Data Integration for Pavement Research (1461-1F)

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has conducted numerous formal pavement research projects. In addition, many districts have conducted less formal, but often very important, evaluations of new materials, new treatments, and new techniques. In some of these activities, special sections of pavement were constructed. After the project was finished or the person responsible changed positions, information for the test section was lost.|When a research project is initiated, those in charge of conducting the research almost always begin by reviewing related research. In the past, information on previous research sections may not have been available in a medium that could be retrieved, or the information may not have been available at all. This study was designed to develop a plan for identifying in-service pavement sections that are being used for research and to store the information in a medium that will be accessible to those interested in reviewing previous research related to their work.