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2015 NCHRP PUBLICATIONS USER SURVEY

Results Summary

July 2019

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Table of contents

The 2015 NCHRP Publications user survey ............................................................................................................................... 4

Section 1: Survey overview .......................................................................................................................................................... 5

Who took the survey? ............................................................................................................................................................... 5

Total respondents by type ....................................................................................................................................................... 5

Total respondents by organization type ................................................................................................................................ 5

How many surveys were taken? ............................................................................................................................................. 5

By respondent type .................................................................................................................................................................. 5

By publication category ........................................................................................................................................................... 5

Where were the respondents from? ...................................................................................................................................... 6

Section 2: How respondents rated and used our publications .............................................................................................. 7

How useful are NCHRP publications to you? ........................................................................................................................ 7

Have NCHRP research results been successfully applied at the respondents’ organizations? ..................................... 7

How have organizations used the research results from NCHRP publications? ............................................................. 8

How has implementation of the research results from NCHRP publications had a beneficial impact on the

transportation system? .......................................................................................................................................................... 10

Where have the research results been implemented? ..................................................................................................... 12

Appendix 1: List of 2015 NCHRP Publications ......................................................................................................................... 13

Appendix 2: List of 2015 NCHRP Publications with survey results ....................................................................................... 16

Appendix 3: Verbatim responses .............................................................................................................................................. 18

The following are verbatim responses to questions where users could provide additional details/inputs. ............. 18

How has your organization used the research results from (publication name here)? ............................................... 18

How has implementation of the research results from (publication name here) had a beneficial impact on the

transportation system? .......................................................................................................................................................... 19

Please provide additional details about the application of the research results. ......................................................... 21

Appendix 4: 2015 NCHRP Publications User Survey – Sample survey ................................................................................. 27


THE 2015 NCHRP PUBLICATIONS USER SURVEY

The Transportation Research Board and NCHRP continually seek input from our sponsors and volunteers so we

may learn the value and utility of the research products we provide to you. Following a similar survey undertaken in

2017, we conducted a survey in late 2018 through early 2019 of what NCHRP research products were used, how

they were used, and what benefits they produced.

Covering 66 NCHRP publications published in the year 2015, including Research Reports, Synthesis, Legal Research

Digests, and Web Only Documents, the survey was distributed to two groups of users:

1. Publication participants: Members of the project panels, principal investigators and their teams, and NCHRP

project officers who were involved in the development of the publication;

2. RAC members: Members of the AASHTO Research Advisory Committee (RAC).

RAC members were encouraged to take the survey themselves, and to distribute the survey to as many members of

their respective organizations as possible.

631 surveys were completed by 358 distinct respondents, and the results are summarized in this report. Section 1

summarizes who the respondents were, which organizations they belonged to, and their geographical locations.

Section 2 presents the value of NCHRP publications to the respondents, how they are used, and the impacts they

produce.

Four appendices are presented at the end of the report - Appendix 1 lists the 2015 NCHRP publications that were

used in the survey, Appendix 2 breaks down the survey responses by publication, Appendix 3 contains verbatim

responses for three key questions from the survey, and Appendix 4 contains a sample of the survey itself.


SECTION 1: SURVEY OVERVIEW

Who took the survey?

Total respondents by type

Total respondents by organization type

Respondents in the “Other” category did not identify their organization, or used

generic email address that prevented identification of their organization

How many surveys were taken?

By respondent type

By publication category No: of publications

Publication Participants

255

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SECTION 2: HOW RESPONDENTS RATED AND USED OUR PUBLICATIONS

How useful are NCHRP publications to you?

Value by number of responses

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By number of responses By number of responses per publication category

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Where have the research results been implemented? No: of instances of NCHRP research results being implemented by location


APPENDIX 1: LIST OF 2015 NCHRP PUBLICATIONS


Report 807: Properties of Foamed Asphalt for Warm Mix Asphalt Applications

Report 815: Short-Term Laboratory Conditioning of Asphalt Mixtures

Forecasting

Report 798: The Role of Planning in a 21st Century State Department of Transportation—Supporting Strategic

Decision-making

Report 800: Successful Practices in GIS-Based Asset Management

Report 806: Guide to Cross-Asset Resource Allocation and the Impact on Transportation System Performance

Report 811: Institutionalizing Safety in Transportation Planning Processes: Techniques, Tactics, and Strategies

