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Completed Roadway Design Research Projects

 

Please Note:  This page provides hyperlinks to project summaries and final reports.  Except as otherwise noted, these files are provided as Adobe Acrobat PDF files and require the free Acrobat Reader Software to be viewed.  To view the documents, click to open; to download documents, right-click, select "Save target as," and download to the desired location.  For a more complete list of Roadway Design Office contacts and activities, visit the Roadway Design Office Web Site.

Hard copies of final reports may be obtained from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), http://www.ntis.gov/
Projects identified with an asterisk (*) are not yet available through NTIS.

 

PR4575974 Development of Methods for Improving Levels I and II MET/Ocean Parameter Predictions, Summary [PDF - 539 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,630 KB]

BDK82 977-01 Operational and Safety Impacts of Restriping Inside Lanes of Urban Multi-lane Curbed Roadways to 11 Feet or Less to Create Wider Outside Curb Lanes for Bicyclists, Summary [PDF - 224 KB], Final Report [PDF - 3,789 KB]

BDK78 977-01 Pervious Pavements: Installation, Operation and Strength, Summary [PDF - 436 KB], Final Report [PDF - 15,192 KB]

BDK78 977-04 Evaluation of Pollution Levels Due to the Use of Consumer Fertilizers under Florida Conditions, Summary [PDF - 1,509 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,862 KB]

BDK78 977-03 Inlet Protection Devices and their Effectiveness, Summary [PDF - 805 KB], Final Report [PDF - 2,161 KB]

BDK77 977-06 Development and Calibration of Highway Safety Manual Equations for Florida Conditions, Final Report [PDF - 3,017 KB]

BDK75 977-06 Continuation of Superpave Projects Monitoring, Summary [PDF - 387 KB], Final Report [PDF - 7,801 KB]

BDK75 977-09 Enhancement of FDOT's SERF Device and a Study of Erosion Rates of Rock, Sand, and Clay Mixtures using FDOT's RETA and SERF Instruments, Summary [PDF - 429 KB], Final Report [PDF - 6,993 KB] 

BDK51 Merging Taper Lengths for Short Duration Lane Closure, Summary [PDF - 148 KB], Final Report [PDF - 861 KB]

BDI91 Florida's Wet Weather Demonstration Project, Final Report [PDF - 2,356 KB]

BDH10 Development of Thickness Design Tables Based on the ME-PDG, Summary [PDF - 438 KB], Final Report [PDF - 4,266 KB]

BDC52* Customer Satisfaction Survey for Roadway Pavement Markings, Final Report [PDF - 4,381 KB]

BD545-83* Developing a Model to Estimate Maintenance of Traffic Quantities and Costs, Final Report [PDF - 1,743 KB]

BD545-82* Field Data Collection and Analysis for Freeway Work Zone Capacity Estimation, Summary [PDF - 313 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,327 KB]

BD545-61 Impact of Lane Closures on Roadway Capacity, Summary [PDF - 476 KB]
Part A: Development of a Two-Lane Work Zone Lane Closure Analysis Procedure, Final Report [PDF - 593 KB]
Part B: Arterial Work Zone Capacity, Final Report [PDF - 426 KB]
Part C: Modeling Diversion Propensity at Work Zones, Final Report [PDF - 195 KB]

BD545-58 Wave Loading on Bridge Decks, Summary [PDF - 399 KB], Final Report [PDF - 3,616 KB]

BD545-55* Seasonal Variability of Near Surface Soil Water and Groundwater Tables in Florida, Phase II, Summary [PDF - 290 KB], Final Report [PDF - 2,462 KB] (see also BC354-79)

BD545-42 Design Hurricane Storm Surge Pilot Study, Summary [PDF - 26 KB], Final Report [PDF - 14.7 MB]

BD545-34 Improvements in Design Scour Depth Prediction, Summary [PDF - 22 KB], Final Report [PDF - 6,607 KB]

BD545-33* Development of Low-Profile Barrier Features for Space Restrictive Applications, Final Report [PDF - 14 MB] 

BD545-19 Time Rate of Local Scour at Complex Bridge Piers Field and Laboratory Analysis, Final Report [PDF - 2,682 KB] 

BD545-03* Rate of Erosion Properties of Rock and Clay, Final Report [PDF - 1,328 KB] 

BD544-27 The Efficacy of Utility Database Management, Summary [PDF - 27 KB], Final Report [PDF - 2,161 KB]

BD543-14* Engineering Properties of Florida Concrete Mixes for Implementing the New Mechanistic-Empirical Rigid Pavement Design Guide, Final Report [PDF - 4,193 KB] 

BD543-13* Design High Water Clearances for Highway Pavements, Summary [PDF - 610 KB], Final Report [PDF - 2,880 KB], Appendix [PDF - 2,694 KB]

BD543-04 Enhancement of Resilient Modulus Data for Design of Pavement Structures in Florida, Summary [PDF - 12 KB], Final Report [PDF - 4,154 KB]

BD530* Load Response Comparison Between Fiber and Steel Reinforced Concrete Pipe - Phase 2, Final Report [PDF - 9,933 KB]

BD521-04  Florida Manuals for Erosion and Sediment Control and the Creation of the Stormwater Management Academy Research and Testing Laboratory, Summary [PDF - 467 KB],  Final Report [PDF - 5,522 KB]

