Carbonating Subgrade Materials for In Situ Soil Stabilization Project 2.9 Project Summary Ground improvement is the in situ alteration of the ground’s material properties, with the ultimate goal of strengthening, stiffening, and/or altering drainage characteristics to benefit design, construction, and performance of civil infrastructure. Carbonation is a process by which carbon dioxide (CO2) gas reacts […]
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Asphalt Mixtures with Crumb Rubber Modifier for Longevity and Environment Project 2.1 Project Summary The main research plan is to study new materials that will make some positive changes in the durability and longevity of the life of transportation infrastructure, e.g., new asphalt mixtures with Crumb Rubber Modifier (CRM). CRM is recycled rubber produced from […]
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Optimal Design of Sustainable Asphalt Mixtures with RAP Project 3.6 Project Summary Current proposal seeks to derive guiding approaches for extracting, through the literature, the promising opportunities for designing asphalt pavements with enhanced levels of reclamation and for capitalizing on such opportunities. To this end, the study proposes a framework for gauging and comparing, within […]
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