TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Mark D. Bowman A2 - Gongkang Fu A2 - Y. Edward Zhou A2 - Robert J. Connor A2 - Amol A. Godbole TI - Fatigue Evaluation of Steel Bridges DO - 10.17226/22774 PY - 2012 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22774/fatigue-evaluation-of-steel-bridges PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 721: Fatigue Evaluation of Steel Bridges provides proposed revisions to Section 7—Fatigue Evaluation of Steel Bridges of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Manual for Bridge Evaluation with detailed examples of the application of the proposed revisions.Appendixes A-D to NCHRP Report 721 are only available electronically. The appendices, which are in one electronic document, are as follows:• Appendix A - Survey Interview Forms• Appendix B - AASHTO Fatigue Truck Validation Analysis Results• Appendix C - Tack Weld Tests• Appendix D - Distortion Induced Fatigue Tests ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Joakim Karlsson A2 - Scott Allard A2 - Rohit Viswanathan A2 - Robert Furey A2 - Jonathan McCredie TI - Airport Capital Improvements: A Business Planning and Decision-Making Approach DO - 10.17226/22259 PY - 2014 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22259/airport-capital-improvements-a-business-planning-and-decision-making-approach PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 120: Airport Capital Improvements: A Business Planning and Decision-Making Approach consist of a guidebook and a spreadsheet-based cost-estimating model to assist practitioners with estimating the cost of construction projects regularly proposed in an airport’s capital improvement plan. The spreadsheet model requires 32-bit Microsoft Excel 2007 or later. ACRP Web Only Document 18: Airport Capital Improvements: Developing a Cost-Estimating Model and Database describes the research process to develop and test the model.This spreadsheet is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense: An Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives SN - DO - 10.17226/13189 PY - 2012 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13189/making-sense-of-ballistic-missile-defense-an-assessment-of-concepts PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Conflict and Security Issues AB - The Committee on an Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives set forth to provide an assessment of the feasibility, practicality, and affordability of U.S. boost-phase missile defense compared with that of the U.S. non-boost missile defense when countering short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missile threats from rogue states to deployed forces of the United States and its allies and defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack. To provide a context for this analysis of present and proposed U.S. boost-phase and non-boost missile defense concepts and systems, the committee considered the following to be the missions for ballistic missile defense (BMD): protecting of the U.S. homeland against nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD); or conventional ballistic missile attacks; protection of U.S. forces, including military bases, logistics, command and control facilities, and deployed forces, including military bases, logistics, and command and control facilities. They also considered deployed forces themselves in theaters of operation against ballistic missile attacks armed with WMD or conventional munitions, and protection of U.S. allies, partners, and host nations against ballistic-missile-delivered WMD and conventional weapons. Consistent with U.S. policy and the congressional tasking, the committee conducted its analysis on the basis that it is not a mission of U.S. BMD systems to defend against large-scale deliberate nuclear attacks by Russia or China. Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense: An Assessment of Concepts and Systems for U.S. Boost-Phase Missile Defense in Comparison to Other Alternatives suggests that great care should be taken by the U.S. in ensuring that negotiations on space agreements not adversely impact missile defense effectiveness. This report also explains in further detail the findings of the committee, makes recommendations, and sets guidelines for the future of ballistic missile defense research. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Guidebook on Risk Analysis Tools and Management Practices to Control Transportation Project Costs DO - 10.17226/14391 PY - 2010 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14391/guidebook-on-risk-analysis-tools-and-management-practices-to-control-transportation-project-costs PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 658: Guidebook on Risk Analysis Tools and Management Practices to Control Transportation Project Costs explores specific, practical, and risk-related management practices and analysis tools designed to help manage and control transportation project costs. ER - TY - BOOK TI - Sea Level Rise and Coastal Disasters: Summary of a Forum, October 25, 2001, Washington DC DO - 10.17226/10590 PY - 2002 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10590/sea-level-rise-and-coastal-disasters-summary-of-a-forum PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Earth Sciences ER - TY - BOOK TI - Procedures Used by Federal Agencies to Prepare Budget Estimates for Construction DO - 10.17226/19184 PY - 1987 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/19184/procedures-used-by-federal-agencies-to-prepare-budget-estimates-for-construction PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - KW - Transportation and Infrastructure ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Economic Development Research Group Inc A2 - David Gillen A2 - ICF SH&E A2 - Kramer aerotek Inc A2 - Mead & Hunt TI - The Role of U.S. Airports in the National Economy DO - 10.17226/22146 PY - 2015 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22146/the-role-of-us-airports-in-the-national-economy PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 132: The Role of U.S. Airports in the National Economy examines the economic role of U.S. airports and the national airport system to help communicate the national aggregate value of airports to communities and aviation stakeholders.A PowerPoint presentation and brochure supplement the report. Appendices 1 through 5 of the contractor’s final report are available online and provide the related data associated with this research effort:Appendix 1: Multifactor ProductivityAppendix 2: Consumer SurplusAppendix 2A: Calculations for Consumer SurplusAppendix 3: Economic Role of U.S. AirportsAppendix 3A: NPIAS DatabaseAppendix 4: Qualitative ResearchAppendix 5: Literature Review ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Douglas D. Gransberg A2 - H. David Jeong A2 - Emily K. Craigie A2 - Jorge A. Rueda-Benavides A2 - K. Joseph Shrestha TI - Estimating Highway Preconstruction Services Costs - Volume 1: Guidebook DO - 10.17226/23590 PY - 2016 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23590/estimating-highway-preconstruction-services-costs-volume-1-guidebook PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English AB - TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 826: Estimating Highway Preconstruction Services Costs presents guidance for state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other agencies for estimating preconstruction services (PCS) costs for transportation project development. PCS refers to a varied assortment of project-specific engineering and other professional services required before construction begins on a bridge, highway, or other transportation project, whether provided by agency staff or consultants.Volume 1: Guidebook addresses principal sources and components of PCS costs, PCS estimating methodologies, trends (such as changes in design and construction technology, design standards, program requirements, and professional workforce) likely to affect PCS costs, and advice on agency policies and practices that can help control program risk through improved PCS cost estimation.Accompanying Volume 1, Volume 2: Research Report documents the development, testing, validation, and packaging of an accurate, consistent, and reliable method for estimating PCS costs. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - ICF International, Inc. TI - Independent Cost Estimates for Design and Construction of Transit Facilities in Rural and Small Urban Areas DO - 10.17226/22086 PY - 2015 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22086/independent-cost-estimates-for-design-and-construction-of-transit-facilities-in-rural-and-small-urban-areas PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 397: Independent Cost Estimates for Design and Construction of Transit Facilities in Rural and Small Urban Areas explores the distinct characteristics of rural and small urban area transit facilities and historical cost data. The report includes a prototype tool that may assist agencies with preparing conceptual estimates.The prototype tool is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. ER - TY - BOOK TI - Deferred Maintenance Reporting for Federal Facilities: Meeting the Requirements of Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Standard Number 6, as Amended SN - DO - 10.17226/10095 PY - 2001 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10095/deferred-maintenance-reporting-for-federal-facilities-meeting-the-requirements-of PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Engineering and Technology AB - In 1996 the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) 1 enacted Standard Number 6, Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E), the first government-wide initiative requiring federal agencies to report dollar amounts of deferred maintenance annually. The FASAB has identified four overall objectives in federal financial reporting: budgetary integrity, operating performance, stewardship, and systems and control. FASAB Standard Number 6, as amended, focuses on operating performance and stewardship. The FFC Standing Committee on Operations and Maintenance has prepared this report to identify potential issues that should be considered in any future amendments to the standard and to suggest approaches for resolving them. The committee's intent is to assist the CFO Council, federal agencies, the FASAB, and others as they consider how best to meet the objectives of federal financial reporting for facilities. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board A2 - William Roberds A2 - Travis McGrath TI - Developing the "Guide for the Process of Managing Risk on Rapid Renewal Projects" DO - 10.17226/22271 PY - 2014 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22271/developing-the-guide-for-the-process-of-managing-risk-on-rapid-renewal-projects PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Report S2-R09-RW-1: Developing the "Guide for the Process of Managing Risk on Rapid Renewal Projects" documents the development of Guide for the Process of Managing Risk on Rapid Renewal Projects, which is geared to manage risk during rapid renewal projects.Additionally, three electronic tools may assist with successfully implementing the guide:• The rapid renewal risk management planning template will assist users with working through the overall risk management process.