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• Creators:
  Wilson, Cameron ; Todd, Nathan ; Barrett, Timothy J. ; Coyle, Alex ; Montoya, Miguel A. ; Spragg, Robert P. ; Haddock, John E. ; Weiss, W. Jason
• Corporate Creators:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Corporate Contributors:
  Indiana Department of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Concrete tests
  • Materials tests
  • Laboratories
  • Technology transfer
  • Testing equipment concrete
  • internal curing
  • lightweight aggregate
  • bridge deck
  • pavement
  • patches
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/IN/JTRP-2016/18
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Indiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Purdue University. Joint Transportation Research Program
• Abstract:
  This report is a summary of work performed by the Mobile Infrastructure Materials Testing Laboratory (MIMTL) as a part of the Joint ; Transportation Research Program (JTRP) through SPR-3858. The development of the MIMTL began in February of 2014 and it became ; fully operational by June of 2014. The MIMTL was deployed in the field for a total of 46 days. This report describes the activities of the ; MIMTL as of December 2015. The MIMTL was involved in the field testing of concrete bridges, concrete pavements, and asphalt ; pavements. This report describes the development of the mobile testing laboratory and provides some examples of how the MIMTL was ; used. The main highlights of the MIMTL’s implementation are as follows: ; • The MIMTL’s high mobility and extensive inventory of research equipment allowed graduate students and researchers to conduct ; field studies on a wide range of infrastructure materials to accomplish the research objectives of their specific projects. More ; extensive details of the background, objectives, methods, findings, results and implementation from those projects can be found in ; the respective reports for those projects; ; • The MIMTL supported a culture of safety that allowed students to work safely on jobsites in the State of Indiana ranging from ; roadside interstates, rural country roads, to ready-mix batching plants, often around heavy equipment, traffic, and in close ; quarters. During the operation of the MTIML described in this report, there were zero workplace accidents, and zero near misses ; reported; ; • The MIMTL assisted in technology transfer between the infrastructure materials experts at Purdue University and contractors and ; suppliers in the State of Indiana. A wide range of new technologies evaluating infrastructure materials were utilized on a variety of ; projects. On each of these projects, MIMTL researchers educated industry personnel (contractors and suppliers), agency personnel ; (INDOT and local agencies), and consultants within the state. The MIMTL attended demonstrations with INDOT district and central ; office personnel to further highlight capabilities as well as the emerging technologies; ; • The MIMTL was established a joint investment with partners in industry, local agencies, and INDOT. Operated by the Joint ; Transportation Research Program and the Local Technical Assistance Program as pay-per-use model, means this sustainable ; venture will offer services to researchers, industry, or agency entities that can cover the pay-per-use costs.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  FHWA/IN/JTRP-2016/18
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31677/dot_31677_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.58 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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