Browsing by Author "Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)"
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Item Concrete Overlays(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2011-01) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about concrete overlays, including their benefits and implementation.Item Connecting Partners, Pooling Research Funds, Sharing Results(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2014) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 4-page promotional document highlights the benefits of the TERRA program and its collaborative approach to transportation research.Item Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR)(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2008-07) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about full-depth reclamation and its implementation in Minnesota.Item Greenroads(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2010-07) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about Greenroads, the first rating system for sustainable road design and construction.Item Impacts of Heavy Farm Equipment on Rural Roads: Preliminary Results of a TERRA Pooled-Fund Study(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2010-01) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet describes preliminary results of a pooled-fund project studying pavement response under selected agricultural equipment and a typical 5-axle semi-trailer truck.Item Implementation of New Technologies(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2008-04) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about three technologies and their implementation in Minnesota: Intelligent Compaction (IC), the Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP), and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).Item Low-Cost Engineering Infrastructure Safety Improvements(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2011-07) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet describes some low-cost, effective engineering safety improvements that DOTs can integrate into their road building and restoration programs, particularly regarding road/lane departures and intersection crashes.Item Low-Volume Roads(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2008-01) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about low-volume roads as well as highlights of a MnDOT report 2007-06 titled MnROAD Lessons Learned.Item New Approach Helps Maximize Saw-Cutting Times(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2015-07) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about a new approach that would increase accuracy in determining the optimal time to saw freshly placed concrete.Item New Microsurfacing Specifications Improve Cold-Temperature Performance of Asphalt Pavements(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2015-04) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about microsurfacing and recent research to enhance its effectiveness in colder climates.Item The Optimal Fit: Accommodating Trucks in Roundabouts(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2013-07) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about the impact on trucks entering roundabouts, recommended design parameters for two-lane roundabouts, and related studies.Item Pervious Concrete(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2008-11) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about pervious concrete and its implementation in Minnesota.Item Porous Asphalt Reduces Storm Water Runoff(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2013-01) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about porous asphalt pavement, its benefits, and implementation considerations.Item Quiet, Safe, and Smooth Concrete Pavements(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2012-10) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about a quieter road surface option called Next Generation Concrete Surface, also known as innovative diamond grinding.Item Research Shows Benefits of Pavement Preservation Techniques(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2014-01) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides summaries of selected pavement preservation techniques implemented in a variety of research projects at MnROAD. Techniques include monitoring and distress surveys, microsurfacing, lane-shoulder sealing, asphalt longitudinal joint protection, thin warm-mix asphalt overlay, full-depth concrete joint repairs, partial-depth concrete repairs, diamond grinding, ultra-thin bonded wearing coarse with stabilized full-depth reclamation, and thin bonded concrete overlays of asphalt pavement.Item Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strips(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2010-01) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This fact sheet provides information about the types, effectiveness, and implementation of rumble strips.Item Stakeholders Key to New Wisconsin Farm Equipment Weight Standards(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2014-04) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about a Wisconsin task force called the Implements of Husbandry Study Group. After gathering information about the effect of farm equipment on pavement performance and bridges, this group made recommendations that were approved in a bill by the Wisconsin Legislature in April 2014.Item Synthesis Offers Current Practices for Pothole Patching(Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA), 2014-10) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page fact sheet provides information about a recent National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 463 titled Pavement Patching Practices, including current efforts and key findings about materials and methods.Item TERRA 2009 Highlights(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2010) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page document summarizes TERRA efforts and activities during the past year in these sections: Research, Engagement, Fact Sheets, Communications and Outreach, and TERRA Members.Item TERRA 2010 Highlights(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2011) Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance (TERRA)This 2-page document summarizes the highlights of TERRA efforts and activities during the past year, organized in the following sections: Research and Implementation; Engagement; Communications and Outreach; TERRA Members.