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More sensors to be added to Mich.’s Mackinac Bridge for maintenance experiment
Thousands more tiny sensors will soon be installed on the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan to gather data in a project that could lead to better, lower-cost bridge maintenance and management. The project began in 2016 with 20 prototype sensors placed on the bridge. And about 2,000 more are scheduled to be installed this summer, MSU […]
March 11, 2019
Roadbuilding
Mont. university develops affordable ultra-high performance concrete for state DOT
Researchers at Montana State University (MSU) have developed an ultra-high performance concrete that is approximately five times stronger than regular concrete, according to a university press release. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) asked Michael Berry, a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, if the university’s Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering could help develop a more affordable, non-proprietary […]
March 13, 2018
Roadbuilding
Michigan State researchers, Ingham County Road Commission experiment with rubber-modified asphalt
Researchers and county officials in Michigan are experimenting with rubber-modified asphalt installations that, while looking identical to conventional asphalt, is made with recycled tires, an ingredient that can prevent the spread of cracks in roadways. The asphalt is made with tires that are cut up into pellets called devulcanized rubber. “We first mix this with asphalt binder at certain […]
June 23, 2016
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