North Dakota Soils IC Demo

Dates:

Monday, August 9, 2010 - Thursday, August 12, 2010

Location:

Project description: This project is located on Highway 12 in southwest ND, 9 miles from Montana State line through city of Marmarth to Bowman County line.

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Roller shipping: Shipping address (Staging area of this project, 1 miles west of Marmarth), Arrive on (Aug. 6 - tentatively), Contacts: Keith Reiss of Northern Improvement: (701) 225-5197.

Open House: Date - Thursday, Aug. 12, Time - 10AM to 2PM (MDT), Location - City of Marmarth Community Center, 204 N. Main, Marmarth, ND 58643, RSVPby August 3rd, Contact - Jon Ketterling,(701) 328-6908, jketterl@nd.gov, Download the Open House flyer, draft agenda.

Presentation:

FHWA/TPF Intelligent Compaction Study and Findings, George Chang (Transtec Group)
Soils/Subbase IC and ND IC Prelim Results, David White (ISU)
Trimble GPS System, Brian Visser (Butler Machinery)
Caterpillar IC Systems, Candace Young (Caterpillar)

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Material Types:

The material type is FHWA/TPF Type I (non-cohesive subgrade soils), II (cohesive subgrade soils), and III (granular subbase) materials.

Sections:

Roller(s):

Caterpillar CS56 with a padfoot shell kit and Caterpillar CS563E.

Objectives:

Demonstrate IC technology to DOT personnel, contractors, etc.,
Evaluate the benefits and effectiveness of IC Rollers,
Assist DOT in the development of IC quality control (QC) specifications, and
Identify and prioritize needed improvements and further research for IC equipment.

Meetings and Reports:

Meetings