The Pavement Research Center of Excellence, established in 1995, conducts research and technology transfer in the transportation infrastructure areas.
Researchers study the effects of conventional pavement materials, polymers, composite materials, design, construction quality, preventive
maintenance and rehabilitation practices on pavement performance under traffic load and environmental conditions.
Asphalt Pavement Lab
Our strength in civil infrastructure engineering is on the development of new civil infrastructure systems, and the repair and rehabilitation of existing
systems. Structures, concrete and asphalt pavements, construction materials and geotechnical systems come under this category. Primary sponsors of research
projects are the Michigan Department of Transportation, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, the Federal Highway Agency, and the National Science Foundation.
Associated Faculty
Gilbert Y. Baladi, Ph.D.
Professor Pavements, Geotechnics, and Materials
Karim Chatti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Geotechnics and Pavements
Equipment
CEE Inventory tool.
Asphalt Pavement Laboratory Equipment
Name
Description
Contact Person
Location
MTS Machine
Computer-Controlled, Closed-Loop Hydraulic Materials Test System
Two MTS hydraulic power supplies, 3000 PSI
Three MTS hydraulic actuators, 2.2 to 4 Kip
MTS TestStar IIs controller
MTS 493.01 micro controller
MTS 810 load frame
Compaq computer for data collection and system operations
Schaevitz transducers and signal conditioner for deflection measurement
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Asphalt Compactor
Automatically simulates hand compaction while maintaning repeatability in compaction results, preparing bituminous mix specimens used in Marshall Stability Testing.
Gerald Sweeney
CE 3548
Rolling Thin Film Oven
The rolling thin film oven test is used to measure the effect of heat and air on a moving film of semi-solid asphaltic materials.
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Gyratory Compactor
The gyratory compactor determine the mechanical properties of the asphalt, aggregate orientation and structural characteristics obtained in the actual roadway.
Pine gyratory compactor with 150 & 100mm. Dia. Molds
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Indirect Tensile Strength Test System
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Rotational Viscometer Test System
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Enviromental chamber for MTS
In house built cooling chamber around entire MTS load frame
Omega temperature controller
Bohn cooling unit
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Load cells
12 load cells of various makes ranging in capacity from 1000-25000 Lbs.
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Marshall Stability
Gilson digitrac compression machine
Rainhart compression machine with printer and X-Y plotter
Blue-M water bath for conditioning Asphalt test samples
Hobart mixer for blending asphalt cement with aggregate
Marshall sample extruders
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Thermolyne NCAT Asphalt content tester
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Humboldt penetrometer
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Viscometers
Brookfield viscometer with temperature controller & printer
3 Brookfield syncro-lectrk viscometers
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Ploog engineering chemical asphalt extractor
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Soil & Aggregate testing
2 sieve shakers
Various sieve sizes
2 sample splitters
Gilson aggregate washer
Water bath & scales for Specific Gravity testing
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Scales
4 electronic scales ranging from 410-21000g. capacity
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Despatch ovens
3 Despatch ovens
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Refrigerator
Kenmore frostless refrigerator & coldspot freezer
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Microwave
Sharp carousel microwave oven
Gerald Sweeney
EB 3548
Phone: (517) 355-5107 Fax: (517) 432-1827 E-mail: cee@egr.msu.edu
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
3546 Engineering Building Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
