Stanley L. Ring Memorial Library new acquisitions
How to order
Order library materials in three ways:
- Order online, www.ctre.iastate.edu/library/search.cfm.
- Contact Jim Hogan, library coordinator, 515-294-9481, hoganj@iastate.edu, fax 515-294-0467.
- Mail or fax the order form on the back cover of Technology News.
CD-ROM
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68 PEDSAFE: Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System
This guide provides the latest information for improving the safety and mobility
of pedestrians. It includes information on engineering countermeasures, education
and enforcement programs, and case studies that illustrate the application
of these concepts.
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69 Recommended Use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in the Superpave Mix Design
Method
This CD-ROM contains a 12 minute video presentation on the incorporation of
RAP into hot mix asphalt designed with the Superpave method.
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70 Endangered Species Act—Build Smart
These two CDs are designed to acquaint highway construction personnel with
the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help them direct the contractor to
Build Smart. Disk 1 covers an introduction to the ESA and a review of the
independent duties an agency has under the ESA. Disk 2 covers constructing
to the ESA, two case histories, and additional resources for inspectors. Presentations
include graphics, videos, and photographs.
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71 Training Materials for Night Road Work to Improve Safety and Operations
This CD-ROM complements NCHRP Report 475, “A Procedure for Assessing
and Planning Nighttime Highway Construction and Maintenance,” which
presented a decision process to assist highway agencies in evaluating night
work alternatives against other work schedules, and NCHRP Report 476, “Guidelines
for Design and Operation of Nighttime Traffic Control for Highway Maintenance
and Construction,” which provides guidelines for developing a plan for
night work that will provide public and worker safety. It requires MS Word,
MS PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player.
Videos
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737 Sink or Swim Teamwork: We’re All in This Together
This video helps groups discover how to self-manage tasks and achieve goals
as a team, apply the four guiding principles for becoming a true-blue team
player, cooperate regardless of task or assignment size, and maximize the
team’s effectiveness using the CLING strategy.
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738 Meth Lab Waste Recognition for Adopt-a-Highway Volunteers
This video is aimed at Adopt-a-Highway volunteers to educate them about the
dangers of meth lab waste products that may be encountered. It would also
apply to maintenance workers.
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739 Meth Labs: California’s Hidden Danger
This video introduces individuals to the dangers of meth labs by making them
aware of what to look for and how they could be harmed by the gases and residue
of leftover chemicals used in processing methamphetamines. It also explains
how meth labs in the local area can be discovered by the ability to identify
the waste being dumped. Methamphetamines labs have been found in parks, cars,
hotels, and even picnic baskets. This video will also assist emergency personnel
in identifying potential dangers when responding to emergency calls.
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740 How to Resolve Conflict at Work
This video presents techniques on handling conflicts including how to offer
help when a co-worker asks too much, how to protect your reputation if someone
asks you to lie, and how to work with a customer who expects the impossible.
Publications
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1663 Signalized Intersections: Informational Guide
This guide provides a single, comprehensive document with methods for evaluating
the safety and operations of signalized intersections. Topics covered include
fundamental principles of user needs, geometric design, traffic signal design
and operation, safety and operational analysis techniques, and a wide variety
of treatments to address existing or projected problems. It also covers alternative
intersection forms that improve performance through the use of indirect left
turns and other treatments. Each treatment includes a discussion of safety,
operational performance, multimodal issues, and physical and economic factors
that should be considered.
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1664 Portable Changeable Message Sign Handbook
This pocket-sized handbook provides basic guidelines for the use of portable
changeable message signs (PCMS). It includes information on when to use PCMS,
matrix types, message design, standard abbreviations, display time, maximum
number of phases, placement, height, sight distance, brightness, and maintenance.
Selected Iowa DOT library new acquisitions
Safety Evaluation of Red-Light Cameras, Forrest M. Council and others; Ryerson University and Federal Highway Administration. Report No. FHWA-HRT-05-048. 2005, 95p. TE5091/Un8r/FHWA-HRT/05-048.
Red-Light Running Handbook: An Engineer’s Guide to Reducing Red-Light-Related Crashes, James Bonneson and Karl Zimmerman; Texas A&M University. Report No. FHWA/TX-05/0-4196-P1. 2004, 90p. TA1/T31r/4196/P1.
Review and Evaluation of Enforcement Issues and Safety Statistics Related to Red-Light-Running, James Bonneson, Karl Zimmerman, and Cesar Quiroga; Texas A&M University. Report No. FHWA/TX-04/4196-1. 2003, 116p. TA1/T31r/4196-1.
Development of Guidelines for Identifying and Treating Locations with a Red-Light-Running Problem, James Bonneson and Karl Zimmerman; Texas A&M University. Report No. FHWA/TX-05/0-4196-2. 2004, 136p. TA1/T31r/4196-2.
How to order Iowa DOT publications
To receive publications from the Iowa DOT libary, you can also contact Hank Zalatel, Iowa DOT librarian, 515-239-1200, hank.zalatel@dot.iowa.gov. (You can search the entire Iowa DOT library online as part of the State Library of Iowa. Go to the LTAP library site; click on Iowa DOT Library.)