Report 814: Data to Support Transportation Agency Business Needs: A Self-Assessment Guide

Web Only Document 214: Transportation Agency Self-Assessment of Data to Support Business Needs: Final

Research Report

General Materials

Report 805: Improved Test Methods for Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse and Fine Aggregate

Impact Analysis

Report 802: Volume Reduction of Highway Runoff in Urban Areas: Guidance Manual

Report 804: Guidebook for Designing and Managing Rights-of-Way for Carbon Sequestration and Biomass

Generation

Report 809: Environmental Performance Measures for State Departments of Transportation

Web Only Document 209: Volume Reduction of Highway Runoff in Urban Areas: Final Report

Web Only Document 210: Input Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model, Volume 1: Practitioners’

Handbook: Regional Level Inputs

Web Only Document 210: Input Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model, Volume 2: Practitioners’

Handbook: Project Level Inputs

Web Only Document 210: Input Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model, Volume 3: Final Report

Web Only Document 211: Close To Home: A Handbook for Transportation-Efficient Growth in Small Communities

and Rural Areas

Legal Research Digests

Legal Research Digest 64: Legal Aspect of Environmental Permitting in the Emergency Response Environment

Legal Research Digest 65: Liability Aspects of Pedestrian Facilities

Legal Research Digest 66: Due Diligence for Insurance Coverage in Transportation Construction Contracts

Legal Research Digest 67: Permissible Changes in Scope of Work for Construction Projects

Legal Research Digest 68: Liability of Design-Builders for Design, Construction, and Acquisition Claims

Maintenance of Way and Structures

Report 816: Guide for the Preservation of Highway Tunnel Systems

Research Results Digest 396: Approach to Level-of-Service Target Setting for Highway Assets


Report 812: Signal Timing Manual - Second Edition

Web Only Document 213: Potential MUTCD Criteria for Selecting the Type of Control for Unsignalized Intersections


Pavements

Report 810: Consideration of Preservation in Pavement Design and Analysis Procedures

Special Projects

Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 1: Scenario Planning for Freight Transportation

Infrastructure Investment

Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 2: Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and the

Highway System: Practitioner’s Guide and Research Report

Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 3: Expediting Future Technologies for Enhancing

Transportation System Performance

Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 4: Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for

Transportation Agencies

Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 5: Preparing State Transportation Agencies for an

Uncertain Energy Future

Report 799: Management Guide to Intellectual Property for State Departments of Transportation

Report 813: A Guide to Agency-Wide Knowledge Management for State Departments of Transportation

Research Results Digest 392: Continuing Project to Synthesize Information on Highway Problems

Research Results Digest 393: Selected Indirect Benefits of State Investment in Public Transportation

Research Results Digest 394: Estimating the Long-Term Impacts of MAP-21 on the Nation’s Local Rural Transit Bus

Infrastructure

Research Results Digest 395: Claims Related to Stormwater Discharge

Research Results Digest 397: Independent Cost Estimates for Design and Construction of Transit Facilities in Rural

and Small Urban Areas

Web Only Document 216: Emergency Exit Signs and Marking Systems for Highway Tunnels

Specifications, Procedures and Practices

Report 801: Proposed Practice for Alternative Bidding of Highway Drainage Systems

Report 808: Guidebook on Alternative Quality Management Systems for Highway Construction

Research Results Digest 391: Modulus-Based Construction Specification for Compaction of Earthwork and Unbound

Aggregate

Web Only Document 212: Alternative Quality Management Systems for Highway Construction

Web Only Document 217: Precision and Bias Statements for AASHTO Standard Methods of Test TP 98 and TP 99

Synthesis

Synthesis 466: Alliance Contracting—Evolving Alternative Project Delivery

Synthesis 467: Visualization of Geotechnical Data for Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Response

Synthesis 468: Interactive Training for All-Hazards Emergency Planning, Preparation, and Response for Maintenance

and Operations Field Personnel

Synthesis 469: Impacts of Energy Developments on U.S. Roads and Bridges

Synthesis 470: Maintenance Quality Assurance Field Inspection Practices

Synthesis 471: Practices for Developing Transparent Best Value Selection Procedures

Synthesis 472: FEMA and FHWA Emergency Relief Funds Reimbursements to State Departments of Transportation

Synthesis 473: Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contracting Practices

