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Research paves way for better roads

Clipped to the Drawing Board by Tony Elmasri

The next generation of asphalt and concrete pavements used to build and rebuild roads, bridges and other paved surfaces in much of the world likely will be based on a design guide produced by researchers in ASU’s Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.

Officials with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, in addition to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), have approved new design guidelines for pavements developed by a team led by Matthew Witczak, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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