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MATC Webinar Series
by MATC Webinar Series
In 2006, and again in 2011, the Mid-America Transportation Center won the U. S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration’s competition for the Region VII University Transportation Center—the region that includes Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. The consortium partners consist of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Iowa, the University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Lincoln University, and the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Iowa State University and the University of Missouri joined the Center in 2012. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln serves as the lead institution of the consortium and MATC has its headquarters on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
Episodes
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Dr. Hosin "David" Lee: Warm-Mix Asphalt: A Window to a Better Road (phase 1)
Warm mix asphalt (WMA) is an emerging technology that can allow asphalt to flow at a lower temperature for mixing, placing and compaction. The advantages of WMA include reduced fuel consumption, less carbon dioxide emission, longer paving season, longer hauling distance, reduced oxidation of...
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Dr. Robert Peterman: Assessing the Damage Potential in Pretensioned Bridges
With the aging and deterioration of bridges, evaluation of existing conditions of their structural elements becomes vital to engineers and public officials when deciding how to repair or replace the structures. The ability to obtain necessary information on these conditions is often expensive and...
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Dr. Andrzej Nowak: Risk Analysis and Target Reliability for Bridges
Performance of the transportation network strongly depends on the performance of bridges. They constitute a vital part of the transportation infrastructure system, and they are vulnerable to extreme events such as natural disasters (i.e., hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, major storms), in…
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Dr. Yong Bai: Estimating Highway Pavement Damage Attributed to Truck Traffic
Kansas is one of the leaders in meat production in the United States. In the southwest Kansas region, there are more than three hundred feed yards and several of the biggest meat processing plants in the nation. Heavy trucks (e.g., tractor trailers) have been used primarily for transporting...
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Dr. Mustaque Hossain: Extending Asphalt Pavement Life using Thin Whitetopping
According to results of the U.S. Congress National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study, the U.S. has spent approximately $68 billion annually to maintain its highways, roads and bridges. Congress estimated that over the course of the next 50 years, the cost of maintaining our nation's...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In 2006, and again in 2011, the Mid-America Transportation Center won the U. S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration’s competition for the Region VII University Transportation Center—the region that includes Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. The consortium partners consist of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the University of Iowa, the University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Lincoln University, and the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Iowa State University and the University of Missouri joined the Center in 2012. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln serves as the lead institution of the consortium and MATC has its headquarters on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.
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