National Cooperative Highway Research Program

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) conducts research in problem areas that affect highway planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance in the United States. Spearheaded by the Transportation Research Board (TRB), part of the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, it is jointly supported by federal agencies, state departments of transportation, and other nonprofit organizations.

Founder(s)Transportation Research Board
Established1962
Focustransportation research
Key peopleChristopher Hedges
Budget$37 million
Location
Washington, D.C.
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United States
Websitewww.trb.org/NCHRP
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Funding

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program was established in 1962 under TRB with a view to promoting research on serious problems related to the highway. It is sponsored by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This program is funded by all the state highway and transportation departments.[1] State departments of transportation are requested to contribute 5.5% of their State Planning and Research (SP&R) funds each year. Annual NCHRP funding has been approximately $37 million in recent years.[2]

FHWA provides the funds to the NCHRP through a cooperative agreement with the National Academy of Sciences, the parent organization of the Transportation Research Board.[2]

Examples

Projects

Examples of research projects previously approved by NCHRP include:

  • Barth, Matthew J.; et al. (2000). Development of a Comprehensive Modal Emissions Model (PDF) (Report). Transportation Research Board. NCHRP Project 25-11; Web-Only Document 122.
  • Little, Dallas N.; Amit Bhasin; et al. (2006). Using Surface Energy Measurements to Select Materials for Asphalt Pavement (PDF) (Report). Transportation Research Board. NCHRP Project 9-37; Web-Only Document 104.
  • Krenzke, Tom; et al. (2011). Producing Transportation Data Products from the American Community Survey That Comply With Disclosure Rules (PDF) (Report). Transportation Research Board. NCHRP Project 08-79; Web-Only Document 180.

Reports

Examples of final NCHRP reports include:

A comprehensive list of NCHRP reports by publication date can be found on the TRB website.

References
  1. http://www.trb.org/AboutTRB/MissionandServices.aspx
  2. "National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)". Research > Research, Technology, and Education Partnerships Overview. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
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