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 2015

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Update of Data for Estimating ESALs, Jerry G. Pigman, R. Clark Graves, Brad W. Rister, David H. Cain, and Neil Tollner
KTC-15-26/PL21-13-1F

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Commercial Truck Parking and Other Safety Issues, Jerry G. Pigman, Graham Winchester, and Nathaniel Swallom
KTC-15-04/SPR14-478-1F

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Evaluation of Thermal Imaging Technology for Commercial Vehicle Screening, Jennifer R. Walton, Mark S. Spellman, and Joseph D. Crabtree
KTC-15-19/MTIC7-14-1F

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Best Practices for the Implementation of the REAL ID Act, Jennifer R. Walton, Candice Y. Wallace, and Andrew Martin
KTC-15-23/SPR15-511-1F

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Identifying Significant Environmental Features Using Feature Recognition, Megan White, Junfeng Zhu, Benjamin L. Blandford, and Ted H. Grossardt
KTC-15-18/SPR15-502-1F

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Effect of Thermal Loads on Substructures: New Trammel Creek Bridge on KY-100 in Allen County, Kentucky, Zhihui Zhu, Michael T. Davidson, Issam E. Harik, and Charlie Sun
KTC-15-14/SPR10-408-1F

Submissions from 2014

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Roadway Contributing Factors in Traffic Crashes, Kenneth R. Agent
KTC-14-08/OHS-14-1F

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2014 Safety Belt Usage Survey in Kentucky, Kenneth R. Agent, Eric R. Green, and Tony Fields
KTC-14-06/KSP1-12-1F

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Analysis of Traffic Crash Data in Kentucky (2009-2013), Eric R. Green, Kenneth R. Agent, Jerry G. Pigman, and Michael A. Fields
KTC-14-07/KSP2-13-1F

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Intercounty Commuter Public Transit Services and Opportunities in the Central Bluegrass, Ted H. Grossardt, Benjamin L. Blandford, and Mei Chen
KTC-14-01/TA33-12-1F

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Kentucky Traffic Collision Facts 2013, Kentucky Transportation Center and Kentucky State Police

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Inland Waterways Funding Mechanisms Synthesis, Doug Kreis, Bryan Gibson, Christopher W. Van Dyke, Candice Y. Wallace, and Sarah M. McCormack
KTC-14-14/MTIC4-14-1F

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Audit Template for Inland Port Sustainability, Doug Kreis, Sarah McCormack, Christopher Van Dyke, and Bryan Gibson
KTC-14-11/MTIC1-14-1F

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Inland Waterway Operational Model & Simulation Along the Ohio River, Doug Kreis, Roy E. Sturgill, Brian K. Howell, Christopher W. Van Dyke, and D. Stephen Voss
KTC-14-13/MTIC3-14-1F

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2013 Barge and Rail Symposium: Moving Freight Between Multimodal Systems, Doug Kreis and Candice Y. Wallace
KTC-14-12/MTIC2-14-1F

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Railway/Highway At-Grade Crossing Surface Rehabilitation Manual: Recommendations and Guides, Brett R. Malloy, Macy L. Purcell, and Jerry G. Rose
KTC-14-19/SPR452-13-4F

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Railway/Highway At-Grade Crossing Surface Management: An Overview, Brett R. Malloy and Jerry G. Rose
KTC-14-17/SPR452-13-2F

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Recommendations for KYTC’s Railway/Highway At-Grade Crossing Surface Management Practices, Brett R. Malloy, Jerry G. Rose, and Macy L. Purcell
KTC-14-18/SPR452-13-3F

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Coordinating the Use and Location of Weigh-In-Motion Technology for Kentucky, Andrew Martin, Valerie J. Keathley, Jerry Kissick, and Jennifer R. Walton
KTC-14-05/SPR456-13-1F

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Green Infrastructure, Sarah M. McCormack, Roy E. Sturgill, Brian Howell, Christopher W. Van Dyke, and Doug Kreis
KTC-14-10/SPR447-12-1F

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Effect of Enhanced Trackbed Support on Railway/Highway At-Grade Crossing Performance, Jerry G. Rose and Brett R. Malloy
KTC-14-16/SPR452-13-1F

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Transition Zone Design Final Report, Nikiforos Stamatiadis, Adam J. Kirk, Andrea Cull, and Austin Dahlem
KTC-13-14/SPR431-12-1F

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Methods to Expedite and Streamline Utility Relocations for Road Projects, Roy Sturgill, Timothy R.B. Taylor, Seyedmahdi Ghorashinezhad, and Jiwen Zhang
KTC-14-15/SPR460-13-1F

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Contractor Evaluations in the Contractor Selection Process, Timothy R. B. Taylor, Roy E. Sturgill, Maegan McDowell, Alexa Deep, and Paul M. Goodrum
KTC-14-02/SPR486-12-1F

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Sealants, Treatments and Deicing Salt Practices to Limit Bridge Deck Corrosion and Experimental Deck Sealants and Pier Cap Coating on Interstate 471, Danny Wells, Sudhir Palle, Bobby W. Meade, and Theodore Hopwood II
KTC-14-4/FRT194, SPR388-12-1F