Resiliency Assessment of Flood Damage in Pavements

There is an ongoing need to understand the impacts of flood inundation on pavement performance throughout the United States. This is especially true in coastal states like Virginia that have robust riverine systems that are subject to flooding after heavy rainfall events. This study seeks to identify flood susceptible areas through ongoing research efforts at Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and document the pavement condition before flooding and after flooding. A quantification of pavement damage in terms of layer structural capacity and visual distress due to flooding will be performed, along with an identification of specific factors that influence the pavement damage. Inexpensive moisture sensors next to the roadway will be employed to understand the drainage characteristics of the pavement system as to connect the structural performance and eventual surface distresses. The outcome of this research is an understanding of the impact of flooding on VDOT’s roads and the potential impacts on maintenance and rehabilitation schedules. This will potentially benefit VDOT as it evaluates different pavement adaptation options for flooding and future budgets to accommodate shifting maintenance and rehabilitation schedules.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $643,357.00
• Contract Numbers:

  124060-RC00191

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903
• Managing Organizations:

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903
• Project Managers:

  Nair, Harikrishnan

  Hossain, M

• Performing Organizations:

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903

  Auburn University

  National Center for Asphalt Technology
  310 Sanford Hall
  Auburn, Alabama  United States  36849-5131
• Principal Investigators:

  Hossain, M

  Bowers, Benjamin

• Start Date: 20250601
• Expected Completion Date: 20281231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Flood damage; Maintenance management; Pavement distress; Pavement performance
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01950515
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Virginia Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 124060-RC00191
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 3 2025 8:54AM