Case Studies
Transtec’s Continuous Testing Data Saves Airport from Costly Reconstruction.
Transtec's Continuous Testing Data Saves Airport from Costly Reconstruction. Pavement engineering firm The Transtec Group was hired by RS&H to perform an evaluation of airfield pavements at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) in Austin, Texas. RS&H, a national architecture, engineering and consulting [...]
DFW International Airport Cargo Ramp Evaluation
DFW International Airport Cargo Ramp Evaluation The Transtec Group worked with RS&H in conducting an evaluation of the Evergreen cargo ramp at the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport. Transtec developed a testing and evaluation plan that included a pavement condition survey [...]
GripTester: Measuring Airport Runway Friction Levels Before and After Shotblasting for Retexturing
GripTester: Measuring Airport Runway Friction Levels Before and After Shotblasting for Retexturing When planes land at airports, small amounts of rubber wear off the tires leaving a rubber residue behind on the runway. Rubber build up on the pavement causes a [...]
The Transtec Group Provides Complete Consulting Services to Year-Long MoDOT IC, IR Project
The Transtec Group Provides Complete Consulting Services to Year-Long MoDOT IC, IR Project The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) executed a year-long project throughout 2017 to demonstrate the use of intelligent compaction (IC), infrared scanning (IR), and Veta software to improve [...]