Flexible pavements

Research focused on improving the design, construction and performance of long-lived, quality hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavements in Wisconsin. Investigates compaction, binders, overlays, implementation of the Mechanistic Empirical Design Guide (MEPDG) and more.

Please visit the Wisconsin Digital Archives or contact staff at research@dot.wi.gov for research published before FFY 2014.

Research in progress


Project ID

Project information

Completion date (expected)

0092-23-01Benchmarking Delta Tc (ΔTc) for Wisconsin Materials
Principal Investigator: Thomas Bennert, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
WisDOT Contact: Erik Lyngdal
Request for Proposal
05/2025
0092-24-01 Design Requirements for High Traffic Asphalt Mixes to Ensure Pavement Performance
Principal Investigator: Christopher Williams, Professor, Iowa State University
WisDOT Contact: Tirupan Mandal
Request for Proposal
10/2025
0092-25-01
Investigation of Reflective Cracking in Wisconsin
Principal Investigator: Randy West, NCAT at Auburn University
WisDOT Contact: Casey Wierzchowski
Request for Proposal
09/2026


Completed research

Project ID

Project information

Completion date

0092-22-04 Balanced Mixture Design Pilot and Field Test Sections
Final ReportResearch Brief
10/2023

0092-21-04

Interlayer Mixture Design

Final ReportResearch Brief
12/2022
0092-20-03Expansion of AASHTOWare ME Design Inputs

Final ReportResearch Brief
03/2022
0092-21-05
Material Specifications for Longitudinal Joint Construction, Remediation and Maintenance
Final reportResearch brief
12/2021
0092-20-04Balanced Mixture Design Implementation Support

Final reportResearch brief
05/2021
0092-19-04

Recycled Asphalt Binder Study

Final reportResearch brief

05/2021
0092-19-05

Rubber Asphalt Study for Wisconsin

Final reportResearch brief

10/2020
0092-18-06

Enhanced Moisture Sensitivity Study

Final reportResearch brief

09/2019
0092-18-05

Investigation of In-Service Pavement Performance

Final report

06/2019
0092-17-06

Investigation of Tack Coat Materials on Tracking Performance

Final reportResearch brief

07/2019
0092-15-05

Evaluation of WisDOT Quality Management Program (QMP) Activities and Impacts on Pavement Performance

Final reportResearch brief

10/2018
0092-16-06

Regressing Air Voids for Balanced HMA Mix Design Study

Final reportResearch brief

10/2018
0092-17-04

Field Aging and Oil Modification Study

Final reportResearch brief

07/2018
0092-16-02

Asphaltic Binder Extraction Protocol for Determining Amount & PG Characteristics of Asphaltic Mixtures

Final reportResearch brief

01/2018
0092-15-04Analysis and Feasibility of Asphalt Pavement Performance-Based Testing Specifications for WisDOT

Final reportResearch brief
12/2016
0092-14-06Critical Factors Affecting Asphalt Concrete Durability

Final reportResearch brief
08/2016
0092-15-09Wisconsin Department of Transportation Asphaltic Mixture New Specifications Implementation - Field Compaction and Density Validation

Final reportResearch brief

06/2016

0092-12-02

Development of Guidelines and Specifications for Use of WMA Technology in Delivering HMA Products Inclusive of Non-Conventional Mixtures Such as SMA’s, and Mixtures with High RAP and High RAS Content

Final reportResearch brief

05/2014
0092-13-01

Evaluation of Design Criteria and Field Performance of Rubblized Concrete Pavement Systems in Wisconsin - Phase 1

Final report

03/2014
0092-12-01

Refinement of Current WisDOT HMA Mixture App Guidelines Related to NMAS and Aggregate Characteristics

Final reportResearch brief

02/2014