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5Kimberly Fisher
6Transportation Research Board
7500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
8Tel: 202-334-2968 Fax: 202-334-2030; Email: kfisher@nas.edu
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10Brie Schwartz
11National Research Council
12Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
13100 Academy, Irvine, CA 92617
14Tel: 949-721-2200 Email: bschwartz@nas.edu
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16Jennifer L. Weeks, Corresponding Author
17Transportation Research Board
18500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
19Tel: 202-334-2983; Fax: 202-334-2030; Email: jlweeks@nas.edu
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5methods or approaches briefly described and a concise summary of findings and/or conclusions
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8When including equations, please use the following format. If equations are numbered, use
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4capitalization. Each table should be referenced in the accompanying text in the following
5fashion. Additional information on table format details can be found in Preparing Papers
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1 Measurement Conversion

When You Know

Multiply by

To Find

Length
inches (in.)
feet (ft)
yards (yd)
miles (mi)

25.4
0.305
0.914
1.61

millimeters (mm)
meters (m)
meters (m)
kilometers (km)

Area
square
square
square
acres
square

miles (mi2)

645.1
0.093
0.836
0.405
2.59

millimeters squared (mm2)

meters squared (m2)
meters squared (m2)
hectares (ha)
kilometers squared (km2)

Volume
fluid ounces (fl oz)
gallons (gal)
cubic feet (ft3)
cubic yards (yd3)

29.57
3.785
0.028
0.765

milliliters (mL)
liters (L)
meters cubed (m3)
meters cubed (m3)

inches (in.2)
feet (ft2)
yards (yd2)

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2capitalization. Each figure should be referenced in the accompanying text in the following
3fashion. Additional information on table format details can be found in Preparing Papers
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