Synthesis 474: Service Life of Culverts

Synthesis 475: Fiber Additives in Asphalt Mixtures

Synthesis 476: Practices for Permitting Superheavy Load Movements on Highway Pavements

Synthesis 477: Methods and Practices on Reduction and Elimination of Asphalt Mix Segregation


Synthesis 478: Design and Load Testing of Large Diameter Open-Ended Driven Piles

Synthesis 479: Forecasting Transportation Revenue Sources: Survey of State Practices

Synthesis 480: Economic and Development Implications of Transportation Disinvestment

Synthesis 481: Current Practices to Set and Monitor DBE Goals on Design-Build Projects and Other Alternative

Project Delivery Methods

Synthesis 482: Work Zone Speed Management

Traffic Planning

Report 797: Guidebook on Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Data Collection

Report 803: Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Along Existing Roads—ActiveTrans Priority Tool Guidebook

Web-Only Document 205: Methods and Technologies for Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Data Collection


Report 794: Median Cross-Section Design for Rural Divided Highways


APPENDIX 2: LIST OF 2015 NCHRP PUBLICATIONS WITH SURVEY RESULTS

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LRD 66 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

LRD 67 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2

LRD 68 5 1 5.0 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1

Report 750 Vol 1 9 6 3.4 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

Report 750 Vol 2 16 9 3.6 5 2 1 1 3 5 2 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 2

Report 750 Vol 3 12 5 3.8

Report 750 Vol 4 10 5 3.5 4 2 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1

Report 750 Vol 5 10 5 3.3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1

Report 794 7 4 3.3 1 1 1

Report 797 15 8 3.3 6 4 3 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 2

Report 798 17 11 3.7 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1

Report 799 16 6 3.3 2 1 1 2 1 1

Report 800 21 12 3.8 8 5 2 3 4 4 5 3 1 6 2 1 5 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 3

Report 801 17 5 3.3 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1

Report 802 6 3 3.7

Report 803 7 4 3.8 1 1

Report 804 7 2 3.0 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1

Report 805 7 3 3.7 2 1 1 1 1 1 2

Report 806 15 8 3.9 7 1 1 2 4 3 6 2 1 5 1 1 5 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Report 807 11 2 3.5 6 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3

Report 808 7 1 2.0 1 1 1 1

Report 809 8 4 3.5

Report 810 16 8 3.6 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

Report 811 10 3 3.3 5 1 1 4 4 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 3 4 3 1 2 1 2 1

Report 812 18 7 4.2 10 1 2 6 2 3 5 3 9 5 2 2 1 6 1 4 7 4 3 3 1 1 7 1

Report 813 16 6 4.3 5 1 2 3 1 2 4 2 4 2 1 2 3 1 1

Report 814 18 8 3.6 6 1 4 5 1 1 2 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 2

Report 815 14 3 4.0 5 1 1 2 1 2 4 4 1 1 2 1

Report 816 6 1 3.0 2 1 1

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on the transportation system? (No: of times the option was selected)

RRD 393 8 3 3.3 1 1 1 1 1

RRD 394 7 2 3.0 1 1 1

RRD 395 4 2 1 1

RRD 396 5 1 4.0

RRD 397 6 2 1 2 1

Synthesis 466 6 2 3.5 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

Synthesis 467 7 2 3.0 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2

Synthesis 468 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Synthesis 469 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Synthesis 470 10 1 3.0 5 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 1

Synthesis 471 7 1 5.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Synthesis 472 6 3 3.3 1 1 1

Synthesis 473 8 2 4.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1

Synthesis 474 17 10 3.3 3 1 2 1 3 1 1 1

Synthesis 475 3 1 1 1 1 1 1

Synthesis 476 6 1 4.0

Synthesis 477 6 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1

Synthesis 478 6 1 4.0 4 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2

Synthesis 479 7 4 4.7 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Synthesis 480 5 2 4.0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2

Synthesis 481 4 1 5.0 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1

Synthesis 482 11 5 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

WOD 205 9 3 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

WOD 209 4 1 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1

WOD 210 Vol 1 9 1 5.0 3 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

WOD 210 Vol 2 10 1 2.0 1 1 1 1 1

WOD 210 Vol 3 10 1 4.0 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 1

WOD 211 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

WOD 212 6 1 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

WOD 213 9 2 3.5 5 1 3 1 3 1 1 2 1

WOD 214 14 5 4.0 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 2

WOD 216 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1

WOD 217 6 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1


APPENDIX 3: VERBATIM RESPONSES

The following are verbatim responses to questions where users could provide additional details/inputs.

