1. A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory

2. RESEARCH PARTNERS Federal Highway Administration National Science Foundation Texas Department of Transportation Western Research Institute A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory

3. FACILITIES Aggregate Imaging System Data Acquisition & Force Surface Characterization –USD –WP –Micro calorimeter –Sessile Drop A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory

4. FACILITIES X –Ray Tomography A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory

5. FACILITIES Asphalt Mastic Analysis (DMA) A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory Fatigue Life D P S E

6. FACILITIES Chemical Analysis (DSC) Mineral Characterization (XRD) A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory

7. FACILITIES Computational Modeling Isotropic Layer  = 0 Anisotropic Layer  = 30% Remove voids and cracks  Damage Modeling Effect of AnistropyWater Transport A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory

8. NOW OPERATIONAL Panoramic View of Test Equipment Area A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory

9. A C I M LAB

10. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING WORKSTATIONS

11. X RAY CT

12. S E M SESSILE DROP D S C / T G A U S D

13. A I M S

14. MICRO CALORIMETERWILHELMY PLATE

15. DEVELOPMENT COST (Texas A&M) Lab area acquisition$350,000 Lab area renovations $150,000 Furniture$ 30,000 Specialized Computers for Modeling$ 15,000 Modeling and Simulation Software$ 15,000 Lab infrastructural equipment$ 25,000 Total $585,000 A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory

16. EQUIPMENT - EXISTING X-Ray Tomography $650,000 AIMS $ 40,000 USD$ 75,000 WP$ 50,000 Micro calorimeter$ 65,000 DSC$ 60,000 Sessile Drop$ 30,000 DMA$ 60,000 XRD$ 40,000 SEM$100,000 Total $1,120,000 A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory

17. EQUIPMENT - FUTURE Planned Future Equipment Physisorption and Chemisorption Analyzer Gas Chromatograph – Mass Spectrometer Nano indenter Inverse Gas Chramatograph Attenuated Total Reflection – Infra Red Spectrometer pH Titrator Thin film micro strain device A dvanced C haracterization of I nfrastructure M aterials Laboratory