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Dr. Sherif Abdelaziz
Jon Longtin
Dr. Huiming Yin
David P. Orr
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Extreme weather conditions play a vital factor in the deterioration of the national transportation infrastructure including pavements. Freezing and thawing of the pavement sections is one of the most critical processes resulting from these extreme weather conditions. In addition to negatively impacting the structural integrity of the pavement layers, frozen pavement surfaces increase highway risks and decrease mobility of people, goods, and first responders. It is, thus, recognized that reducing and potentially eliminating pavement freezing is crucial to increase the resiliency level of the national infrastructure and reduce highway risks.