How has your organization used the research results from (publication name here)?

Legal Research Digest 64: Legal Aspect of Environmental Permitting in the Emergency Response

Environment

Educating engineers


I am a lawyer representing local governments in road liability cases, many of them involving claims

against public works and transportation departments for pedestrian injuries and fatalities. This overview

of pedestrian liability is useful in representing local governments on these cases and in providing advice

about how the agencies can reduce their liability and improve their pedestrian features.



Undertook a survey of staff at many levels to assess where we were as an agency


Pilot non-motorized counts

Reference point for initiating data collection programs and/or strategies

Report 811: Institutionalizing Safety in Transportation Planning Processes: Techniques, Tactics, and

Strategies

Analysis of crash data


AASHTO has picked it up and is championing it with the states. There have been additional workshops as

well.

Research Results Digest 397: Independent Cost Estimates for Design and Construction of Transit Facilities

in Rural and Small Urban Areas

Provide much needed guidance on developing independent cost estimates for transit facilities for

programming and planning purposes. Also to assist our grantees in developing preliminary budgets for

proposed transit facilities.

Web Only Document 211: Close To Home: A Handbook for Transportation-Efficient Growth in Small

Communities and Rural Areas

Apply results (modeling platform) to additional case studies

Web Only Document 213: Potential MUTCD Criteria for Selecting the Type of Control for Unsignalized

Intersections

Support changes to the MUTCD


How has implementation of the research results from (publication name here) had a beneficial impact on the transportation system?


Aids in reducing costly liability risks


Better insurance coverage for owner


Better define legal responsibilities.

Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 2: Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events,

and the Highway System: Practitioner’s Guide and Research Report

System resiliency



Consulted during development of sustainability strategies.

Spurred discussion and reflection for the sustainability team and high level managers on sustainability

Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 5: Preparing State Transportation Agencies for

an Uncertain Energy Future

Advances in DOT scenario planning / long range planning activities


Better-informed planning and maintenance.

Established awareness for pedestrian and bicycle volume performance measures

I'm not sure about implementation by highway agencies, but the report has supported more efficient data

collection for research.

Report 803: Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Along Existing Roads—ActiveTrans Priority Tool

Guidebook

Provides a rational, transparent process for prioritizing pedestrian and bicycle improvements on existing

roads

Report 806: Guide to Cross-Asset Resource Allocation and the Impact on Transportation System

Performance

Improved project selection process


Strategies

Provided additional research that used to validate and enhance our current safety planning and

implementation practices


Led to data quality improvements which support many of the above.




Improved budgeting skills

Provided guidance on making necessary changes to our approach to developing a series of several rural

transit facilities.

Synthesis 470: Maintenance Quality Assurance Field Inspection Practices

470 is encouraging improved processes but it is a work in progress.

Synthesis 471: Practices for Developing Transparent Best Value Selection Procedures

Better value in selecting design-builders/contractors


Increased awareness to practitioner

Web Only Document 217: Precision and Bias Statements for AASHTO Standard Methods of Test TP 98 and

TP 99

Improved test method

Web-Only Document 205: Methods and Technologies for Pedestrian and Bicycle Volume Data Collection

Policy decision to add permanent counters


Please provide additional details about the application of the research results.


I have used the publication to provide legal advice.

Since I do not work directly for government transportation agencies, I cannot speak to their internal use,

but can say generally that I and other lawyers representing the agencies in claims do use this legal

publication and other similar ones about transportation liability issues.


Research has been utilized within past year to change the language in contract documents regarding

indemnification and insurance coverage for the owner.

The digest was used to develop agency procedures.

Legal Research Digest 67: Permissible Changes in Scope of Work for Construction Projects

This digest was used to advise construction staff concerning contractor claims.


This digest was used to develop the agency's alternative contracting procedures for design-build and

CMCG project delivery.

Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 1: Scenario Planning for Freight

Transportation Infrastructure Investment

It has been used in several engagements with different state DOTs. Arizona, Minnesota, Florida,

Washington, and California to name a few.

