摘要: |
The Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) is owned and operated as part of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The research conducted at TFHRC supports the FHWA mission to enhance mobility through innovation, leadership, and public service. As part of its commitment to continually reevaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of its operations, TFHRC set about in fiscal year 2003 to establish a lab assessment process that would utilize external, independent evaluators from industry, academia, and government. A pilot assessment of the Human Centered Systems Lab was conducted that year. Following evaluation of the pilot, FHWA developed a plan for an ongoing, full-scale Lab Assessment Program and, in fiscal year 2004, conducted three additional lab assessments: Asphalt, Hydraulics, and Traffic Research. |