Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "Pavement"
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Comparison of Ontario Pavement Designs Using the AASHTO 1993 Empirical Method and the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide Method
(University of Waterloo, 2013-11-27)The AASHTO 1993 Guide for Design of Pavement Structures is the most widely used pavement design method in both Canada and the United States, and is currently used by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) for both ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH MODULUS ASPHALT CONCRETE MIX DESIGN TECHNOLOGY FOR USE ON ONTARIO’S HIGHWAYS
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-07)Asphalt pavement is subjected to external loads including mechanical loading induced by traffic and thermal loading induced by thermal variations. The last decades have witnessed a significant rise in number of heavy ... -
Evaluation of Cold Weather Performance of Rubber Modified Asphalt Placed in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-29)Canada has close to 900,000 km of roads, which are key to supporting the Canadian economy as they enable for efficient transportation of goods and services. The Canadian road network should be well maintained and perform ... -
Improvement to Highway Safety through Network Level Friction Testing and Cost Effective Pavement Maintenance
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-18)Pavements encompass a significant component of the total civil infrastructure investment. In Ontario, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is responsible for the maintenance and construction of approximately 39,000 ... -
Optimizing Airport Runway Performance by Managing Pavement Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)The research described herein is composed of four major areas of practice. It examines the overall performance of runways and provides tools designed to improve current runway operations and management with particular ... -
Quantifying Pavement Sustainability For Ontario Highways
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-26)With the emerging trend of sustainability, sustainable infrastructure is highly regarded by the general public. Sustainable pavement is also a concept that has driven many research motivations today. These motivations ...