PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

FY Projects

Project*

Title

Primary Investigator

Funding Source(s)

Project Status

*KSU-xx-x denotes projects funded by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) through the Kansas Transportation Research and New Developments Program (K-TRAN). These projects numbers are assigned by KDOT. xx denotes fiscal year, i.e., 09 = 2009.

KSUTC-xx-x denotes projects funded through the K-State UTC. Projects jointly funded by KDOT and the K-State UTC are listed separately.

KSU-14-01 Gravel Road Paving Guidelines Dissanayake KDOT In Progress
KSU-14-02 Best Practices for Concrete Pumping Riding KDOT In Progress
KSU-14-03 Calibrating the HSM Rural Multi-lane Model for Kansas Highways Dissanayake KDOT In Progress
KSU-14-04 Ultimate Shear Capacity of Circular Columns Using the Modified Compression Field Theory Rasheed & Esmaeily KDOT In Progress
KSU-14-05 Friction Management on KDOT Highways Hossain & McGrath KDOT In Progress
KSU-14-06 Durable Recycled Superpave Mixes in Kansas Hossain & Ingram KDOT In Progress
         
KSU-13-1 Developing Short-Span Alternatives to Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert Structures in Kansas (Phase 2) Peterman KDOT Project canceled, no contract signed
KSU-13-2 A Study to Mitigate Rural High-Speed Horizontal Curve Crashes in Kansas Russell, Rys KDOT Completed
KSU-13-3

Effects of Concrete Moisture on Polymer Overlay Bond Over New Concrete

Appendices

Peterman, Riding KDOT Completed
KSU-13-4 Phase 2, Optimizing the Analysis of Routing Superloads/OSOW's to Sustain Efficient Corridors Russell, Landman KDOT In Progress
KSU-13-5 Minimum Virgin Binder Limits in Recycled Superpave (SR) Mixes in Kansas Hossain, Ingram KDOT In Progress
KSU-13-6 Air Void Clustering Riding KDOT In Progress
KSU-13-7 FRP Confinement of Square and Slightly Rectangular Concrete Columns Originally Confined with Steel Ties Rasheed KDOT Completed
         
KSUTC-12-1 Quantifying the Effect of Prestressing Steel and Concrete Variables on the Transfer Length in Pretensioned Concrete Crossties Peterman, Beck, Wu, Duong FRA/KSUTC In Progress
KSUTC-12-2 Determination of Acceptance Criteria for Prestressing Strand in Pretensioned Applications Riding, Peterman, Murray PCI/KSUTC In Progress
KSUTC-12-3 Crack Prevention in Concrete Repair Materials Riding KSUTC In Progress
KSU-12-1 Evaluation of Bypass Lane Safety, Operations, and Design in Kansas Dissanayake KDOT In Progress
KSU-12-2 Evaluation of Concrete Strength and Permeability Riding KDOT In Progress
KSU-12-3 Developing Short-Span Alternatives to Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert Structures in Kansas Peterman, Handke KDOT Completed
KSU-12-4 Durable Superpave (SM and SR) Mixes in Kansas Hossain KDOT In Progress
KSU-12-5 Establishment of a Building Audit Procedure and Analysis for the Kansas Department of Transportation Phase 2A: Buildings Riding, et. al. KDOT Completed
KSU-12-6 Sustainable and Durable Concrete Pavement Aggregates Riding KDOT In Progress
         
