New Items Available from the Minnesota Transportation Libraries
To borrow items from the Minnesota Transportation Libraries, contact Eric Hinsdale at the Center for Transportation Studies Library, 612-626-1023, e-mail hinsd001@cts.umn.edu, or call the Mn/DOT Library, 651-296-2385.
Wood Chips As a Lightweight Fill. Minnesota Department of Transportation Report MN/RC - 1998/05U.
This report summarizes an experiment that began in 1976 when Mn/DOT utilized poplar wood chips as a lightweight fill for an embankment on T. H. No. 53 in Koochiching County. Nineteen years of maintenance history are reported.
Salt Tolerance in Short Stature Grasses. Minnesota Department of Transportation Report MN/RC - 1998/16.
In this project researchers used extensive laboratory, greenhouse, and field studies to determine the relative salt tolerance of select native grasses and forbs used to re-revegetate rights-of-way within four meters of the pavement edge.
Salt Solutions-Statewide Salt and Sand Reduction Initiative. Minnesota Department of Transportation Report MN/RC - 1998/20.
This report evaluates the Minnesota Department of Transportation's Salt Solutions program over the past two years, documenting program components, describing the technology, and providing a detailed cost-benefit analysis.
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Pavement Design. Federal Highway Administration publication No. FHWA-SA-98-079.
This bulletin recommends procedures for conducting Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) of pavements, provides detailed procedures to determine work zone user costs, and introduces a probabilistic approach to account for the uncertainty associated with LCCA inputs.
Pavement Recycling Guidelines for State and Local Governments. Federal Highway Administration publication No. FHWA-SA-98-042.
This is the participant's reference book designed to accompany a two-day workshop on pavement recycling guidelines. It describes the advantages of pavement recycling and includes information on hot-mix asphalt recycling, asphalt surface recycling, hot-in-place recycling, cold-mix asphalt recycling, and full depth reclamation. This publication is available in print and CD-ROM formats.
Extra Copies of Videos to Give Away
To ask about the availability of videos to give away, call Eric Hinsdale at 612-626-1023. To inquire about borrowing a video, call the Mn/DOT Library at 612-296-2385.
Protecting Our Pavement: Preventive Maintenance. Federal Highway Administration and Michigan Department of Transportation. 15 minutes. (2 copies)
This video conveys the importance of preventive maintenance from the perspective of five veteran chief engineers. The importance of establishing dedicated funding, improving strategic planning and programming, and applying the right treatment at the right time are all stressed.
Shooting Good Video. Federal Highway Administration. 8 minutes. (1 copy)
This award-winning video describes some techniques for producing high-quality videos.
Extra Publications to Give Away
The T2 Library has extra copies of the following titles, which it will give away on a first-come, first-served basis. Call Eric Hinsdale at 612-626-1023 to check availability.
Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation-Guide for Load Transfer Restoration. Federal Highway Administration Report # FHWA-SA-97-103. (4 copies) There is one extra copy of the accompanying videotape, Fit to Be Tied: Retrofitting PCC Pavement with Dowel Bars; Dowel Bar Insertion for Load Transfer at Mid Panel Crack; Retrofitted Load Transfer Devices.
Load transfer restoration at transverse joints and working cracks of concrete pavements is an essential part of any Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation program. This publication provides guidance on the project selection, design, materials, and construction requirements for this technique. An accompanying 52-minute videotape illustrates the various construction processes used by the Washington State, Kansas, and Indiana Departments of Transportation.
Highway/Utility Guide. Federal Highway Administration Report # FHWA-SA-93-049. (2 copies)
This is a comprehensive guide to better practices being employed to address the full array of issues that arise from highways and utility facilities sharing common right-of-way.
Successful Supervision for Local Road Supervisors: A handbook to help you manage, motivate, communicate. Federal Highway Administration Publication # FHWA-RT-91-002. (20 copies)
This guide offers tips for local road supervisors on ways to work well with their employees.
Dust Control on Unpaved Roads. Wisconsin Transportation Bulletin # 13. (6 copies)
This is a brief article outlining several techniques for controlling dust on gravel and other unpaved surfaces.
1996 Stearns County Superpave Research Project. Mn/DOT Report Number 97-23. (1 copy)
This report summarizes a test of Superpave mixes conducted on a four-lane divided highway west of St. Cloud.
Blue Earth County Superpave Level 1 Project. Mn/DOT Report Number 97-13. (2 copies)
This report details a series of Superpave projects carried out in Blue Earth County in 1995 and 1996.
Investigation of Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures at Mn/ROAD. Mn/DOT Report Number 97-06. (1 copy)
This report presents the material characterization for the Minnesota Road Research Project (Mn/ROAD), providing historical base line information on properties needed for validation of future pavement evaluation and design models.