SPR-5032: Moisture Damage Control and Mitigation in Pavement Foundations Using Innovative Geosynthetics

This project is primarily about controlling water in pavement foundation layers for increased pavement performance. This study proposes to remove water out of the pavement systems via use of geotextile fabric (moisture management geotextile) as a separation layer in pavement foundation systems to mitigate the damage that occurs due to high moisture contents. The workplan consists of constructing sites with these innovative geosynthetics and conducting field tests and analyses. The field tests will include lightweight deflectometer, falling weight deflectometer, moisture and temperature monitoring through depth.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $149,549.00
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-5032

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University
  1284 Civil Engineering Building, Room 4154
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284
• Principal Investigators:

  Cetin, Bora

• Start Date: 20250701
• Expected Completion Date: 20270630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drainage; Field tests; Geosynthetics; Geotextiles; Moisture damage; Pavement base course; Pavement interlayers; Subgrade (Pavements)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01960878
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Indiana Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-5032
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 17 2025 3:57PM