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.
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.
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.
Released Today May 7, 2008
MBTC 2077, Networked Sensor System for Automated Data Collecton and Analysis.
MBTC 2097, Automated Inventory and Aalysis of Highway Assets, Phase-II.
MBTC Announces Staff Changes
Heather Nachtmann has been appointed as the new director for the Mack-Blackwell Rural Transportation Center. More > >
