The Transportation Research Board’s 102nd Annual Meeting was held Jan. 8-12, in Washington, D.C. Dr. Jenny Liu and Dr. Xiong Zhang, James A. Heidman Professors in Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, and their research groups gave multiple presentations in both podium and poster forms in transportation infrastructure related topics. The podium and poster presentations include “Comprehensive Evaluation of Important Aspects of Triaxial Testing Using a Photogrammetry-Based Method,” “Evaluation of Thermal and Rheological Properties of Phase Change Material Incorporated Asphalt Mastic with Porous Fillers,” and “A Low-cost Photogrammetric Method for Measuring and Tracking the Continuous 3D Full-Field Deformations of Geosynthetics During Tensile Tests.”

Liu also served as the committee chair, organizing the ASCE Bituminous Materials Committee meeting in conjunction with the TRB annual meeting on Jan. 8.