by Tensar International, on Aug 26, 2022 3:21:30 PM
Pavement engineers are often charged with delivering a high-performing design on a dismal construction budget. With client expectations increasing and roadway construction and maintenance budgets steadily on the decline, “miracle …
Read Storyby George Charalambous, P.E., on Jan 12, 2021 5:05:32 PM
Budget shortfalls and rising material costs are adding even more pressure to civil construction projects across Florida. Roadway designers and others in pavement construction are now forced to seek out …
Read Storyby Joe Heintz, P.E., on Nov 3, 2020 12:00:00 PM
For years, engineers around the world have depended on Tensar's SpectraPave design software. This free program has become the most powerful tool for evaluating roadway design options and optimizing pavement …
Read Storyby Bryan Gee, P.E., on Oct 26, 2020 12:07:48 PM
The mechanisms governing roadway performance are complex. Because roads are designed for long service lives under varying conditions, differences in performance which may seem small at first can be magnified …
Read Storyby Joe Heintz, P.E., on Aug 20, 2020 4:18:01 PM
Many private sites are designed with both a thick, heavy-duty pavement and a thinner, light-duty pavement to account for variability in traffic. Often times, these varying pavement thicknesses are directly …
Read Storyby Paul Schmitz, on Apr 8, 2020 10:00:00 AM
Now that the $2T Phase 3 portion of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act has been officially signed into place, attention is being turned towards a potential …
Read Storyby Bryan Gee, P.E., on Feb 20, 2020 2:15:00 PM
In 2003, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers defined three primary mechanisms for how geogrids work to stabilize paved and unpaved roads. In an engineering technical letter (ETL), the Corps …
Read Storyby Tensar International, on Feb 13, 2020 11:30:00 AM
Experts recommend and use Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) for performance validation of pavement materials and design methods. With the rising cost of materials and urgent need to improve pavement reliability, …
Read Storyby Tensar International, on Feb 11, 2020 1:23:12 PM
Many early geogrid studies were performed on unpaved sections over soft soils or on paved sections with soft subgrades. However, recent research by the US Army Corps of Engineers aimed to compare …
Read Storyby Tensar International, on Oct 24, 2019 9:19:00 PM
Expansion: it’s a win for communities when roads reach out and connect people to business, resources and formerly rural areas. But another form of expansion – soil that expands when …
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