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FY 2021 Problem Statements

All - Construction - Design - Maintenance - Materials - Pavements - Planning - Special Projects

ALL
1	Mixture design and testing requirements for drilled shaft concrete
2	Update of the ARDOT Workforce Forecasting System
3	Arkansas Guidelines for Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (AFAD)
4	Effects of Allowing Traffic on Milled Surfaces Prior to Treatment or Overlay
5	ABC Through Non-Composite Action: Re-Evaluating Material vs Labor Economic Incentives
6	Implementing Zipper Merge in Work Zones on Arkansas Roadways
7	Implementing MASH Standards for ARDOT Bridge Barriers
9	Cover Depths for Rapid Setting Concretes
10	Latex modified concrete: structural properties
11	Developing Guidelines for Evaluating Weathering Steel Bridges
12	Raised Pavement Marker Installation
14	Maintenance Guidelines for MSE Walls
15	Metal Culvert Corrosion Risk and Life Cycle Cost Maps
16	Analyzing the Effectiveness of Joint Sealant Based on Region
17	Re-examining air content testing for pumped concrete
18	Updating ARDOT SPT Liquefaction Evaluation and Mitigation Procedures
19	Investigating Rapid Soil Moisture Content Determination Methods / Non-nuclear Moisture Content and Density Determination
21	Identifying Best Practices for Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Methods, Materials and Quality Control
22	Correlating Aggregate Types with Pavement Durability
23	Design, Construction, and Performance Monitoring of Stabilization of Expansive Soils and Cement
24	Impact of Grinding on Pavement
27	Exploring re-use options for grinding slurry from asphalt and PCC pavements
28	Maximum Sandstone Content for Superpave Mixes / Compatibility of Mineral Aggregates and Binders Used in Asphalt Concrete
30	The Right Lane: Mitigation of Truck Traffic Pavement Deterioration
31	Effect of Flooding Event on Damage and Performance Characteristics of Roadway Pavements
33	Use of Rejuvenator for Enhancing Properties of Asphalt with High RAP
34	Identifying and Measuring Causes of Nonrecurrent Congestion Using Big Data
35	Transportation critical levees and floodways
36	Innovative Countermeasures to Deter Wrong-Way Driving
37	ADA Ramp Inventory and Assessment using Mobile Lidar
38	A Statewide Comprehensive Safety Index for Arkansas Highways
39	Forecasting Travel Demand for Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) and Shared Mobility Services in Arkansas
40	Artificial Intelligence Based Model Inventory of Roadway Elements Extraction
41	UAS LiDAR for developing small project elevation models
43	Fine-tuning project management functions to achieve better success
44	Improving Employee Recruitment and Retention at ARDOT

CONSTRUCTION
1	Mixture design and testing requirements for drilled shaft concrete
2	Update of the ARDOT Workforce Forecasting System
3	Arkansas Guidelines for Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (AFAD)
4	Effects of Allowing Traffic on Milled Surfaces Prior to Treatment or Overlay
5	ABC Through Non-Composite Action: Re-Evaluating Material vs Labor Economic Incentives
6	Implementing Zipper Merge in Work Zones on Arkansas Roadways

DESIGN
7	Implementing MASH Standards for ARDOT Bridge Barriers
18	Updating ARDOT SPT Liquefaction Evaluation and Mitigation Procedures

MAINTENANCE
9	Cover Depths for Rapid Setting Concretes
10	Latex modified concrete: structural properties
11	Developing Guidelines for Evaluating Weathering Steel Bridges
12	Raised Pavement Marker Installation
14	Maintenance Guidelines for MSE Walls
15	Metal Culvert Corrosion Risk and Life Cycle Cost Maps
16	Analyzing the Effectiveness of Joint Sealant Based on Region

MATERIALS
17	Re-examining air content testing for pumped concrete
19	Investigating Rapid Soil Moisture Content Determination Methods / Non-nuclear Moisture Content and Density Determination
21	Identifying Best Practices for Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Methods, Materials and Quality Control
22	Correlating Aggregate Types with Pavement Durability
23	Design, Construction, and Performance Monitoring of Stabilization of Expansive Soils and Cement

PAVEMENTS
24	Impact of Grinding on Pavement
27	Exploring re-use options for grinding slurry from asphalt and PCC pavements
28	Maximum Sandstone Content for Superpave Mixes / Compatibility of Mineral Aggregates and Binders Used in Asphalt Concrete
30	The Right Lane: Mitigation of Truck Traffic Pavement Deterioration
31	Effect of Flooding Event on Damage and Performance Characteristics of Roadway Pavements
33	Use of Rejuvenator for Enhancing Properties of Asphalt with High RAP

PLANNING
34	Identifying and Measuring Causes of Nonrecurrent Congestion Using Big Data
35	Transportation critical levees and floodways
36	Innovative Countermeasures to Deter Wrong-Way Driving
37	ADA Ramp Inventory and Assessment using Mobile Lidar
38	A Statewide Comprehensive Safety Index for Arkansas Highways
39	Forecasting Travel Demand for Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) and Shared Mobility Services in Arkansas
40	Artificial Intelligence Based Model Inventory of Roadway Elements Extraction

SPECIAL PROJECTS
41	UAS LiDAR for developing small project elevation models
43	Fine-tuning project management functions to achieve better success
44	Improving Employee Recruitment and Retention at ARDOT