Wisconsin Department of Transportation Geotechnics

Geotechnics

Research to investigate geosynthetics, granular materials, aggregates, backfill materials, pile setup, soil compaction and retaining walls.

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)
0092-22-06	Wind-Loaded Structures Principal Investigator: Alice Alipour, Iowa State University WisDOT Contact: Jeffrey Horsfall (jeffrey.horsfall@dot.wi.gov) Request for Proposal	12/2023
0092-22-05	Weight-Volume Relationships and Conversion Factors for Soils and Aggregates of Wisconsin Principal Investigator: Bora Cetin, Michigan State University WisDOT Contact: Andrew Zimmer (andrew.zimmer@dot.wi.gov) Request for Proposal	03/2023
0092-21-06	Geotechnical Asset Management for Slopes Principal Investigator: Scott Anderson, BGC Engineering USA, Inc. WisDOT Contact: David Staab (david.staab@dot.wi.gov) Request for Proposal	10/2022
0092-20-05	Quality Testing of Wisconsin Aggregates Principal Investigator: Hani Titi, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee WisDOT Contact: Erik Lyngdal (erik.lyngdal@dot.wi.gov) Request for Proposal	10/2022

Completed research

Project ID	Project information	Completion date
0092-18-07	Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall Backfill Water Infiltration Final report Research brief	07/2021
0092-19-06	Comparison of ASTM Standards for the Evaluation of Geogrid Strength Final report Research brief	02/2021
0092-17-08	Monitoring of Lateral Earth Pressures and Movements of Cut Retaining Walls Final report Research brief	11/2019
0092-17-01	Evaluation of Recycled Base Aggregates Final report Research brief	07/2019
0092-16-03	Evaluation of H-Pile Corrosion Rates for WI Bridges Located in Aggressive Subsurface Environments Final report Research brief	05/2019
0092-15-06	Evaluation of the Long-Term Degradation and Strength Characteristics of In-situ Wisconsin Virgin Base Aggregates under HMA Pavements Final report Research brief	11/2018
0092-16-07	Thermal Integrity Profiling for Detecting Flaws in Drilled Shafts Final report Research brief	10/2018
0092-15-07	Correlation of ASTM D4833 and D6241 Geotextile Puncture Test Methods and Results for Use on Wisconsin Department of Transportation Projects Final report Research brief	05/2017
0092-12-07	Predicting Scour of Bedrock in Wisconsin Final report Research Brief	04/2017
0092-12-08	Static Pile Load Tests on Driven Piles into Intermediate Geo-Materials Final report Research brief	09/2016
0092-13-03	Understanding and Complying with Storm Water Mitigation Guidelines from the EPA Final report Research brief	05/2016
0092-09-05	Evaluation of the Foundation Movements of Transportation Structures Final report	02/2016
0092-11-04	Analysis of Trends/Correlations of Historical WisDOT Soil Lab Test Results Through Development of an Electronic Database Final report	06/2015
0092-14-03	Permeability Performance and Lateral Load for Granular Backfill behind Abutments Final report Research brief	05/2015
0092-08-11	Effective Depth of Soil Compaction in Relation to Applied Compactive Energy Final report Research brief	03/2015
0092-14-02	Performance of Pile Supported Sign Structures Final report Research brief	03/2015
0092-12-03	Lateral Deflection Contribution to Settlement Estimates Final report Research brief	07/2014
0092-11-03	Evaluating the Methodology and Performance of Jetting and Flooding Granular Backfill Systems Final report Research brief	02/2014

Geotechnics

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Completed research

Research in progress