Accelerated Performance Testing on the 2024 NCAT Pavement Test Track with MnROAD Research Partnership

The primary objectives of this pooled fund project described herein will be: 1) Constructing, maintaining, and/or rebuilding experimental pavements on the existing 1.7-mile National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) test oval and the Minnesota Road Research Project (MnROAD) mainline bypass that are representative of in-service roadways on the open transportation infrastructure; 2) Applying accelerated performance truck traffic after construction for the duration of the 3-year research cycle; 3) Assessing/comparing the functional and structural field performance of trafficked sections on a regular basis via surface and subsurface measures; 4) Validating/calibrating new and existing methodologies for analysis and design using pavement surface condition, pavement load response, precise traffic and environmental logging, and cumulative damage; 5) Correlating field results with laboratory data for both mix and structural performance; and 6) Answering practical questions posed by research sponsors through formal (i.e., reports and technical papers) and informal (e.g., one-on-one responses to sponsor inquiries) technology transfer.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/765
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Former Study Number: TPF-5(469).

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $13,099,997.00
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(531)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Georgia Department of Transportation

  600 West Peachtree St
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30308

  Mississippi Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 1850
  Jackson, MS  United States  39215-1850

  Missouri Department of Transportation

  1617 Missouri Blvd.
  P.O. Box 270
  Jefferson City, MO  United States  65102

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E. 11th Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-2483

  Virginia Department of Transportation

  1408 E Broad Street
  Richmond, VA  United States  23219

  Arkansas Department of Transportation

  Little Rock, AR  United States 

  West Virginia Department of Transportation

  Division of Highways
  Building 5, Room A-110
  Charleston, WV  United States  25305-0430

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  Nashville, TN  United States 

  South Carolina Department of Transportation

  955 Park Street
  P.O. Box 191
  Columbia, SC  United States  29202-0191

  Oklahoma Transportation

  200 NE 21st Street
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73105

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 25201
  1 South Wilmington Street
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27611

  New York State Department of Transportation

  50 Wolf Road
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450

  Alabama Department of Transportation

  1409 Coliseum Blvd.
  Montgomery, AL  United States  36130
• Managing Organizations:

  Alabama Department of Transportation

  1409 Coliseum Boulevard
  Montgomery, AL  United States  36130-3050
• Project Managers:

  Dixon, Kidada

• Start Date: 20240516
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Pavement design; Paving; Performance tests; Test tracks; Traffic loads
• Identifier Terms: Minnesota Road Research Project (MnROAD); National Center for Asphalt Technology
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01915271
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(531)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 16 2024 7:25PM