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CTR publishes research on pavement repair

July 31st, 2009 · No Comments

CTR has published a new report on repairing and rehabilitating pavement that has experienced longitudinal cracking and joint separation. These methods included field assessment for determining the severity of the causes of the symptoms and procedures for addressing the issues discovered during the assessment. The methods were evaluated for ease of implementation, cost effectiveness, and [...]

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New results published on clay-based road management

July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

The need to design and construct roadways on highly plastic clays is common in central and eastern Texas, where expansive clays are prevalent. Roadways constructed on highly plastic clay subgrades may be damaged as the result of significant volume changes that occur when such soils undergo cycles of wetting and drying. These volume changes ultimately shorten [...]

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