stop-Controlled Intersections, Karen Schurr and Daniel Sitorius

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Development of a Low Cost, Energy-Absorbing Bridge Rail, Dean L. Sicking, Robert W. Bielenberg, Ronald K. Faller, Karla A. Lechtenberg, Scott K. Rosenbaugh, and John D. Reid

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Investigating the Use of a New Universal Breakaway Steel Post -- Phase III, Dean L. Sicking, Ronald K. Faller, Robert W. Bielenberg, Karla A. Lechtenberg, and Jennifer D. Schmidt

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Development and Evaluation of the Midwest Guardrail System Placed Adjacent to a 2:1 Fill Slope, Mitchell J. Wiebelhaus, Ronald K. Faller, Robert W. Bielenberg, John R. Rohde, Karla A. Lechtenberg, Dean L. Sicking, Gopi Dey, and John D. Reid

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Development and Evaluation of the Midwest Guardrail System (MGS) Placed Adjacent to A 2:1 Fill Slope, Mitchell J. Wiebelhaus, Ronald K. Faller, Karla A. Lechtenberg, Dean L. Sicking, Robert W. Bielenberg, John R. Rohde, John D. Reid, and Gopi Dey

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Development of a Temporary Concrete Barrier To Permanent Concrete Median Barrier Approach Transition, Mitchell J. Wiebelhaus, Karla A. Lechtenberg, Ronald K. Faller, John R. Rohde, Ryan J. Terpsma, Robert W. Bielenberg, Dean L. Sicking, and John D. Reid

2009

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Development of Field Data for Effective Implementation of Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Procedure, Atorod Azizinamini, Nima Ala, and Mohammad Ajmal Stanigzai

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Behavior and Design of Buried Concrete Pipes Phase II, Ece Erdogmus and Maher K. Tadros

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Steel Box System Monitoring of N-2 over I-80 Bridge, Luke A. Glaser

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Nondestructive Method to Detect Corrosion of Steel Elements in Concrete, Saeed Javidi Niroumand, Aaron Jon Yakel, Atorod Azizinamini, and Marcelo DaSilva

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Investigation and Mitigation of Driver Confusion at Modern Roundabouts, Aemal Khattak, Gregory McKnight, Karen Schurr, and Ram R. Bishu

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Effects of Aggregate Angularity on Mix Design Characteristics and Pavement Performance, Yong-Rak Kim and Leonardo T. Souza

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Performance Limits for 6-In. High Curbs Placed in Advance of the MGS Using Mash Vehicles Part:II Full-Scale Crash Testing, Karla A. Lechtenberg; Ronald K. Faller; Dean L. Sicking; Robert W. Bielenberg M.S.C.E., E.I.T.; Jeffery C. Thiele; and John D. Reid

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Use of Ground Penetrating Radar for Construction Quality Assurance o Concrete Pavement, George Morcous and Ece Erdogmus

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Moisture Sensitivity of Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures in Nebraska -- Phase II, Ingryd Pinto, Hoki Ban, and Yong-Rak Kim

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Termination and Anchorage of Temporary Concrete Barriers, Scott Rosenbaugh; Robert W. Bielenberg; Ronald K. Faller; John R. Rohde; Dean L. Sicking; Karla A. Lechtenberg; James C. Holloway M.S.C.E., E.I.T.; and John D. Reid

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Effects of Aggregate Angularity on Mix Design Characteristics and Pavement Performance, Leonardo T. Souza and Yong-Rak Kim

2008

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Research on Fatigue of Asphalt Mixtures and Pavements in Nebraska, Francisco Thiago S. Aragao, Yong-Rak Kim, and Junghun Lee

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Proctor Compaction Testing, Joshua Connelly, Wayne Jensen, and Paul Harmon

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Design and Evaluation of a Low-Tension Cable Guardrail End Terminal System, Rebecca A. Hitz, Kirk J. Molacek, Cody S. Stolle, Karla A. Polivka, Ronald K. Faller, John R. Rohde, Dean L. Sicking, and John D. Reid

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Water Balance Analysis for a Nebraska Sand Hills Wetland Mitigation Site, Kyle Hoagland, F. Edwin Harvey, Timothy Arkebauer, and Wyatt R. Webster

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Investigation of Asphalt Pavement Analyzer Testing Program in Nebraska, Minki Hong

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Approach Slope for Midwest Guardrail System, Erin A. Johnson; Karla A. Lechtenberg; Dean L. Sicking; Robert W. Bielenberg M.S.C.E., E.I.T.; Ronald K. Faller; John R. Rohde; and John D. Reid

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Pavement Quality Indicators Study, Cody Kluver and Wayne Jensen

