Coupling Novel Soil Moisture-Suction Sensors and UAV Photogrammetry Technology to the Performance of Highway Embankments

Jafari, Navid H; Puppala, Anand J.; Yu, Xinbao; Congress, Surya S C

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Coupling Novel Soil Moisture-Suction Sensors and UAV Photogrammetry Technology to the Performance of Highway Embankments

2021-10-01
By Jafari, Navid H ; Puppala, Anand J. ; Yu, Xinbao

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Jafari, Navid H ; Puppala, Anand J. ; Yu, Xinbao ; Congress, Surya S C
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Transportation Consortium of South-Central States (Tran-SET) University Transportation Center for Region 6 ; Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). University Transportation Center for Region 6
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
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19GTLSU05
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Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final Research Report, Aug. 2019 – Feb. 2021
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Transportation Consortium of South-Central States
Abstract:

The movement of water plays a critical role in the mechanical performance and service life of transportation infrastructure, especially for pavement subgrades and highway embankments consisting of high-plasticity, expansive soils that saturate and ultimately lead to infrastructure distress. Shallow slides along highway embankments are ubiquitous across Region 6 because long-term wetting and drying cycles considerably weaken these compacted soils. In the aftermath of heavy rains, pore-water pressures increase to a critical threshold such that a failure occurs. The implications of embankment failures range from repeated maintenance repairs to long-term road closures. A comprehensive approach to model highway embankments comprising of laboratory testing, setup, and field data collection using unmanned aerial vehicles has been proposed in this study.
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69A3551747106
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