Louisiana Tech Faculty Information Page

Roberts, Freddy, Ph.D., P.E.

T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair, Professor of Civil Engineering

Degrees

Contact Info

Office: 247A Bogard Hall
Email: froberts@latech.edu
Phone: (318) 257-4611
Home Page: Under Construction

Areas of Specialization

• Pavement management systems
• Performance of pavements
• Design of asphalt pavements
• Behavior of asphalt and other pavement materials

Research Areas/Interests

• "Research Support for LTRC Accelerated Loading Facility," Louisiana Transportation Research Center, LaDOTD, $39,960.
• "Analysis and Evaluating Backcalculated MR Values," Louisiana Transportation Research Center, LaDOTD, $37,885
• "Investigation and Evaluation of Ground Tire Rubber in Asphalt Concrete," Florida Dept. of Transportation, $80,002
• "A Review of Georgia DOT Asphalt Concrete Mix Design and Construction Procedure," Georgia Dept. of Transportation, $45,461
• "Accuracy, Sensitivity and Reliability of FWD Measurements in Evaluating Pavement Systems," Alabama Highway Dept., $112,297
• "A Field Study of Stripping Potential of Asphalt Concrete Mixture," Alabama Highway Dept., $107,081

Publications

• Roberts, Freddy L., "Modelling Reflection Cracking for a HMA Overlay on a Cracked and Seated Pavement I-20 Case Study in Louisiana," paper prepared for Sixth Rhode Island Transportation Forum, October, 1994.
• Roberts, Freddy L., "Crumb Rubber Modifier Workshop Pavement Applications," Crumb Rubber Modifier Workshop Notes, Design Procedures and Construction Practices, Federal Highway Administration, Technology Applications Section, February 1993.
• Roberts, Freddy L., "Asphalt-Treated Permeable Bases," paper prepared for Design and Construction of Drainable Pavements, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 1992.
• Roberts, Freddy L., "Recent Advances in Hot Mix Technology," paper prepared for Louisiana Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, Shreveport, Louisiana, April 1992.
• Roberts, Freddy L., "The Lottman Test Measuring the Effects of Water on Bituminous Asphalt Concrete Tensile Strength," paper prepared for Louisiana Associated General Contractors, Inc., Monroe, Louisiana, February 1992.
• Roberts, Freddy L., "Existing Gaps in Research and Training," paper prepared for 1st International Conference on Practical Application of Research to Design and Construction Practice, Kauai, Hawaii, January 24, 1990.
• Roberts, Freddy L., "Asphalt Pavement Rehabilitation - Pavement and Construction Quality Issues," paper prepared for ASCE Conference on Engineering 21st Century Highways, San Francisco, April 24-26, 1989.
• Roberts, Freddy L. and E. Ray Brown, "Rutting in Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements: Causes and Cures," paper prepared for Annual Meeting of Alaska Associated General Contractors, Anchorage, April 19, 1989.
• Roberts, Freddy L., "Specifications as a Guide or Requirement for Hot Mix Asphalt," paper prepared for ASCE Construction Congress I, San Francisco, March 6, 1989.
• Roberts, Freddy L, with P.S. (Ken) Kandhal and Carl Lubold, "Water Damage to Asphalt Overlays: Case Studies," Proceedings, Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Volume 58, February 1989.