Background Info
PAVEMENT & TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH GROUP (PTRG) COMPRISES A GROUP OF RESEARCHERS AND TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOTECHNICS AND TRANSPORTATION, FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA, SKUDAI. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GROUP IS IN LINE WITH THE NATIONAL ASPIRATION TOWARDS THE CREATION OF TECHNOLOGY-ORIENTED SOCIETY WITH THE EMPHASIS ON THE APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES FOR PROBLEM SOLVING. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE GROUP IS THOSE AREAS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION SECTORS SUCH AS HIGHWAY AND PAVEMENT DESIGN AND ANALYSIS AND THE PLANNING, DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. MATERIAL SCIENCE, EVALUATION AND DESIGN ARE ALSO GIVEN SPECIAL EMPHASIS BY THE GROUP