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Materials and Pavements

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A van outfitted with ground penetrating radar. This nondestructive evaluation method is used in the transportation industry in such areas as subsurface pavement evaluation, location of buried construction hazards, bridge inspection, and quality control during initial pavement placement.

The Materials and Pavements (M&P) Division conducts a coordinated and extensive program of research to design, develop, and evaluate new pavement materials, techniques, equipment, and test procedures. Research focuses on improving the durability, safety, and efficiency of pavement materials and structures within both economic and environmental constraints.

Research units in the Materials and Pavements Division include:

  • Flexible Pavements,
  • Pavement Management,
  • Pavement Materials Chemistry,
  • Recyclable Materials, and
  • Rigid Pavements.
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TTI’s Epps Martin Elected President of AAPT

Featured image for postTexas A&M University Professor and Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Engineer Amy Epps Martin was recently elected president of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT). Epps Martin will serve as president for one-year effective Oct. 1. AAPT is a leading world-wide community dedicated to excellence and advancement of asphalt technology since 1924. […]

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