
Southwest Pavement Technology Consortium
Arizona’s Pavement Hub for Research and Training
News

Southwest Pavement Technology Kicks Off Its Activities
Southwest Pavement Technology Welcomes their members in its inaugural season. Consortium is accepting industrial and agency members.

Welcomes Visitors at Open House Ceremony
Southwest Pavement Technology welcomes visitors at the open house during the Arizona Pavement Material Conference.

Geotechnical Testing and Pavement Training and HMA Training Completed
On December 7-9 Geotechnical Issues and Pavement Engineering Workshop and on Jan 20,25 & Feb 1 HMA Training were completed with attendees from various regions in Arizona.

Celebrating Dr. Hasan Ozer’s Award
Dr. Hasan Ozer wins ASCE Wilbur Smith award
Projects Highlights

Reflective Cracking Model for Airport Asphalt Overlay Design
Reflective cracking in hot-mix asphalt (HMA) laid over existing jointed concrete airfield and highway pavements is considered as a major pavement distress. Reflective cracking mechanisms are complex due to intertwined effects of temperature and vehicular loading conditions causing intensified stresses in overlays.

Fracture Characterization of Polymer Modified Mixes for Applications in Diverse Climatic Region
Although cracking resistance research has been carried out extensively in other states, a large amount of the work is not immediately applicable to Arizona..

Impact of Automated and Connected Trucks (Platoons) on Pavement Deterioration Mechanisms
Automation technology offers numerous advantages to the trucking industry in terms of fuel savings, operational efficiencies and preventing fatal crashes.
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