The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has proposed the development of a Road Research Facility which will be located in Wright County, between Monticello and Albertville. The intent of this project is
to provide a facility where intensive research on flexible and rigid pavements can be conducted using "real world" vehicle loading. To this end, a Pavement Research Test Facility Task Force was formed to oversee the implementation of the facility.
To assist Mn/DOT in the development of the test facility, the services of the University of Minnesota and the National Engineering Technology Corporation (NET) have been obtained. The Civil and Mineral Engineering
Department of the University will provide guidance to Mn/DOT on sensor selection and usage. The Computer Science Department of the University will design the computerized processing system and be responsible for
development of the database software. NET's purpose in this project is to develop overall design scenarios, alternatives, costs and recommendations for the preliminary design concepts of the entire system with particular attention to the communications and data collection subsystems.
This report will present the various design alternative concepts investigated and the cost estimates for the different subsystems. After analyzing the alternatives, a recommendation is made on the preferred concept
together with an implementation and management plan.
This report is unpublished. 15 copies were produced and distributed.
