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Title: PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTORS EXCHANGE INFORMATION ON HIGHWAY PAVEMENT RESEARCH
Accession Number: 00486203
Record Type: Component
Digital Copy: Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The private sector, including vehicle manufacturers and national trade associations, has conducted considerable research on highway pavements. Government groups and their university allies have also explored this topic extensively. Traditionally, however, there has been little interaction between the privately and publicly sponsored research programs. Two recent initiatives have helped foster cooperation by allying the private sector with a university in one case and with government highway engineers in another. In September 1986, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Education Foundation and Auburn University signed a 5-yr agreement to create the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT). Work conducted at this facility is intended to enhance knowledge about hot-mix asphalt concrete pavement design and construction and provide training and information on state-of-the-art technology and management practices. Funding comes from private sources, and to date, the NAPA Education Foundation has received pledges of almost $9 million for an income-producing endowment to support the NCAT program. Auburn University has supplied use of its facilities and its faculty. A promising cooperative research endeavor between the trucking industry and state highway officials is developing. Foreign and U.S. efforts have occurred and plans are under way to present a full session on the interaction of trucks and pavements at the 1990 TRB Annual Meeting. Further ventures between the trucking industry and highway officials seem almost certain.
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: p. 24-25
Publication Date: 1989-7
Serial: Features: Photos
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TRT Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM
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