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Pavement Research Topics

Asphalt

• Rubber Asphalt Open Graded Friction Course (WA-RD 445.1)
• Rubberized Asphalt in Washington State (WA-RD 693.1)
• Asphalt Pavement Temperature Differentials
  • Construction Related Asphalt Concrete Pavement Temperature Differentials and the Corresponding Density Differentials (WA-RD 476.1)
  • Temperature Differential Technote 2001
  • Density Profile Test Method
  • FAQ for Density Profiles
  • Temperature-Density Differential Presentation
  • Cyclic Density Update 2004 Technote
• Superpave
  • Superpave in Washington State
  • Superpave Performance and Cost Comparison Technote
  • Three Quarter Inch HMA Report (WA-RD 692.1)
• Hot Mix Asphalt Design
  • HMA View Technote 2004
• Modified Class D Evaluation
• Permeability
  • Factors Affecting HMA Permeability Technote (2005)
• Pavement Sealer
  • Pavement Sealer Technote 2007
• Microsurfacing
• Hot In-Place Recycling
• Cold In-Place Recycling
• NovaChip
  • NovaChip Technote
  • NovaChip Post-Construction/Performance Report
  • NovaChip Final Report WA-RD 697.1
• Stone Matrix Asphalt
  • SMA Technote
  • SMA SR-524 Final Report (WA-RD 504.1)
• Top Down Cracking
• Longitudinal Joint Construction
  • Longitudinal Joint Construction Technote
• Tack Coat
  • Tack Coat Technote
• CoreLok
  • CoreLok Technote
• Quieter Pavements
  • Evaluation of Long-Term Pavement Performance and Noise Characteristics of Open-Graded Friction Courses (WA-RD 683.1)
  • Evaluation of Long-Term Pavement Performance and Noise Characteristics of Open-Graded Friction Courses - Project 2 (WA-RD 691.1)
• Trinidad Lake Asphalt
  • Evaluation of Trinidad Lake Asphalt Overlay Performance (WA-RD 710.1)
• Warm Mix Work Post Construction Report

Concrete

• High Performance Concrete Durability Assessment (WA-RD 530.1)
• Dowel Bar Retrofit
  • DBR Technote (2001)
  • DBR Technote (2007)
  • DBR Construction Sequence
  • DBR Do's and Don't (2009)
  • Evaluation of Dowel Bar Retrofit for Long-Term Pavement Life in Washington State (WA-RD 727.1)
• Concrete Intersections
  • Concrete Intersections Technote
  • Concrete Intersections Report (WA-RD 503.2
• Rapid Construction
  • Caltrans PCCP Renewal
  • UCB Report on I-10 Reconstruction
• Experimental Features
  • Performance of a Portland Cement Concrete Pavement with Carpet Drag Finish WA-RD 637.1
  • Wear Resistant Pavement Study WA-RD 657.2
  • Studded Tire Wear Resistance of PCC Pavements WA-RD 658.1
  • Combined Aggregate Gradation as a Method for Mitigating Studded Tire Wear on PCCP WA-RD 663.2
  • PCCP Texture Modification Using the Skidabrader WA-RD 667.1
  • PCCP with Longitudinal Tining, Transverse Tining, and Carpet Drag Finish WA-RD 666.1
  • URETEK Stitch-In-Time WA-RD 674.1
  • Use of The Maturity Method in Accelerated PCC Construction WA-RD 698.1
  • Use of Recycled Concrete Aggregate in PCCP: Literature Search WA-RD 726.1
  • Evaluation of Portland Cement Concrete Pavement With High Slag Content Cement WA-RD 728.1
• Polyester Overlays
• Puyallup River Bridge Overlay

Pavement Construction

• Full Weekend Closure of I-405 (WA-RD 454.1)
• Rapid Construction Techniques
• Rock Cap Technote

Pavement Evaluation

• Modeling Rigid Pavements:  Joint Shear Solution Strategies (WA-RD 455.1)
• Feasibility of Backcalculation Procedures Based on Dynamic FWD Response Data

Pavement Smoothness

• An Overall Assessment of Highway Roughness (WA-RD 538.1)

Traffic

• Improved Traffic Characterization to Enhance Pavement Design and Performance:  Load Spectra Development (WA-RD 600.1)

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