Research Projects

Asphalt
Number Title Status Year
ND 1992-05 Permeable Asphalt Stabilized Base Beneath an Asphalt Pavement Completed 1992
ND 1992-02 Stratagrid's A-100 Ability to Strengthen an Asphalt Overlay Completed 1992
ND 2010-02 Warm Mix Asphalt Completed 2010
ND 1997-03 Performance of Different Classes of Hot Bituminous Pavement Completed 1997
ND 2000-02 3M Liquid Pavement Markings Completed 2000
MR 2004-01 Effects of HBP Paver Motion on Ride Quality Completed 2004
MR 2010-02 Warm Mix Asphalt Completed 2010
MR 1997-06 Crafco Experimental Sealant to Level Depressed Cracks and PCCP Spall Repair Completed 1997
ND 1994-02 Paveprep Inter Layer to Halt or Retard Reflective Cracking Completed 1994
ND 2002-02 Performance of HBP vs. PCC Pavement Completed 2002
ND 1994-01 Saw and Seal Over the Overlaid Existing Concrete Joints Completed 1994
ND 1998-05 Saw & Sealing Joints in Bituminous Pavement Completed 1998
ND 2011-02 Warm Mix Asphalt, Evotherm 3G, Advera WMA and Foamed Asphalt Comparison Completed 2011
ND 2003-01 Comparison of Rehabilitation Strategies on Long Term Ride Performance Active 2003
Base
Number Title Status Year
ND 2004-01 Maximum Percentage of Asphalt Material in a Blended Base Completed 2004
MR 1997-02 Performance of Stabilized Base Completed 1997
ND 1995-02 Crushed PCC Material as a Drainable Base Completed 1995
Bridge
Number Title Status Year
ND 2001-01 Use of Stainless Steel Alternative for a Corrosion Resistance Structure Active 2001
ND 1998-06 Fabric Reinforced Backfill Under Approach Slabs Completed 1998
ND 2003-02 Concrete Bridge Deck Sealants Completed 2003
ND 1996-01 Wasser Single Component Moisture Cured Paint for Bridge Maint. Overcoating Completed 1996
Concrete
Number Title Status Year
ND 2009-01 Reinforced Concrete Pipe Repair Active 2009
MR 1996-03 Fiber Dowel Bars Completed 1996
MR 1996-02 Polysulfied Joint Sealing Completed 1996
ND 1997-02 Evaluation of an Experimental Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Project Completed 1997
ND 2000-01 Six-Cell Seal Delastic Sealer Completed 2000
ND 1994-09 Evaluation of Tining Widths to Reduce Noise of Concrete Roadways Completed 1994
ND 1997-01 Whitetopping an Existing Asphalt Pavement with Polyolefin Fiber Enriched PCC Completed 1997
ND 1994-08 Silicone Versus Preformed Compression Joint Seals for Concrete Pavement Completed 1994
MR 1997-01 Unsealed Joints in New Portland Cement Concrete Pavements Completed 1997
ND 2007-02 Bridge Deck and Roadway Surface Treatments Active 2007
ND 1995-03 Dowel Bar Retrofit for Load Transfer Completed 1995
MR 1996-01 Evaluation of Epoxy-Coated Reinforcing Steel Completed 1996
MR 1997-04 Dowel Bar Retrofit Using Minnesota 3U18 Patch Mix Completed 1997
ND 1998-01 Portland Cement as a Rehab Option for Overlaying an Existing Asphalt Roadway Completed 1998
ND 2003-03 Dowel Bar Retrofix Mix MR0301 Completed 2003
ND 1991-05 Silane as a Treatment of "D" cracking on Portland Cement Concrete Completed 1991
ND 1999-02 Tining Versus Carpet Dragging for Texturing PCC Pavements Active 1999
Geotextile
Number Title Status Year
ND 2002-01 Base Reinforcement Using Geogrid Active 2002
ND 1991-01 Base Reinforcement Using Geogrid Completed 1991
Maintenance
Number Title Status Year
ND 1992-03 Road Condition Weather Monitor Completed 1992
Miscellaneous
Number Title Status Year
ND 2013-03 SprayWall Pipe Liner Active 2013
ND 2010-03 ScourStop Flow Transition Mats for Scour Protection Completed 2010
MR 2013-01 Evaluation of East Jordan Iron Works 3025 SELFLEVEL Manhole Casting Completed 2013
MR 2004-02 Texcote XL-70C Bridge Cote as a Concrete Surface Finish & Curing Compound Completed 2004
MR 2010-03 Evaluation of Snow Plow Blade Systems Completed 2010
ND 2005-01 Lightweight Profiler for Ride Quality on Asphalt & Concrete Pavements Completed 2005
ND 1994-07 Optical Camera in Edge Drains Completed 1994
MR 2010-01 TowPLow Evaluation Completed 2010
ND 2007-01 High Density Polyethylene Pipe Completed 2007
ND 1998-03 Vegetation Barriers Around Headwalls of Edge Drains Completed 1998
MR 2011-01 Evaluation of "Safety Edge" on Asphalt Pavement Completed 2011
ND 1998-02 Snow Management by Use of Snow Fence Systems Completed 1998
