Abstract: A forensic study was conducted to identify the cause of the premature cracking on three recently completed projects that were built with the same design. Nondestructive [ground penetration radar, falling weight deflectometer ...

Abstract: An investigation was conducted to determine the root cause of the premature pavement failure. The premature pavement failure occurred in the form of rutting and alligator cracking. Although the affected portion was repaired ...

Abstract: A premature pavement overlay failure had occurred only 1 day after it was opened to traffic. Crescent-shaped cracks were intermittently spread over a section about 3 mi in length. Dynamic cone penetrometer results demonstrated ...

Abstract: Since reflective cracking is related to both the existing pavement condition and the overlay material, appropriate tools are needed to characterize both properties. The rolling dynamic deflectometer (RDD) was employed to ...

Abstract: Automation technology has experienced explosive growth in recent decades. However, the construction industry, let alone the field of construction safety, is still among the least digitized globally. Although many types of ...

Abstract: The nondestructive mapping of anomalies and voids under roadway pavements is critical to highway authorities because of the potential loss of support that would lead to safety hazards. 400 MHz ground-coupled penetrating ...

Abstract: Diamond grinding (DG) has been used by various districts to improve skid resistance (reduce accidents and fatalities) and improve ride quality [reduce international roughness index (IRI)], with the added benefit of reducing ...

Abstract: A modified activated sludge process, called the oxic-settling-anaerobic (OSA) process, achieved effective reduction in excess sludge production. Its key feature is the insertion of a sludge holding tank in the sludge return ...

Abstract: This paper presents three field projects to illustrate the integrated approach to forensic investigations of roadway pavement failures used widely in Texas. In each case, the combined ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and ...