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Every 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:00 am (CDT)(USA)(GMT-05:00)
Welcome to the 2021 National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) monthly “Research Pays Off” WEBINARS, held each 3rd Tuesday of the month! The NRRA provides a monthly seminar* to highlight research topics that will make an impact on the work done in the state of Minnesota and around the USA. The January 2021 webinar was canceled due to NRRA’s participation in the Transportation Research Board (TRB)’s month-long virtual sessions. Please see information for the upcoming February 16 webinar.
UPCOMING WEBINARS:
A formal invitation and presentation announcement is sent out prior to the webinar through the NRRA e-mail list. *To the best of the NRRA‘s knowledge, this course/activity meets the continuing education requirements for PDHs. For the PROJECT DETAILS, please go to: www.dot.state.mn.us/mnroad/nrra/structure-teams/geotechnical/longterm1.html To sign up to receive the WEBINAR e-mails and other occasional announcements, please go to: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDOT/subscriber/new?topic_id=MNDOT_366
UPCOMING WEBINARS:
Tuesday | May 18, 2021 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am (CDT)(USA)(GMT-05:00)
“Seismic Approach to Quality Management of HMA Project“
Update presented by
Choon Park, Ph.D., Park Seismic, LLC and Jason Richter, PG, MnDOT
A project overview and update will be provided describing development of a new device capable of measuring seismic properties of HMA in non-contact, rolling fashion for quality management purposes.
Tuesday | June 15, 2021 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am (CDT)(USA)(GMT-05:00):
“FHWA … Sustainability“
Presented by
Heather Dylla, Sustainable Pavement Engineer-FHWA
For the NRRA WEBINAR PAGE, all updates and announcements, and past webinars, please go to: www.dot.state.mn.us/mnroad/research-pays-off/index.html
PAST WEBINARS:
April 20:
“Determining Pavement Design Criteria for Recycled Aggregate Base and Large Stone Subbase”
Project Update presented by
Bora Cetin, Ph.D., Michigan State University and
Raul Velasquez, Ph.D., P.E., Minnesota Department of Transportation
March 16:
FRC Jointless Roundabouts in Minnesota Project Update
presented by: Peter Taylor, Ph.D., P.E., Iowa State (PI) and Maria Masten, P.E., MnDOT (TL)
For the FRC Jointless Roundabouts in Minnesota Website and more information, please go to: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnroad/nrra/structure-teams/rigid/construction-report-jointless-frc-roundabout.html
February 16:
“Research Pays Off: Comprehensive Pavement Evaluation: Going beyond the surface to make the right decisions”
Tuesday | February 16
presented by Ken Maser, Infrasense and Dave Hein, Rogers
Maser and Hein highlighted how knowledge of subsurface conditions can enhance decision making in a number of scenarios.
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The National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) is Minnesota, USA’s a Pooled Fund with the goal to improve the future sustainability of our roads through research and a commitment to cooperative implementation. The alliance sponsors research at the Minnesota Road (MnROAD) test track, one of the most sophisticated cold-weather pavement facilities in existence, as well as other locations.
The first phase of the NRRA is concluding in January 2021, but we are moving forward with a Phase II to seamlessly begin in February 2021. In Phase II, our focus is narrowing to the two priorities of sustainability and application of intelligent construction technologies for all pavement projects.
To REGISTER and more information: “Research Pays Off Web Page”: www.dot.state.mn.us/mnroad/research-pays-off/index.html
NRRA Web Page: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnroad/nrra/index.html
MnRoad Web Page: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnroad/index.html