Have Minnesota's Warmer Winters Increased the Number of Freeze Thaw Cycles? Phase 2

Based on the findings from the Phase I study, the Phase 2 study will focus on the implications of increased precipitation due to climate change and the performance of road foundations using weather stations and extensive instrumentation data available at MnROAD while also developing a vulnerability map for the state road network.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $170000
• Contract Numbers:

  1036334 WO#7

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155
• Performing Organizations:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Institute for Transportation
  2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
  Ames, Iowa  United States  50010-8664
• Principal Investigators:

  Ceylan, Halil

• Start Date: 20220128
• Expected Completion Date: 20240531
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate change; Foundations; Freeze thaw durability; Highways; Precipitation (Meteorology); Risk assessment
• Geographic Terms: Indiana
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01835652
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 1036334 WO#7
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 8 2022 3:38PM