• The hypothetical project using risk management planning template employs sample data to help provide an example to users about how to use the rapid renewal risk management template.• The user’s guide for risk management planning template will provide further instructions to users who use the rapid renewal risk management template.Renewal Project R09 also produced a PowerPoint presentation on risk management planning.Disclaimer: This software is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine AU - National Academy of Sciences AU - National Academy of Engineering AU - National Research Council TI - Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology SN - DO - 10.17226/5040 PY - 1995 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5040/allocating-federal-funds-for-science-and-technology PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Policy for Science and Technology KW - Industry and Labor AB - The United States faces a new challenge—maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency during the next several years. To address this change, the Senate Appropriations Committee requested a report from the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering and the Institute of Medicine to address "the criteria that should be used in judging the appropriate allocation of funds to research and development activities; to examine the appropriate balance among different types of institutions that conduct such research; and to look at the means of assuring continued objectivity in the allocation process." In this eagerly-awaited book, a committee of experts selected by the National Academies and the Institute responds with 13 recommendations that propose a new budgeting process and formulates a series of questions to address during that process. The committee also makes corollary recommendations about merit review, government oversight, linking research and development to government missions, the synergy between research and education, and other topics. The recommendations are aimed at rooting out obsolete and inadequate activities to free resources from good programs for even better ones, in the belief that "science and technology will be at least as important in the future as they have been in the past in dealing with problems that confront the nation." The authoring committee of this book was chaired by Frank Press, former President of the National Academy of Sciences (1981-1993) and Presidential Science and Technology Advisor (1977-1981). ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction DO - 10.17226/14014 PY - 2007 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14014/guidance-for-cost-estimation-and-management-for-highway-projects-during-planning-programming-and-preconstruction PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 574: Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction explores approaches to cost estimation and management designed to overcome the root causes of cost escalation and to support the development of consistent and accurate project estimates through all phases of the development process, from long-range planning, through priority programming, and through project design.NCHRP Web-Only Document 98 details the steps followed by the research team in the development of NCHRP Report 574. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Final Report for NCHRP Report 574: Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects During Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction DO - 10.17226/22045 PY - 2006 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22045/final-report-for-nchrp-report-574-guidance-for-cost-estimation-and-management-for-highway-projects-during-planning-programming-and-preconstruction PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Document 98, Final Report for NCHRP Report 574: Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects during Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction details the steps followed by the research team in the development of NCHRP Report 574: Guidance for Cost Estimation and Management for Highway Projects during Planning, Programming, and Preconstruction. NCHRP Report 574 examines highway cost estimation practice and cost estimation management with the goal of helping achieve greater consistency and accuracy between planning, programming and preliminary design, and final design. The Guidebook explores strategies, methods, and tools to develop, track, and document realistic cost estimates during each phase of the process. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Innovative Approaches to Addressing Aviation Capacity Issues in Coastal Mega-regions DO - 10.17226/14363 PY - 2010 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14363/innovative-approaches-to-addressing-aviation-capacity-issues-in-coastal-mega-regions PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 31: Innovative Approaches to Addressing Aviation Capacity Issues in Coastal Mega-regions examines the aviation capacity issues in the two coastal mega-regions located along the East and West coasts of the United States. The report explores integrated strategic actions to that could potentially address the constrained aviation system capacity and growing travel demand in the high-density, multijurisdictional, multimodal, coastal mega-regions. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Douglas D. Gransberg A2 - H. David Jeong A2 - Emily K. Craigie A2 - Jorge A. Rueda-Benavides A2 - K. Joseph Shrestha TI - Estimating Highway Preconstruction Services Costs - Volume 2: Research Report DO - 10.17226/23627 PY - 2016 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23627/estimating-highway-preconstruction-services-costs-volume-2-research-report PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 826: Estimating Highway Preconstruction Services Costs presents guidance for state departments of transportation (DOTs) and other agencies for estimating preconstruction services (PCS) costs for transportation project development. PCS refers to a varied assortment of project-specific engineering and other professional services required before construction begins on a bridge, highway, or other transportation project, whether provided by agency staff or consultants.Volume 2: Research Report documents the development, testing, validation, and packaging of an accurate, consistent, and reliable method for estimating PCS costs.Accompanying Volume 2, Volume 1: Guidebook addresses principal sources and components of PCS costs, PCS estimating methodologies, trends (such as changes in design and construction technology, design standards, program requirements, and professional workforce) likely to affect PCS costs, and advice on agency policies and practices that can help control program risk through improved PCS cost estimation. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Guidelines for Analysis of Investments in Bicycle Facilities DO - 10.17226/13929 PY - 2006 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13929/guidelines-for-analysis-of-investments-in-bicycle-facilities PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 552: Guidelines for Analysis of Investments in Bicycle Facilities includes methodologies and tools to estimate the cost of various bicycle facilities and for evaluating their potential value and benefits. The report is designed to help transportation planners integrate bicycle facilities into their overall transportation plans and on a project-by-project basis. The research described in the report has been used to develop a set of web-based guidelines, available on the Internet at http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/bikecost/, that provide a step-by-step worksheet for estimating costs, demands, and benefits associated with specific facilities under consideration. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Procedures Guide for Right-of-Way Cost Estimation and Cost Management DO - 10.17226/14289 PY - 2009 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/14289/procedures-guide-for-right-of-way-cost-estimation-and-cost-management PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 625: Procedures Guide for Right-of-Way Cost Estimation and Cost Management explores approaches for developing right-of-way (ROW) cost estimates. The report also examines ways to track and manage ROW cost during all phases of project development, including planning, programming, and preliminary and final design. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Estimating Climate Sensitivity: Report of a Workshop DO - 10.17226/10787 PY - 2003 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10787/estimating-climate-sensitivity-report-of-a-workshop PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Environment and Environmental Studies KW - Earth Sciences AB - “Climate sensitivity” is a term used to characterize the response of the climate system to an imposed forcing, and is most commonly used to mean the equilibrium global mean surface temperature change that occurs in response to a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. The purpose of this workshop was to explore current capabilities and limitations in quantifying climate sensitivity and consider whether there are alternative approaches for characterizing climate response that might better suit the information needs of policy makers. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future SN - DO - 10.17226/13389 PY - 2012 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13389/sea-level-rise-for-the-coasts-of-california-oregon-and-washington PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Environment and Environmental Studies KW - Earth Sciences AB - Tide gauges show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are rising mainly because ocean water expands as it warms; and water from melting glaciers and ice sheets is flowing into the ocean. Sea-level rise poses enormous risks to the valuable infrastructure, development, and wetlands that line much of the 1,600 mile shoreline of California, Oregon, and Washington. As those states seek to incorporate projections of sea-level rise into coastal planning, they asked the National Research Council to make independent projections of sea-level rise along their coasts for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100, taking into account regional factors that affect sea level. Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future explains that sea level along the U.S. west coast is affected by a number of factors. These include: climate patterns such as the El Nino, effects from the melting of modern and ancient ice sheets, and geologic processes, such as plate tectonics. Regional projections for California, Oregon, and Washington show a sharp distinction at Cape Mendocino in northern California. South of that point, sea-level rise is expected to be very close to global projections. However, projections are lower north of Cape Mendocino because the land is being pushed upward as the ocean plate moves under the continental plate along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. However, an earthquake magnitude 8 or larger, which occurs in the region every few hundred to 1,000 years, would cause the land to drop and sea level to suddenly rise. ER -