REFERENCE (RF)

 

RF0025      10:00         Bearing Tooth Gear

                                         Stephen E. Knotts

                                             417 173rd PL NE

                                        Bellevue, WA 98008

 

                                      This video describes how a bearing tooth gear operates.  It also lists many ways that the bearing tooth gear is advantageous to a conventional gear.

 

RF0050      17:20         Central Tire Inflation:  Where the Rubber Meets the Road

                                      USDA Forest Service

 

                                      This video shows a way to match road conditions to pressure inside the tires of vehicles.

 

RF0060      7:44           “Cornerstone of Innovation” The Campaign for Engineering and Physics

                                      University of Idaho

 

                                      This video presents the achievements of students enrolled in the college of engineering at the University of Idaho and the college’s infrastructure.

 

RF0080      22:45         Flagging Operations and Procedures

                                      South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation 1993

 

RF0100      1:14:43      Geographic Positioning System

                                      Teleconference - Session 1: Basic GPS

                                      Operation & Issues

                                      Iowa Transportation Center, July 1995

 

RF0150      1:09:00      Geographic Positioning System

                                      Teleconference - Session 2: Basic GPS

                                      Application Concepts & Equipment

                                      Guidelines

                                      Iowa Transportation Center, July 1995

 

RF0200      1:26:00      Geographic Positioning System

                                      Teleconference - Session 3: GPS Receiver

                                      Equipment Precision & the Potential

                                      Application for Each

                                      Iowa Transportation Center, July 1995

 

RF0253      38:00         ABC’s of Fire Extinguishers & Chain Saw Safety

 

                                      Shows the use of manual, inverted, and stored pressure portable fire extinguishers.  Covers four classes of fires and how to deal with each one. (2 videos on one tape)

 

RF0255      26:00         Highway Construction Equipment, Excavations, Concrete Forms, Shoring & Steel Erection

                                      OSHA

 

RF0260      12:00         Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center (HITEC)

                                      HITEC

 

                                      This video explains the purpose of HITEC and how it operates.  The video describes the process that HITEC uses to evaluate materials, services, systems and other technology for its beneficial implementation into transportation applications.

 

RF0275      17:00         How To Give a Deposition

                                      Pennsylvania DOT 1991

                                                         

                                      Gives a brief overview on how to give a deposition.

 

RF0300      25:03         Idea Store #1 & #2

                                      Pennsylvania DOT

 

                                      Contents:  level for checking road crown, ‘no hands’ hand level, storage rack for snow plow blade, identifying highway signs, easy blade changing for a motor grader, tips on work zone traffic control, evaluation of aggregate loss, winter service and junk day brochures, better beaver baffler.

 

RF0400      9:40            Idea Store #3

                                      Pennsylvania DOT, November 1989

 

                                      Subjects covered are two different types of lifters for changing plow blades, the proper way to remove and store locking pins on the articulated loader from within the cab, a pamphlet on daily maintenance of motor graders, a yard cleaner for removing metal, the use of pre-cast wall units to eliminate stream erosion, and patching using a box mounted on the front of a motor grader.

 

RF0450      10:00          Idea Store #4

                                      Pennsylvania DOT, June 1990

 

                                      Subjects covered are water runoff on rural roads, slush and ice buildup on snow removal equipment, road resurfacing, minimizing aggregate loss, use of discarded tires, and portable road closed sign display.

 

RF0500      11:00          Idea Store #5

                                      Pennsylvania DOT, March 1991

 

                                      Innovative ideas that include the importance of the hard hat, proper tire inflation, the importance of communication between the highway department and the public, and ‘adopt a sign’ program.

 

RF0550      17:00          Idea Store #6

                                      Pennsylvania DOT, September 1991

 

                                      Roadside wildflowers, effective signs, PADOT’s Road Scholar program, and safety promotion.

 

RF0600      10:08          Idea Store #7

                                      Pennsylvania DOT, August 1992

 

                                      Covers innovations in the following areas:  curb scraper, dump truck air foil, timber bridge information, Delaware/Chester P.W.A. and their ideas, and better cylinder wrench.

 

RF0650      10:00          Idea Store #8

                                      Pennsylvania DOT, August 1993

 

                                      This video covers medical alert information placed inside hard hats, winter driving safety program, a snow plow wing cart, and a flashing light when fuel truck is in the garage so no welding will occur.

 

RF0700      6:15            Idea Store #9

                                      Pennsylvania DOT, December 1993

 

                                      This edition of the Idea Store presents only one new idea.  In an effort to reduce backing accidents, PennDOT designed key tags that show the blind spots on the equipment commonly used in transportation work.

 

RF0715      13:15          Impact Energy Absorbers

                                      LLC

 

                                      This video shows two national news reports from January of 1996 regarding a government standard for semi-trailers, to implement better guards for rear-end collisions.  It also shows nine shock insulator design tests.

