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Research Projects (2009-10)

Colorado State University

  • MPC-275: Field Application of Z-Spike Rejuvenation to Salvage Timber Railroad Bridges (4th Year)
  • MPC-278: Bus-Stop Shelters – Improved Safety - Continuation (4th Year)
  • MPC-301: Sustainable Concretes for Transportation Infrastructure - Continuation (2nd Year)
  • MPC-303: Seed Project - Beneficial Use of Off-Specification Coal Combustion Products to Increase the Stiffness of Expansive Soil-Rubber Mixtures - Continuation (2nd Year)
  • MPC-323: Risk-based Advisory Prevention System for Commercial Trucks under Hazardous Conditions
  • MPC-324: Reliability-based Safety Risk and Cost Prediction of Large Trucks on Rural Highways
  • MPC-325: Fatigue Testing of Wood-Concrete Composite Beams
  • MPC-326: Rapid Load Rating of Short Rural Bridges
  • MPC-327: Seismic Risk Assessment for the I-25/I-70 Corridor in the Mountain Plains Region of the U.S.
  • MPC-328: Low-Impact, High-Toughness Transportation Barriers

North Dakota State University

  • MPC-312: Traffic Safety: Pilot Study to Assess Sustained and Multifaceted Activity on North Dakota's Rural Roads
  • MPC-330: Integrate Supply Chain Model in Urban Freight Planning
  • MPC-331: Using ND Traffic Records to Identify Higher Risk Teen Drivers
  • MPC-332: Estimation of the Generalized Truck Freight Elasticity of Demand: Case Study of the Seattle-Tacoma to Chicago Corridor
  • MPC-333: Implementing Traffic Safety Evaluations to Enhance Roadway Safety
  • MPC-334: Proper Seat Placement of Children Aged 4 to 12 within Vehicles
  • MPC-335: Misinformation Contributing to Safety Issues in Vehicle Restraints for Children
  • MPC-336: ND Wheat Transportation Knowledge for Market Enhancement
  • MPC-337: Analysis of Freight Railroad Fuel Efficiency with Comparisons to Waterway and Truck Transportation

South Dakota State University

  • MPC-305: Jointed Plain Concrete (JPC) Design and Construction Review-Year 2 (Continuation, Year 22, Second Year)
  • MPC-306: Optimization of Pavement Marking Performance (Continuation, Year 22, Second Year)
  • MPC-315: Analysis of Compound Channel Flow with Two-Dimensional Models
  • MPC-316: Mitigation of Corrosion in CRC Pavement
  • MPC-317: Development of Safety Screening Tool for High Risk Rural Roads

University of Utah

  • MPC-288: Utah Department of Transportation Traffic Operations Center Operator Training (TOC) (Continuation, Year 22, 3rd Year)
  • MPC-313: Evaluation of LRT and BRT Impact on Traffic Operations in Salt Lake City Metropolitan Region (Continuation, Year 22, 2nd Year)
  • MPC-314: Assessing the User Impacts of Fast-Track Highway Construction (ABC) (Continuation, Year 22, 2nd Year)
  • MPC-321: Salt Lake City Internship
  • MPC-322: Driver Simulation

University of Wyoming

NDSU Dept 2880P.O. Box 6050Fargo, ND 58108-6050
(701)231-7938mpc@ugpti.org