Some team collected positive and promising feedback through several tests. The feedback shows that crack router is a reasonable supplement to existing equipment. In particular, crack router works well for random, longitudinal, and transverse cracks on both uphill and downhill slopes. Most operators reported that crack router offers a safer alternative to the existing methods.
In addition, it provides operators with more flexibility and maneuverability. Although crack router’s current productivity is around a third of existing equipment, its advantages validate using it as supplemental equipment. In summary, the various field tests and evaluations revealed satisfactory achievements in performance, quality, safety, and control; additionally, these tests identified the high potential of using crack router in crack-cutting practices.
To this end, the research recommends as a supplemental device for cutting pavement cracks for jobsites in which roads are sloped or on which random cracks exist. Our future research will focus on developing a routing device with a more powerful motor to increase productivity.
