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OTCREOS7.1 Projects (Funded June, 2008; Duration: Up to three years)
PI	Project Title	Status
R.D.Barnes	Roadway Weather Information System and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) Coordination	Active
J.Comer	Oklahoma’s Transportation Infrastructure: Inventory and Impacts	Active
S.Commuri	Continuous real-time measurement of pavement quality during construction	Active
R.Bulut	Unsaturated Soil Moisture Drying and Wetting Diffusion Coefficient Measurements in the Laboratory	Active
D.D.Gransberg	Quantifying the Costs and Benefits of Pavement Retexturing as a Pavement Preservation Tool	Active
K.Hatami	Use of MSE Technology to Stabilize Highway Embankments and Slopes	Active
D.V.Howard	Summer Internship Program	Active
M.Kamath	A Decision Support System for Transportation Infrastructure and Supply Chain System Planning	Active
G.A.Miller	Effect of Suction Hysteresis on Resilient Modulus of Fine-Grained Soils	Active
T.Ley	Investigations of a Precast Bridge Deck System	Active
N.Materer	Passive Wireless Corrosion Sensors for Transportation Infrastructure	Active
K.D.Mish	Development of an In-Situ Fatigue Sensor	Active
K.Muraleetharan	Soil-Structure Interaction Studies for Understanding the Behavior of Integral Abutment Bridges	Active
M.Zaman	Tube Suction Test for Evaluation of Durability of Cementitiously Stabilized Soils	Active
A.K.Tyagi	Laboratory Modeling of Energy Dissipation in Broken-Back Culverts	Active

Turner-Fairbank Projects - Period (9/2006-9/2008)
PI	Project Title	Status
K.D.Mish R.N.Emerson	Bridges of the Future can be Created Here Today	Active
S.P.Pulat R.G.Ingalls	Freight Movement Model for Oklahoma	Active
E.A.O'Rear S.A.Cross S.Lewis	Warm Mix Asphalt: Binders Rheology and Mix Performance	Active

FTA FY05 2 NAPTAG Federal Transit Authority - Period (6/2006 - 9/2009)
PI	Project Title	Status
Radhakrishnan Sarangan	Methods and Tools for Studying and Improving Para transit Services	Active
James Wachtstetter	Coordinated Human Service Transportation: Impediments and Solutions at the State and Local Level	Active
Marshment	Operating and Maintenance Cost Database	Active
Oberlender	Development of On-Board Survey Manual	Active
Ahmed	Transit Safety Performance Measurement Tools	Active

FTA FY04 NAPTAG Federal Transit Authority - Period (7/2004 - 7/2007)
PI	Project Title	Status
Court Tiako	Measuring the Mobility Impacts of Projects Competing for New Starts Funding	Active
Landers McTernan	A Framework for Preparing Environmental Risk Assessments for the FTA Major Capital Investment Projects	Active
Karabuk Radhakrishnan Soltani	Paratransit Demand Response Service Quality and Cost Enhancement Through Information Technologies	Active
Gilbert James Wachtstetter	Coordination of Services	Active
Zaman Wachtstetter	Transportation Planning Process Web Enabled Training and Education	Active
Gilbert S.Lewis Marshment	Assisting the FTA Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation in Preparing a Strategic Research Plan	Active

FTA FY05 NAPTAG Federal Transit Authority - Period (8/2005-9/2008)
PI	Project Title	Status
Court Montgomery	Regional Bus Service	Active
Ahmed	Light Rail Transit: Pedestrian and Vehicular Safety	Active
Court Jonyer	Data Mining the National Transit Database	Active

FHWA Projects, Modification #1 - Period (2/2006-2/2007)
PI	Project Title	Status
Sluss	Truck Weight Enforcement using Advanced Weigh-in-Motion Systems	Active
Miller	Heave in Sulfate-Bearing Oklahoma Soils due to Lime Stabilization	Active
Ramseyer	Monitor Existing and New Bonded Overlay Projects in the State of Oklahoma	Active
Refai	Data Network Upgrade for Roadway Traffic Counters and Monitors	Active
O'Rear S.Lewis	Recyled Asphalt Mixes	Active
Knox Coleman	Evaluation of the Current Test Method (AASHTO T 84)	Active
Sarangan Pei	A Demonstration of Low-Cost Reliable Wireless Sensor for Health Monitoring of a Precast Prestressed Concrete Bridge	Active
Russell	Self Consolidating Concrete for Prestressed Concrete Bridge Beams	Active
Russell	Investigation of Bridge Element Strength	Active
Emerson	Determining the Remaining Capacity of Deteriorated Timber Bridge Piles	Active
Cross	Validation of the CoreDry and CoreReader Apparatus	Active
Zaman	Workshop, Seminar and Website Upgrade	Active

