TEN YEARS OF RESEARCH IMPLEMENTATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR LOCAL AGENCIES IN MINNESOTA

The Minnesota Local Road Research Board has sponsored a Research Implementation Project for the past 10 years to help put research into practice for city and county engineers and other administrators of low-volume roads. The project was developed by (a) establishing an advisory panel or committee, (b) developing a prospectus that included goals and guidelines, (c) engaging a consultant, (d) presenting proposals including subject background to the advisory panel, and (e) ranking the projects selected by the panel in priority order. Implementation of each project included (a) obtaining an idea from the panel or staff, (b) gathering background information, and (c) developing an implementation plan that might include some or all of the following: slide tapes or videotapes, technical advisories, and memos. Implementation packages have been developed for pavement management (surface condition, rideability, calculation of equivalent 18,000-lb single axle loads, pavement strength, and a summary presentation); water quality; sprinkle treatments; load effects on pavements; statistics for end-result specifications; pavement recycling; use of geotextiles in road construction; research summaries; snow and ice control; and bituminous pavement repair techniques. Presentations and publications on these subjects have been made available around the state and throughout the country. The project staff has also been working with the various technology transfer centers in the upper midwest to help distribute more research information.

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• Authors:
  • Skok Jr, E L
  • Bodoczy, G S
  • Diethelm, P J
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: pp 39-46
• Monograph Title: Defining needs, managing resources, and technology transfer
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1076
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Documents; Geotextiles; Implementation; Information dissemination; Local government agencies; Low volume roads; Pavement maintenance; Pavement management systems; Ratings; Recycling; Research; Snow and ice control; Specifications; Statistics; Strategic planning; Technology transfer; Water quality
• Uncontrolled Terms: Local agencies; Publications
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00474364
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309040701
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 31 1987 12:00AM