GEOTILL Engineering is a leader in pavement engineering. Through years of pavement research and design on programs like the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program, the firm presents a wealth of experience in pavement evaluation, design, construction, and preservation.

Geotill’s Pavement Engineering Group offers state-of-the-practice services and equipment. Clients benefit from the experience of our engineers, who have managed large and small projects around the world for public and private entities. Projects include roadways, ports, airports, and intermodal facilities. Services include:

Pavement Data Collection

  • Condition surveys, automated (ARAN) surveys, manual surveys
  • GPS referencing
  • GIS integration

Nondestructive Pavement Evaluation

  • Structural capacity Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD), Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
  • Visual distress surveys — automated or manual
  • Ride quality assessment

Pavement Management Systems

  • Data collection (inventory / inspection)
  • Performance modeling
  • Maintenance and rehabilitation strategies
  • Budget analysis and workplans

Pavement Materials Sampling and Testing

  • Pavement coring, boring and assessments
  • Dynamic Cone Penetrometer testing (DCP)
  • Lightweight Deflectometer testing (LWD)

Pavement Design

  • Superpave asphalt mix design and analysis
  • Mechanistic-empirical design
  • AASHTO design procedures
  • Identification of rehabilitation strategies
  • Life cycle cost analysis

Pavement Preservation

  • Customized program development
  • Technical recommendations and construction quality control

Training Services

  • Mechanical-empirical design
  • Pavement management
  • Pavement preservation techniques
  • Distress identification