2013 ... [various authors] · This issue contains 14 papers concerned with pavement management. The papers are organized into two parts. The first part addresses strength and deformation characteristics of pavement sections. Specific topics discussed in this part include: unbound pavement layers modified by geogrids; unbound
TRR 2369 ... TRR 2369 ... Transportation Research Record (TRR), 2369
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2013 ... Maria Burton [and four others] · "This document presents a summary of the two half-day workshops/webinars that took place at CTR July 2, 2013. The workshops constitute Product 2 (P2) of the research project and correspond to Task 3. The purpose of the workshops was to obtain expert opinions from TxDOT
6748-P2 [CTR] ... Product 0-6748-P2
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2013 ... Robert Harrison and Manuel Trevino · This report covers a four-year period after contractors started work on the third set of locks, which in 2015 will effectively double the size of the ship using the Panama Canal. Many of the impacts linked to the new locks remain unknown (like lock fees, demand, and shipper response) but it
2013-476660-00062-1 [CTR] ... SWUTC/13/476660-00062-1
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2013 ... by Edith Arámbula [and five others] · In this project, the research team evaluated the performance of Permeable Friction Courses (PFC) over time and compared it against other types of wearing surface pavement layers. Several pavement sections including Asphalt Rubber (AR) PFCs, Performance Graded (PG) PFCs, and dense-
5836-2 [TTI] ... FHWA/TX-12/0-5836-2
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2013 ... Research Performed by: Texas A&M Transportation Institute; Research Supervisor: Amy Epps Martin; Researchers: Edith Arambula [and four others] · "Recent Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Projects 0-5262, 0-5185, and 0-4834 addressed important design, construction, and maintenance issues associated with
5836 PSR [TTI] ... 0-5836-S ... Project Summary Report
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2012 ... Dong H. Kim [and four others] · Concrete overlays have been a rehabilitation method for many years. It has been extensively utilized and studied in other states, but Texas is still at an initial stage of fully implementing the method. The large volume of concrete highways in Texas makes bonded concrete overlays, unbonded concrete
6590-2 [CTR] ... FHWA/TX-11/0-6590-2
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2012 ... Khali R. Persad [and five others] · This research project was established by TxDOT’s Research and Technology Implementation Office to address special studies required by the department’s Administration during FY 2011. Three short-term, quick-turnaround tasks were completed and are documented. The following three tasks
6581-CT-3 [CTR] ... FHWA/TX-11/0-6581-CT-3
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2011 ... Authors: David Fowler, David Whitney · "The purpose of this product is to summarize the activities that the research team has accomplished on Project 6590: Material Selection for Concrete Overlays, Task 6: Development of a Training Manual. This manual is intended to educate TxDOT personnel for training design
6590-P2 [CTR] ... Product 0-6590-P2
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2011 ... RS: David Fowler; Researchers: Raissa P. Ferron [and three others] · The goal of this research was to develop a laboratory-based method for developing constituent materials and construction guidelines that can produce a good performing concrete overlay. These guidelines will be instrumental in educating TxDOT personnel
6590-s [CTR] ... PSR 0-6590 ... Project Summary Report, 0-6590
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2011 ... Dong hyun Kim [and four others] · A comprehensive search and review of the use of concrete overlays by the TxDOT districts as well as other DOTs was conducted, with special emphasis focused on gathering information about the constituent materials and mixture proportioning used in the concrete overlays. This review
6590-1 [CTR] ... FHWA/TX-11/0-6590-1
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2011 ... Khali R. Persad [and twelve others] · This research project was established by the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Research and Technology Implementation Office (RTI) in Fiscal Year 2009 and renewed in FY 2010 to evaluate transportation issues as requested by TxDOT’s Administration, and develop findings and/or
6581-CT-2 [CTR] ... FHWA/TX-11/0-6581-CT-2
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2009 ... Manuel Trevino and Terry Dossey · This report presents the results of noise testing performed on Texas pavements between May of 2006 and the summer of 2008. Two field test methodologies were used: roadside noise measurement with SPL meters and onvehicle sound intensity measurement of noise at the tire/pavement interface.
