General Services
Pavement owners have always faced the imperative of extending the longevity and performance of their pavements. Budget constraints often limit funding for maintenance and rehabilitation, necessitating shrewd pavement management. Optime Consulting Group's Pavement Engineering Experts boasts a team of experts well-versed in the analysis and assessment of existing pavements, the design and construction of new pavements, pavement management, and cutting-edge pavement research. By melding engineering expertise, state-of-the-art testing equipment, and innovative design principles, we empower owners to pinpoint the most cost-effective solutions for pavement maintenance and rehabilitation.
Our array of services enables us to chart a dependable course of action, offering a spectrum of viable alternatives for various pavement challenges.
Our Comprehensive Pavement Services Include:
Inertial Profiling and Pavement Smoothness Optimization Optime Consulting Group offers inertial profiling services aligned with State DOTs, FHWA, FAA, and NAVFAC specifications. We extend our consulting expertise to owners and contractors, ensuring the achievement of optimal pavement smoothness.
Pavement Evaluation and Expert Witness Services Our deep knowledge of pavement design, evaluation, and material properties equips us to comprehensively assess pavement distress. We provide detailed reports and expert witness services to support your needs.
Design and Constructability Review Leveraging our extensive design and construction experience, Optime Consulting Group conducts meticulous reviews of plans and specifications. Our experts infuse creative insights to align your project with industry standards. This strategic approach minimizes construction change orders and costly delays, optimizing project success.
Pavement Preservation Strategies Specializing in pavement preservation, we offer expert guidance to prolong the lifespan of public roadways. Our practical experience encompasses strategy implementation, providing valuable insights for owners and contractors alike on essential placement procedures for successful preservation outcomes.
Pavement Investigation and Evaluation Services Our professionals conduct network and project-level analyses, encompassing visual condition surveys of paved surfaces, drainage assessments, and sub-structure evaluations. This comprehensive approach determines distress types, extent, severity, network needs, project priorities, optimal strategies, and rehabilitation/restoration alternatives, all supported by cost/benefit analysis.
Non-Destructive Testing To augment our field assessments, we employ a wide range of non-destructive testing methods, including, but not limited to:
- • Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) Testing
- • Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Surveys
- • Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Assessments
- • Cold-In-Place Recycling (CIR) and Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR) Mix Design and Consulting Services
- • Recommendations and Timing for Asphalt and Concrete Pavement Maintenance
- • Geotechnical Investigations for Embankment Construction and Pavement Design
- • Pavement Failure Investigations
- • Laboratory Evaluation of Pavement Materials
- • Preparation and Review of Specifications and Bid Documents
- • Construction Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Testing and Inspection
- • Pavement Data Management, Mining, and Integration
- • Value Engineering
- • Hamburg Wheel Tracking (HWT) Testing
These methods provide invaluable insights, enhancing our understanding of soil characteristics and structural capacity.
Structural Pavement Design Our professionals develop structural pavement designs based on sub-grade conditions, drainage, environmental factors, traffic loads, traffic patterns, desired service life, and material availability, ensuring optimal cross-sections.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Plant Inspection We oversee sub-grade preparation, aggregate base course placement, bituminous material placement and compaction, and concrete materials installation. Plant inspection, material handling monitoring, mix proportion analysis, and final mixture sampling uphold project requirements and approved designs.
Laboratory Materials Testing Our fully equipped geotechnical and construction materials testing laboratories participate in AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory and Cement and Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) programs, ensuring the highest standards in materials testing and quality assurance.