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Minne-ALF Project Overview and Retro-Fit Dowel Study Results

Status:  Complete
Report Date:  05/01/2000

Summary:

A laboratory-based linear loading pavement test stand, the Minnesota Accelerated Loading Facility (Minne-ALF) simulates the passage of heavy traffic loads moving at speeds up to 65 kph (40 mph) over small, full-scale pavement test slabs. Researchers simulated the passage of 40-kN (9-kip) single-wheel loads at a rate of 172,000 per day.

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