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IPOD Abstract for presentation (Poster or Podium)

Highway Pavements

1666518 - Civil Engineering Codes and Standards to Facilitate the Adoption of Electric Vehicles

Sunday, June 16, 2024
1:15 PM - 1:35 PM ET
Room: 215
Abstract: Electric Vehicles (EVs) generally weigh 20% to 40% more than similarly-sized vehicles that use internal combustion (ICE) engines; what does that mean for the capacity limits for bridges and parking decks? Moreover, electric motors generate high torque at low speeds; great for pulling into traffic from an onramp or a bus stop, but flat-out brutal on the pavement. Are America's roads and highways, bus pads, parking garages, ready for EVs?
This presentation will highlight some of the civil engineering codes and standards that may need updating in order to ensure that America's highways, roadways, bridges, parking structures and other supporting infrastructure are "EV-ready".

Learning Objectives:

Attendees can expect to learn the following from this session:
  • Understand the importance of upgrading the codes and standards for pavements, roadway structures, and parking decks to enable the safe use of those infrastructures by increasing volumes of EVs.
  • Be introduced to other standards development organizations that are responsible for standards that must coordinate with ASCE in order to collectively meet the weight and torque requirements of EVs.
  • Learn about current and future testing of pavements and structures by federal agencies and research institutions, including Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Institute, University Transportation Centers, and Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.