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Established in 1987, the mission of the University's Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) is to cultivate improvements and innovation in transportation through research, engagement, and education. CTS conducts multidisciplinary research, education, and outreach programs. Preserved here are CTS research reports, annual reports, and publications arranged by CTS program. Learn more about the CTS here.
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Item Agricultural Aircraft Operations on Municipal Airports: A Guidebook for Municipal Airport Managers(Airport Technical Assistance Program (AirTAP) (Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota), 2009)This guidebook provides information to help municipal airport managers better understand and work with agricultural spraying operations. Topics include laws, record-keeping requirements, operational issues, material storage, insurance, and emergency response plans related to agricultural spraying.Item Asphalt Pavement Maintenance Field Guide(Minnesota Local Road Research Board, 2002-01) Johnson, Ann M.This field guide provides guidelines for preventive asphalt pavement maintenance techniques for a variety of distresses and conditions. It covers crack treatments (clean and seal, rout and seal, full-depth crack repair); surface treatments (fog seal, seal coat, thin hot-mix overlays); pothole patching and repair (cold-mix asphalt, spray injection patching, hotmix asphalt, slurry or microsurfacing material). This guide is condensed from the Best Practices Handbook on Asphalt Pavement Maintenance, manual number 2000-04, available at http://hdl.handle.net/11299/199769.Item Best Practices Handbook on Asphalt Pavement Maintenance(Minnesota Technology Transfer/LTAP Program, Center for Transportation Studies, 2000-02) Johnson, Ann M.The purpose of this handbook is to provide background information about the importance of pavement preservation and preventive maintenance, as well as present maintenance techniques for a variety of distresses and conditions. The major focus of this handbook is on preventive maintenance activities, which are performed while the roadway is still in good condition with only minimal distress, before the pavement falls into a condition where structural overlays, major milling or reclaiming, or replacement is necessary. The most common flexible pavement distresses are cracking, roughness, weathering, raveling, rutting and bleeding. If the distresses identified in a pavement are related to structural deficiencies, the pavement section is most likely not a candidate for preventive maintenance treatment, and should be scheduled for rehabilitation or reconstruction. Maintenance treatments covered in this handbook include: Crack repair w/sealing, including clean and seal, saw and seal, and rout and seal; crack filling, full depth crack repair, fog seal, seal coat, double chip seal, slurry seal, microsurfacing, thin hot mix overlays, and potholes and pavement patching. Tables are outlined giving the most common flexible pavement distresses, along with the best practices for rehabilitation for each. Also given are recommended applications for crack sealers and fillers, surface treatments, and pothole patching. Specifications, technical memoranda and special provisions are included for all treatment methods recommended in the handbook.Item Emergency Guidebook for General Aviation Airports: A Guidebook for Municipal Airport Managers(Airport Technical Assistance Program (AirTAP) (Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota), 2012)This guidebook provides information to help municipal airport managers plan for emergencies. Includes a template for creating an Airport Emergency Plan, checklists for typical hazards, and forms for several emergency situations.Item Rural Transportation Safety: A Summary of Useful Practices(Center for Excellence in Rural Safety, 2012-06) Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS)The purpose of this document is to provide the public, engineers, and policy-makers with a variety of methods and tools for increasing rural highway safety. This is not a fully comprehensive document; it aims to offer an introduction to the problem and then to provide three general areas of safety improvements: policy, engineering, and organizational change.