Take a stroll through the exhibit hall at the Transportation Research Board's 99th Annual Meeting, which was held Jan. 12 to 16, 2020, in Washington, DC. TRB works to advance all modes of transportation, including improving highways to make freight movements by truck safer and more efficient.
Tripping through TRB [Photos]
TRB works to advance all modes of transportation, including improving highways to make freight movements by truck safer and more efficient.
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The FHWA's "Streamtable" drew in a crowd of students and engineers to hear about environmentally friendly solutions to controlling the erosion of streambanks that can lead to washed out roads.
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An FHWA engineer, working the water flow and special material mimicking soil, demonstrates how even relatively simple methods, like a log construction and the planting of trees, can tame water courses that threaten roadways.
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Reminiscent of the dioramas and science project of school days, the FHWA's Streamtable simply and effectively shows how the destructive force of water can be thwarted from washing out roads.
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Carma is an open source software platform initiated by the Federal Highway Administration to help enable testing and evaluation of “cooperative automation concepts” for improving safety and increasing infrastructure efficiency.
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The Federal Highway Administration says that by informing vehicles about what’s ahead and what to expect, the Carma platform provides the ability to “interact and cooperate with infrastructure and other roadway users."
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An FHWA-funded project uses a Sideway-force Coefficient Routine Investigation Machine (SCRIM) that measures pavement friction to help identify potentially slick spots on U.S. highways that should be treated to help prevent accidents.
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Housed inside the SCRIM truck body, which is mounted on a Volvo VHD chassis, is the guts of the unit-- a special tire, dubbed “The Wheel of Life,” that continuously collects data while the truck drives at speeds up to 50 mph.
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