Project Details
25-944
08/01/25
09/30/27
Iowa Department of Transportation
Michigan State University
Iowa Army National Guard
Researchers
Bora Cetin
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University
About the research
The overall goal of this project is to understand the impact of using geocells in granular-surfaced road construction in terms of field performance assessed through measurements of rutting, breakage, stiffness, and strength profiles, as well as resilient properties measured in a large scale laboratory test device with cycling loading. The overall workplan includes construction of field test sections, performance of in-situ tests and sampling through two winter-spring seasons, and laboratory investigations to quantify both the short-term and long-term benefits of geocells to help develop construction guidelines and specifications.