Tag: pavement thickness

Roadbuilding
GSSI launches ground penetrating radar for road inspection, analysis
Geophysical Survey Systems Inc.’s (GSSI) new RoadScan 30 ground penetrating radar (GPR) system can inspect and analyze roads at highway speeds and can be mounted to the front of a truck. GSSI says the system is designed for measuring pavement thickness, evaluating a road base and sub-base, and measuring available asphalt before milling operations begin. By […]
April 17, 2015
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Roadbuilding
No Strings Attached
How the use of stringless paving technology on the UTAH I-15 Corridor Expansion Project saved time and money.
January 8, 2014
Provo River Constructors (PRC) reconstructed 24 miles of freeway with two lanes in each direction using stringless paving in the Utah 1-15 Corridor Expansion Project. The project was completed two years ahead of schedule.
Roadbuilding
To Prevent Failure, Begin with Better Bases
Fatigue cracking usually links to inadequate road foundations.
May 6, 2013
No patching can cure severe fatigue cracking, which indicates profound base failure; road ultimately was in-place foam-recycled with thin overlay.
Roadbuilding
Utilities in Rhode Island detected using Ground Penetrating Radar
Infrasense recently completed a project to locate embedded utilities and determine pavement thickness for a three-mile section of road in Rhode Island. The project incorporated both vehicle and walking-based surveys using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). As a result, no cores or test pits were used to obtain utility location information. A majority of the survey […]
March 10, 2013
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