MPC
Research Projects (2008-09)

Colorado State University

• MPC-275: Z-Spike Rejuvenation to Salvage Timber Railroad Bridge - Continuation - Field Application (3rd Year)
• MPC-276: Use of Salvaged Utility Poles in Roadway Bridges - Continuation (3rd Year)
• MPC-278: Bus-Stop Shelters – Improved Safety - Continuation (3rd Year)
• MPC-291: A New Generation of Emergency Escape Ramps (2nd Year)
• MPC-301: Sustainable Concretes for Transportation Infrastructure
• MPC-302: Enabling Innovative Steel Plate Girder Bridges: Simple Made Continuous
• MPC-303: Seed Project – Beneficial Use of Off-Specification Coal Combustion Products to Increase the Stiffness of Expansive Soil-Rubber Mixtures
• MPC-304: Feasibility Study of Mobile Scanning Technology for Fast Damage Detection of Rural Bridges Using Wireless Sensors

North Dakota State University

• 2nd Division Drive Safe: Regional Rural Transportation Safety Conference
• Inland Waterway Transportation Conference
• International Summit on Food and Agricultural Transportation
• Regional Pavement Management Workshop for Asset Management
• MPC-308: PHASE I: Pilot Project to Develop Rural Youth Occupant Protection Education Platform
• MPC-309: Rural Road Signage: Simulated Driving to Evaluate Low-Cost Safety
  Improvements for Older Drivers
• MPC-310: Evacuation Modeling for Small to Medium Sized Metropolitan Areas
• MPC-311: Forecasting Bridge Deterioration Rates and Improvement Costs
• MPC-312: A GIS Model for Bridge Management and Routing

South Dakota State University

• MPC-280: Evaluation of SRICOS Method on South Dakota Cohesive Soils (3rd Year)
• MPC-285: Structural Performance of Prestressed Self-Consolidating Concrete Girders Made with Limestone Aggregates (2nd Year)
• MPC-305: Jointed Plain Concrete (JPC) Design and Construction Review
• MPC-306: Optimization of Pavement Marking Performance

University of Utah

• MPC-288: Utah Department of Transportation Traffic Operations Center Operator Training (TOC) (2nd Year)
• MPC-313: Evaluation of LRT and BRT Impact on Traffic Operations in Salt Lake City Metropolitan Region
• MPC-314: Assessing the User Impacts of Fast-Track Highway Construction (ABC)

University of Wyoming

• Implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEGPD)
• Implementation of the Wyoming Rural Road Safety Program (WRRSP)
• MPC-271: A Comprehensive Transportation Safety Evaluation Program in the State of Wyoming (2nd Year)
• MPC-286: Developing System for Consistent Messaging on Interstate 80's Dynamic Message Signs (2nd Year)
• MPC-287: Effectiveness of Using Recycled Asphalt Materials (RAP) and other Dust Suppressants in Gravel Roads (2nd Year)
• MPC-307: Maximum Velocity and Shear Stress in Flow Fields around Bridge-Abutments in Compound Channels