FHWA Projects - Period (3/2005-9/2006)
PI	Project Title	Status
Coleman Zaman	Effect of Anti-Stripping Additives on Performance-Graded Binders in Oklahoma	Active
Wachtstetter	Statewide Seat Belt Campaign for Oklahoma's Diverse Populations	Active
Wachtstetter Nanny	Public Perceptions of Noise Barriers in Oklahoma	Completed
Bowen	Investigation of Feasibility of Using Continuous for Live Load Design for Steel Bridges	Completed
Cross	Evaluation of Variability in Theoretical Maximum Specific Gravity Determination	Completed
Ingalls Pulat	Freight Movement Model Development for Oklahoma Phase III	Completed
Oberlender	Application of Linear Scheduling Methods to Highway Construction Projects: Phase I	Active
Russell	Prestress Losses in High Performance Concrete Bridges	Completed
Tyagi	Degredation Stabilizing Methodology for elected Drop Box Culverts in Oklahoma	Completed
Khoury	Permeability and Resilient Modulus of Different Aggregate Bases Commonly Used in Oklahoma	Active
Mish	Protecting Oklahoma Transportation Infrastructure from Natural and Man-Made Hazards	Active
Pei	"Smart Dust" Sensor Network for Intelligent Pavement Maintenance	Completed
Ramseyer	Mechanical Activation of Fly Ash for Concrete	Completed

OTA Projects - Period (5/2005-12/2006)
PI	Project Title	Status
Court Ahmed	Examining the Potential Shuttle Bus Service on the Oklahoma City and Tulsa Corridor	Completed
Gransberg	Estimating Design Fees for Transportation Projects: Phase I	Completed
Jeung	Development of an Improved System for Contract Time Determination	Completed
Ramseyer	Development of Repair and Strengthening Methods for End Damage on AASHTO Girders	Completed

SPR Projects - Period (4/2005 - 9/2006)
PI	Project Title	Status
Zaman	Evaluation of Surface Energy Characteristics of Aggregates & Binders in Hot Mix Asphalt: Phase II Year 2	Completed
Wachtstetter	Effects of Department of Transportation Litter Campaigns	Completed
Ramseyer	Stress Monitoring of the I-40 at Lake Eufala Bridge	Completed
Bowen	Evaluation of the In-Situ Response of Steel Bridges: Field Load Tests	Completed
Emerson	Nondestructive Evaluation of Repaired Timber Piles via Ultrasonic and Sonic Inspection	Completed
Emerson	Durability of Cost Effective Timber Piles	Completed

TCSP Projects - Period
PI	Project Title	Status
Ghosh Olson	Oklahoma Highway Cost Allocation Study	Completed
Bowen	Load Rating of Steel Bridges with Deteriorated Members	Completed

OTC FY03 Projects - Period (10/2002 - 9/2003)
PI	Project Title	Status
Comer Fincham	Analyzing Impacts of Highway Construction Activities in Oklahoma	Completed
Emerson	Evaluation and Development of Cost Effective Timber Pile Repair Techniques: Phase II	Completed
Hughes	Subgrade Stabilization using Unwashed Mine Tailings from the Tar Creek Superfund Site	Completed
Fierro Radhakrishnan	24/7 Remote Monitoring of Work Zones and Intelligent Decision Support System for the Safety of Motorists and Highway Construction Workers: Phase II	Completed
Halihan	Integrated Subsurface Imaging Techniques for Detecting Cavities in the Karst Environments of Oklahoma: Phase II	Completed
Zaman	An Alternative Method for Determization of Asphalt Content	Completed
Ingalls Pulat Shen	Freight Movement Model Development for Oklahoma Phase III	Completed
Russell	Investigating Admixture IPANEX for use in Bridge Decks	Completed
Russell	Investigation of Stainless Steel Clad Reinforcement for Bridge Decks	Completed
Zaman	Evaluation of Surface Free Energy Characteristics of Aggregates and Binders in Hot Mix Asphalt Phase I	Completed
Bowen	I-40 Bridge over the Arkansas River	Completed
Russell Bowen	Evaluating the State of States Bridges: Systematic Review of Bridge Inspection System	Completed
Ingalls Kamath Pulat Shen	Development of Freight Model	Completed
Emerson	Timber Pile Repair Techniques	Completed
Snethen Miller	Quality Control Testing for Granular Materials	Completed
Radhakrishnan Hougen	Improving Work Zone Safety: Equipment Evaluation, Acquisition, and Integration (funded outside OTC sources)	Completed
Comer Finchum	Analyzing Impacts of Highway Construction Activities in Oklahoma: Phase II	Completed
Havlicek Sluss	An Accident Analysis System for Traffic Engineering Decision Support on a Statewide Basis - SAFE-T	Completed
Zaman	Evaluation of Surface Free Energy Characteristics of Aggregates and Binders in Hot Mix Asphalt, Phase II Year 1	Completed

OTC FY02 Projects - Period
PI	Project Title	Status
Bowen	Evaluation of Permanent Formed Metal Decking as Lateral-Torsional Bracing in Bridges	Completed
Gipson	Analytical Quantification of the Basic Problems of Pavement Behavior Under the Action of Sustained Loading	Completed
Tyagi	A Prioritizing Methodology for Scour-Critical Culverts in Oklahoma	Completed
Emerson	Evaluation and Development of Cost Effective Timber Pile Techniques: Phase I	Completed
Comer Finchum	Analyzing Impacts of Highway Construction Activities in Oklahoma Phase I - Socioeconomics	Completed
Tarhole	Integrated Subsurface Imaging Techniques for Detecting Cavities in the Karst Environments of Oklahoma: Phase II	Completed
Zaman Tarefder Coleman	An Alternative Method for Determization of Asphalt Content	Completed
Radhakrishnan Hougen Fierron	24/7 Remote Monitoring of Work Zones and Intelligent Decision Support System for the Safety of Motorists and Highway Construction Workers: Phase I	Completed
Shen Ingalls Pulat	Modeling Oklahoma Freight Flows: A Review, Synthesis and Model Building Procedure: Phase I	Completed

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