BD521-03 Regional Stormwater Irrigation Facilities, Summary [PDF - 1,029 KB], Final Report [PDF - 3,881 KB]

BD521-02 Performance Assessment of Portland Cement Pervious Pavements, Summary [PDF - 254 KB]
Volume 1: Hydraulic Performance Assessment of Pervious Concrete Pavements for Stormwater Management Credit, Final Report [PDF - 878 KB]
Volume 2: Construction and Maintenance Assessment of Pervious Concrete Pavements, Final Report [PDF - 3,319 KB]
Volume 3: Compressive Strength of Pervious Concrete Pavements, Final Report [PDF - 2,742 KB]
Volume 4: Performance Assessment of a Pervious Concrete Pavement Used as a Shoulder for an Interstate Rest Area Parking Lot, Final Report [PDF - 695 KB]

BD521-01 Wekiva River Stormwater Management Manual of Practice, Summary [PDF - 15 KB], Final Report [PDF - 4,913 KB]

BC354-79* Seasonal Variability of Near Surface Soil Water and Groundwater Tables in Florida, Summary [PDF - 30 KB], Final Report [PDF - 2,779 KB]

BC354-69 Florida Flume: A Feasibility Study, Summary [PDF - 21 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,369 KB]

BC354-35* Structure Induced Scour at Complex Bridge Piers, Summary [PDF - 7 KB], Final Report [PDF - 280 KB]

BC354-12 Design and Construction of Apparatus for Measuring Rate of Water Erosion of Sediments, Summary [PDF - 50 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,187 KB]

BC353-32 Optimum Placement of Utilities within FDOT R/W, Summary [PDF - 29 KB], Final Report [PDF - 899 KB]

BC353-27 Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Flow Under Barrier Walls, Summary [PDF - 25 KB], Final Report [PDF - 392 KB]

BC352-02* Vehicle Trajectories Resulting from Traversing FDOT Street Curbs, Summary [PDF - 29 KB], Final Report [PDF - 4,155 KB]

BB908* Estimation of Impervious Curve Numbers, Summary [PDF - 10 KB]

BB897, Examining the Variability of Granular Soil Permeability Testing Methodology Across FDOT Districts, Summary [PDF - 14 KB], Final Report [PDF - 3,890 KB]

BB895* Hydraulic Performance of Various Curb and Barrier Wall Inlets, Summary [PDF - 7 KB], Final Report [PDF - 2,646 KB]

BB888 Evaluation of Laboratory Testing Systems for Asphalt Mixture Design and Evaluation, Summary [PDF - 22 KB], Final Report, Volume 1 [PDF - 5,522 KB], Final Report, Volume 2 [PDF - 1,757 KB]

BB886 Flexible Pavement Performance Prediction Model on the Basis of Pavement Condition Data, Summary [PDF - 10 KB]

BB884* Evaluation, Development, and Implementation of Techniques and Methodologies applicable for Automatic Detection of Pavement Crack Depth on Florida Roadways, Summary [PDF - 14 KB], Final Report [PDF - 3,083 KB]

BB883* Generalized Method for Analysis of Pavement Management Database, Summary [PDF - 50 KB], Final Report [PDF - 276 KB]

0510819 Hydraulic Performance of Conflict Manholes, Summary [PDF - 70 KB], Final Report [PDF - 492 KB]

0510818 Hydraulic Performance of a Stormwater Facility Outfall Structure, Summary [PDF - 6 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,132 KB]

0510816 Road Surface Crack Condition Forecasting Using Neural Network Models, Summary [PDF - 31 KB], Final Report [PDF - 317 KB]

0510815* Measurement of Soil Resilient Properties Using Non-Contacting Proximity Sensors, Summary [PDF - 8 KB]

0510791 Design and Performance of Dry Detention Pond with Underdrain Systems, Summary [PDF - 111 KB]

0510781* Determination of Infiltration Rates for Rigid Pavement Joints, Summary [PDF - 11 KB], Final Report [PDF - 12,435 KB]

0510780 Implementation of Resilient Modulus in the Florida Flexible Pavement Design Procedure, Summary [PDF - 11 KB]

0510746 Statistical Evaluation of Critical Design Storms, Summary [PDF - 11 KB], Final Report [PDF - 35,665 KB]

0510746 Validation and Verification of Critical Design Storm Concepts Using Continuous Simulation, Summary [PDF - 123 KB]

0510733 Analysis of Weigh-in-Motion Truck Traffic Data to Determine Truck Damage Factors and Average Weights, Summary [PDF - 132 KB]

0510710 Hydraulic Performance of Conflict Junction Boxes, Summary [PDF - 5 KB]

0510706 Development of a Radar Analysis Program for Layer Thickness Determinations, Summary [PDF - 17 KB]

0510705* Design of Asphalt Concrete Overlay to Mitigate Reflective Cracking, Summary [PDF - 94 KB]

0510692 Techniques for Estimating Hydrologic Parameters for Small Basins in Florida, Final Report [PDF - 7,216 KB]

0510670* Pavement Management Implementation, Summary [PDF - 24 KB]

0510611* Investigation of Discharge through Grated Inlets, Summary [PDF - 97 KB], Final Report [PDF - 3,087 KB]

 

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