Better Roads Staff - Jun 06, 2013

Take care with liquid asphalt binder to avoid thermal crack failure   Thermal cracking – also known ...

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Better Roads Staff - May 06, 2013

Fatigue cracking usually links to inadequate road foundations By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor Fatigue cracking in bituminous ...

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Better Roads Staff - Apr 03, 2013

‘Bio-Binder’ Green Modifiers Star at TRB   By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor   The emerging universe of biologically based ...

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Better Roads Staff - Mar 06, 2013

Safety and the mowing-herbicide-beautification-erosion control-culvert maintenance mix   By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor     Integrated roadside management programs are ...

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Better Roads Staff - Feb 07, 2013

Under new federal surface transportation law MAP-21, pavement preservation treatments like slurry surfacing (shown) ...

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Better Roads Staff - Jan 01, 2013

Preserving the Unpaved Road   ‘Gravel,’ stone-surfaced and dirt road preservation helped by new techniques, guidelines, RAP   By ...

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Better Roads Staff - Dec 01, 2012

Pre-Measure Your Carbon Footprint   Calculators help predict the environmental impact of roadbuilding projects     By Tom Kuennen, Contributing ...

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Better Roads Staff - Nov 12, 2012

There's a choice of programs to use in rating sustainable roads   By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor   The never-ending ...

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Better Roads Staff - Oct 09, 2012

What Went Wrong, and Why   Forensic Studies Give Clues to Pavement Failure By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor   Whether ...

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Better Roads Staff - Sep 06, 2012

The Second Time Around   Recycled materials need analysis, characterization   By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor             There is no stopping ...

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