A DESIGN FOR AUTOMATED PAVEMENT CRACK SEALING. IN: PREPARING FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY, PROCEEDINGS OF CONSTRUCTION CONGRESS '91, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS AND THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 13-16, 1991

An automated crack sealing system can have substantial economic benefits including reduced labor costs, improved quality, and improved safety. While automating crack sealing is technically challenging for many reasons, technological improvements such as new sensors, microchip computer processors, sensor interpretation algorithms, and manipulator hardware have made automation feasible. In this paper, the authors consider design issues for automating pavement crack sealing. These considerations have led to the design of a prototype automated pavement crack sealing system which has been implemented in a laboratory setting for concept demonstration and testing. Field tests for the system are ongoing.

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• Authors:
  • Haas, C
  • Hendrickson, C
  • McNeil, S
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Field tests; Labor costs; Laboratory tests; Prototype tests; Sealing (Technology); Sensors; Technological innovations
• Old TRIS Terms: Sealing; Sealing experiments
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

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• Accession Number: 00619017
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-87262-801-9
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1996 12:00AM