Sponsors
SPONSORS
The University of Michigan Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The PRCE is a research unit of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The Department of Civil Engineering provides administrative and technical support, as well making available the needed laboratory facilities to conduct this research. Through the help and support of the Department of Civil Engineering, the PRCE has been able to support a number of students, and conduct numerous successful reset.
Go To U-M Civil Engineering homepage.
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)
The Michigan Department of Transportation has supported a number of research projects in the last several years. The current study sponsored by MDOT is investigating freeze-thaw resistance of 'high durability pavement' aggregates. In 1996 and 1997, the PRCE and MDOT cooperated in a study of "Premature Deterioration of Michigan Jointed Concrete Pavement On Open Graded Drainage Courses (OGDC)." Past projects include, "Cause of Concrete Pier Cap Deterioration on the I-75 Bridge over River Rouge in Detroit, and Effectiveness of Repair Methods" and "Adoption of a Rapid Test for Determining Aggregate Durability in Portland Cement Concrete."
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
The Federal Highway Administration is currently sponsoring a PRCE study on the "Effect of Higher Strength and Associated Concrete Properties on Pavement Performance." This project is looking into the properties of higher strength concrete that resulted in exceptional long-term pavement performance. Additionally, this study is investigating various methods of measuring the properties of higher strength concrete.
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The Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research (GLC-TTR)
The Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Reset has provided valuable support to PRCE and its members. Two of the current members of the PRCE have been supported by the GLC-TTR Scholars program. They are Chris Byrum and Phil Mohr. Chris Byrum conducted research on the slab curling and warping under vehicle loading in 1995-1996. Phil Mohr investigated the performance of concrete pavements using recycled concrete coarse aggregate under heavy vehicle loads in 1994-1995. In 1996-1997, Andrew DeFinis, a recent graduate and staff member with the PRCE was also a GLC-TTR Scholar. His research was on the performance of concrete pavement supported by Open Graded Drainage Courses (OGDC).
The GLC-TTR has also directly supported a PRCE research study investigating load transfer efficiency in pavement cracks and joints for various concrete mix designs and pavement cross-sections.
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National Science Foundation, Center for Advanced Cement Based Materials (NSF-ACBM)
NSF-ACBM which is an NSF technology center comprised of The University of Michigan, Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Purdue University, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The center provides funding for fundamental scientific reset in cement based materials technologies. The most recent meeting of ACBM was hosted by the University of Michigan in October, 1997.
Holnam Corporation
Holnam Corporation a major U.S. portland cement producer head quartered in Dundee Michigan. Holnam is currently supporting a PRCE study investigating the use of energy efficient blended cements in pavements and transportation structures. Holnam Corporation is a subsidiary of the Swiss-based Holderbank Group.
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