Concrete Removal Limits for the Rehabilitation of Bridge Piers

Project No
127907
Target completion date
June 30, 2028

Investigators: Devin Harris, Bernard L. Kassner, Ph.D., P.E.

Advancing Forensic Investigation of Concrete Distresses at VTRC with Focus on Alkali-Ailica Reaction (ASR)

Project No
127904
Target completion date
September 30, 2027

Investigators: Nishant Garg (UIUC), Amir Behravan, Ph.D., P.E.

Graphical Changeable Message Signs: Strategies, Impacts, and Best Practices

Project No
127691
Target completion date
July 31, 2027

Investigators: Yi-Ching Lee, George Mason University, Chien-Lun Lan, Ph.D.

Synthesis of VDOT Historic Bridge Survey, Review, and Management Information

Project No
127671
Target completion date
October 31, 2027

Investigators: Ann B. Miller

Utilizing Big Data to Verify and Enhance Route Choice Models in Travel Demand Modeling

Project No
127473
Target completion date
March 31, 2027

Investigators: Shanjiang Zhu, George Mason University, Chenfeng Xiong, Villanova University, John S. Miller, Ph.D., P.E.

Use of Carbonate Aggregates in Pavement Preservation Treatments

Project No
127240
Target completion date
February 28, 2027

Investigators: Ilker Boz, Ph.D., P.E.

Reliability of Nondestructive Evaluation Methods for Bridge Decks

Project No
115560
Target completion date
May 31, 2024

Investigators: Amir Behravan, Ph.D., P.E.

Characterizing and Improving Binder Availability and Activity in Asphalt Mixtures with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP)

Project No
124560
Target completion date
April 30, 2026

Investigators: Cassie Castorena, Benjamin Shane Underwood, Ilker Boz, Ph.D., P.E., Kazuo Kuchiishi, Ph.D.

Resiliency Assessment of Flood Damage in Pavements

Project No
124060-RC00191
Target completion date
December 31, 2028

Investigators: Benjamin Bowers, Auburn University, Don Guy, Auburn University, Harikrishnan Nair, Ph.D., P.E., M. Shabbir Hossain, Ph.D., P.E.

Long-Term Maintenance Needs and Costs of Green-Colored Pavement Markings and Flexible Post Delineators

Project No
126298
Target completion date
June 30, 2026

Investigators: T. Donna Chen, Janna Brown, Peter B. Ohlms, AICP

Evaluation of Spray-on Rejuvenators - Field Trials

Project No
124401
Target completion date
February 28, 2026

Investigators: Elizabeth Turochy, Ilker Boz, Ph.D., P.E.

Field Performance of High RAP Mixtures

Project No
126826
Target completion date
September 30, 2026

Investigators: Stacey D. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E.

Analysis of 2018-2024 Network Level Pavement Structural Testing with the TSD

Project No
126825
Target completion date
September 30, 2026

Investigators: Samer Katicha, Gerardo Flintsch, Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E.

Best Practices for Local Reviews of Industrial Developments

Project No
126697
Target completion date
August 31, 2026

Investigators: Jessica Nothstine, Lance E. Dougald

Emergency Management Strategies for Electric Vehicles

Project No
126331
Target completion date
October 31, 2025

Investigators: Noah J. Goodall, Ph.D., P.E.

Developing Guidelines for Context Specific Crosswalk Design

Project No
124330
Target completion date
June 30, 2026

Investigators: T. Donna Chen, Afrida Raida, Erin Robartes, Ph.D.

Evaluation of Thick Lift Asphalt Paving

Project No
126213
Target completion date
October 31, 2026

Investigators: Gerardo Flintsch, Ph.D., Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E., Kazuo Kuchiishi, Ph.D.

Evaluation of Moisture Susceptibility of Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR) Mixes

Project No
124060-RC00181
Target completion date
October 31, 2026

Investigators: Benjamin Bowers, Ph.D., Auburn University, Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E., Ilker Boz, Ph.D., P.E.

Documentation of 2024 Balanced Mix Design Implementation

Project No
126084
Target completion date
September 30, 2025

Investigators: Bryan Smith, Candice Entwistle, Stacey D. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E.

Phase II: Google Earth/Street Level Imagery for Rock Cut Slope Inventory and Rockfall Hazard Rating

Project No
125814
Target completion date
May 31, 2025

Investigators: Yonathan Admassu, James Madison University, M. Shabbir Hossain, Ph.D., P.E.

Incident Management in Complex Work Zones

Project No
126017
Target completion date
June 30, 2025

Investigators: Benjamin H. Cottrell, Jr., P.E.

Identifying Road Segments that Bisect Predicted Movement Corridors for Small Priority Species in Virginia

Project No
125843
Target completion date
June 30, 2026

Investigators: Thomas Akre, Ph.D, Grant Connette, Ph.D., David Luther, Ph.D., Bridget M. Donaldson

Use and Worker Perceptions of Wearable Lighted Apparel

Project No
125841
Target completion date
August 31, 2026

Investigators: Ronald Gibbons, Benjamin H. Cottrell, Jr., P.E.

Effect of Carbon-Negative Carbon Black on Concrete Properties

Project No
125840
Target completion date
July 31, 2026

Investigators: Sanjeev Kumar, Ramesh Govindarajan, Gabriel Arce, Ph.D., P.E.

Identifying and Quantifying Microplastics Generated from the Roadway Environment: Method Development and Preliminary Field Monitoring

Project No
125095
Target completion date
January 31, 2027

Investigators: James A. Smith, Nkosinobubelo Ndebele, Lewis N. Lloyd, P.E.

