Road Science

Better Roads Staff - Aug 05, 2012

Now That's Cool Low-energy asphalt mixes reduce viscosity – without the heat In the last two decades, improvements in the physiochemistry of asphalt mixes have sparked a revolution in their production and placement. Today’s warm and cold asphalt mixes – which to minimize ...

Road Science

Better Roads Staff - Nov 13, 2011

?%# What percentage of RAP is best? It depends. T here are powerful inducements today to reuse reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in a variety of applications. And the big question about RAP has shifted from whether it belongs in mixes at all, ...

Asphalt Pavement Alliance names executive director

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 07, 2011

The Asphalt Pavement Alliance, a partnership of the Asphalt Institute, the National Asphalt Pavement Association, and the State Asphalt Pavement Associations, today named Mike Kvach as its first full-time executive director. The appointment takes effect immediately. Kvach is charged with mobilizing ...

Pavement Preservation Webinar Series: ISSA Inspector’s Manual

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 30, 2011

The International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) and the Asphalt Institute are partnering to offer a second series of 90-minute webinars designed to educate public agencies about different pavement preservation topics. The webinars will take place the first three ...

Pavement Preservation Webinar Series: Combining Preservation Treatments

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 30, 2011

The International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) and the Asphalt Institute are partnering to offer a second series of 90-minute webinars designed to educate public agencies about different pavement preservation topics. The webinars will take place the first three ...

Pavement Preservation Webinar Series: Mix Design Methods for Emulsified Asphalt Slurry Seal, Micro Surfacing and Chip Sealing

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 30, 2011

The International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) and the Asphalt Institute are partnering to offer a second series of 90-minute webinars designed to educate public agencies about different pavement preservation topics. The webinars will take place the first three ...

International Slurry Surfacing Association, Asphalt Institute offering pavement preservation webinars

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 30, 2011

The International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA) and the Asphalt Institute are partnering to offer a second series of 90-minute webinars designed to educate public agencies about different pavement preservation topics. The webinars will take place the first three Thursdays in ...

Asphalt Institute names Bill Thorpe as board of directors chairman

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 22, 2009

The Asphalt Institute named William L. (Bill) Thorpe, Jr. of ALON USA/Paramount Petroleum Corporation as 2010 Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Institute's annual meeting in Bonita Springs, Florida. Bill Kirk of Associated Asphalt was named vice chairman of ...