>Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:27:21 -0400
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>From: "Maureen Kestler" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: reducing pavement damage, enhancing local economy -- demo
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>As many of you are aware, there is currently a pooled-fund effort
>involving a consortium of state and federal agencies as well as private
>companies throughout the US and Canada to demonstrate the substantial
>reductions in damage to low volume asphalt-surfaced roads by using
>reduced tire pressure. The demonstration itself is being conducted at the
>US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in NH.
>Preliminary results are extremely promising -- so promising there is a
>desire to expand the test program, continuing to use CRRELs accelerated
>pavement testing device, to fully validate a seasonal pavement design
>model to estimate recommended tire pressures to minimize damage / extend
>pavement life for any pavement structure and environmental conditions.
>Results have the potential to effect haul guidelines in seasonal frost
>areas where industries rely on trucking, but cannot haul during
>springtime load restrictions. Of course, the bottom line (& my campaign
>line) is: additional contributing partners are needed to support this
>effort; current test sections will have to be removed for the next
>project if additional partners are not lined up in the near future.
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>If you are interested in learning more, a one-page summary is attached. If
>you are interested in still more detail, or know of another agency that
>might be interested in partnering, coordination is being done at CRREL,
>so please contact me, Maureen Kestler, tel 603-646-4215 or e-mail
>[log in to unmask] An alternate POC is Dr. Sam Nam,
>603-646-4677. We can send you a 6-minute video as well as several
>publications on results thus far and informational literature on
>partnering in this endeavor. (Please include your mailing address in
>e-mail responses).
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>Thank you,
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>Maureen A. Kestler
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