Evaluating the Feasibility and Benefit on Impervious Layer Inclusion Above Ground Water Table (GWT)

Project No
124060-RC00165
Target completion date
June 30, 2028

Investigators: Dr. Burak F. Tanyu, George Mason University

Pilot Application of Floodcast Technology in a District

Project No
124060-RC00161
Target completion date
October 31, 2024

Investigators: Lewis N. Lloyd, P.E.

An Analysis of VDOT's Sight Distance Requirements Relative to Context-Sensitive Designs

Project No
124252
Target completion date
December 31, 2025

Investigators: T. Donna Chen, Lance E. Dougald

Evaluation of a Driver Alerting System for a Truck Mounted Attenuator

Project No
123952
Target completion date
April 30, 2025

Investigators: Ronald Gibbons, Benjamin H. Cottrell, Jr., P.E.

Addressing Fly Ash Shortage with Limestone Calcined Clay Cement

Project No
123872
Target completion date
March 31, 2026

Investigators: Lisa Colosi Peterson, Osman Ozbulut, Amir Behravan, Ph.D., P.E., Gabriel Arce, Ph.D., P.E.

Evaluation of Structural Adhesives as "Steel Grouting" in Steel Bridge Repairs

Project No
122191
Target completion date
January 31, 2025

Investigators: Jose Gomez, Osman Ozbulut, Jason T. Provines, P.E.

Analysis of the Poplar Creek Box Culverts

Project No
124654
Target completion date
May 31, 2026

Investigators: Eric Jacques, Alba Yerro-Colom, Ioannis Koutromanos, Edward J. Hoppe, Ph.D., P.E.

Implementation of Structural Data from Traffic Speed Deflection Devices

Project No
124752
Target completion date
March 31, 2031

Investigators: Gerardo Flintsch, Ph.D., Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E.

Data-Driven Decision-Making Framework for Inspection of Bridge Decks

Project No
118730
Target completion date
May 31, 2024

Investigators: Richard Weyers

Business Impacts of Access Changes

Project No
124697
Target completion date
January 31, 2026

Investigators: James S. Gillespie

Management Plan for Historic Bridges in Virginia Update

Project No
122150
Target completion date
November 30, 2024

Investigators: Ann B. Miller

Improved Beam End Reinforcement Details for PCBTs with Debonded and/or Draped Strands

Project No
122311
Target completion date
December 31, 2026

Investigators: Carin Roberts-Wollmann, Bernard L. Kassner, Ph.D., P.E.

I-64 Recycled Pavement Monitoring

Project No
122323
Target completion date
May 31, 2025

Investigators: Gerardo Flintsch, Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E., Ilker Boz, Ph.D., P.E.

Design of Continuity Diaphragms Following New AASHTO Provisions

Project No
122312
Target completion date
December 31, 2026

Investigators: Carin Roberts-Wollmann, Ioannis Koutromanos, Bernard L. Kassner, Ph.D., P.E.

Improving Safety Service Patrol Performance

Project No
119789
Target completion date
October 31, 2023

Investigators: Mecit Cetin, Hong Yang, Sherif Ishak, Noah J. Goodall, Ph.D., P.E.

Development of Design Recommendations for Non-Contact, Hooked Bar Lap Splices for Large Reinforcing Bars

Project No
119918
Target completion date
May 31, 2025

Investigators: Carin Roberts-Wollmann, Eric Jacques, Bernard L. Kassner, Ph.D., P.E.

Pavement Structural Evaluation with Traffic Speed Deflection Devices (TSDDs) Pooled Fund Study TPF5-385

Project No
114421
Target completion date
October 31, 2023

Investigators: Gerardo Flintsch, Samir Katicha, Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E.

Pavement Friction Management Program Implementation (Phase 3) - District-Level Deploymen

Project No
118900
Target completion date
April 30, 2024

Investigators: Edgar de Leon Izeppi, Gerardo Flintsch, Kevin B. Wright

Resilience Approaches for Pavements and Geotechnical Assets

Project No
124157
Target completion date
November 30, 2030

Investigators: M. Shabbir Hossain, Ph.D., P.E.

FHWA Climate Challenge

Project No
124057
Target completion date
October 31, 2025

Investigators: Gerardo Flintsch, Eugene Amarh, Samer Katicha, Brian K. Diefenderfer, Ph.D., P.E., Harikrishnan Nair, Ph.D., P.E.

Ruggedness Study of Specimen Preparation and Fine-Tuning of Test Methods for IDT-CT and IDT-HT

Project No
124496
Target completion date
June 30, 2025

Investigators: Nathan Moore, Adam Taylor, Ilker Boz, Ph.D., P.E.

Reducing Carbon Foot-Print in Concrete Applications

Project No
124299
Target completion date
June 30, 2028

Investigators: H. Celik Ozyildirim, Ph.D., P.E., Mary Sharifi

Halifax County Road Orders 1752-1767

Project No
124068
Target completion date
November 30, 2025

Investigators: Ann B. Miller

Impact of Red Lights on Incident Response Time

Project No
124061
Target completion date
June 30, 2025

Investigators: Justice Appiah, Ph.D., P.E., Mo Zhao, Ph.D., P.E.

Electric Vehicles and Socioeconomic Inequality in Charging Stations on Virginia Roads

Project No
123127
Target completion date
March 31, 2025

Investigators: Dong K. Yoo, John S. Miller, Ph.D., P.E.