KSU-11-1 Establishment of a Carbon  Emissions Baseline for the Kansas Department of Transportation Phase 1A: Buildings Riding, et. al. KDOT Completed
KSU-11-2 Effects of Curing Methods and Supplementary Cementitious Material Use on Freeze Thaw Durability of Concrete Containing D-Cracking Aggregates Riding KDOT Completed
KSU-11-3 LRFD Software for Design and Actual Ultimate Capacity of Confined Rectangular Columns Rasheed, Esmaeily KDOT Completed
KSU-11-4 Optimizing the Analysis of Routing Oversize/Overweight Loads to Provide Efficient Freight Corridors Russell, Landman KDOT Completed
KSU-11-5 Performance and Capacity Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers Considering the Current Load and Resistance Factor Design Provisions and Plastic Hinge Length in Kansas Esmaeily KDOT Completed
KSU-11-6 Overhead Guide Sign Retroreflectivity and Illumination Obeidat, Rys, Russell KDOT Completed
KSU-11-7 Integration of Downhole and Cross-Hole P- and S-Wave Velocity Measurements, Acoustic Televiewer Downhole Imaging, and Surface Seismic Waves for Elastic Moduli Evaluation and Fracture Anisotropy Analysis Raef, Datta KDOT In Progress
KSUTC-11-1 Towards Sustainable Pavements: Engineered Agricultural Waste for Alleviation of Thermal Cracking, Phase 1 Peric, Rasheed RITA In Progress
         
KSU-10-1 / KSUTC-10-7 Accommodating Oversized/ Overweight Vehicles at Roundabouts (Pooled Fund Study) Russell KDOT / RITA Completed
KSU-10-2 LRFD Software for Design and Actual Ultimate Capacity of Confined Rectangular Columns (Phase I) Rasheed, Esmaeily KDOT In Progress
KSU-10-3 / KSUTC-10-4 Kansas Pavement Preservation Initiative: Development of a Maintenance Technical Advisory Guide For Bituminous Pavements in Kansas Hossain KDOT / HPD In Progress
KSU-10-4 / KSUTC-10-3 Economic Impacts of the Kansas Comprehensive Transportation Program (CTP) Highway Construction and Maintenance Activities Babcock, Landman KDOT / HPD Completed
KSU-10-5 / KSUTC-10-5 The Economics of Potential Reduction of the Rural Road System in Kansas Babcock, Landman KDOT / HPD Completed
KSUTC-10-6 Keeping Vehicles on the Roadway in Rural Areas:  Analysis of Run-Off-the-Road Crashes Dissanayake HPD In Progress
KSU-10-6 Improving Safety of Teenage and Young Adult Drivers in Kansas (Phase II) Dissanayake KDOT Completed
KSU-10-7 Study of KDOT Policy on Lane and Shoulder Minimum Width for Application of Centerline Rumble Strips Rys, Russell KDOT Completed
KSU-10-8 Evaluating and Long-Term Monitoring of the Time-Dependent Characteristics of a Self-Consolidating Concrete in an Instrumented Kansas Prestressed Concrete Bridge Peterman, Esmaeily KDOT Completed
KSU-10-9 Evaluation of Canadian Unconfined Aggregate Freeze-Thaw Tests for Identifying Nondurable Aggregates Riding, Hossain KDOT Completed
KSUTC-10-1 Analysis/Design Software for Assessment of the Performance and Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers (KSU_RC):  Phase I Upgrade Esmaeily RITA In Progress
KSUTC-10-2 Update the Center for Roundabout Research and Training Website Russell RITA In Progress
KSUTC-10-8 Lateral Load Distribution for Steel Beams Supporting an FRP Panel Melhem RITA Completed
         

KSUTC-09-1 / KSU-09-8

Kansas Department of Transportation 2014 Chip Seal Manual

Hossain

HPD / KDOT Completed
KSUTC-09-2 / KSU-09-3 Development of a Laser Speckle Imaging Device to Determine the Transfer Length in Pre Tensioned Concrete Members with Self Consolidating Concrete and Conventional Concrete Peterman, Larson, Beck, Wu, Zhao HPD / KDOT Completed
KSUTC-09-3 Kansas Pavement Preservation Initiative: Rehabilitation of Ultrathin Bonded Bituminous Surface Hossain

HPD, RITA

In Progress
KSUTC-09-4 Developing Safety Performance Functions for Kansas Safety Studies Dissanayake HPD In Progress
KSUTC-09-5 / KSU-09-4 Impact of Kansas Ethanol Production on Kansas Transportation Babcock, Holmgren, Russell RITA / KDOT Completed
KSU-09-1 Evaluation of Motorcycle Safety in Kansas Dissanayake KDOT Completed
KSU-09-2 Investigation of Aged Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavements Hossain KDOT Completed
KSU-09-5 Identification of Safety Belt Restraint Usage Characteristics Related to Four-toThirteen-Year-Olds Dissanayake KDOT Completed
KSU-09-6 Anaylsis of Road Condition Data Employing Sensor Fusion and High Level Classifications Day, Natarajan KDOT Completed. No report published, results were a process
KSU-09-7