ND 2012-01 Evaluation of Ultra Guard Safety System on Guardrails and Barrier Walls Completed 2012
MR 2008-01 Evaluation of American Polymer's Graffiti Solution System® (GSS) Completed 2008
Pavement Markings
Number Title Status Year
MR 1999-01 Evaluation of Epoxy-Resin Pavement Markings Completed 1999
MR 2004-03 Evaluation of Rumble Stripes Completed 2004
ND 1994-12 Polycarb's Mark-55 Series Epoxy Pavement Marking Completed 1994
ND 2010-01 Evaluation of Wet-Reflective Elements for Pavement Markings Completed 2010
ND 2015-01 Evaluation of Conglomerate Optics Completed 2015
ND 1998-04 Use of Snow Plowable, Reflective Pavement Markers for Effective Delineation Completed 1998
ND 2011-01 Evaluation of Grooved Pavement Markings Completed 2011
ND 1991-03 3M's Stamark Pliant Polymer Pavement Marking Tape, A380 Completed 1991
MR 1998-01 Evaluation of Water-Borne Pavement Markings Paint Completed 1998
ND 2013-01 Grooved, Rumbled Pavement Markings Completed 2013
Pavement Treatments
Number Title Status Year
MR 2002-01 Microsurfacing Performance Evaluation Completed 2002
ND 1996-04 Evaluation of Crafco Crack Sealants on Asphalt Pavements Completed 1996
ND 1992-01 Ralumac as a Rut Filler and Its Rut Resistant Capabilities Completed 1992
ND 1991-04 Silane and Hot Bituminous Overlay as a Treatment for "D" Cracking on PCC Completed 1991
ND 1996-03 Modified Chip Seal Surface Treatments Completed 1996
Soils
Number Title Status Year
ND 2014-01 Evaluation of Permazyme 11x Soil Stabilization Active 2014
ND 1994-05 Moisture Sensors in Base and Sub-base Completed 1994
ND 1996-02 Soil Guard Bonded Fiber Matrix for Erosion Control Completed 1996
University Research
Number Title Status Year
UND 2004-01 ND's Asphalt Cement Binder Properties & Performance Completed 2004
NDSU 2000-01 Design of a High-Performance Concrete Mix for use in Dowel Bar Retrofit Completed 2000
NDSU 2017-01 Snow Proof Marking System- by Conductive, Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete Completed 2017
NDSU 2001-01 Cost Effective Non-Flammable Pipe Liners Completed 2001
UND 2019-02 Developing Balanced Mix Design Gyrations (Ndesign) for ND HMA Pavements Completed 2019
UND 2006-03 Coarse-Graded Superpave HMA Pavements in ND Using the Asphalt Pavement Analyzer Completed 2006
UND 2019-01 Snow-Melting Technique for Concrete Pavements Completed 2019
UND 2002-03 Cold in-Place Recycling of Asphalt Pavements in the Northern Plains Region Completed 2002
UND 2006-02 ND's Agg Characteristics & Performance in Locally Produced HMA Mixtures Using APA Completed 2006
UND 2011-01 Rut Resistance Performance of Warm Mix Asphalts in North Dakota Completed 2011
UND 2021-01 Smart Inspection of Ancillary Structure in North Dakota Using Unmanned Aerial Systems Completed 2021
UND 2002-02 Effects of Water Reducer Admixtures on Concrete Strength and Durability Completed 2002
UND 2006-01 Application of Sealing Agents in Concrete Durability of Infrastructure Systems Completed 2006
NDSU 2011-02 Field Investigation of Warm Mix Asphalt Temperatures Completed 2011
UND 2021-02 Use of HYCAT in Field Observations and Evaluations of Streambed Scours at North Dakota Bridges Completed 2021
UND 2007-01 Analysis of Environmental Sensor Station Deployment Alternatives Completed 2007
NDSU 2011-01 Warm Mix Asphalt Processes Applicable to North Dakota Completed 2011
UND 2021-03 Generating Binder and Mixture Inputs in Pavement ME for North Dakota’s Conditions Completed 2021
UND 2003-02 Bridge Monitoring Project Completed 2003
UND 2008-02 Self Consolidating Concrete (SCC) for Use in ND Transportation Projects Completed 2008
UND 2003-01 Low Permeable Concrete Bridge Deck Completed 2003
UND 2008-01 Evaluation of ND's 4.75 mm Local Gyratory Mix for Thin Overlay Applications Completed 2008
UND 2020-01 Advanced Evaluation Methods for Concrete Bridge Decks; Data Acquisition, Validation and Annotation Completed 2020
NDSU 2008-01 Use of Thermal Camera During Asphalt Pavement Construction Completed 2008
NDSU 2013-02 Survey/Literature Review of Fast-Track PCC Pvmnt Repair Process and Materials Completed 2013
NDSU 2013-01 Asphalt Pavement Thermal Crack Maintenance Best Management Practice Completed 2013