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Suggested Citation:"Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. NCHRP 2017 Annual Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24983.
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INTRODUCTION The National Cooperative Highway Research Program—NCHRP—has provided research- based solutions to challenges faced by state transportation agencies since 1962. The Board of Directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) sets the direction and focus of research conducted by NCHRP. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) and the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) partner with the state departments of transportation (DOTs) to deliver research results in the form of new or improved specifications, standards, practices, and processes that states use every day. During 2017, NCHRP completed 170 research projects, published 60 research products, and approved 64 new and continuation projects. This Annual Report provides, in Table 1, a concise list of research published in 2017 and, in Table 2, a list of all active projects, projects completed in 2017, and projects that were ap- proved in 2017 but are not yet under contract. The Annual Report also presents detailed information about the operation of NCHRP through the AASHTO Special Committee on Research and Innovation (R&I). The NCHRP Annual Report supersedes the Summary of Progress, which was published in hard copy for the last time in 2014. The Summary of Progress documented all NCHRP projects since the inception of the program in 1962. While it provided a useful reference, this information is now readily available on the TRB and NCHRP websites. Therefore, the new annual report series focuses on activities conducted in the current year. See the following search tips for information on how best to locate NCHRP research and publications online. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT December 31 2 0 1 7

2 Finding information on the TRB/NCHRP websites There are many points of entry to the TRB and NCHRP websites, depending on the kind of information you’re looking for. For a general search of all TRB activities on a given topic, enter keywords related to that topic in the search box on the home page of the TRB website at www.trb.org. To find specific projects, use the “Find a Project” option in the left-hand navigation bar at www.trb.org/NCHRP. You can restrict your search to NCHRP research by selecting NCHRP in the “Program” dropdown menu, or select “All” to include projects from our transit, aviation, freight, hazardous materials, rail, and strategic highway research programs. Enter keywords from the title, a project number, or the staff officer’s name in the appropriate box. The “Research Area” dropdown menu lets you view all projects in any of 27 subject areas. If you select “All Projects” in the left-hand menu bar, you will see NCHRP projects categorized by subject area dating back to 1988 when our systems were first digitized. A summary of NCHRP projects from 1962 through 1988 is available online as NCHRP Web Document 7 and can be accessed through a link on the NCHRP home page or by going to http://tinyurl.com/ NCHRPWebDoc7. If you are interested in publications in a specific series, such as NCHRP Reports or Syntheses of Practice, direct links are provided on the right-hand side of the NCHRP home page. The home page also includes links to our quick-response series of projects supporting AASHTO committees. To search all TRB publications, you can visit the TRB Online Bookstore at www.mytrb.org/store. Finally, the most comprehensive source of in- formation on transportation research globally is the TRID database, available at trid.trb.org. NCHRP Transportation research that works Objective national highway research since 1962 Managed by the Transportation Research Board Funded cooperatively by AASHTO member departments • Project topics determined by state DOTs • Competitive selection of investigators Oversight by technical specialists • Wide dissemination of findings • Focus on practical results that impact practice

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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has released its annual report. During 2017, NCHRP completed 170 research projects, published 60 research products, and approved 64 new and continuation projects. The report also presents detailed information about the operation of NCHRP.

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