MBTC

Technology Transfer

One of MBTC's goals is to make the results of its basic and applied transportation research program readily available in user-friendly forms. All Center-funded research must benefit society, industry, or academe, and each project proposal must identify potential users of the research findings. Current MBTC technology transfer activities include...

Center for Training Transportation Professionals

Through CTTP, MBTC offers training in proper construction techniques to contractors and employees of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department. About 500 students enroll in CTTP courses annually.

Professional Development Classes

MBTC offers short courses and seminars to enable professional engineers to earn the professional development hours required by state law for maintenance of their licenses. Continuing education activities in 2003 included a two-day seminar for professional civil engineers and an upcoming workshop in 2003 on HEC-HMS watercourse analysis software developed by the Hydrologic Engineering Center.

Other Training

MBTC has funded development of software to aid shippers considering intermodal transportation with barges to calculate transportation, transfer, and inventory/carrying costs. Training sessions for more than 140 shippers have been conducted to date.

Training efforts underway also include development of Superpave training materials for local agencies involved in pavement construction and maintenance.

Videos

In conjunction with the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, MBTC funded a series of videos to provide field personnel with needed information and instruction on specific topics to enhance the quality of roadway work zone traffic control schemes.

Also available are age-appropriate videos produced by MBTC for primary and secondary students on transportation and civil engineering as a profession.