The Kentucky Transportation Center has published many reports addressing a variety of transportation issues and problems. Research reports describe the methodology and results for KTC research projects.

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report has different titles over the years:

  • Highway Materials Research Laboratory Research Report: 1939-1966
  • Kentucky Department of Highways Research Report: 1967-1975
  • Kentucky Department of Transportation Research Report: 1976-1980
  • Kentucky Transportation Research Program Research Report: 1981-1988
  • Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report: 1988 to present

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Submissions from 2017

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Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration: KYTC — Roundabout Installation Project in London, Kentucky, Jeff Jasper and Adam J. Kirk
KTC-17-24/HSIP16-1F

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Streamlined Project Closeout for Construction at KYTC, Tyler A. Johnson, Dominic A. Michaels, Roy E. Sturgill, and Timothy R. B. Taylor
KTC-17-12/SPR13-460-1F

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Kentucky Vehicle License Plate Study, Valerie J. Keathley, Andrew Martin, Jerry Kissick, Gray Forlines, and Jennifer R. Walton
KTC-16-11/SPR16-518-1F

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Fiscal Year 2017 FHWA-536 Report for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Steven Douglas Kreis, Candice Y. Wallace, Bryan Gibson, and Sarah M. McCormack
KTC-20-16/FHWA17-1F

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Applicability of Zipper Merge Versus Early Merge in Kentucky Work Zones, Erin Lammers-Staats, Jerry G. Pigman, Brian K. Howell, and Adam J. Kirk
KTC-17-27/SPR16-526-1F

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CFRP Strengthening of KY 583 Over the Bluegrass Parkway Bridge in Hardin Country, Abheetha Peiris and Issam E. Harik
KTC-17-19/KHIT88-06-1F

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Quantifying Roadside Assessment for Highway Safety, Reginald R. Souleyrette, Michael A. Fields, and Heather Hunt
KTC-16-15/SPR14-482-1F

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KYTC Sidewalk and Curb Ramp Inventory for ADA Compliance, Reginald R. Souleyrette, Brian K. Howell, and William Nicholas Staats
KTC-17-10/PL28-1F

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Application of IHSDM: KY 30 Case Study, William Nicholas Staats and Adam J. Kirk
KTC-17-11/RSF45-17-1I

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Long-Term Corrosion Protection of Bridge Elements Reinforcing Materials in Concrete, Christopher W. Van Dyke, Bobby W. Meade, Danny Wells, Sudhir Palle, and Theodore Hopwood II
KTC-17-03/SPR16-513-1F

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A Programmatic Approach to Long-Term Bridge Preventive Maintenance, Danny Wells, Bobby W. Meade, Theodore Hopwood II, and Sudhir Palle
KTC-16-22/SPR15-504-1F

Submissions from 2016

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Evaluation of Alternatives to Provide Wet-Nighttime Delineation, Kenneth R. Agent
KTC-16-07/SPR490-14-1F

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2016 Safety Belt Usage Survey in Kentucky, Kenneth R. Agent, Eric R. Green, and Michael A. Fields
KTC-16-16/KSP1-16-1F

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Analysis of Farm Vehicle Crashes and Safety Belt Usage, Kenneth R. Agent, Eric R. Green, and Michael A. Fields
KTC-16-18/KSP1-16-1F

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An Intermodal Network Model of Coal Distribution in the United States and Its Economic Implications for the Inland Waterway System, Benjamin L. Blandford, Ted H. Grossardt, Michael Shouse, and John Ripy
KTC-16-02/MTIC-8-14-1F

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Transportation System Vulnerability and Resilience to Extreme Weather Events and Other Natural Hazards: Report for Pilot Project — KYTC District 1, Benjamin L. Blandford, Scott Schurman, Candice Y. Wallace, and Sarah M. McCormack
KTC-16-20/SPR16-524-1F

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Cost Benefit Analysis: Applications and Future Opportunities, Bryan Gibson and Candice Y. Wallace
KTC-16-04/SPR16-517-1F

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2016 Maintenance Customer Survey, R. Clark Graves and David L. Allen
KTC-16-10/SPR16-530-1F

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Development of an Improved Method for Determining Advisory Speeds on Horizontal Curves, Eric R. Green, Kenneth R. Agent, and Erin Lammers-Staats
KTC-16-14/SPR15-507-1F

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Analysis of Traffic Crash Data in Kentucky (2011-2015), Eric R. Green, Kenneth R. Agent, Jerry G. Pigman, and Michael A. Fields
KTC-16-19/KSP2-16-1F

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Nondestructive Evaluation of Steel Bridges: Methods and Applications, Theodore Hopwood II, Christopher Goff, Jared Fairchild, and Sudhir Palle
KTC-16-26/SPR14-485-1F

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Evaluation of the Use of Painted and Unpainted Weathering Steel on Bridges, Theodore Hopwood II, Sudhir Palle, Bobby W. Meade, and Rick Younce
KTC-16-09/SPR10-407-1F

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Phase I Inspection of the Stay Cable System on the US 231 William H. Natcher Bridge over the Ohio River, Theodore Hopwood II, Sudhir Palle, Danny Wells, Bobby W. Meade, Jared Fairchild, and Christopher Goff
KTC-16-01/KHIT77-1F

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Kentucky Traffic Collision Facts 2015, Kentucky Transportation Center and Kentucky State Police

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Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Workflow Study, Steven Andrew Martin, Candice Y. Wallace, Valerie J. Keathley, and Jennifer R. Walton
KTC-16-06/SPR15-512-1F