Report 750: Strategic Issues Facing Transportation, Volume 2: Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events,

and the Highway System: Practitioner’s Guide and Research Report

We raised the elevation of SR 4 to avoid future flooding. The cost benefit will be future cost avoidance

Document has been used as guidance for several projects and helped integrate risk from climate change

and extreme weather into the KYTC TAMP.



Report 750 is providing background for developing climate adaptation plans for National Forests

Survey of NYSDOT executives and sustainability asset team (was a couple of years ago) based on the

appendix in the document. Analysis of results and meetings (were held) to discuss (the same).

Report 794: Median Cross-Section Design for Rural Divided Highways

Reinforces the Roadside Design Guide


Continue to reference it to all those asking us for guidance on non-motorized counts. Have been referring

to it as a resources for our proposed non-motorized pilot count effort for our Pedestrian Safety Action

Plan & Empire States Trails Programs.

Follow-up research: NCHRP WOD 229, NCHRP Project 17-87. Papers I've reviewed for the TRB Annual

Meeting the last couple of years related to pedestrian and bicycle counting have referenced the report as

a key resource/guidance document.

I have worked with several agencies at the state, regional and local level, who have each benefited from

the guide content in some way.


I answered an inquiry from Seattle DOT about bicycle counting equipment here in Arlington that was

studied in Report 797. This is one of many inquiries regarding Arlington's participation in Report 797.

Report 798: The Role of Planning in a 21st Century State Department of Transportation—Supporting

Strategic Decisionmaking

Helped guide approach to recommending research allocation

Report 799: Management Guide to Intellectual Property for State Departments of Transportation

I know of a recent training at IL DOT. They were going to use the guide to inform some of their new

initiatives regarding employee designs and inventions.

Report 800: Successful Practices in GIS-Based Asset Management

Conversations with personnel at multiple state DOTs and also representatives from private industry.

Helped build a data framework around the inventory and knowledge of assets and their life span.

In conversations with numerous State DOTs, several have pointed to this study as both a way in which

their management was made more aware of the use of GIS in asset management, and to reinforce or

validate their use of GIS in their asset management practices. Both the implementation guide (and

associated web based case studies) and the Executive Guide were referenced, and found to be very

valuable as a way to reinforce their view of the value of GIS in the asset management process, and to

encourage further development of better asset management practices. In one case that I am aware of, it

became an integral part of that agency's asset management strategy, and their subsequent procurement

and implementation strategy.

Report 801: Proposed Practice for Alternative Bidding of Highway Drainage Systems

I have been teaching the tool at the University to my undergraduate and graduate level construction

management course students. Many of the graduate students work for consulting companies (and are

doing their Masters Degrees part time) so this will help to disseminate the information to those who

support DOTs by doing designs for them.

Utilized research to assist with alternate bidding of pipes at MoDOT

Report 803: Pedestrian and Bicycle Transportation Along Existing Roads—ActiveTrans Priority Tool

Guidebook

We have used the ActiveTrans Priority Tool to prioritize pedestrian and bicycle projects for approximately

20 active transportation plans.

Report 804: Guidebook for Designing and Managing Rights-of-Way for Carbon Sequestration and Biomass

Generation

Publication of this guide assisted Caltrans in meeting environmental and carbon reduction goals set by

the Governor. NCHRP provides limited guidance for roadside and environmental issues, (much

TRB/NCHRP research is on pavements and structures) this guide is an anomaly in that NCHRP recognized

the influence the roadsides have on the transportation system

Report 805: Improved Test Methods for Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse and Fine Aggregate

Can be useful in teaching

Report 806: Guide to Cross-Asset Resource Allocation and the Impact on Transportation System

Performance

Colorado DOT has used a modified version of the tool that was developed in our project to support their

investment scenario planning. There is also an active NCHRP implementation project (08-103) working

with several DOTs to continue our work. Here at Iowa DOT, Report 806 has influenced some of our


thinking in developing our programming process, but we haven't yet implemented a cross-asset allocation

tool.

Helpful in relating real-life practices in classroom

I have heard or am aware that the methodology resulted from this research effort has been implemented

/ adopted by few agencies and has also led to follow on efforts that is building upon the findings from this

research effort.

The TAM ETG has used this in their efforts.

This started planning and has involved other management system Programs.

