This report culminates one of the first projects undertaken for study in the Local Road Research Program. The primary purpose of this project when it was initiated was to develop correlation between the plate bearing test and the Benkelman beam test. Such a correlation, or other acceptable procedure for using the Benkelman beam, would provide a practical and relatively economical means for our local highway engineers to obtain a measure of the strength (load carrying capacity) of flexible pavements.
This report summarizes 16 years of projects and products of the Minnesota Local Road Research Board's (LRRB) Research Implementation Committee. The report includes a general overview of the LRRB's Research Implementation Committee (RIC) and also provides a summary of implementation products and projects that the RIC sponsored from the years 1980 to 1996.
The report divides implementation products into three areas: research syntheses, Research Implementation Series (RIS), and videotapes. It also presents the following information on implementation projects: title, author, date summary, project number, and a description of implementation or current status.
