Maintenance

Mission Statement

Material Durability is important to the long-term efficiency of our transportation system. Increases in durability result in reduced maintenance, extended life of facilities and reduced impacts to the public.

Themes

• Maintenance Operations and Improvements
• Material Durability
• Non-Destructive Testing
• Sign Maintenance
• Highway Durability

Current Research Projects

• Advanced Highway Maintenance & Construction Technology Projects
• Pavement Preservation and Innovation
• Slurry/Micro-Surface Mix Design Procedure
• Non-Destructive Testing and Composites Testing
• Evaluation of the VTI ECI-1 Corrosion Monitoring Device
• H.E.R.M.E.S. II (High-Speed Electromagnetic Roadway Mapping and Evaluation System)
• Passive Embedded Chloride Threshold Sensors
• Quick Change Sign Post
• Evaluating Thermal Control for High Performance Mass Concrete
• Seismic, Creep and Tensile Testing of Various Epoxy Bonded Rebar Products in Hardened Concrete