Report 807: Properties of Foamed Asphalt for Warm Mix Asphalt Applications

Used in research studies and teaching

Report 808: Guidebook on Alternative Quality Management Systems for Highway Construction

This report serves as a guide for different types of project delivery at TxDOT

Report 810: Consideration of Preservation in Pavement Design and Analysis Procedures

Research and teaching


Strategies

Cambridge Systematics has conducted numerous workshops, presentations, etc., based on the research.

We have also woven the findings into our consulting practices and worked to change the planning process

in several organizations.

The major impact has been that safety has been incorporated into the planning process at the MPO level.

Report 812: Signal Timing Manual - Second Edition

The manual was incorporated into NHI course #133122. The course was piloted in Ohio in March of 2018.

I taught several classes to Maricopa County, AZ agencies from the STMv2. While it is focused on

beginners, I think almost anyone can learn something

NCHRP Report 812 has been adopted as an official reference, by the California Board of Professional

Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists. https://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/applicants/trafrefs.shtml

Report 813: A Guide to Agency-Wide Knowledge Management for State Departments of Transportation

I believe that many agencies are using this guide. One specific example: Michigan DOT indicated that

they are using the KM Guide to implement knowledge management as part of their workforce initiative.

One state circulated a handout at the AASHTO KM Committee Meeting containing portions of the guide

that they use internally.

Trying to implement KM and the guide is very useful whatever your level of practice.


FHWA has funded workshops based on this guide. The AASHTO data management and analytics

committee (and prior to this, the data subcommittee of SCOP) views application of the assessment tools

in the guide as one of their emphasis areas. I have applied the agency-wide data management

assessment in my work with Oregon DOT and most recently, Caltrans. The Oregon DOT assessment

provided one of the foundational elements for their strategic data business plan.

Report 815: Short-Term Laboratory Conditioning of Asphalt Mixtures

We are still reviewing and considering what changes can be made. We are in the very early stages

digesting the report.


Research Results Digest 393: Selected Indirect Benefits of State Investment in Public Transportation

The research results have been used in the discussions of the relationship between public transit and

social service partnerships.

Research Results Digest 395: Claims Related to Stormwater Discharge

This digest was shared with environmental staff for their edification.



Helped MDOT to develop a more efficient and effective process for the construction of rural sub recipient

transit facilities.

Synthesis 467: Visualization of Geotechnical Data for Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Response

Responding to emergencies (rockfall, landslides, post fire assessments, debris flow, etc.)

Hyper-detailed surface modeling and change detection methods have been developed to understand

slope stability along critical Alaska highways at Glitter Gulch and Long Lake.

Synthesis 468: Interactive Training for All-Hazards Emergency Planning, Preparation, and Response for

Maintenance and Operations Field Personnel

Participants in Worcester Regional Exercise, June 2018 (6 states, federal agencies)

Synthesis 473: Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contracting Practices

I've been told that the Montana, Minnesota, and California DOTs are using the synthesis as a guide.

Synthesis 474: Service Life of Culverts

Information is used by each District in evaluating current culverts and developing planning documents.

Really just helping to validate our program.

Synthesis 475: Fiber Additives in Asphalt Mixtures

I have received requests for information on this from across the world, including US states, Chile, South

Africa, Australia and Poland, and others.

Synthesis 477: Methods and Practices on Reduction and Elimination of Asphalt Mix Segregation

Dispute resolution guidance; application by Expert Witness for multiple state agencies

Review of practices, specifications and use of newer technology was done by FLH materials engineers

within the last 2-years.

Synthesis 478: Design and Load Testing of Large Diameter Open-Ended Driven Piles

As foundation designers, we've used the general information in the design of bridge projects across North

America, including design-build projects.

I can't recall exact situations, but the report has come up during work on projects involving these piles, in

discussions with some DOTs about the subject piles, etc.

This research lead to another research, INODT SPR 4165 Verify Foundation design. I am part of the

current committee representing the owner.

Used in the FHWA as a good reference for FHWA research study on large size diameter piles

Synthesis 480: Economic and Development Implications of Transportation Disinvestment

Additional research on right-sizing sprang from this synthesis. It is much more in-depth and broader.


Synthesis 481: Current Practices to Set and Monitor DBE Goals on Design-Build Projects and Other

Alternative Project Delivery Methods

While we have not had DBE on a Design-build project yet, it is coming soon. The Idaho Transportation

Department wants to make sure that we are following best practices when trying to integrate DBE goals

into a design build project because these are typically lump sum projects and goals are difficult to

establish without the specific work items.


