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A -- ANNOUNCEMENT OF NCHRP RESEARCH ALLOCATIONS FOR FY '98 SOL 20418 POC Manager, NCHRP, (202) 334-3233 WEB: Anticipated Projects, http://www2.nas.edu/trbcrp. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, cjencks@nas.edu. Announcement of NCHRP Research Allocations for 1997 (FY '98) The Research Committee for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials met in Washington, D.C., on March 25-26, 1997, and selected the following new projects for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program in fiscal year 1998: 4-26, Thermoplastic Pipe Design Procedure; 6-13, Snow and Ice Control Treatment Materials and Methods; 8-35, Incorporating ITS into the Transportation Planning Process; 9-14, Investigation of "Forbidden Zone" in SHRP Superpave Aggregate Gradation Specification; 9-15, Quality Characteristics of Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavements for Use in Performance-Related-Specifications; 12-48, Design of Highway Bridges for Extreme Events; 12-49, Comprehensive Specification for the Seismic Design of Bridges; 12-50, Test Suite of Bridges for Software Validation; 12-51, Effect of Increasing Truck Size and Weight on Bridge Life; 15-17, Additional Research on Geometric Design Consistency; 15-18, An Evaluationof Conflicting Design Speed and Operating Speed Applications in Project Design and Traffic Operations; 18-6, Residual Life Assessment of Concrete Girders Subjected to Corrosion-Related Deterioration; 20-45, Implementation of the "Manual for Scientific Inquiry into Transportation Problems: Research Methodologies"; 20-46, Systems Approach to Implementing Research and Changing Current Practices; 20-47, Criteria for Linear Spatial Data Quality, Analyses, and Integration with GPS for Location Referencing; 22-15, Assessment of Means to Improve the Compatibility of Vehicles and Roadside Safety Hardware; 24-10, Thermally Sprayed Metallic Coatings to Protect Steel Pilings; 24-11, Guidelines for Geofoam Applications in Embankment and Slope Stabilization Projects; 24-12, Criteria for Flowable Fill in Backfill; 24-13, Evaluation of Tensioned Systems in Geotechnical Applications; 24-14, Scour at Contracted Bridge Sites: Flood and Field Data; 24-15, Bridge Scour in Fine-Grained (Cohesive) Sediments/Soils; 24-16, Effect ofIncremental Channel Shift on Bridge Scour; 25-14, Heavy Duty Vehicle Emissions; 25-15, Short Term Monitoring for Compliance with Air Quality Standards. Preliminary scopes of work for each project are available on the Internet at http://www2.nas.edu/trbcrp under "Anticipated Projects." Project Statements inviting proposals will be available at the same Internet site beginning around August 1997. You may register electronically, at the same site, for notification of project statement postings. Inquiries may also be addressed to Manager NCHRP, Cooperative Research Programs, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418. (0113)

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