Project Title: 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 plastic are thrown away globally, causing a significant amount of waste being ended up in landfills which…..view more
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Project Title: 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. John’s; investigate the performance of asphalt binder additives and modifiers in binder and mastic levels for improving rut and moisture damage resistance…..view more
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Project Title: 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 and nitrous oxide. Many of the researchers…..view more
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Project Title: 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 factors such as rain, temperature, and snow with their…..view more
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Project Title: 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. Appropriate strategies are needed to effectively maintain…..view more
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Project Title: 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 acids), and improper disposal in the wastewater system taxes sewage lines and increases the organic load on the sewage treatment plant significantly. WCO does not need to be discarded, however, and there are…..view more
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Project Title: 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 generation wide-base tire in heavy truck is…..view more
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Project Title: 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 of metamorphic strong rock. Since the city is located in an island and has small size of population, the road pavements of this city also experience…..view more