Road Research

Minnesota Pavement Conference - February 10, 2011

Speakers at the 2011 TERRA Pavement Conference highlighted sustainability, innovative construction practices for better pavement performance, alternatives to paving, best practices for in-place recycling, and PCC pavement rehabilitation.

Proceedings

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Alternatives to Paving: Unpaving and Light Surfacing
Moderator: Rick West, Otter Tail County Engineer

• Alternatives to Paving to Carry Heavy Loads (Start: 00:06:00)
  Ken Skorseth, South Dakota Local Technical Assistance Program
• The Cost Effectiveness of Bituminous Surface Treatments (Start: 00:38:45)
  Joe Mahoney, University of Washington

Event Presentations

• Smoothness of Roads Research Customer Summary (2.12 MB PDF)
  Karla Rains, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• The Future of Pavement Technology (14.55 MB PDF)
  Joe Mahoney, University of Washington
• PG XX-34 and Transverse Cracking (1.51 MB PDF)
  Erland Lukanen, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Intelligent Compaction for HMA (3.91 MB PDF)
  Greg Johnson, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Granular Material Selection for Best Value Pavement Performance (10.55 MB PDF)
  Erol Tutumluer, University of Illinois
• Alternatives to Paving to Carry Heavy Loads (4.55 MB PDF)
  Ken Skorseth, South Dakota Local Technical Assistance Program
• The Cost Effectiveness of Bituminous Surface Treatments (5.79 MB PDF)
  Joe Mahoney, University of Washington
• Washington County’s Experience with In-Place Recycling (5.9 MB PDF)
  Cory Slagle, Washington County Public Works
• Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Pavements with Full-Depth Reclaimed Base (3.76 MB PDF)
  Todd Thomas, Road Science
  Shongtao Dai, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Iowa’s Best Practices for Full-Depth Reclamation and Cold In-Place Recycling (6.02 MB PDF)
  Scott Schram, Iowa Department of Transportation
• Michigan’s Unbonded Overlay Experiences (1.35 MB PDF)
  Mike Eacker, Michigan Department of Transportation
• Early Performance of Concrete Pavement Overlays in Minnesota (765 KB PDF)
  Tom Burnham, Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Best Practices (9.1 MB PDF)
  Dan Frentress, International Grooving and Grinding Association
• FHWA’s Sustainable Highways Self-Evaluation Tool (2.03 MB PDF)
  April Marchese, J.D., Federal Highway Administration
• Trends in Climate Change that Impact Road Construction and Maintenance (9.74 MB PDF)
  Mark Seeley, Department of Soil, Water, Climate, University of Minnesota

Sponsors

The 2011 TERRA Pavement Conference is sponsored by TERRA, in cooperation with:

• Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota
• Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
• Minnesota Chapter, American Public Works Association
• Minnesota City Engineers Association
• Minnesota County Engineers Association
• Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Minnesota Local Road Research Board (LRRB)
• Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
• Minnesota Street Superintendents Association
• State Aid for Local Transportation

Facilitated by the College of Continuing Education, University of Minnesota.