5185-3 [CTR] ... FHWA/TX-10/0-5185-3
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2008 ... Terrence E. Dossey and Manuel Trevino-Frias · Increasing levels of traffic have caused transportation planners to seek new strategies for reducing noise pollution in urban areas; reducing pavement noise at the source may prove to be more cost-effective than barriers. Permeable Friction Course (PFC), which is open-graded asphalt
5185 [CTR] ... PSR 0-5185 ... Project Summary Report, 0-5185
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2007 ... Manuel Trevino-Frias and Terry Dossey · This report documents noise testing performed on Texas pavements in the summer and fall of 2006. Test methods include roadside noise measurement with SPL meters and on-vehicle sound intensity measurement of noise at the pavement tire interface. Comparisons are made between
5185-2 [CTR] ... 0-5185-2
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2007 ... RS: Moon Won; Researchers: Cesar Medina-Chavez and Manuel Trevino · There are many miles of portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements in Texas that have provided satisfactory performance for much longer than their original design lives. Some of them are still in good structural and functional condition, while some of
4893-s [CTR] ... PSR 0-4893 ... Project Summary Report, 0-4893
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2007 ... Terry Dossey [and four others] · The improved ride quality and other possible safety benefits associated with New Generation Open-Graded Friction Course (NGOGFC) or permeable Friction Course (PFC) pavements- better friction, lower noise, less splash and spary, higher visibility, reduced hydroplaning, and reduced nighttime
4834-2 [CTR] ... 0-4834-2
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2007 ... Moon Won [and five others] · This study focused on three areas: (1) a national survey of practice for NGOGFC pavements, (2) lab results for permeability and abrasion testing on specimens, and (3) development of a methodology for remote detection of ice formation, which also allows monitoring the effectiveness of de-icing
4834-S [CTR] ... PSR 0-4834-S ... Project Summary Report, 0-4834
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2006 ... Yetkin Yildirim, Terry Dossey, Ken Fults and Manuel Trevino · The improved ride quality and other possible safety benefits associated with New Generation Open-Graded Friction Course (NGOGFC) or Porous Friction Course (PFC) pavements—better friction, lower noise, less splash and spray, higher visibility, reduced
4834-1 [CTR] ... 0-4834-1
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2006 ... Manuel Trevino and Terry Dossey · This project evaluates available technology for measuring pavement noise, and gives recommendations for equipment, protocols, and test sections in Texas. · Publ. by: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research (CTR).
5185-1 [CTR] ... 0-5185-1
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2006 ... Manuel Trevino, Cesar Ivan Medina-Chavez · Little is known about the conditions of old concrete under bonded overlays used in rehabilitation procedures. This project aims at evaluating the quality and integrity of original portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements under thin overlays--both bonded and asphalt concrete (AC)--
4893-1 [CTR] ... 0-4893-1
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2005 ... Manuel Trevino [and three others] · This report presents the research undertaken within two areas of study of thin asphalt concrete (AC) overlays to rehabilitate continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCP). The first one is the development of a decision tree for the project selection of a rehabilitation of this kind. The
4398-3 [CTR] ... 0-4398-3
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2004 ... Manuel Trevino [and three others] · This report presents the research and recommendations on the use of asphalt concrete (AC) overlays to rehabilitate continuously reinforced concrete pavements (CRCP). A thin bonded AC overlay may be an economical means to restore the riding quality of a CRCP. One of the main benefits
4398-1 [CTR] ... 0-4398-1
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2004 ... Manuel Trevino, B. Frank McCullough and David W. Fowler · There has been a significant increase in the use of BCOs as a way to extend the life of a pavement structure. This study establishes the appropriateness of a BCO as a pavement rehabilitation strategy proposing a methodology for project selection. · Publ. by: University
4398-2 [CTR] ... 0-4398-2
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2004 ... Manuel Trevino, B. Frank McCullough, Yetkin Yildirim, and Terry Dossey · · Publ. by: University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research (CTR).
4398-S [CTR] ... PSR 0-4398-S ... Project Summary Report, 0-4398
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2000 ... Manuel Treviño, B. Frank McCullough, and Tony Krauss · This report presents the research and recommendations regarding the rehabilitation of an urban section of IH-30 in west Fort Worth, Texas. Bonded concrete overlays have proven to be a viable solution for rehabilitation of heavily traveled pavement sections. The
572-1 [CTR] ... 9-572-1
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1996 ... by Norbert Joseph Delatte Jr. [and four others] · Expedited bonded concrete overlays offer an economical alternative to rehabilitating concrete pavements. The construction of a bonded concrete overlay in El Paso has provided the opportunity to research pavement design, mix design, construction methods, and
2911-5 F [CTR] ... TX-97/2911-5F
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1995 ... Angela Jannini Weissmann [and three others] · In providing incentives for increased trade among the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could considerably liberalize freight carriage across these countries' respective borders. While Texas has a substantial economic interest in the
2932-3 F [CTR] ... TX-96/2932-3F
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