Recent and Current Activities, updated August 2008

 

Research

• Development of High RAP Content Mix Guidelines and Informational Documents
• RAP Plant Mix Study
• Use of RAP in Surface Courses
• Quiet Pavement Study
• Long Term Performance of a Porous Friction Course
• Collaboration with the Institute for Safe, Quiet and Durable Highways (SQDH)
• Investigating the Feasibility of Integrating Pavement Friction and Texture Depth Data in Pavement Management
• Use of RAP in Surface Courses
• Identification of Laboratory Techniques to Optimize Superpave HMA Surface Friction Characteristics

Technology Transfer

• Member of FHWA Recycling Expert Task Group
• Articles/Papers/Television:
  --TRB
  --HMAT
  --Current Science
  --Newsletter
  --Roads and Bridges
  --History Channel, Modern Marvels, "Superhighways"
• Presentations on Recycling:
  --Kansas Asphalt Paving Conference
  --Rocky Mountain Asphalt User Producer Group
  --NAPA Energy Conservation Conference
  --Wisconsin Asphalt Paving Conference
  --Indiana Asphalt Paving Conference
  --New York State Asphalt Conference
• Other Presentations:
  --Bradley Conference
  --Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference
  --Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference
  --New Zealand Sustainability Conference

Technical Support

• RAP characterization for contractor mix design
• Requests for technical information, advice and consulting
• Field Noise Testing
• Participant in FHWA Sponsored Tire/Pavement Noise Symposia and Strategic Planning Workshops
• Building polisher, providing support for Maryland State Highway Administration
• Tack Coat Texture Testing
• Seal Coat Texture and Permeability Testing
• Collaboration with NCAT

   

Training

• RAP in mix design classes
• RAP video
• RAP Expert Task Group (ETG) efforts