Books written by U.s. Department of Transportation

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  Innovative State and Local Planning for Coordinated Transportation

  In support of this process, the U.S. DOT's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), working with the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Office of Planning, undertook this study of "Innovative State and Local Planning ...

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  Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook: Airframe, Volume 2: FAA-H-8083-31A

  These handbooks are for both students and instructors, and also serve as invaluable reference guides for current technicians who wish to improve their knowledge.

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  Emergency Response Guidebook: A Guidebook for First Responders during the Initial Phase of a Dangerous Goods/Hazardous Materials Transportation Incident

  Keeping this guide around at all times will ensure that, if you were to come upon a transportation situation involving hazardous substances or dangerous goods, you will be able to help keep others and yourself out of danger.

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  Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: The Gulf Coast Study, Phase 2: Engineering Analysis and...

  This work is being conducted on a single metropolitan area, the Mobile, Alabama region, with the intention of making the processes used in the study replicable to other areas.

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  Bridge Preservation Guide: Maintaining a State of Good Repair Using Cost Effective Investment Strategies

  This guide provides bridge related definitions and corresponding commentaries, as well as the framework for a systematic approach to a preventive maintenance program.

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  Stream Stability at Highway Structures: Fourth Edition

  Significant new material in this edition includes chapters on sediment transport concepts and channel stability in gravel bed streams, as well as expanded coverage of channel restoration concepts.

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  Traffic Signal Timing Manual

  This manual provides an easy-to-use concise, practical and modular guide on signal timing.

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  An Assessment of Driver Drowsiness, Distraction, and Performance in a Naturalistic Setting

  Drowsy driving events were twice as likely to occur between 6 a m. and 9 a m., as compared to baseline, or non-drowsy driving, and approximately 30 percent of all observed instances of drowsiness occurred within the first hour of the work ...

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  Conversion of the Tracon Operations Concepts Database Into a Formal Sentence Outline Job Task Taxonomymicroform: Final Report

  Conversion of the TRACON operations concepts database into a formal sentence outline job task taxonomy microform : final report /

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  Climate Change Adaptation Guide for Transportation Systems Management, Operations, and Management

  Climate change adaptation guide for transportation systems management, operations, and management.

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  Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: The Gulf Coast Study, Phase 2: Screening for Vulnerability...

  This work is being conducted on a single metropolitan area—the Mobile, AL region —with the intention of making the processes used in the study replicable to other areas.

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  Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure: The Gulf Coast Study, Phase 2: Climate Variability and...

  Furthermore, the work conducted under Task 2 will help inform the development of tools and resources to make these types of analyses easier for transportation agencies. To that end, the process of Task 2 is just as important as the results.

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  Planning for Systems Management & Operations As Part of Climate Change Adaptation

  Planning for systems management & operations as part of climate change adaptation /

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  Glossary of Shipping Terms

  Glossary of Shipping Terms

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  Human Factors Phase IV: Risk Analysis Tool for New Train Control Technology

  This report covers the theoretical development of the safety state model for railroad operations. Using data from a train control technology experiment, experimental application of the model is demonstrated.

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  Performance-Based Planning and Programming Guidebook

  Performance-based planning and programming guidebook

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  Advancing Metropolitan Planning for Operations: An Objectives-driven, Performance-based Approach; a Guidebook

  Advancing metropolitan planning for operations : an objectives-driven, performance-based approach : a guidebook /

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  Federal Highway Administrations Oversight of Federal-aid and Recovery Act Projects Administered by Local Public Agencies Needs Strengthening: Federal Highway Administration

  Federal Highway Administration's oversight of Federal-aid and Recovery Act projects administered by local public agencies needs strengthening : Federal Highway Administration.

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  Fort Mchenry Alternative Transportation Study

  This project assesses transportation management issues at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in the Locust Point area of Baltimore.

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  Occupant Protection Experiments in Support of a Full-Scale Train-To-Train Crash Energy Management Equipment Collision Test

  The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored a full-scale train-to-train crash energy management (CEM) technology test that was conducted on March 23, 2006, at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado.