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LRRB 2004 Research Projects

The following is the programmed LRRB active research projects for the 2004 cycle year. The project descriptions were correct when approved; some details may change over time. The list is presented in order of investigation (Inv.) number. If you are interested in any of these projects, please contact Cory Johnson.

808 Reclaiming Pavement - Low Volume Roads more
809 Research Tracking for Local Roads more
810 Coal Ash Utilization in Gravel and Paved Roads more
811 Match for Snow Plow Routing Study more
812 Resilient Modulus & Strength of Base Course with Recycled Asphalt more
813 Human-Centered Interventions Toward Zero Deaths in Rural MN… more
814 Implications of State Aid Cuts for Local Road Funding more
815 Calibration of the 2002 AASHTO Pavement Design Guide for MN PCC/HMA Pavements more
816 Low Temperature Cracking of Flexible Pavement Due to Thermal Fatigue and Combined Effects Temp/Load more
817 Determination of Optimum Time for the Application of Surface Treatments to Asphalt Concrete Pavements more
819 Cell 26 Reconstruction at Mn/ROAD more
821 Assess Life-Cycle Costs and Roadway Surfacing Impacts of Increasing Roadway Construction Standards to Accommodate Greater Axle Loads on Local Residential Streets in Minnesota Cities more

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LRRB CY 05 Research Program For more details, click "more"

INV Subject
822 Crack Sealing and Filling Performance more
823 The Road to a Thoughtful Street Tree Master Plan more
824 Development of Improved Proof Rolling Methods For Roadway Embankment Construction more
825 Performance Monitoring of Olmsted CR 117 and 104 and Aggregate Base Material Update more
826 Appropriate Use of RAP more
827 Investigation of Winter Pavement Tenting more
828 Local Road Materials Properties and Calibration of MnPAVE more
829 Validation of DCP and LWD Moisture Specifications for Granular Material more
830 Evaluating Roadway Subsurface Drainage Practices more
831 Investigation of Stripping in MN Class 7 (RAP) and Full Depth Reclamation Base Material more
832 Volume Warrants for Right Turn Lanes more
833 Design Tool for Controlling Runoff and Sediment form Highway Construction more
834 Assessment of Storm Water Management Practices on the Water Quality of Runoff more
835 Best Use of Cone Penetration Testing more
836 Design Procedures for Bituminous Stabilized Road Surfaces for Low Volume Roads more
837 MnROAD Reconstruction of Low Volume Roads more

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LRRB CY 06 Research Program For more details, click "more"

INV Subject
838 Paving Fabric For Isolating Existing and Overlay Bituminous Pavement more
839 Warrants for Roundabouts more
840 Performance of Pg 52-34 Oil on Local Roads more
841 Long-Term Maintenance Effects on Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements Caused by Centerline, Edge Line, Shoulders, And Stop Bar Rumble Strips more
842 Best Practices For Dust Control On Aggregate Surface Roads more
843 Predicting The Occurrence Of Bumps In Overlays more
844 Update Of Vehicle Classification For County Road Pavement Design more
845 Documentation Of Crash Characteristics And Safety Strategies At Horizontal Curves On Rural Highways more
846 Hydraulic, Mechanical, And Leaching Characteristics of Recycled Materials more
847 Use Of Fly Ash For Reconstruction Of Bituminous Roads more
848 Warning Efficacy Of Active Passive Warnings For Unsignalized Intersections And Mid-Block Pedestrian Cross-Walks more
849 Study Of Environmental Effects Of De-Icing Salt On Water Quality In Minnesota more
850 Mechanistic Modeling Of Dynamic Cone Penetrometer Test more
851 Allowable Axle Loads On Pavement (Subgrade Analysis) more
852 Subsurface Drainage Manuel For Pavement In Mn more
853 Development Of Flexural Vibration Inspection Equipment And Techniques To Rapidly Assess The Structural Health Of Rural Bridge Systems: Phase II more
854 Pavement Performance/Failure Under Overweight Farm Loads (Pooled Fund Study) more
855 A Property-Based Specification For Coarse Aggregate In Pavement Applications more
856 Investigation Of In-Place Asphalt Firm Thickness And Performance Of Minnesota Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures more
857 A Report And Analysis Of Effects Of Seasonal And Climatic Changes On Ride Quality As Observed In Mnroad High And Low Volume Roads more
858 Crack And Concrete Deck Sealant Performance more
860 Compaction Specifications For Unbound Materials more
861 Best Management Practices For Pavement Preservation Of Hot Mix Asphalt more
862 Development Of A-Real-Time Arterial Performance Monitoring System Using Traffic Data Available From Existing Signal Systems more
863 Optimal Timing Of Preventative Maintenance For Addressing Environmental Aging In HMA Pavements (Pooled Funds Project) more
864 Recycled Asphalt Pavements (Pooled Funds Project) more
865 Low Temp Cracking In Asphalt Phase II (Pooled Funds Project) more
866 Recycled Unbound Pavement Materials (Pooled Funds Project) more

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Research Implementation Committee 2005/06 Current Task List For more details, click "more"

Task # Subject
2 Training Module for Designing and Constructing with Geosynthetics more
3 Update Minnesota Seal Coat Handbook\Training Module more
4 Review Existing LRRB/RIC Products more
5 Project Documentation Development Tool more
6 Update Video - Weather and Loads: The Effect They Have on Roads more
8 Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Capability Brochure/Demo more
9 Best Practices Manual for Rehabilitation of Low Volume Concrete Roads in Minnesota more
10 Screening Tool for Using Waste Materials in Paving Projects - Demonstrations/Training more
11 To Pave or Not to Pave more
12 Minnesota Crash Data Analysis Tool more
13 Concrete Rehab Handbook more

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Calendar of Events

Event Date
9th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads, The Austin Marriott at the Capitol, Austin, TX
http://www.trb.org/conferences/9LVR/
June 24-27, 2007
Mississippi Valley Conference 2007, Radisson Plaza Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mississippivalley07/index.html
July 9-11, 2007
LRRB Meeting, Giants Ridge, Biwabik, MN July 18-19, 2007
2007 National LTAP/TTAP Conference, Millennium Knickerbrocker Hotel, Chicago, IL
http://www.ltapt2.org/conference/
July 23-26, 2007
Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/events/midcon2007/index.htm
August 16-17, 2007
Access to Destinations Conference, University of MN
http://www.cts.umn.edu/access-study/events/conferences/2007/
August 23-24, 2007
Toward Zero Deaths Conference, Duluth, MN
http://www.tzd.state.mn.us/events/conference/2007/conferenceinfo.html
September 17-18, 2007
Roundabouts Conference, Minneapolis, MN Contact Oona Beese, 612-624-34392, conferences5@cce.umn.edu September 26, 2007
Minnesota Fall Maintenance Expo, St. Cloud, MN
Contact Kathy Warren, 651-351-7432, kwarren@usinternet.com
October 3-4, 2007
ITS MN Fall Industry Forum, TBD, Contact Electra Sylva, 612-624-3708, conferences5@cce.umn.edu October 17, 2007
MN Water Resources Conference, Contact Electra Sylva, 612-624-3708, conferences5@cce.umn.edu October 23-24, 2007

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