America’s Infrastructure Score* in 2021: C–
America’s Infrastructure Score* in 2021: C– FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 1 (2021) “It’s vital — especially now, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, when our economy needs all the help it can get — that Congress pass a bill aimed at rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure. Doing so will create many new jobs and continue…
Just Scratching the Surface: Electrical Resistivity Tomography Offers Nondestructive Solution to Drilling, Trenching
Just Scratching the Surface: Electrical Resistivity Tomography Offers Nondestructive Solution to Drilling, Trenching FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 1 (2021) With roadway construction projects such as bridge construction, time and money are both at a premium. Mistakes may not only set the timeline back but stretch already strained budgets as well. Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) is…
Creative Strategies in Nondestructive Testing and Smart Coring Save Time, Resources
Creative Strategies in Nondestructive Testing and Smart Coring Save Time, Resources FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 1 (2021) Tailoring construction and repair solutions to unique problems along a discrete part of the roadway — instead of applying a one-size-fits-all method — is gaining popularity as a pavement design/rehabilitation method for entire corridors. It’s just one innovation…
Recipe in the Making: The TxDOT Balanced Mix Design Project Is Developing a New System for Mix Design of Asphalt Mixtures
Recipe in the Making: The TxDOT Balanced Mix Design Project Is Developing a New System for Mix Design of Asphalt Mixtures FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 1 (2021) Using recycled materials on roadways has been standard procedure in construction for several decades. The challenge lies in having a practical mix design process — think of it…
IDEAL-CT — Simple, Reliable, Efficient, Repeatable, Cost Effective
IDEAL-CT — Simple, Reliable, Efficient, Repeatable, Cost Effective FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 1 (2021) State departments of transportation (DOTs) nationwide have long dealt with the problem of asphalt pavement cracking — the primary type of distress that creates the need for pavement rehabilitation. Many cracking tests have been developed, but no single test has been…
Making Space for Big Rigs: TTI Helps TxDOT Evaluate Technologies to Facilitate Truck Parking
Making Space for Big Rigs: TTI Helps TxDOT Evaluate Technologies to Facilitate Truck Parking FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 1 (2021) Finding safe parking is a constant concern for the nation’s hundreds of thousands of truck drivers. There are typically not enough parking spaces along their routes, and there is no real way for truckers to…
I-35 Traveler Information System Helps Waco Fire Department Navigate Routes, Improve Response Times
I-35 Traveler Information System Helps Waco Fire Department Navigate Routes, Improve Response Times FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 1 (2021) In 2008, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) began its massive My35 Reconstruction Project to improve mobility and safety along 100 miles of I-35 in Central Texas. While most of the project is complete, Project 4B…
From Space Travel to Roadway Safety: LiDAR Helps Identify Pavement Sections Prone to Hydroplaning
From Space Travel to Roadway Safety: LiDAR Helps Identify Pavement Sections Prone to Hydroplaning FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 1 (2021) A technology once focused on aerospace applications half a century ago is finding new utility to improve the safety of driving surfaces in Texas thanks to evolving research at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)….
TTI Participates in TRB’s 100th Annual Meeting — Virtual for the First Time
TTI Participates in TRB’s 100th Annual Meeting — Virtual for the First Time FROM VOLUME 57, NUMBER 1 (2021) The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) was well represented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Jan. 5–29. This was the first time in its history TRB has held the event virtually….
