The National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) Executive Committee is pleased to announce the 2020 Call for Construction For the full proposal details (doc), please go to: 2020 Call for Construction […]
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The National Road Research Alliance Pavement Committee has discussed some important adjustments and changes to both the “Call for Innovation Workshop” and the “Pavement Workshop” in light of the COVID-19 situation. With
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James Mack, Director, Market Development-CEMEX, posted on LinkedIn: “Here are two back to back articles from the New York Times describing our infrastructure woes: “As States Add Money to Fix Roads,
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Every 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:00 a.m. (CST), Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)’s MnROAD provides a monthly seminar to highlight research topics that will make an impact on the
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October 1st-2nd The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) had a very busy October 2019! CP Tech Center staff members Gordon Smith and Jerod Gross taught a one-day
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October 15 | 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. (CT) “Reduced Cementitious Material in Optimized Concrete Mixtures” presented by Seyedhamed Sadati, Ph.D., Assistant Scientist- CP Tech Center at Iowa State University Please
The National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) has chosen 5 projects for funding through our “Call for Innovation”. The 5 projects were chosen from 23 projects that were submitted for funding
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In July 2019, National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) had a link to a special provision for the Automated Machine Guidance (AMG)—Milling Method written by Rebecca Embacher, Advanced Materials Technology Engineer-Minnesota DOT
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The Minnesota Depart of Transportation (MnDOT) invites all to join them for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the creation of MnROAD—one of the most important pavement research facilities in the
For the ISCP June 2019 article titled “Joint Activation Case Study: Fiber-Reinforced Concrete & Joint Sealant Testing”, please go to: https://www.concretepavements.org/2019/06/28/joint-activation-case-study-fiber-reinforced-concrete-joint-sealant-testing/ (or click on the adjacent article on the ISCP home
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As the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) continues to pursue building thinner concrete pavements, the design and performance of the pavement can change: One such feature is sawing the concrete
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Join the NEXT WEBINAR in MnROAD’s “Research Pays Off Seminar Series”—held every 3rd Tuesday of the month: “Petrographic Laboratory Investigations of Oldest Concrete Pavement in America—Bellefontaine, OH” Presented by Gerard
The publication titled “Development of Performance Curves for Whitetopping in Minnesota” with Principal Investigator Thomas Burnham, Office of Materials and Road Research-Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is a report on
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New research is coming! The 5 National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) teams brainstormed ideas, and budgets, for the upcoming years and the projects were finalized by the Executive Committee early
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Minnesota’s Department of Transportation (MnDOT)‘s Minnesota Cold Weather Pavement Testing Facility named “MnROAD”, has been a classroom and research facility for many graduate students over the years. Julie Vandenbossche, Associate Professor-the
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Road Research will hold the 2019 National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) Pavement Workshop May 21-23, 2019 (CDT), that will include many Subsessions, a TOUR, Lunches, Scholarship Award
By Matt Zeller, Executive Director-Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota (CPAM) I have been around MnROAD since 1992 when I was a graduate engineer in MnDOT’s Concrete Office while it was being constructed.
M. Zeller Explores MnROAD’s Concrete Opening Strength Implementation; 3 Videos Read More »
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month, the National Road Research Alliance will provide a monthly SKYPE seminar* to highlight research topics that will make an impact on the work done in the
For the concrete industry, the magic is in the mix these days, according to Matt Zeller, Executive Director-Concrete Pavement Association of Minnesota (CPAM). He and his organization are looking at
At the 2018 National Roads Research Alliance (NRRA) Pavement Workshop held May 23-24, 2018, all of the PowerPoint decks were collected and posted to the 2018 NRRA Pavement Workshop Website. In
