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NewsArticle(s) found for South Dakota State University Articles- Research at South Dakota State University shows that a new bridge system made with cross-laminated timber (CLT), which exhibits desirable design strength and low environmental impacts, offers a suitable replacement for bridges on low-volume roads. CLT is an advanced wood panel system comprising several...
- A test with known repeatability that can easily and reliably evaluate the potential of asphalt mixtures for cracking will result in significant savings for transportation agencies. The IDEAL-CT test is a promising candidate that has been adopted by many agencies. Research at the University of Utah resulted...
- Researchers at South Dakota State University developed a simple, straightforward benefits estimation methodology for evaluating the financial benefits of proposed access management treatments, including the design, spacing, operation, and locations of street connections, interchanges, driveways, and...
- Researchers from the Mountain-Plains Consortium's eight collaborating universities were among the more than 20,000 transportation administrators, practitioners, policy makers, and researchers who came to Washington, DC, for the Transportation Research Board's 102nd Annual Meeting, January 8–12. The...
- Researchers at South Dakota State University tested new precast column connection details that could potentially reduce the time it takes to construct bridge bents (the combination of posts/piles and caps that support bridge girders) by a factor of three to four while meeting seismic requirements. The...
- Researchers at South Dakota State University are developing a database to help pavement engineers select the best types and application rates of tack coats, the asphalt-based material applied between pavement layers to improve structural performance. In particular, they are looking at the resulting shear...
- Research at South Dakota State University will provide bridge engineers with design tools that will substantially reduce the cost of some bridge foundations and protect existing bridge foundations from the damaging effects of scour, the erosion of soil from around those foundations. Scour rates in cohesive...
- Researchers at South Dakota State University found that mixed media filtration using steel chips and steel slag can be used as an effective treatment tool to remove E.coli and phosphate from stormwater runoff. This filtration technology will improve stormwater management and protect natural water resources....
- Hybrid Post Tensioning Columns
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Time: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Central Time
This webinar is based on MPC project 588, Hybrid Bridge Bents Using Post-tensioned Precast Columns for Accelerated Bridge Construction in High Seismic Regions. Seismic resilience of bridges improves safety...
- Dynamic message signs provide key information for drivers. Researchers at South Dakota State University tested new signs that are constructed using adhesives rather than welding to assure that the signs will stand up the rigors of roadside use. In research with small-scale panels and full-size signs...
- Researchers at South Dakota State University used data from the South Dakota Department of Transportation to develop a new family of compaction curves to be utilized in base and subbase material compaction quality control. These curves, standards based on the relationship between soil weight and moisture-density...
- With more than 500 local short-span bridges in need of replacement in South Dakota, federal and state funding falls far short of meeting those replacement needs. Researchers at South Dakota State University developed tools to help local governments make the most effective and economic decisions about...
- Researchers at South Dakota State University developed a cost-effective method of evaluating the corrosion potential of reinforcing bars in continuously reinforced concrete pavement. They evaluated damage to continuously reinforced concrete pavement to determine if corrosion of the reinforcement within...
- Mostafa Tazarv, researcher with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at South Dakota State University, recently gave several presentations related to his MPC local bridge research.
He presented "Design of Mechanically Spliced Precast Bridge Columns for High-Seismic Regions" to the American...
- Because of their relatively low cost and ease of construction, bridges using double-tee (DT) girders are widely used on local road networks across the United States. It has been found that rapid deterioration of longitudinal joints between DT girders, which can significantly degrade the structural performance...
- Several papers from MPC-funded research projects were recently published. They include the following:
"Bicycle safety at roundabouts: a systemic literature review" was written by Niranjan Pudel and Patrick Singleton with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Utah State University....
- Several papers from MPC-funded research projects were recently published. They include the following:
"Seismic repair of deficient and code compliant bridge wall piers" was published in the April 2021 edition of Engineering Structures. Authors are Bhaskar Kunwar, Vanessa McEntee, and Chris P. Pantelides...
- Theodore Sjurseth has been named 2020 University Transportation Centers Student of the Year for the Mountain-Plains Consortium. He will be honored with other award winners from across the country during a virtual awards ceremony today (January 6).
Sjurseth is a master's student in civil engineering...
- MPC research at South Dakota State University will help roadway agencies reduce pavement stripping, a moisture-induced loss of bonding between aggregates and the asphalt binder that typically begins at the bottom of the hot-mix asphalt layer and progresses upward. Stripping is a serious form of roadway...
- MPC research in South Dakota regarding tolerances for tie-bar placement in concrete pavements could result in improved pavement service life and reduced maintenance costs. Longitudinal joints in Portland cement concrete (PCC) pavement slabs require tie (dowel) bars to control joint opening resulting...
- MPC researchers at South Dakota State University are developing enhanced technology to improve the quality of runoff water from highway construction sites. The research promises to help maintain the quality of surface waters, promote environmental sustainability, and reduce the need for costly dredging...
- Researchers at South Dakota State University developed two rehabilitation methods for girder-to-girder joints on double-tee bridges. One of the methods, which costs 70% less than bridge superstructure replacement, will extend the service life and eliminate the need for replacement of many existing double-tee...
- MPC researchers at South Dakota State University developed a visual load rating method for double-tee bridges that maximizes the use of existing double-tee bridges while providing safe travel and preserving the bridge investment. They reviewed more than 370 inspection reports to determine the frequency...
- Couplers are not allowed to be used in bridge column plastic hinges in high seismic regions. This prevents their use as a precast column connection, a potential use that would facilitate accelerated construction. This ban is because of a lack of systematic test data on the coupler performance, limited...
- Many laboratory studies have shown erratic flexural strength among replicate fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) specimens, leading to unreliable claims about the performance of certain fiber reinforced concrete elements in the field.Experimental average residual strength values obtained in this study confirms...
- Nadim Wehbe, John M. Hanson Professor and head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at South Dakota State University, was named the 2017 Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering Outstanding Researcher. Wehbe was recognized at the Celebration of Faculty Excellence banquet held at SDSU...
- South Dakota State University master's student Peng Dai won the first place student poster award at the Eastern South Dakota Water Conference held in November in Brookings. Dai's poster title was "Escherichia Coli Removal from Stormwater in Steel Chip Filters." His advisor is Dr. Guanghui Hua, assistant...
- The National Summer Transportation Institute at South Dakota State University increased awareness and stimulated interest in transportation among participating high school students. The week-long program in August hosted 18 students and was a cooperative program of SDSU, the SD Department of Transportation...
- Precast double-tee bridge deck systems are currently used for local roads in South Dakota. Alternative durable precast or prefabricated bridge systems are needed to provide more options to local governments when designing a new bridge.
MPC researchers Dr. Nadim Wehbe, Dr. Mostafa Tazarv, and graduate...
- The newest MPC faculty member at South Dakota State University, is a familiar name. Dr. Jonathan Wood, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was MPC's 2013 Outstanding Student of the Year. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from the University...
- Students enter bridge design/build competition at SDSU
In June, 36 local middle and high school students participated in the week-long Youth Engineering Adventure (YEA) Camp at South Dakota State University. Bridge engineering was the focus of one of the camp's activities. In a hands-on exercise, participants...
- MPC will be offering a webinar on Joint Detailing for Improved Performance of Double Tee Bridge Systems. This MPC research project (MPC-439) at South Dakota State University provides for reduced maintenance of sealed joints between girders and also allows for continuous beam behavior. The webinar is...
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