Use in concept and practice with organization.

Web Only Document 210: Input Guidelines for Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model, Volume 1:

Practitioners’ Handbook: Regional Level Inputs

WOD 210 has been a helpful guide for staff here using the MOVES model, and also a basis for follow-on

research under NCHRP 08-101. The TRB AQ Committee has used it to revise research needs lists (trim

completed research, add new needs).

Helps with understanding what data was available and could be used and ensuring we were using the

best data.

The research has been used in the development of regional conformity determinations in Virginia in 2018.

It helped to ensure accuracy and compliance with federal requirements.

Web Only Document 211: Close To Home: A Handbook for Transportation-Efficient Growth in Small

Communities and Rural Areas

This research needs more promotion in the right forums like the APA annual meeting and in local state

planning conferences. I helped promote it at a multi-state transportation conference. It is important to

understand the findings of this research.

Web Only Document 213: Potential MUTCD Criteria for Selecting the Type of Control for Unsignalized

Intersections

1. A paper was submitted for the 2019 TRB Annual Meeting that describes the project and its

implementation efforts. The paper title is "Developing and Implementing MUTCD Criteria for Selecting

Traffic Control for Unsignalized Intersections." 2. As identified in the paper, the only means of

implementing the recommendations are by making changes to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control

Devices. This document is a federal regulation and can be changed only through the rulemaking process

so changes are slow in coming. 3. An intermediate implementation step is that the National Committee on

Uniform Traffic Control Devices took the recommendations of the research and developed their

recommendations for changes to the MUTCD that are based on the research results. The NCUTCD

Council approved the recommendations in January 2016. 4. The FHWA has indicated that there is a

chance that rulemaking for proposed MUTCD could start in 2019. It will likely be mid- to late-2019 before

there will be any information on whether the research recommendations become actual proposed

changes to the MUTCD, or whether actual rulemaking will take place at all. 5. As one of the objectives of

the research was to develop recommended language for changes to the MUTCD,

The National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices has made a recommendation (to the Federal

Highway Administration) to make changes to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Web Only

Document 213 was the basis for the recommendation.

Web Only Document 216: Emergency Exit Signs and Marking Systems for Highway Tunnels

I received an email from Washington State Department of Transportation, indicating that exit signs similar

to those recommended in the guidelines had been implemented in the SR 99 Tunnel in Seattle.

The running man Signs have been used in 3 major Pittsburgh tunnels (Squirrel Hill, Liberty and Ft Pitt). We

will also be adding voice commands over a loud speaker in Liberty

We have been applying the results as part of our design work for clients throughout the US.


Web Only Document 217: Precision and Bias Statements for AASHTO Standard Methods of Test TP 98 and

TP 99

Changes were incorporated in the 2018 AASHTO Standard Methods of Test.

FHWA used the information in the development of a new noise measurement handbook. States are using

the standards to measure pavement noise and identify quieter pavements.

Used for quieter pavement research at Washington State DOT.


APPENDIX 4: 2015 NCHRP PUBLICATIONS USER SURVEY – SAMPLE SURVEY

Thank you for participating in this brief survey. The survey should take less than 5 minutes to complete,

and your responses will help improve our understanding of how NCHRP research products are used and

they impacts they produce.

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applicable and can be implemented. Examples of implementation include using the research as a guidance

document, to make decisions, and to verify current practices.

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what (if any) impacts have occurred from implementation.

If you are aware of implementation from the research, please answer "Yes" to the question below. You will then

be asked about the specific implementations and impacts resulting from the publication.

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end the survey or be asked about the next publication you selected.

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Recommending or making changes to the design or layout design or layout of roads/facilities

Using the publication as a guidance document

Recommending or implementing workforce development/workforce training

Implementing a new program

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Getting ideas for new/ effective practices used by other DOTs

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transportation system? Check all that apply.*

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Improved community-DOT interaction

Improved compliance to regulations

Reduced congestion

Reduced disruption from construction activities

Improved emergency response

Reduced environmental impact

Long lasting facilities/improved durability and quality of the highway

Led to follow-up research

Reduced operating costs

Improved operational efficiency

Improved planning/preparedness

Expedited project delivery

Increased revenue generation

Improved system reliability

Improved safety

Improved travel time

Improved workforce skills/training

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