National Road Research Alliance

Newsletter / Research Pays Off / Video Priorities

Updated – September 18, 2017

We are looking for ideas for the monthly newsletter and research pays off topics along with video needs. This topic will be discussed at the monthly team meetings and used by the tech transfer team to guide MnDOT staff. If you have ideas please email us at text him at 320-761-0603.

Newsletter ideas / Research Pays Off Ideas / Video Ideas
October - AET Profile / October—David J. White, Validated Intelligent Compaction (VIC) Testing at MnROAD and Engineering Data Analysis / Weekly Construction Updates
October—Grand Opening Video / MnROAD Overview/Vision (like the NCAT one)
October—Test Cell Highlight / recycled concrete aggregates in new concrete pavements—Univ. of MN Mankato / MnROAD sensors—installation, calibration, testing of strain gauges, pressure plates, thermocouples, moisture
High Modulus Asphalt Concrete mixtures for use as a base course --TRB / Future? - Development of Energy-, Cost-, and Environment-Based Life-Cycle Tool for In-Place Recycling Methods / MnROAD Monitoring—FWD, truck w/laps, pathways, faultmeter, ALPS, OBSI
Roller compacted concrete over soil cement under accelerated loading --TRB / Recap Unbounded Overlays--Trautman / Partnerships
Control of concrete cracking in bridges --TRB / Refuse Hauling impacts to local roadways—Jim Wilde, Mankato / Test Cell Highlights, pick a test cell and explain in a minute or less
New cell highlight and team leader – what we did and why
Oct - Early Loading
Nov / Dec / Jan ….. / Thermal Profiling / Mix Design
New Design guidelines—round robin of the states / Dr. Marshall Thompson, University of Illinois, Soil Stabilization / DCT best practices
Technology pilots—round robin of NRRA states / Blair Barnhardt, Pavement Management Solutions incorporating Pavement Rehabilitation and Pavement Preservation with his “Three Legged Stool” System / NRRA Open House – Grand Opening
October 10th
Interlayer installation at high ambient temperatures / Scott Schram, Iowa Department of Transportation, Asphalt Pavement Analysis using Big Data
Might be a way to get Iowa involved in NRRA
Cationic Very Rapid Setting Polymer Modified Chip Seal Emulsion--TRB / March 2018? - Flooded Roads – University of NH – Jo Daniels
Oct? - Flooded Roads – University of NH – Jo Daniels / Dr. Chris Williams, Iowa State University, Create Bio-Polymers with soy beans and corn to replace Asphalt
October - Types of Benefits from Research / market why NRRA is important
(Ben and Dan) / JT Anderson – MnDOT slope stabilization for possible flooding
State Examples of the benefits of research – each state per month (Dan idea) / Chip Seal Program in Oregon – Ashley Buss
Monthly Member Highlights – Why NRRA and what they do
November – First State Tire / RAP use in Chip Seals – Don Mathews PRS (Dan & Hector)
MnROAD Tours Highlights / October? - Unbound IC testing – ingios report on MnROAD testing – Dave White
Conference Highlights / Discuss at the NRRA TT - Lightweight Fills – Cellular concrete