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FY 2012 Problem Statements

All - Construction - Design - Maintenance - Materials - Pavements - Planning - Special Projects

ALL
1	Non-Destructive Testing of Bridge Decks Poured on Stay-In-Place Metal Forms
2	Sustainable Materials in Pavement Structures
3	Reduction of Bridge Embankment Settlement Using Recycled Plastic Lightweight Backfill
4	LRFD Site Specific Variability in Laboratory and Field Measurements and Correlations
5	Evaluating Post-Liquefaction Capacity of Piles: A Full-Scale Field Study
6	Site-Specific Ground Motion Response Analyses for the New Madrid Seismic Zone
7	Damage Assessment Tool for Low Volume Roads
8	Static Load Testing Program for Calibration of PDA "Measured" Capacity and Simple QA Device
9	Geotechnical Seismic Manual
10	Nonlinear Seismic Site Response of Deep Deposits in East Arkansas
11	One-Way Frontage Road Intersection Design
12	Effects of Frontage Road Conversion – Phase III
13	Development of a Mobile Road Weather Platform
14	(Withdrawn)
15	Development and Evaluation of a Bridge Weigh-In-Motion System
16	Development and Evaluation of a Passive Corrosion Sensor for Bridges
17	Service Load Effects on the Performance of Reconstructed Concrete Bridge Decks
18	Preventing Damage from Alkali Silica Reaction
19	Design of Continuity Regions for Continuous Span Bridges
20	Internal Curing
21	Reflective Cracking Susceptibility of Arkansas Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures
22	Batteryless Energy Harvester for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
23	Investigation of CCFL Lighting Technology with Solar Energy for Highway Applications
24	DC Operated CFL Ballast Design for Efficient Solar Powered Lighting System
25	Passive Deicing/Anti-icing System for Bridges Using Solar Thermal Energy
26	Evaluation of Environmentally Friendly Culvert Designs
27	Low Cost Experimental Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety
28	Cost/Benefit Evaluation of Incentives Paid for ACHM Properties
29	Network Connections for Construction Field Offices
30	Data Preparation for Implementing Darwin-ME
31	Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) Sensor Evaluation
32	Design, Construction and Monitoring of Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement in the FSP Area
33	Automated Bridge Deicing System
34	Evaluation of New Technology for Traffic Monitoring
35	(Combined with 34)
36	(Combined with 34)
37	Investigating the Use of GPS Data Collection for Maintenance Operations
38	Planning Level Analysis of Seismic Impacts

CONSTRUCTION
3	Reduction of Bridge Embankment Settlement Using Recycled Plastic Lightweight Backfill
8	Static Load Testing Program for Calibration of PDA "Measured" Capacity and Simple QA Device
25	Passive Deicing/Anti-icing System for Bridges Using Solar Thermal Energy
28	Cost/Benefit Evaluation of Incentives Paid for ACHM Properties

DESIGN
5	Evaluating Post-Liquefaction Capacity of Piles: A Full-Scale Field Study
6	Site-Specific Ground Motion Response Analyses for the New Madrid Seismic Zone
9	Geotechnical Seismic Manual
11	One-Way Frontage Road Intersection Design
17	Service Load Effects on the Performance of Reconstructed Concrete Bridge Decks
19	Design of Continuity Regions for Continuous Span Bridges
26	Evaluation of Environmentally Friendly Culvert Designs
27	Low Cost Experimental Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety

MAINTENANCE
1	Non-Destructive Testing of Bridge Decks Poured on Stay-In-Place Metal Forms
16	Development and Evaluation of a Passive Corrosion Sensor for Bridges
32	Design, Construction and Monitoring of Roller Compacted Concrete Pavement in the FSP Area
33	Automated Bridge Deicing System
37	Investigating the Use of GPS Data Collection for Maintenance Operations

MATERIALS
2	Sustainable Materials in Pavement Structures
4	LRFD Site Specific Variability in Laboratory and Field Measurements and Correlations
10	Nonlinear Seismic Site Response of Deep Deposits in East Arkansas
18	Preventing Damage from Alkali Silica Reaction
20	Internal Curing

PAVEMENTS
7	Damage Assessment Tool for Low Volume Roads
21	Reflective Cracking Susceptibility of Arkansas Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures
30	Data Preparation for Implementing Darwin-ME

PLANNING
12	Effects of Frontage Road Conversion – Phase III
31	Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) Sensor Evaluation
34	Evaluation of New Technology for Traffic Monitoring
38	Planning Level Analysis of Seismic Impacts

SPECIAL PROJECTS
13	Development of a Mobile Road Weather Platform
15	Development and Evaluation of a Bridge Weigh-In-Motion System
22	Batteryless Energy Harvester for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
23	Investigation of CCFL Lighting Technology with Solar Energy for Highway Applications
24	DC Operated CFL Ballast Design for Efficient Solar Powered Lighting System
29	Network Connections for Construction Field Offices