                                                         

RF0725      41:00          Local Government on Trial: Part 1 – The Background

                                      LTAP Clearinghouse 1995

 

                                      This video describes the various aspects of a court case, how it proceeds from the time of the accident through the complaint discovery process, the court proceedings and the jury decisions.

 

RF0730      90:00         Local Government on Trial: Part 2 – The Trial

                                      LTAP Clearinghouse 1995

 

                                      This video presents a mock trial involving local government on trial.  This defines practices and terms commonly used in an accident investigation trial.

 

RF0740      41:10         NIATT Workshop Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) Breakout - Session 1

                                      National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology

                     

                                      This video is a two part series about the IVHS, which is comprised of entities such as video imaging, fiber optics, GPS, satellite communications, detector technologies.  Programs under the IVHS are Advanced Traffic Management Systems, Advanced Traveler Information Systems, Advanced Public Transportation Systems, Commercial Vehicle Operations and Advanced Vehicle Control Systems.

 

RF0745        128:00     NIATT Workshop Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) Breakout - Session 2

                                      National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology

 

                                      Continuation of video RF0740.  See description above.

 

RF0747        5:00         Rigging the Boardwalk

                                      Safety Shorts 1993

 

                                      Working with mobile scaffolds or outriggers can expose you to all of the usual hazards of scaffolds.  This video offers tips on how to cut down on danger at the jobsite. (Handouts)

 

RF0750        15:00       Rural Technical Assistance Program

                                      Federal Highway Administration

 

                                      This video explains the benefits that an agency can receive from the Technology Transfer Program. Examples are given of assistance received by agencies from various activities of individual centers. This is a promotional video.

 

RF0755        5:00         Safety on the Board Walk

                                      Safety Shorts 1993

 

                                      Shows that even if you have the proper guardrails, planking and access ladders, carelessness can set you up for a fall.

 

RF0760      22:00         Scheduled Lives, Stressful Drives

                                      Federal Highway Administration

 

                                      This video tape illustrates how Advanced Traveler Information Systems return control to travelers by giving them choices-choices of time, route, and mode of travel.

 

RF0775        7:36         Shooting Good Video

                                      Federal Highway Administration

 

                                      This video demonstrates the importance of having clear video documentation in construction projects.

 

RF0800      58:40         SHRP Now Exhibit - 1991 AASHTO Technology Transfer Fair: 

                                      1) Worker Safety

                                      2) Snow & Ice Control

                                      3) Highways

                                      Strategic Highway Research Program, 1991

 

                                      This video describes research products exhibited at AASHTO's T2 Fair in Milwaukee.

 

RF0850      12:43         Subsurface Utility Engineering - A Technology for the 90's

                                      So-Deep Inc., 1990

 

                                      This video discusses planning for locating utilities underground.

 

RF0875      46:30         Technology Transfer Series: Effective Technology Transfer Methods, Establish a Technology Transfer Program

                                      International Road Federation

 

                                      This video tells how a technology transfer program can introduce new information and technology to various departments.

 

RF0880      8:00           Toluene

                                      Industrial Training Systems Corporation, 1984

 

                                      Designed to inform employees of the potential harmful effects of working with toluene.  This program discusses the characteristics of toluene, exposure limits, health and physical hazards, appropriate work facilities, emergency first-aid procedures, and what to do in the event of a fire or spill.

 

RF0900      50:00         Trenchless Technology

                                      Jason Consultants/American Society of Civil Engineers

 

                                      This video provides an overview of trenchless technology which has become an effective and economic alternative to open‑cut construction. Cities and communities can no longer afford to disrupt traffic.

 

RF0910      19:00          Train the Trainer: Vehicle Conspicuity

                                      American Trucking Association

 

                                      A six-part driver’s education series from the American Trucking Association (6-part series)

 

RF0925      10:30         Transportation Librarians

                                      Partners in Technology Transfer

 

                                      This video informs the viewer of how transportation librarians can help to locate various transportation related media.

 

RF0930      78:00         Traffic Detector Video Training Course: Volume 1

                                      Federal Highway Administration

 

                                      This video provides information about the variety of traffic detectors, how they operate and proper installation and maintenance techniques.

 

RF0935      9:00            Traffic Detector Video Training Course: Volume 2

                                      Federal Highway Administration

 

                                      Continuation of video RF0930.  See description above.

 

RF0940      8:12            Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Focusing on Innovation

                                      Federal Highway Administration

 

                                      This video presents an overview of the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Virginia.  The video features projects that the center is working on.

 

RF1000      53:00         LS/LSIT Exam Preparation Course - Unit 2

                                      Basic Survey Math

                                      Caltrans

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