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Technical Information

CCPIC experts develop and disseminate technical guidance and briefs based on the latest scientific findings and tested engineering solutions for local government pavement engineers, managers, and the consultants who support them.

Technical Briefs for General Audiences

Writing and Enforcing Specifications for Asphalt Compaction (2017)

Pavement Condition Index (PCI) (2021)

Writing Concrete Mix Specifications to Improve Durability and Sustainability (2019)

Unpaving to Create Affordable, Safe, Smooth Gravel Roads (2017)

Technical Guidance

Guide for Partial- and Full-Depth Pavement Recycling in California (2020)

Guidelines for the Selection, Specification, and Application of Chemical Dust Control and Stabilization Treatments on Unpaved Roads (2017)

Guidelines for the Stabilization of Subgrade Soils in California (2011)

Caltrans Tack Coat Guidelines (2024)

Development of Recommended Guidelines for Preservation Treatments for Bicycle Routes (2017)

Briefing Documents for Technical Audiences

Pavement Technology Updates

Long-Life Asphalt Pavements (November 2011)

California’s Transition to Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design (May 2011)

Minimizing Moisture Damage in Asphalt Pavements (October 2010)

Warm Mix Asphalt Hits the Road (July 2010)

Rubber Roads: Waste Tires Find a Home (September 2009)

Recent Findings on the Use of Tack Coat Between Pavement Layers (January 2009)

Pavement Technical Topic Briefs

Foamed Asphalt Base Stabilization (2004)

Moisture Sensitivity of Asphalt Pavements (2002)

Performance Graded (PG) Asphalts in California (2005)

Performance Graded (PG) Polymer-Modified Asphalts in California (2006)

Recycling Asphalt Pavements—A Strategy Revisited (2007)

Rut Resistant Asphalt Pavements (2001)

The Pothole Primer for Planners, Managers and Public Officials (1999)

The Role of Compaction in the Fatigue Resistance of Asphalt Pavements (1998)

UCPRC Research

Laboratory Evaluation of the Mechanical Properties of Asphalt Concrete Reinforced with Aramid Synthetic Fibers (2019)

Preliminary Investigation into the Use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in Gap-Graded Asphalt Rubber Mixes, and Use of Reclaimed Asphalt Rubber Pavement in Conventional Asphalt Concrete Mixes (2016)