Track what’s underway, what’s coming next, and what’s ready to put into practice from CAPRI.
Active Projects
Projects currently underway with CAPRI funding and member agency participation.
Two-part CAPRI project refining and validating AASHTO R 30 (STOA) and R 121 (LTOA) laboratory aging procedures.
Study evaluating how specimen fabrication procedures impact BMD performance testing consistency.
Project nearing completion. Most data received by labs — data analysis by FHWA ongoing.
Project contains four distinct experiments to examine common variabilities in BMD specimen fabrication.
Project underway.
Laboratory assessment on the impact of absorptive aggregates on BMD and mitigation strategies.
In Development
Projects approved for the next funding cycle. Check back as these develop.
Multi-lab IDEAL-CT cracking performance study supporting QA implementation. Feasibility evaluation of the use of factors to account for reheating or additional aging on BMD test results in production.
Check back for more information as this project develops!
Research Library
Published findings and implementation resources available to CAPRI members and the broader pavement community.
Guidance for validating performance test criteria supporting BMD implementation.
Best practices for construction methods, materials, and acceptance of longitudinal joints.
Condensed summary highlighting key findings and recommendations.
Expanded CAPRI study examining production timing impacts on cracking and rutting tests.