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TITLE

Type of Report

PROJECT ###

by

[Authors]

for

oregon department of transportation

Research Section

555 13th Street NE, Suite 1

Salem OR 97301

and

Federal Highway Administration

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE

Washington, DC 20590

Month Year

Technical Report Documentation Page

1. Report No. FILLED BY ODOT	2. Government Accession No.	3. Recipient’s Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle Must Be In Title Case	Report Date -month- -year-
Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s) Authors must provide their ORCIDs on all papers. Authors can get an ORCID from the website https://orcid.org	8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address Oregon Department of Transportation Research Section 555 13th Street NE Salem, OR 97301	10. Work Unit No. (trais)
Contract or Grant No.
Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Oregon Dept. of Transportation Research Section Federal Highway Admin. 555 13th Street NE, Suite 1 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Salem, OR 97301 Washington, DC 20590	Type of Report and Period Covered _______ Report
Sponsoring Agency Code
Supplementary Notes
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SI* (MODERN METRIC) CONVERSION FACTORS
APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS TO SI UNITS	APPROXIMATE CONVERSIONS FROM SI UNITS
Symbol	When You Know	Multiply By	To Find	Symbol	Symbol	When You Know	Multiply By	To Find	Symbol
LENGTH	LENGTH
in	inches	25.4	millimeters	mm	mm	millimeters	0.039	inches	in
ft	feet	0.305	meters	m	m	meters	3.28	feet	ft
yd	yards	0.914	meters	m	m	meters	1.09	yards	yd
mi	miles	1.61	kilometers	km	km	kilometers	0.621	miles	mi
AREA	AREA
in2	square inches	645.2	millimeters squared	mm2	mm2	millimeters squared	0.0016	square inches	in2
ft2	square feet	0.093	meters squared	m2	m2	meters squared	10.764	square feet	ft2
yd2	square yards	0.836	meters squared	m2	m2	meters squared	1.196	square yards	yd2
ac	acres	0.405	hectares	ha	ha	hectares	2.47	acres	ac
mi2	square miles	2.59	kilometers squared	km2	km2	kilometers squared	0.386	square miles	mi2
VOLUME	VOLUME
fl oz	fluid ounces	29.57	milliliters	ml	ml	milliliters	0.034	fluid ounces	fl oz
gal	gallons	3.785	liters	L	L	liters	0.264	gallons	gal
ft3	cubic feet	0.028	meters cubed	m3	m3	meters cubed	35.315	cubic feet	ft3
yd3	cubic yards	0.765	meters cubed	m3	m3	meters cubed	1.308	cubic yards	yd3
~NOTE: Volumes greater than 1000 L shall be shown in m3.
MASS	MASS
oz	ounces	28.35	grams	g	g	grams	0.035	ounces	oz
lb	pounds	0.454	kilograms	kg	kg	kilograms	2.205	pounds	lb
T	short tons (2000 lb)	0.907	megagrams	Mg	Mg	megagrams	1.102	short tons (2000 lb)	T
TEMPERATURE (exact)	TEMPERATURE (exact)
°F	Fahrenheit	(F-32)/1.8	Celsius	°C	°C	Celsius	1.8C+32	Fahrenheit	°F
*SI is the symbol for the International System of Measurement

acknowledgements

The author would like to thank [NAMES]

Disclaimer

This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Oregon Department of Transportation and the United States Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The State of Oregon and the United States Government assume no liability of its contents or use thereof.

The contents of this report reflect the view of the authors who are solely responsible for the facts and accuracy of the material presented. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Oregon Department of Transportation or the United States Department of Transportation.

The State of Oregon and the United States Government do not endorse products of manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers’ names appear herein only because they are considered essential to the object of this document.

This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.

Table of Contents

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1.0	Alt Text and Permission to use for Figures	vi

2.0	Each chapter heading uses style Heading 1	1

2.1	OVERVIEW (FIRST SUBSECTION) (STYLE – HEADING 2)	1

2.1.1	Second level subsection as needed (Style - Heading 3)	1

3.0	Chapter 2	5

3.1	5

3.1.1	5

4.0	References	6

Appendix A	A-1

List of Tables

Table 1 Figure Information	vi

Table 2.1: Tables are Left Aligned, Captioned and Title Goes above the Table (style: Table Title).	4

List of Figures

Figure 1.1: Figures themselves use style: Figure.	2

Figure 1.2: Multiple subfigures can be given a single Figure Title.	3

Alt Text and Permission to use for Figures

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Table 1 Figure Information

Figure #	Alt Text	Permission to Use
List figure number	Alternative text, also known as alt text, is descriptive text that conveys the meaning of an image in digital content. It’s designed to make visual content accessible to people with vision disabilities. When writing alt text, follow these guidelines: Alt text should be short and to the point. Alt text should communicate the same information as the visual content. Alt text should refer to relevant content provided by the image, rather than simply describing how the image looks. Alt text should not contain any extra or unnecessary information, and should not repeat information that is already provided in the text. (GSA, 2025) For more information see: Authoring Meaningful Alternative Text | Section508.gov	Indicate “NA” if the figure is an original product of the authors. If the figure is reproduced from another source indicate: “Permission to use was received in writing from [copyright owner name] on [date]”. Along with the transmittal of the draft report manuscript, deliver copies of permission to use to ODOT for project files. For more information see: Fair Use (FAQ) | U.S. Copyright Office

Each chapter heading uses style Heading 1

Body Text 1/2/3 follows headings 1, 2, and 3. Each full section (Heading 1) must be separated by a Section (Page) break.

OVERVIEW (FIRST SUBSECTION) (STYLE – HEADING 2)

Body Text -Manuscript follows headings 1, 2, and 3.

Numbered lists (Style: List Number) should be consistent throughout the document on their indentation according to body text used, numbering format, and how they are used.

Second level subsection as needed (Style - Heading 3)

Body Text Manuscript follows headings 1, 2, and 3.

Bulleted lists (Style: List Bullet) should be consistent throughout the document on their indentation according to body text used and how they are used

Third level subsection as needed (Style – Heading 4)

Body Text 4 follows heading 4.

Figure 1.1: Figures themselves use style: Figure. Figure titles are captioned, title goes below the figure (style: Figure Title). Title should be descriptive. Text within images should be avoided, but if present and relevant, should be repeated in the body of the report.
Note: If the figure is reproduced from another work the authors must document permission, unless the table source has a Creative Commons license that allows reproduction. Complete the entry for each figure in Table 1 Figure Information.

Figures MUST be placed in-line (no word wrap).

A.) B.)
C.)

Figure 1.2: Multiple subfigures can be given a single Figure Title. However, each subfigure MUST have a letter assigned to it (inline) and figure alignment CANNOT be forced using a borderless table. Note that line breaks in multi-image figures should be performed with a line feed (Shift+Enter) rather than a carriage return (enter).

Table 2.1: Tables are Left Aligned, Captioned and Title Goes above the Table (style: Table Title).

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All text in tables need to be 12 point font and single line spacing (style – Table text)
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Equation

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Chapter 2

References

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Appendix A

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