Mix Optimization

Better Roads Staff - May 06, 2013

A formula for greenbacks and green roads To avoid fracturing aggregates when compacting stone matrix asphalt (SMA) or open-graded mixes, it may be necessary to use two rollers set in low amplitude during the breakdown phase. When it comes to mix-design ...

Special Coverage

Brooke Wisdom - Mar 01, 2011

American Traffic Safety Services Association 41st Annual Convention & Traffic Expo New binder permits less TiO2 and higher pigment loading by Tina Grady Barbaccia and Better Roads staff An old idiom asserts that “necessity is the mother of invention.” Dow Coating Material’s new ...

Vögele America, Inc. Super 1800-2 SprayJet paver

Better Roads Staff - Sep 29, 2009

The Super 1800-2 SprayJet paver from Vögele America, Inc. can be used to place both open-graded rubberized and Novachip thin-wearing courses. With SprayJet module mounted, conventional hot-mix asphalt pavements can be placed. The system that sprays polymer-modified binder in front ...