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Performance Evaluation of Safety Grates for Cross-Drainage Culverts, Karla A. Polivka, Dean L. Sicking, Robert W. Bielenberg, John R. Rohde, Ronald K. Faller, and John D. Reid

Phase IV Development of a Short-Radius Guardrail for Intersecting Roadways, Karla A. Polivka, Cody S. Stolle, Robert W. Bielenberg, Ronald K. Faller, Dean L. Sicking, John R. Rohde, and John D. Reid

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Development of a Stand-Alone Concrete bridge Pier Protection System, Scott Rosenbaugh, Ronald K. Faller, Jason A. Hascall, Robert W. Bielenberg, Karla A. Polivka, John R. Rohde, Dean L. Sicking, and Erin M. Allison

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Improved Method of Using Traffic Estimates to Evaluate intersection Improvements, Karen Schurr, Krishna C. Movva, and Linna Zhang

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Cable Median Barrier Guidelines, Dean L. Sicking, Karla A. Lechtenberg, and Francisco Daniel Benicio de Albuquerque

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Evaluation of Critical Flare Rates for the Midwest Guardrail System, Cody S. Stolle; Karla A. Polivka; Ronald K. Faller; Robert W. Bielenberg M.S.C.E., E.I.T.; Dean L. Sicking; John R. Rohde; and John D. Reid

Design Evaluation of a Low-Tension Cable Guardrail End Terminal System, Cody S. Stolle, Karla A. Polivka, Ronald K. Faller, John R. Rohde, Dean L. Sicking, Rebecca A. Hitz, Kirk J. Molacek, and John D. Reid

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Evaluation of a Modified Three Cable Guardrail Adjacent to Steep Slope, Ryan J. Terpsma, Dean L. Sicking, Karla A. Polivka, John R. Rohde, Ronald K. Faller, and John D. Reid

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Implementation of Conductive Concrete for Deicing (Roca Bridge), Christopher Y. Tuan

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Evaluation of Rigid Hazards Placed in the Zone of Intrusion, Mitchell J. Wiebelhaus, Ronald K. Faller, Dean L. Sicking, Karla A. Polivka, John R. Rohde, Robert W. Bielenberg, James C. Holloway, and John D. Reid

2007

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Streambank Stabilization Using Traditional and Bioengineering Methods:A Literature Review, David M. Admiraal

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Midwest Guardrail System for Long-Span Culvert Application, Robert W. Bielenberg, Ronald K. Faller, John R. Rohde, Dean L. Sicking, James C. Holloway, Karla A. Polivka, John D. Reid, and Erin M. Allison

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Development of the Midwest Guardrail System (MGS) W-beam to Thrie Beam Transition Element, Ronald K. Faller, John R. Rohde, Robert W. Bielenberg, Karla A. Polivka, Dean L. Sicking, John D. Reid, Craig M. Eller, and Erin M. Allison

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Design and Evaluation of an Open Combination Traffic/Bicycle Bridge Railing System, Jason A. Hascall; John R. Rohde; Dean L. Sicking; Karla A. Polivka; Ronald K. Faller; and James C. Holloway M.S.C.E., E.I.T.

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Centerline Curbing Treatment at Railroad Crossings for Improved Safety, Aemal Khattak, Dwight L. Mosby Jr., Gregory McKnight, and Brian Gardner

Implementation of the AASHTO LRFD Code in Geotechnical Design, Andrzej S. Nowak; Marek Kozikowski,; Tomasz A Lutomirski; Piotr Paczkowski; and Jordan Larsen

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Safety Performance Evaluation of Minnesota's Temporary Rigid Panel Sign Stand Systems, Karla A. Polivka, James C. Holloway, Ronald K. Faller, and John R. Rohde

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Development of a TL-5 Vertical Faced Concrete Median Barrier Incorporating Head Ejection Criteria, Scott Rosenbaugh, Dean L. Sicking, and Ronald K. Faller

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Phase III Development of a Short-Radius Guardrail for Intersecting Roadways, Cody S. Stolle, Karla A. Polivka, Robert W. Bielenberg, Ronald K. Faller, Dean L. Sicking, John R. Rohde, and John D. Reid

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Blowout Penstemon (Penstemon haydenil) Endangered Species, James Stubbendieck and Kay Lynn Kottas

Design Aids for Threaded Rod Precast Prestressed Girder Continuity System, Maher K. Tadros and Leslie D. Martin

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A Performance-Based Incentive Program for Asphalt Pavement, Tim Wentz, Satya Peruri, Wayne Jensen, and Bruce Fischer

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Three Innovative Concepts for Short Span Steel Bridges, Aaron Jon Yakel, Atorod Azizinamini, Mohammadreza Farimani, and Nazzanin Mossahebi

2006

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Behavior and Design of Buried Concrete Pipes, Ece Erdogmus and Maher K. Tadros

