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TRAFFIC DETECTOR LOOP FAILURE STUDY AND INNOVATIVE REPAIR TECHNIQUES Abstract: THE OJBECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE: (1) TO DETERMINE THE TYPICAL MODES OF LOOP FAILURE AND THEIR RELATIVE FREQUENCY, DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FAILURE MODES BY LOCATION, CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC AND RELATED FACTORS; (2) TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC MECHANISMS AND CAUSE OF THESE FAILURES, RELATE THE CAUSES TO ROADWAY TYPES, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, LOOP CONSTRUCTION ETC.; AND (3) FOLLOW A STUDY A STUDY OF THE FAILURE MODES AND CAUSES, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. Start date: 1995/3/1 End date: 1996/8/31 Status: Completed TRB Accession Number: 677232 Contract/Grant Number: 95-6SS Total Dollars: 71333 Source Organization: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Date Added: 7/10/2002 Index Terms: Traffic congestion, Vehicle detectors, Loop detectors, Failure analysis, Research projects, Detectors (Traffic),   Sponsor Organization     Project Manager Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development P.O. Box 94245, 1201 Capitol Access Road Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245 USA     Rogers, A.   Performing Organization     Principal Investigator Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge P.O. Box 94245, Capitol Station Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA     Bullock, Darcy M. Phone: (765) 494-2226 Fax: (765) 496-1105 Email: darcy@ecn.purdue.edu   Subjects     Highway Operations, Capacity and Traffic Control