Pavement Preservation Group Study Resources

Reports

Summary of Findings 2019, Dr. Adriana Vargas
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Journal and Conference Papers

2023

Brenes-Calderón, A. and A. Vargas-Nordcbeck. Use of Chip Seal Treatments to Mitigate Pavement Roughness in Cold Regions. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. Published online 05 Aug 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2241963.

Vargas-Nordcbeck, A. and F. Leiva-Villacorta. Field Performance of Thin Open-Graded Friction Overlays. Proc. Airfield and Highways Pavements 2023. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784484890.003

Vargas-Nordcbeck, A. Performance of Cape Seal Treatments Used for Pavement Preservation. Transportation Research Circular E-C283, 13th International Conference on Low-Volume Roads, 2023. https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec283.pdf#page=73

2022

Allain, D., B. Bowers, A. Vargas-Nordcbeck and T. Lynn. Pavement Recycling in Cold Climates: Laboratory and Field Performance of the MnROAD Cold Recycling and Full Depth Reclamation Experiment. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221093997

Vargas-Nordcbeck A. and A. Brenes-Calderón. Effect of Mill and Thin Overlays on Roughness for Pavements in Cold Climate Locations. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221086625

2021

Jalali, F. and A. Vargas-Nordcbeck. Life-Extending Benefit of Chip Sealing for Pavement Preservation. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198121989721

Rahman, M. and A. Vargas-Nordcbeck. Structural Performance of Thin Overlays Used for Pavement Preservation. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198121997816

2020

Rahman, M., and A. Vargas-Nordcbeck. Effect of Cape Seals on Pavement Structural Performance. Proceedings of the 7th Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress, v1.0, 2020. ISBN: 9789080288461

Vargas-Nordcbeck, A. Field Performance of Micro Surfacing Treatments for Pavement Preservation. Proceedings of the 7th Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress, v1.0, 2020. ISBN: 9789080288461

Vargas-Nordcbeck, A., and F. Jalali. Life-Extending Benefit of Crack Sealing for Pavement Preservation. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120902703

Vargas-Nordcbeck A., J. Nelson and B. Powell. Micro Surfacing Performance Under Accelerated Pavement Testing. Accelerated Pavement Testing to Transport Infrastructure Innovation. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol 96, 2020, pp. 348-356. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55236-7_36

2019

Jalali, F., A. Vargas-Nordcbeck, and M. Nakhaei. Full-Scale Probabilistic Assessment of Asphalt Surface Treatments: The Case Study of Lee Road 159. Airfield and Highway Pavements 2019: Design, Construction, Condition Evaluation, and Management of Pavements. Reston, VA, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019, pp. 208-219. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482452.021

Jalali, F., A. Vargas-Nordcbeck, and M. Nakhaei. Role of Preventive Treatments in Low-Volume Road Maintenance Program: Full-Scale Case Study. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198119863025

Rahman, M., and A. Vargas-Nordcbeck. Effect of Thin Overlays on the Structural Performance of Cold Recycled Bases for High Traffic Volume Roads. Airfield and Highway Pavements 2019: Design, Construction, Condition Evaluation, and Management of Pavements. Reston, VA, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019, pp. 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482452.020

Vargas-Nordcbeck, A. 6-Year Study on Micro Surfacing Performance. Airfield and Highway Pavements 2019: Design, Construction, Condition Evaluation, and Management of Pavements. Reston, VA, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019, pp.189-197. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482452.019

Vargas-Nordcbeck, A., M. C. Vrtis, and B. Worel. Performance of Chip Seal Treatments in Two Different Climatic Regions. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198119853546

2018

Jalali, F. and A. Vargas-Nordcbeck. Use of Recycled Materials on Thin Overlays for Pavement Preservation. 13th International Society for Asphalt Pavements (ISAP) Conference. Fortaleza, Brazil, 2018.

Vargas-Nordcbeck, A. Field Performance of Chip Seals for Pavement Preservation. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., Prepublished May 4, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118768531

Vargas-Nordcbeck, A. and B. Powell. Developing Life-Extending Benefit Curves for Asphalt Pavements with Preservation Treatments. Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Vol. 87, 2018, pp. 717-737.

2016

Powell, B. Development and Validation of a Nondestructive Methodology to Measure Subgrade Moisture Contents at the NCAT Pavement Test Track. In The Roles of Accelerated Pavement Testing in Pavement Sustainability (J. Aguiar-Moya, A. Vargas-Nordcbeck, F. Leiva-Villacorta, and L. Loria-Salazar, eds.), Springer International Publishing, 2016, pp. 621-632. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42797-3_40