Roadway Infrastructure Assessment and Modeling

• Rapidly and reliably evaluate the existing condition of infrastructure systems using non-destructive technologies augmented by numerical simulations and artificial intelligence
• Wireless Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags in highway and airport construction projects for temperature monitoring and concrete strength estimation using PCC maturity concept
• Development of multi-functional self-powered Micro-Electro-Mechanical Sensor (MEMS) system capable of real-time, remote monitoring of localized strain, temperature and moisture content in highway/airport pavement systems

 

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Mechanistic and Performance Based Pavement Analysis, Design and Construction Technology

• Improving the pavement performance prediction accuracy of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG)/AASHTOWare Pavement ME through local calibration
• Use of RFID/MEMS based real-time field data for mechanistic calibration of pavement performance models
• Development of simplified flexible and rigid pavement design models
• Improved pavement forecasting models for repaired/rehabilitated pavement sections in Iowa

 

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Sustainable Infrastructure/Engineering Materials

• Development of electrically conductive concrete (ECON) and electrically conductive asphalt (ECAC) with nano-structured superhydrophobic surfaces to achieve ice- and snow-free pavement surfaces
• Economic and energy viability of heated airport pavement systems
• Integrating Alternative/Recycled Materials into PCC Mix Design System
• Use of biomass derived lignin in roadway geo-materials stabilization and unpaved road dust mitigation