In 2017, the 57-year-old Eisenhower Bridge over the Mississippi River in Red Wing,
Minnesota, was replaced by a new bridge with a longer span and taller, wider approach …

In November of 2001, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) began using
cone penetration testing (CPT) in addition to traditional borehole drilling as standard practice …

This paper presents a case study of the application of the Deep Mixing Method (DMM) to a
state DOT construction project. The project was developed in-house and was contracted with …

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in collaboration with industry partners, is
helping state DOTs take their existing geotechnical site characterization programs to the next …

In the summer of 2014, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) began
construction work on Bridge 10004 to elevate MN Highway 101 above the existing embankment …

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) embarked on their first use of Deep
Mixing Methods (DMM) in the fall of 2002. The technology, while not new to the United States…

Economical automated geotechnical testing systems are now available, allowing laboratory
tests to accurately represent any given series of loading or unloading conditions from the …

In 1997 the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) began operating fully automated
computer controlled geotechnical testing equipment, replacing many existing systems. …

Extreme events generally occur without much advance warning, and certainly without enough
lead-time to schedule and budget for repair projects as part of typical long-term highway …

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) has advanced over 25,000 soil borings
and CPT soundings for state transportation projects; there is increasing interest in using …