This page contains information for researchers interested in working with and/or currently being funded through the Wisconsin Highway Research Program.
Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Database
TRIS contains almost a half million records on published and onging research in all modes and disciplines of transportation. TRIS is available on the Internet through the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' National Transportation Library Web site. To access it, click here.
Transportation Research Board Research In Progress (RiP) Database
The Research In Progress (RiP) Database contains about 6,600 records of current or recently completed transportation research projects. Each month about 100 new RiP projects are added to the database and another 150 RIP records are updated. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by Federal and State Departments of Transportation. Some University transportation research is also included. To access it, click here.
Requests for Proposals
The FFY 2009 RFPs have been posted. Please use the table below to select the appropriate link to view an RFP.
FFY 2009 RFPs
| TOC | Title | Availble |
| Flexible Pavements | Evaluation of Flow Number (FN) as a Discriminating HMA Mixture Property | |
Flexible Pavements |
Performance Evaluation of Tack Coat Materials |
Literature Search |
| Geotechnical | Evaluation of Constructed, Cast-In-Place (CIP) Piling Properties | |
Geotechnical |
Evaluation of the Foundation Movements of Transportation Structures | |
Rigid Pavments |
Percentage of Fly Ash Replacement Including by Weight and by Volume, Contributing to Perfomance Based Specifications | |
| Rigid Pavements | Performance Evaluation of Open Graded Base Course with Doweled and Nondoweled Transverse Joints on USH 18/151 | |
| Structures | Concrete Cracking in New Bridge Decks and Overlays | |
Structures |
Study of Fatigue Risks in the Connections of Sign Support Structures - Phase II |
Literature Search |
All proposals are due before midnight on February 26th and shall conform to the guidelines provided below. Electronic copies must be recieved by the due date, with one hard copy, submitted by mail to be recieved shortly after.
RFPs are also distributed via Community of Science (COS). If you wish to be included on this distribution list, visit COS (www.cos.com).
Researcher Proposal Information
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Proposal Guidelines |
Researcher Quarterly Reporting Requirements
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Quarterly Report Format |
Quarterly reports need to be emailed to Andrew Hanz in Microsoft Word format. The template for this report will be sent to the PI four weeks in advance of the quarterly report deadline, which is the 7th day of the month following the end of the quarter. After the WHRP receives these, they will be forwarded to Project TOC chairs for review. Payment of invoiced amounts will be correlated to these reports.
Past compilations of these reports can be found here.
Research Final Reporting Requirements
Final reports have special requirements which are described in this document. Example pages are found here. A helpful guideline for writing executive summaries is located here.
A final closure form to describe the outcomes from the research effort is also required. The document is available here.