Pavements for Connected Mobility, Imad Al-Qadi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

• Imad Al-Qadi (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)

Room: Room A A robust pavement infrastructure is essential for safeguarding the environment, economy, and society. Autonomous and connected vehicles, including trucks, offer the potential to decrease energy consumption, emissions, and costs, while simultaneously enhancing road safety. Therefore, the future vision for pavements must be comprehensive: ensuring safety, achieving net-zero emissions, maximizing efficiency, and demonstrating durability, all while minimizing disruption to travelers and freight. Future traffic patterns, particularly the introduction of truck platoons and electric freight, present challenges to the performance of flexible pavement. This necessitates the exploration of optimization techniques to transform these challenges into opportunities, which will be discussed in the presentation.

Comprehensive Evaluation of Asphalt Pavement Recycling Strategies, David Lee, University of Iowa, USA

• David Lee (University of Iowa, USA)

Room: Room A University of Iowa, jointly with Iowa State University, has performed a research project of over $1 million to develop quality standards for inclusion of high recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) content in asphalt mixtures for Iowa Highway Research Board and Iowa DOT. This keynote presentation will discuss various aspects of asphalt pavement recycling which include RAP fractionations, effects of rejuvenators, both laboratory and field tests and a comprehensive evaluation of asphalt pavement recycling strategies which include Plant and In-place Recycling of Hot, Warm, Cool and Cold asphalt mixtures.

Modeling Reflective Cracking in Asphalt Overlay, Richard Kim, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

• Youngsoo Richard Kim (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA)

Room: Room A Abstract. Reflective cracking is a critical distress in asphalt overlays. Numerous test methods and modeling approaches have been proposed to predict its severity and/or extent. These approaches range from the purely empirical to highly mechanistic. This presentation briefly reviews these approaches and suggests an experimentally and analytically balanced approach to predict reflective cracking in asphalt overlays.

Including Consideration of Climate Change in Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Activities, Jo Sias, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA

• Jo Sias (University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA)

Room: Room A Abstract. A key factor in assuring the resilience of transportation infrastructure in the future is the consideration of climate change in pavement maintenance and rehabilitation activities. This is a complex issue that requires the collaboration of scientists, engineers, practitioners, and various stakeholders. This talk will introduce some basic information on future climate data, various adaptation frameworks and strategies, and specific applications of these concepts to flexible pavements.

Surface Characteristics and Functional Services of Road Pavements - Paradigm-Shift Need in Smart Transportation Era, Tien Fang Fwa, National University of Singapore, Singapore

• Tien Fang Fwa (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Room: Room A The world today is experiencing a rapid emergence of intelligent vehicle technology, including active safety systems, higher degree of connectedness, and autonomous capabilities of vehicles. It is transforming the way vehicles drive and navigate the roads. There has not been any major initiative in the road and pavement engineering sector to match the fast-pace changes that have taken place. This presentation highlights the areas in the sector where changes are needed.

Overview and Trends in Asphalt Technology, Delmar Salomon, Pavement Preservation Systems LLC, USA

• Delmar Salomon (Pavement Preservation Systems LLC, USA)

Room: Room A Over the last few decades, asphalt technology has undergone remarkable transformations. From environmentally friendly delivery methods to modifying binders and refining mix design approaches, the industry is evolving toward performance specifications. In this discussion, we explore emerging trends, emphasizing performance, sustainability, innovative additives, and portable non-destructive testing during construction and pavement laydown. These groundbreaking processes propel us toward safer, eco-friendly, and more durable road networks.