Please use the form below to vote for TSP Research Problem Statements which you would most like to see performed (check all that apply). For each major section (e.g., Design, Construction, etc.) utilize the provided comment box to provide as many details as you can concern your level of interest, whether or not you or your agency/organization would be willing to contribute in some way to accomplishing the work, and if so, the form of that assistance (e.g., financial, materials, labor, existing data, etc.).

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  Asset 01: Develop Process to Estimate Remaing Service Life (RSL)
  Asset 02: Improved Decision Making Through Effective Transportation System Preservation
  Asset 03: Adaptable National Guidelines to Identify the Right Pavement, Time, Treatment
  Asset 04: New Technologies to Determine Preservation Indicators
  Asset 05: Evaluate the Safety Aspect of Pavement Preservation
  Asset 06: Requirements Needed to Incorporate Pavement Preservation into PMS
  Asset 07: Integration of TSP into the Asset Management Framework
  Asset 08: Convincing the Stakeholders: Communications and Institutional Issues


Comments:

  Design 01: Determine Economic Benefits of Pavement Preservation Strategies
  Design 02: Determining Pavement Preservation Treatment Lives and Life Extensions
  Design 03: Validate Methodology for Determining Optimal Timing of Preservation Treatments
  Design 04: Develop Appropriate Pavement Preservation Treatments/Practices for Urban Areas
  Design 05: Framework for a Coordinated Approach to Agency Preservation Processes
  Design 06: Integrating Pavement Preservation into the Design Process
  Design 07: Integration of Pavement Preservation with a PMS


Comments:

  Construction 01: Development of Innovative Preservation Products, Equipment & Methods
  Construction 02: Performance Related Specifications for Pavement Preservation Treatments
  Construction 03: Improving the Timeliness of Acceptance Testing Results
  Construction 04: Pavement Preservation Contractor Qualification Program
  Construction 05: Pavement Preservation: Contractor/Agency Training & Certification
  Construction 06: Advanced Equipment for Improved Pavement Preservation Treatments
  Construction 07: QA/QC Guidelines for Pavement Preservation Projects


Comments:

  Materials 01: Mechanical Binder Properties to Predict Surface Treatment Performance
  Materials 02: Acceptance Criteria for Surface Treatments
  Materials 03: Appropriate Installation Geometry for Crack Treatments
  Materials 04: Cost-Effectiveness of Quality Aggregates
  Materials 05: Performance Grading System for Asphalt Emulsions
  Materials 06: Performance-Graded Aggregate System for Preservation Surface Treatments
  Materials 07: "Triggers" for the Timing of Surface Treatments


Comments:

  Contracting 01: Analysis and Synthesis of Pavement Preservation Contracting Methods
  Contracting 02: Performance Measures & Contracting Methods for Preservation Treatments
  Contracting 03: Model Specifications and Testing Requirements for Preservation Contracting


Comments:

  Performance 01: Synthesis: Pavement Preservation Data Sources
  Performance 02: Distress Identification System for Pavement Preservation Treatments
  Performance 03: Quantify Performance & Benefits of Treatments; Performance Models
  Performance 04: Quantifying the Benefits of Pavement Preservation Treatments
  Performance 05: Factors Affecting Treatment Performance; Selection and Design Guidance
  Performance 06: Guidelines for Pavement Preservation


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