The objective of this project is to design a biaxial tension testing machine and develop testing protocol to measure Poisson’s ratio of various geosynthetics. This project will accelerate the development of a standardized test procedure to determine...
Posted to Infrastructure Maintenance and Materials by dana.may on 12-28-2011
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The main objective of this project is to update Alaska’s geosynthetic design guidelines and construction specifications to provide for the most economical geosynthetic selection while minimizing conflicts and promoting competition. The results from...
Posted to Infrastructure Maintenance and Materials by dana.may on 09-28-2011
This project will provide MDT with important data on concrete material properties and beam deflection behaviors that will be used to move forward with new and more cost-effective prestress concrete bridge designs. Changes in materials, refinements in...
Posted to Infrastructure Maintenance and Materials by dana.may on 09-14-2011
Approximately 90,000 bridges built in the U.S. are classified structurally deficient and/or functionally obsolete, representing approximately 15% of the total number of bridges in the country. U.S. highway departments spend approximately $5 billion per...
Posted to Infrastructure Maintenance and Materials by dana.may on 08-08-2011
In North America, large amounts of sanding material are applied to roadways every winter season for traction control. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) reportedly purchases and applies over one billion pounds (500,000 tons) of abrasives ...
Posted to Infrastructure Maintenance and Materials by dana.may on 06-02-2011