A Feasibility Study for Establishing A Regional Road Track Pavement Testing Facility in Wyoming [Research Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Hafez, Marwan ; Fosu-saah, Benjamin ; Ksaibati, Khaled
• Corporate Creators:
  Mountain-Plains Consortium ; North Dakota State University
• 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
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Feasibility analysis
  • Pavement performance
  • Test facilities
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MPC 24-538
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Wyoming;United States
• Edition:
  Research Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mountain-Plains Consortium
• Abstract:
  Accelerated pavement testing (APT) hastens pavement failure using loading techniques like test tracks and traffic simulation devices, providing valuable data within a shorter timeframe. Major existing U.S. test tracks yield cost-effective developments, but climate-specific conditions require tailored approaches. Efforts to establish a regional pavement testing facility in Wyoming face challenges due to the lack of documented guidelines for planning and development, the absence of economic evaluation frameworks, and uncertainty about the benefit-cost impacts during the planning process to developers and the next generation of accelerated pavement tracks.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Project 633
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78567/dot_78567_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 325.60 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b418f43072c0e0c1f0fd6f56a63b7b4ae8bc10226cd1d940ed36539db603a32764a54e62c2f399a79d850f9b620943edd70e46c42b7cdbbc0f53bd06154507c2