NCDOT Research Projects Research efforts around materials, operations, planning, traffic and safety, structures, human environments and natural environments.

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2019-01	Enhancing Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Along North Carolina Roadsides through Characterizing Herbicide Fate	Environment		Travis Gannon
2019-02	Protocol for Outlet Analysis at Highway Sites	Environment		William F. Hunt, III
2019-03	DeepHyd: A Deep Learning-based Artificial Intelligence Approach for the Automated Classification of Hydraulic Structures from LiDAR and Sonar Data	Environment		Craig J. Allan
2019-04	Stormwater Runoff Monitoring and Analysis for Aviation Mode Facilities	Environment		William F. Hunt, III
2019-05	Improved Approaches to Environmental Compliance During Highway Construction	Environment		Richard A. McLaughlin
2019-06	Optimizing Compost Application Rates for Vegetation Health, Maximal Stormwater Infiltration, & Runoff Quality	Environment	Water Quality and Pollutant Discharge	Josh Heitman
2019-08	Rail Network Trespass Statewide Severity Assessment and Predictive Modeling	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Sarah Searcy; Christopher Cunningham; Chris Vaughan
2019-10	Freight Planning Tool for Ferry Division	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Ferry	Glenda K. Mayo; Jake Smithwick
2019-11	Impacts of Autonomous Vehicle Technology on Transportation Systems	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Traffic Forecasting	Eleni Bardaka; Nagui M. Rouphail; George F. List; Billy M. Williams; H. Christopher Frey
2019-12	Develop Local Functional Classification VMT and AADT Estimation Method	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Traffic Surveys, Modeling and Forecasting	Srinivas Pulugurtha; Venkata R. Duddu
2019-13	Cost Reduction of Worker Compensation Claims Resulting from Driver License Road Test Related Injuries	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Alex Albert
2019-14	North Carolina State Highway Cost Allocation and Revenue Attribution Study	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Eleni Bardaka; Daniel Findley; Larry R. Goode
2019-15	Post Construction Assessment Program Development	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Edward J. Jaselskis
2019-16	Assessing Measures of Transportation Disadvantage for Public Transportation Project Prioritization	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Public & Rural Transportation	Brittany V. Gaustad; Eleni Bardaka; Kai Monast
2019-17	Rural Freight Transportation Needs	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Trucking and Freight	George F. List; Peter Coclanis; Daniel Findley; Billy M. Williams
2019-18	Yielding Compliance at High Visibility Crosswalks	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	Sarah Worth O`Brien; R. Thomas Chase
2019-19	Development of Geosynthetic Pavement Interlayer Improvements	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Strength	Y. Richard Kim
2019-20	Calibration of Structural Layer Coefficients for North Carolina Asphalt Pavements	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Strength	B. Shane Underwood; Cassie A. Castorena
2019-21	Improving the Design of RAP and RAS Mixtures	Pavement & Maintenance	Asphalt Mix Design	Cassie A. Castorena
2019-22	Evaluating Corrosive Site Performance and Policy with Concrete Admixtures	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Concrete	Brett Q. Tempest; Tara Cavalline
2019-23	Evaluation of a Two-bar Metal Bridge Rail for Compliance with 2016 Edition of Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH)	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Bridge Maintenance and Management	Howie Fang
2019-24	Using IoT Technology to Create “Smart Work Zones”	Traffic & Safety	Worker, Employee Safety	Erol Ozan
2019-25	Evaluation of the Monroe Expressway Wrong Way Vehicle Detection Program	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	R. Thomas Chase; Christopher Cunningham; Chris Vaughan
2019-26	Roadway Signing and Marking of Unconventional Grade Separated Intersection Designs	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Management	Christopher Cunningham; Shannon Warchol
2019-27	Compare NCDOT-MSTA’s School Traffic Trip Generation Calculator Estimates to Existing Conditions	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Forecasting	Mathew Palmer; Daniel Findley; Shannon Warchol
2019-28	Enhancing AV Traffic Safety through Pedestrian Detection, Classification, and Communication	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Safety	Mathew Palmer; Jing Feng; Seth Hollar; Ali Karimoddini
2019-29	Predicting Lane Change Intensity within Urban Interchange Influence Areas (IIA)	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Management	Nagui M. Rouphail
2019-30	Post-Implementation Evaluation of Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) in North Carolina	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Management	R. Thomas Chase
2019-31	Operational Applications of Signalized Offset T-Intersections	Traffic & Safety	Miscellaneous	Shannon Warchol
2019-32	Public Perception of Transportation Fees in North Carolina	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Daniel Findley; Eleni Bardaka
2019-40	Technical Assistance Request Program	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Miscellaneous	Christopher Cunningham
HWY-88992	Rumble Strip Noise Evaluation	Environment	Air Quality and Noise Abatement	Daniel Findley; Chris Vaughan
2018-01	UAS Roadmap	Environment	Wetlands Mitigation	Josh Gray
2018-02	Selection, Installation, and Evaluation of Zoysiagrass	Environment	Erosion and Turbidity Control	Susana R. Milla-Lewis
2018-03	Dry Retention Optimization for Enhanced Application and Pollutant Removal	Environment	Stormwater	William F. Hunt, III
2018-04	Identifying High-Risk Areas During Precipitation Events Support of NCDOT Stormwater Quality Monitoring	Environment	Stormwater
2018-05	Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Evaluation in Currituck Sound (SAVE Currituck Sound)	Environment	Project Development	Reide Corbett
2018-06	A Study to Determine if the Biofuel Crop Camelina is a Wildlife Attractant (Phase II)	Environment	Flora and Fauna	Mari Chinn
2018-07	Peak Spreading Tool Implementation	Traffic & Safety	Traffic Forecasting	Sarah Searcy; Behzad Aghdashi; R. Thomas Chase; Joseph Huegy
2018-08	Product Evaluation Tracking Tools and Product Categories	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Administration	Jake Smithwick
2018-09	Managing Energy and Emissions for Rail Operations	Environment	Vehicles, Fuel, Energy	H. Christopher Frey
2018-10	Manpower and Efficiency Study of the Manns Harbor Shipyard	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Ferry	Glenda K. Mayo
2018-11	Economic Contribution of the North Carolina Ferry System	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Ferry	Daniel Findley
2018-12	Demand Response Transportation Planning and Visualization Tools	Planning, Policy, Programming and Transit	Traffic Surveys, Modeling and Forecasting	Kai Monast; Jeremy Scott
2018-13	Development of a Tack Coat Quality Control Program for Mitigating Delamination in Asphalt Pavement Layers	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Performance	Y. Richard Kim
2018-14	Durable and Sustainable Concrete Through Performance Engineered Concrete Mixtures	Pavement & Maintenance	Concrete Pavements	Tara Cavalline; Brett Q. Tempest
2018-15	Use of Rejuvenator Prior to Chip Seal on Aged Flexible Pavement	Pavement & Maintenance	Pavement Management	Cassie A. Castorena
2018-16	Mechanically Fastened CFRP to Retrofit Existing Prestressed Concrete and Steel Bridge Beams	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Composite & Innovative Materials	Rudolf Seracino; Gregory Lucier
2018-17	Effects of Torsion and Moment on Traffic Signal Structures’ Foundations in Coastal Conditions	Structures, Construction and Geotechnical	Substructures, Foundations and Hydraulics	Miguel Pando; Howie Fang; David C. Weggel; Matthew J. Whelan
2018-18	Reducing Erosion Susceptibility of Coastal Highways using Biologically-Based Methods	Environment	Miscellaneous	Brina M. Montoya

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