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Crumb Rubber in Performance-Graded Asphalt Binder, Wayne Jensen and Magdy Abdelrahman

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Intersection Safety, Aemal Khattak

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Restricted-Zone Requirements for Superpave Mixes Made with Local Aggregate Sources, Yong-Rak Kim

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Material Selection and Design Consideration for Moisture Damage of Asphalt Pavement, Jamilla Emi Sudo Lutif and Yong-Rak Kim

2005

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Investigating Binder Flushing of SP-2 Mixes, Magdy A. Abdelrahman

Development of a Steel Bridge System - Simple for Dead Load and Continuous for Live Load, Atorod Azizinamini, Aaron Jon Yakel, and Mohammadreza Farimani

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Evaluation of Alternate Cable Anchor Designs and Three-Cable Guardrail Adjacent to Steep Slope, Ryan M. Nelson, Dean L. Sicking, Ronald K. Faller, John D. Reid, John R. Rohde, Karla A. Polivka, and Jason A. Hascall

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Development, Testing and Evaluation of NDOR' TL-5 Aesthetic Open Concrete Bridge Rail, Karla A. Polivka, Ronald K. Faller, James C. Holloway, Dean L. Sicking, and John R. Rohde

Effects of Central Island Landscape Treatments at Single-Lane Roundabouts, Karen Schurr and Jorge Abos-Sanchez

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NDOR Regression Equations, Branden J. Strahm and David M. Admiraal

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Durability of Portland Cement Concrete: Aggregates, Cements and Pozzolans, Christopher Y. Tuan

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Evaluation of the Use of Lithium Compounds in Controlling Alkali-Silica Reactivity in Concrete Pavement, Christopher Y. Tuan, Michael T. Kelly, and Mark E. Buss

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Long Term Monitoring of a Steel Bridge Constructed Using Phase Constructoin, Aaron Jon Yakel, Paulo Marchon, and Atorod Azizinamini

2004

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TL-5 Development of 42 and 51-inch Tall Single-faced, F-shape Concrete Barriers, Ronald K. Faller; Dean L. Sicking; Jordan Larsen; Robert W. Bielenberg M.S.C.E., E.I.T.; John R. Rohde; and Karla A. Polivka

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Development of Rural Bicycle Compatibility Index, Elizabeth G. Jones

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Application of Freeway Video Surveillance for Accident Investigation, Aemal Khattak, Yu Liu, and Geza Pesti

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Safety Evaluation of Left Turn Lane Line Width at Intersections with Opposing Left Turn Lanes, Aemal Khattak, Bhaven Naik, and Vijay Kannan

Integrating GIS and Transportation Modeling Operations for the Nebraska Department of Roads, Sunil G. Narumalani and Markus Craig

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Safety Performance Evaluation of the Nebraska Open Bridge Rail on an Inverted Tee Bridge Deck, Karla A. Polivka; John R. Rohde; Dean L. Sicking; Ronald K. Faller; and James C. Holloway M.S.C.E., E.I.T.

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Developments of the Midwest Guardrail System for Standard and Reduced Post Spacing and in Combination with Curbs, Karla A. Polivka; Dean L. Sicking; John R. Rohde; Robert W. Bielenberg M.S.C.E., E.I.T.; Ronald K. Faller; John D. Reid; James C. Holloway; and Beau D. Kuipers

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Dynamic Testing of Wooden Guardrail Posts - White and Red Pine Species Equivalency Study, John R. Rohde, Jason A. Hascall, Karla A. Polivka, Dean L. Sicking, and Ronald K. Faller

NU-Deck Precast Deck Panels and Innovative Bridge Research and Construction, Maher K. Tadros and Charles J. Vranek

Conductive Concrete for Bridge Deck Deicing and Anti-Icing, Christopher Y. Tuan

Bond Strength of Self-Consolidating Concrete for Prestressed Concrete Applications, Christopher Y. Tuan and Amgad F. Girgis

2003

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Development of a Design Guideline for Phase Construction of Steel Girder Bridges, Atorod Azizinamini

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Steel Bridge System with Delayed Composite Action, Atorod Azizinamini and Aaron Jon Yakel

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Toward Development of a Steel Bridge System - Simple for Dead Load and Continuous for Live Load, Atorod Azizinamini, Aaron Jon Yakel, and Nick J. Lampe

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Winter Operations, Abrasives and Salt Brine, Geza Pesti and Yu Liu

Deceleration lanes of left-turn bays of four-lane expressways, Karen Schurr, Patrick T. McCoy, Geza Pesti, Anthonny Egelhoff, and Rebecca Burdick

Implementation of the Superstructure/Substructure Joint Details, Maher K. Tadros

Spliced I-Grinder Concrete Bridge System, Maher K. Tadros and Charles J. Vranek