Review of Data in Construction Management System (CMS) and Quality Control and Quality Assurance (QC/QA) Databases to Improve Current Specifications for Superpave and Concrete Pavements in Kansas: Part 1

Review of Data in Construction Management System (CMS) and Quality Control and Quality Assurance (QC/QA) Databases to Improve Current Specifications for Superpave and Concrete Pavements in Kansas: Part 2

Hossain KDOT Completed
KSU-09-9 Improving Safety of Teenage and Young Adult Drivers in Kansas Dissanayake KDOT Completed. Internal only report.
KSU-09-10 A Study of the Impact of Roundabouts on Traffic Flows and Businesses Russell, Landman KDOT Completed
KSUTC-09-6 Finite Element Analysis of Concrete Approach Slab on Soil Embankment Peric, Esmaeily RITA In Progress
         

KSUTC-08-1

Establishing A Mobile Laboratory for Transportation Research and Education

Peterman

HPD In Progress

KSUTC-08-2 / KSU-08-3

Promoting Center Line Rumble Strips to Increase Rural, Two-Lane Highway Safety Rys, Russell HPD / KDOT Completed

KSUTC-08-3

Factors Affecting Fatal Crash Involvement of Older Drivers Dissanayake HPD Completed

KSUTC-08-4

Kansas Pavement Preservation Initiative Hossain HPD In Progress

KSUTC-08-5

Effectiveness of a Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon at Mid-Block Pedestrian Crossings in Decreasing Unnecessary Delay to Drivers and a Comparison to Other Systems Russell HPD Completed

KSUTC-08-6

Effectiveness of Larger Traffic Signs, High-Performance Sheeting and Clearview Font on Accident Reduction Rys HPD In Progress

KSUTC-08-7

Increasing the Usage of Demand- Response Transit in Rural Kansas Dissanayake HPD Completed

KSUTC-08-8

Knowledge Discovery in Transportation Databases (KDITD) Najjar, Dissanayake HPD In Progress

KSUTC-08-9

Characterizing KDOT's Chloride Permeability Testing Protocol: Reducing the Duration of the Rapid Chloride Permeability Test Najjar HPD In Progress
KSUTC-08-10 Speed Management in Rural Communities: Innovative Low Cost Approaches Dissanayake HPD Completed
KSU-08-1 Analysis of Road Condition Data Employing Sensor Fusion and Data Visualization Techniques Day, Natarajan KDOT Completed
KSU-08-2 Evaluating the Time-Dependent and Bond Characteristics of a Lightweight Concrete Mix for Kansas Prestressed Concrete Bridges Peterman, Esmaeily KDOT Completed
KSU-08-4 Investigation of 4.75-mm Nominal Maximum Aggregate Size Superpave Mix in Kansas Hossain KDOT Completed
KSU-08-5 Software for AASHTO LRFD Combined Shear and Torsion Computations Using Modified Compression Field Theory and 3D-Truss Analogy Rasheed, Esmaeily KDOT Completed
KSU-08-6 A High-Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) Guide to Assist Local Road Officials Increase Safety on HRRR Russell, Dissanayake KDOT Completed. No report published.

KSU-08-7

Alleviating Concrete Placement Issues Due to Congestion of Reinforcement in Post-Tensioned Haunch Slab Bridges - Phase 1 Peterman KDOT Completed
         

*KSU-xx-x denotes projects funded by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) through the Kansas Transportation Research and New Developments Program (K-TRAN). These projects numbers are assigned by KDOT. xx denotes fiscal year, i.e., 09 = 2009.

KSUTC-xx-x denotes projects funded through the K-State UTC. Projects jointly funded by KDOT and the K-State UTC are listed separately.