Browsing MINDS@UW Madison by Author "Owusu-Ababio, Samuel"
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Database development for an HMA pavement performance analysis system
Schmitt, Robert; Owusu-Ababio, Samuel; Denn, Kevin D. (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2008-04)The primary purpose of this report was to develop a database template, using the existing Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) pavement management system, from which to perform pavement performance analysis using ... -
Development of a guide to statistics for maintenance quality assurance programs in transportation
Nordheim, Erik V.; Weed, Richard M.; Schmitt, Robert; Owusu-Ababio, Samuel (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2006-04)This report provides maintenance managers and practitioners with knowledge of how to apply statistics in MQA programs. Literature were reviewed and MQA manuals from 10 states were synthesized to understand state-of-practice ... -
Development of in-place permeability criteria for HMA pavement in Wisconsin
Owusu-Ababio, Samuel; Schmitt, Robert; Cooley, Allen L.; Crovetti, James A. (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2007-02)The purpose of this study is the development of permeability and density acceptance criteria for hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavements in Wisconsin. The work detailed in this report is Phase I of II. Databases from the Pavement ... -
Effects of heavy loading on Wisconsin's concrete pavements
Owusu-Ababio, Samuel; Schmitt, Robert (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2005-05)Wisconsin DOT District 7 filed a Report of Early Distress for a 6.5-mile stretch of USH 8 and an 8-mile stretch of USH 51 near Rhinelander in 2001. An investigation of the causes for the premature failures concluded that ... -
Performance evaluation of open graded base course with doweled and non-doweled transverse joints on USH 18/151, STH 29, and USH 151
Owusu-Ababio, Samuel; Schmitt, Robert; Crovetti, James A. (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2010-09)The objectives of this study were to investigate the performance of 20-year old doweled/non-doweled and dense-graded/permeable base test sections on three concrete pavement segments in Wisconsin: USH 18/151 in Iowa and ... -
Performance of shoulders adjacent to concrete pavements: final report to the Wisconsin Highway Research Program
Owusu-Ababio, Samuel; Schmitt, Robert (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2003-07)The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) maintenance staff in both the Districts and Central Office discussed the less-than-optimum performance of the current asphalt shoulder design and standard being constructed ...