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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Interstate 81"”.
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Understanding Multi-State, Stakeholder Directed, Corridor Coalition Building: An Interstate-81 Case Study
… (Todorovich, 2009). Through a case study of the Interstate 81 Corridor Coalition, this dissertation describes the coalition’s characteristics, analyzes its evolutionary development and explores governance participation possibilities. This study based on data from a mixed methods research approach …
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Analysis of truck overturn accidents on Virginia interstate systems: a case study of I-81
… 1986 and 1990, on the main line of the Virginia Interstate System in general and 1-81 in particular.
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A Study of the Effectiveness of Unmanned Radar as a Speed Control Technique in Freeway Work Zones
… and data was collected in several work zones on Interstate 81 in Virginia. Traffic data were gathered both upstream and in the range of the unmanned radar units. Effectiveness of the unmanned radar was expressed as changes in mean speed, speed variance, percent of traffic exceeding the speed …
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Fatigue Assessment for Failed Bridge Deck Closure Pour
… a 3 ft by 3 ft closure pour section of an Interstate 81 (I-81) bridge deck failed by punching through near Marion, Virginia. Visual inspection noted that there was considerable corrosion on some of the reinforcing bars in the vicinity of the construction joint, while other failure bars had …
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Methodology for evaluating transportation-induced regional development
… in an analysis of a “real-life” situation, the Interstate 81 corridor, which goes through six states of the United States as a backbone of both passenger and freight transport. Development scenarios for improving regional economies, as well as for giving better service and reducing congestion, …
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Corrosion Assessment for Failed Bridge Deck Closure Pour
… on the failure mechanism that occurred on an Interstate 81 bridge deck. After 17 years in service, a 3ft x3ft closure pour section punched through. It was part of the left wheel path of the south bound right lane of the bridge deck. The bridge deck was replaced in 1992 as part of a bridge …
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Truck Modeling Along Grade Sections
… along US highways by analyzing data from Interstate 81. It is hypothesized that I-81 is typical of US highways and thus can provide some insight into typical truck characteristics. These truck characteristics are important for the development of an exhaustive vehicle performance procedure. …
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Evaluating the effects of hydrogeologic processes on the fate of salinity and halogens in headwater catchments
… precipitously after the completion of a major interstate highway (Interstate-81) in the West Branch catchment area during the 1950’s. We used two independent approaches to characterized sources of Cl to both East and West Branches of the Tioughnioga River over a two-year interval: (1) Cl/Br …