Located at the Texas A&M Riverside Campus, TTI‘s Pavement Profiler Evaluation Facility was set up to aid in the evaluation, support and implementation of profiling products, technology and initiatives. Initially constructed in 1999, the facility has a 2000-ft long dense-graded hot-mix asphalt (HMA) test track on which inertial profiler certifications are conducted to support state … Read More
RELLIS Campus
Model and Machining Center
The Testing, Machining, and Repair Facility (formerly run by the Texas Engineering Experiment Station) is now part of TTI and is known as the Model and Machining (M&M) Center. Through over four decades of service, the center continues to support the university and system agencies by aiding in the design and manufacture of both scientific … Read More
Sediment and Erosion Control Laboratory (SEC Lab)
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Sediment and Erosion Control Laboratory (SEC Lab) provides the transportation industry with a research and performance evaluation program for roadside environmental management. The program includes storm water quality improvement, erosion and sediment control, and vegetation establishment and management. TTI’s Environment and Planning Program operates this 19-acre, full scale, indoor/outdoor facility. … Read More
Mobile Retroreflectometer Certification Course
The operation of a mobile retroreflectometer is significantly more complicated than the operation of a portable retroreflectometer. There are many different factors — such as mechanical equipment, operator, and software — that can affect the accuracy of mobile retroreflectivity measurements. Furthermore, it can be challenging to assess the accuracy of mobile measurements. To increase confidence … Read More
National Geotechnical Experimentation Site
The National Geotechnical Experimentation Site on Texas A&M University’s RELLIS Campus is available for large-scale experiments. At these unique sites, full-scale walls, shallow and deep foundations, culverts, anchors, pipes, and other structures have been instrumented, calibrated, built, and monitored over a period of 20 years.
Environmental & Emissions Research Facility
The largest drive-in environmental chamber in the country TTI opened the Environmental and Emissions Research Facility in Bryan, Texas, in January 2010. The development of the facility resulted from competitive grant awards to TTI from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), with additional funding provided by The Texas … Read More
Center for Infrastructure Renewal
Texas and the United States have significant infrastructure needs, requiring innovative solutions to upgrade aging roadways and pipelines, as well as the national power grid. The Center for Infrastructure Renewal will house researchers who are developing advanced and sustainable materials and structural systems that will reduce cost and extend infrastructure life, safety, resiliency and durability. … Read More
The RELLIS Campus
The Texas A&M University System is creating a new paradigm for the future of applied research, technology development and education. We are advancing the redevelopment of our Riverside Campus, approximately 2,000 acres of prime, largely underdeveloped real estate located adjacent to State Highways 47 and 21, into our Texas A&M RELLIS Education and Research Campus, … Read More
Proving Grounds Research Facility
More than… 45 years of safety research. 2,000 full-scale crash tests. 40 tons of truck brought to a screeching halt. Research performed at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Proving Ground has saved lives for more than 45 years. The Proving Grounds Research Facility, a 2,000-acre complex, enables researchers to conduct experiments and testing with the … Read More