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This is your one-stop shop for Intelligent Compaction (IC)! All content posted in this site is by the research team under the US FHWA research project DTFH61-07-C-R0032 “Accelerated Implementation of Intelligent Compaction Technology for Embankment Subgrade Soils, Aggregate Base, and Asphalt Pavement Materials”. This project is to realize the blueprint in the FHWA IC strategic plan.
Field Demonstration
Check out a summary page on all IC field demonstration here! From each of the demo project webpage, you can find EVERYTHING you want to know about that demo project including YouTube videos of the onsite operations.
2009 IC Field Demonstration:
- New York soil/subbase/HMA IC (completed)
- Mississippi stabilized base/HMA IC
- Maryland HMA IC
- Georgia HMA IC
Attention Participating Roller Vendors - the GPS requirements for IC rollers are described here.
2008 IC Field Demonstration:
- Mn/DOT HMA IC (June 2 to 23, 2008)
- TXDOT Soil/Base IC (July 20 to 27, 2008)
- KSDOT Soil IC (August 17 to 24, 2008)
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News and Articles about IC
IC Presentations by the Project Team:
- Feb. 11, 2009: First International Conference on Transportation Construction Management, Orlando, FL. "Improving Construction Control and Documentation with Intelligent Compaction" - by Dave Merritt.
- Feb. 12, 2009: Minnesota Pavement Conference, Minneapolis, MN. "TPF Intelligent Compaction Project: Overview and Recent Findings" - Dr. George Chang and "Relating IC to Pavement Design" by Dr. David White. See the conference program for details.
- Mar. 5, 2009: Iowa Asphalt Conference, Des Moines, IA. "TPF Intelligent Compaction Project" by Dr. George Chang. See the conference program for details.
- October 27/28, 2009: Ohio Paving Conference in Col;umbus, Ohio, "Soil Intelligent Compaction" by Victor Lee Gallivan.
- November 10, 2009: SE Asphalt User Producer Annual Meeting, "HMA Intelligent Compaction" by Bob Horan.
- December 3, 2009: Kansas Asphalt Pavement Association, "HMA Intelligent Compaction" by Bob Horan.
- January 10, 2010: TRB "Intelligent Compaction Workshop", by the research team.
There is an article "The Era of Intelligent Compaction Has Arrived" in the FOCUS magazine about the FHWA TPF IC project . Please check it out!
Now Google map is available on the demonstration project page!
Missed the actions of the field demo? Now you can see them in YouTube!
The IC library is boosted! IC technical Papers, specifications, and reports in chronological order is posted.
Learn More about IC
New comers!? Check out our IC 101 pages to get you up-to-speed. Veterans!? Read through the IC Library/Reports and Papers... it's been continually updated with a good wealth of information! Coming soon on our website is a section to provide in-depth IC information.
Learn About Us
Find out who we are and what we do under this reseach project... Check it out here!
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