The Center's research reports present the results of University of Minnesota projects in all areas of transportation research. Most reports are available online free of charge.
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Failure of roadside grass installations due to high levels of road salt is a common occurrence in Minnesota. Several species
that are not currently included in the MnDOT recommendations for these sites have performed well ...
Partial-depth patching mixes must rapidly gain strength to allow the roadway to be reopened to traffic quickly. A
patch should also bond well to the substrate to prevent the patch from separating from the existing material ...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has typically used epoxy-coated, straight-legged stirrups anchored in the tension zone as transverse reinforcement in prestressed concrete bridge girders. This configuration is ...
Due to budget constraints, most of the traffic signals in the US are retimed once every 2-5 years. Despite that, traffic delay increases 3-5% per year with outdated timing plans. It would be desirable to reduce the signal ...
Bridge scour is the removal of sediment around bridge foundations and can result in the failure of the bridge. Scour monitoring is performed to identify unacceptable scour on bridges considered to be scour critical and ...
