| Facility type: | Testing of soil and rocks |
| Contact email: | michael.trentacoste@dot.gov |
| Contact info: | User name: Michael Trentacoste User position: Associate Administrator for Research, Development, and Technology/Director of Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center User telephone: 202-493-3999 Street: Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike City: McLean, Virginia Postcode: 22101-2296 Department name: U.S. Federal Highway Administration Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Website address: | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/research/tfhrc/labs/materialscomplex/imaging/ |
Description
Short technical description: Laboratory Purpose: The primary goal of the Imaging Laboratory is to provide experimental data and theoretical models to increase understanding of the scientific principles necessary to design and construct asphalt pavements with desirable properties and long service lives. These scientific principles are explored using diverse cutting-edge technologies, including two- and three-dimensional imaging and analysis, photoelastic techniques, micro-mechanics, and computer simulations. Unique features: Laboratory Capabilities: The Imaging Laboratory relates the internal structure (such as size, location, and orientation of aggregates and air voids) of asphalt mixes and pavements to their mechanical properties and performance. The lab uses a three-pronged approach of imaging, simulation, and micromechanics to provide a complete description and understanding of pavement performance, including the design, construction, and properties of asphalt pavements with long service lives. Specified type of facility: imaging, simulation, and micromechanics
Keywords
imaging