UAF transportation researchers present work

August 15, 2016

University Relations

Researchers from UAF's Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates gave presentations during a workshop at the Western Transportation Institute Aug. 12-13 in Bozeman, Montana.

Jenny Liu, the UAF center's director and an engineering professor, presented an evaluation of precut cracks in certain pavements. Xiong Zhang, an associate professor of engineering, discussed features of unsaturated soils. Audio of their presentations during session 2 can be downloaded from the CESTiCC website here.

Sheng Zhao, the center's research coordinator, discussed use of reclaimed asphalt pavement in hot-mix asphalt. His presentation during session 3 can be downloaded here.

The institute featured lectern sessions, a poster session, lab tours and visits to field research sites. The lectern sessions were broadcast on GoToWebinar.

The workshop was hosted by CESTiCC, a Tier 1 University Transportation Center led by UAF and funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

CESTiCC also hosts free monthly webinars on transportation research and sustainability in the fields of transportation and construction.