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Minnesota Cold Weather Road Research Facility

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MnROAD research generates many publications. These publications have significantly advanced the understanding of pavement and materials performance.

 

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Research Briefs

 

MnROAD Researchers generate small 4 -page reports designed to offer insight into the research being performed. They offer a variety of topics and give a succinct overview.

 

MnROAD Research Briefs

 

 

MnROAD Research Reports and Briefs

 

Phase 1 and Lessons Learned

 

From the start of construction on MnROAD in June 1990 to the conclusion of MnROAD’s first ten years of operation in 2004, engineers at MnROAD researched pavements and collected and analyzed data. Many of these activities were recorded in a number of reports published by Mn/ DOT and others.

Overview of MnROAD Reports

Quiet Concrete

December 2006 - Ben Worel

Climatic Studies

December 2006 - Ben Worel

Drainage

December 2006 - Roger Olson

Educational Benefits

December 2006 - Ben Worel

IRI and Lane Ride Quality

December 2006 - Derek Tompkins, John Tweet, Prof. Lev

Khazanovich, Bernard Izevbekhai, and Tim Clyne

Low Temperature Cracking

Tim Clyne, Ben Worel, M. Marasteanu

Low Volume Roads

December 2006 - Tim Clyne

Mechanistic-Empirical Design

December 2006 - Shongtao Dai

New Products

December 2006 - Prof. Lev Khazanovich, John Siekmeier

Non-Pavement Research

December 2006 - Ben Worel

Whitetopping

September 2006 - Tom Burnham

 

 


 

Recent Reports

 

Evaluation of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Reinforced Engineered Cementitious Composite for Thin- Bonded Concrete Overlay

March 2011 - Alexandra Akkari

 

Innovative Diamond Grinding on MnROAD cells 7, 8, 9 and 37

December 2010 - Bernard Izevbekhai and James Wilde

 

Incorporation of Recycled Asphalt Shingles in Hot- Mixed Asphalt Pavement Mixtures

February 2010 - Watson et. al.

 

Investigation of Deflection and Vibration Dynamics of Concrete and Bituminous Pavements Constructed over Geofoam

November 2010 - Bernard Izevbekhai and Nathan Pederson

 

Influence of Pavement on Traffic Noise - Statistical Pass- By Measurements of Traffic on Several Interstate Pavements

November 2010 - Elliot Dick, Bernard Izevbekhai and Tim Casey

2010 MnROAD Construction Report

Cells 70, 71,72 Construction - Alexandra Akkari and Bernard Izevbekhai

2008 MnROAD Phase II Construction Report

This report details the 20+ cells reconstructed on the Mainline and Low Volume Road Road during 2008.

2007 MnROAD Phase II Construction Report

This report details the reconstruction of cells 33, 34, 35, 77, 78, 79, 83, 83 on the Low Volume Road and Farm Loop.