Wisconsin Department of Transportation Flexible pavements

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 contact staff at research@dot.wi.gov for research published before FFY 2014.

Research in progress

Project ID	Project information	Completion date (expected)
0092-21-04	Interlayer Mixture Design Principal Investigator: Donald Christensen, Advanced Asphalt Technologies, Inc. WisDOT Contact: Tirupan Mandal (tirupan.mandal@dot.wi.gov) Request for Proposal	10/2022
0092-21-05	Material Specifications for Longitudinal Joint Construction, Remediation and Maintenance Principal Investigator: Hussain Bahia, University of Wisconsin - Madison WisDOT Contact: Dan Kopacz (dan.kopacz@dot.wi.gov) Request for Proposal	11/2021
0092-20-03	Expansion of AASHTOWare ME Design Inputs Principal Investigator: Harold Von Quintus, Applied Research Associates, Inc. WisDOT Contact: Erik Lyngdal (erik.lyngdal@dot.wi.gov) Request for Proposal	10/2021
0092-20-04	Balanced Mixture Design Implementation Support Principal Investigator: Randy West, NCAT at Auburn University WisDOT Contact: Steven Hefel (steven.hefel@dot.wi.gov) Request for Proposal	06/2021
0092-19-04	Recycled Asphalt Binder Study Principal Investigator: Carolina Rodezno, NCAT at Auburn University WisDOT Contact: Erik Lyngdal (erik.lyngdal@dot.wi.gov) Request for Proposal	04/2021

Completed research

Project ID	Project information	Completion date
0092-19-05	Rubber Asphalt Study for Wisconsin Final report Research brief	10/2020
0092-18-06	Enhanced Moisture Sensitivity Study Final report Research 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 report Research brief	07/2019
0092-15-05	Evaluation of WisDOT Quality Management Program (QMP) Activities and Impacts on Pavement Performance Final report Research brief	10/2018
0092-16-06	Regressing Air Voids for Balanced HMA Mix Design Study Final report Research brief	10/2018
0092-17-04	Field Aging and Oil Modification Study Final report Research brief	07/2018
0092-16-02	Asphaltic Binder Extraction Protocol for Determining Amount & PG Characteristics of Asphaltic Mixtures Final report Research brief	01/2018
0092-15-04	Analysis and Feasibility of Asphalt Pavement Performance-Based Testing Specifications for WisDOT Final report Research brief	12/2016
0092-14-06	Critical Factors Affecting Asphalt Concrete Durability Final report Research brief	08/2016
0092-15-09	Wisconsin Department of Transportation Asphaltic Mixture New Specifications Implementation - Field Compaction and Density Validation Final report Research 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 report Research 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 report Research brief	02/2014

Flexible pavements

​Research in progress

Completed research

Research in progress