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Appendix C: Descriptions of Selected FHWA Technology Transfer Areas and Related Technology Transfer Activities
Pages 93-100

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... Appendix C Descriptions of Selected FHWA Technology Transfer Areas and Related Technology Transfer Activities Technology Area Technology Transfer Activities Scour Monitoring and · NHI course: Stream Stability Instrumentation and Scour at Highway Structures Products or processes that pro · Demonstration Project 80: mote the prevention of Underwater Inspection of hydraulic-related failures of Bridges highway bridges and provide · FHWA Hydraulic Engineercountermeasures for the effects ing Circulars HEC-18 and of stream stability, scour, erosion, HEC-20 and sediment deposits. · WSPRO Water-Surface Profiles: Bridge Waterways Analysis Model · FHWA Technical Advisory T5140.20: Scour at Bridges 93
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From page 94...
... decision making for mainte · FHWA PMS technical nance, rehabilitation, and recon specialists struction of pavements, and · Pavement condition prioritization, scheduling, and measuring manuals and funding for those activities; and proceedings of pavement computerized tools to accom management workshops plish the required analysis. · Application Project 68: Pave ment Management Systems (college course)
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From page 95...
... This tech specialists nology area also incorporates the · BMS manuals and workshop effects of having implemented a materials comprehensive BMS on such · PONTIS computer programs items as information availability and reliability; decision making for maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of bridges, and prioritization, scheduling, and funding for those activities; and the computerized tools needed to accomplish the required analysis. Protective Coatings · NHI course: portions of Bridge Painting Inspection Processes that encompass environmentally acceptable coatings · Coatings Guide for In-Service and corrosion-control alterna- Steel Highway Bridges, tives to effectively protect high- Corrosion Control of Highway way structures and components; Structural Components by the examples include cost-effective Application of Powder Coatings, corrosion methods and control, and Performance of Alternate protective coating systems, Coatings in the Environment · Test and Evaluation Project bridge paint removal and con #4: Protective Coatings tainment/recovery, and life extension of structures protected by lead-containing paint systems.
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From page 96...
... Items included in this technology area are seismic design of bridges, foundations, and substructures, and retrofitting of existing structures. Work Zone Traffic Control · NHI courses: Design and Operation of Work Zone Products or processes that incor Traffic Control and Integrated porate all aspects of work zone Work Zone Traffic Control traffic management and control, Trainer/Advisor (interactive such as design, installation, and videodisc course)
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... Manual 90 · Application activities, such as bridge inspection examination to qualify state bridge inspectors Highway Drainage Design · NHI courses: Culvert Design and HYDRAIN -- Integrated Products or processes that incor Drainage Design porate guidance and procedures · Demonstration Project 73: for highway drainage design, Highway Drainage Design such as hydraulic analysis, culvert (1986) design, roadway drainage design, · Hydraulic Engineering energy dissipater design, and channel design, including associ- Circular 12: Roadway Drainage ated computer programs for Design (1984)
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From page 98...
... This area also incorpo- Administration of Highway rates a systematic approach to Construction Claims, and reducing claims and valuing State Laws and Regulations appropriate documents, and doc- Governing Settlement of umentation that enables claims Highway Construction avoidance, effective negotiation Contracts Claims and and dispute resolution, reduction Claim Disputes of legal actions, and increased quality of construction performance.
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From page 99...
... and update; user guides increasingly more accurate data for computer programs and its availability; the signifi TRAF-NETSIM, CORFLO, cantly enhanced ability to per FRESIM, and others; and an form traffic signal timing expert system for incident optimization; and other traffic management engineering or operations appli · Applications activities, such as cations, including such items as Traffic Software Users Group, developing incident management strategic alliance with alternatives. McTrans, distributor/ clearinghouse for traffic engineering and operations models/software SOURCE: Harder (1995)
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