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... 92 APPENDIX A Survey Questionnaire Dear Survey Respondents: The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is preparing a synthesis on minimizing roadway embankment damage from flooding.
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... 93 6. To submit the survey: Click on "Submit" on the last page.
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... 94 [ ] Plans & Sections [ ]
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... 95 2) Please provide up to three failure case examples (and photos/videos if available)
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... 96 [ ] Pavement Damage [ ]
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... 97 SECTION II: REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS 3) Do you have hyperlinks, hard copies, and/or soft copies of the following documents?
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... 98 Documents used by your agency to obtain funding for redesign, maintenance, and repair of an embankment damaged by flooding.
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... 99 Comments: _______________________________________________________ PART V: HYDRAULIC AND HYDROLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS 6) Please indicate the recurrence interval of the design flood/hurricane adopted for highway embankments.
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... 100 9) When overtopping takes place, how long does it typically last?
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... 101 PART VII: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS 12) Please specify the chosen design life of embankments.
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... 102 PART VIII: PROTECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND CONTROL TECHNIQUES 14) What current design, maintenance, and repair techniques do you use to minimize roadway embankment damage during flooding?
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... 103 PART IX: PROBABILITY AND RISK 17) What probability of failure does your agency consider acceptable for a highway embankment and for a pavement?
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... 104 [ ] Prioritizing between two or more embankment projects: _________________________________________________________________ [ ]
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... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
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... TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 500 F ifth S treet, N .W . W ashing to n, D .C .

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