ODOT research news : fall quarter 2001.

PDFTech ReportData collectionArrows (Signals)Global Positioning SystemPavement performanceNatural resourcesField studiesDrainage basinsFreight transportationBarriers (Roads)Impact testsResearch managementWork zonesOregonOregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research GroupOregon. Dept. of Transportation. Research GroupUS Transportation CollectionThe ODOT Research News including: 1) Research Management Peer Exchange. Six research experts from other agencies, other states, and FHWA interviewed ODOT staff and our research partners to collect their views of the program. 2) Automated Data Collection. In August, vendors showed vehicles with lasers to measure rutting, strobes and cameras to collect images of pavement condition, video cameras for road inventories, GPS/positioning systems to measure grade and location, and more! 3) Arrow Panel Research. This summer, Research Group staff evaluated a \ue2\u20ac\u153sequentially flashing diamond\ue2\u20ac? arrow panel display as a caution warning for temporary work zones. 4) Aggregate Resource Inventory and Needs Forecast Study. The project report will contain information about each site including rock classification, estimate of reserves, current use of the site, location (including GPS coordinates), drainage characteristics, and adjacent land use. 5) Rockfall Catchment Area Design Project. This project, jointly funded by a eight states and FHWA, is developing guidance for the design of catchment areas (ditches) to retain rockfall from cut slopes ofvarying heights and slopes. 6) Freight Shipper and Motor Carrier Survey. Its objective was to develop an effective survey methodology for obtaining freight industry views about problems on Oregon highways, and 7) Precast Concrete Barrier Crash Testing Project