Archives: Current Projects

Friday, August 26, 2022

Upcycling waste plastic in asphalt road construction

Funding/Research Supports TBD Project Status Incoming Project Overview Recently waste materials are increasingly being incorporated into asphalt blends during the production of asphalt mixture for use in pavement construction while maintaining the pavement's quality due to its economic and environmental advantages. Every year, enormous amounts of... More

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Improved Asphalt Mixture for City of St. John’s

Funding/Research Supports City of St. John's Project Status Active Project Overview The goal of this research project is to enhance rutting and moisture induced damage resistance in asphalt mixture, while the project’s objectives are as follows: review the current asphalt binder and mixture specifications of the City of St.... More

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Climate Change Impact on Pavement Infrastructure

Funding/Research Supports President’s Doctoral Student Investment Fund (PDSIF) and FEAS Start-up Funding Program Project Status Active Project Overview Earth’s climate has been changing from last 650,000 years, but from 1950 there is a drastic change in climate due to an increased emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane... More

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Sustainable Road Pavements for Harsh Climates

Funding/Research Supports NSERC Discovery Grant Project Status Active Project Overview Across the country, Canada has more than a million kilometers of paved roads. Although Canada has rich natural beauty and geography, it also has a unique and harsh climate. Since the country is significantly large, the climate varies between regions. Weather... More

Sunday, August 21, 2022

Investigation on De-lamination of Pavement Layer and Development of Improved Construction Specification

Funding/Research Supports FEAS Start-up Funding Program Project Status Complete Project Overview In the recent years, transportation agencies have shifted their focus from the construction of new roads to the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing highways. Therefore, hundreds of kilometers of road are rehabilitated/upgraded in Canada. ... More

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Application of Waste Cooking Oil in Construction of Asphalt Pavements

Funding/Research Supports Harris Center, Multi-Materials Stewardship Board of Government of Newfoundland and Labrador,  Stantec Inc., Pardy’s Waste Management Project Status Complete Project Overview A large portion of the oils used for cooking will end up as waste-cooking-oil (WCO). WCO contains many harmful chemical by-products (palmitic... More

Friday, August 19, 2022

Damage Analysis for Various Pavement Design Variables for Canadian Roads

Funding/Research Supports FEAS Start-up Funding Program Project Status Complete Project Overview Fatigue cracking is a major structural failure for asphalt concrete (AC) pavement, that occurs due to repeated loading. Maintaining the structural integrity of the AC pavement has been a challenge for the transportation industry. Application of new... More

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Field Inspection of Pavement Distresses of City of St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

Funding/Research Supports FEAS Start-up Funding Program and TotalPave.Com Project Status Complete Project Overview St. John’s, Newfoundland has a unique weather climate, i.e., a very high amount of precipitation year-round, temperate summer and moderate winter temperature. The pavement foundation (subgrade) layer in this region mainly consists... More

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