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Mix Optimization

Better Roads Staff - May 06, 2013

Mix Optimization

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 ...

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‘If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves’

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Feb 22, 2013

‘If you look after the pennies, the dollars will look after themselves’

Pennies DO matter! In a recent conversation with Shane Buchanan, asphalt performance manager with Oldcastle Materials Group’s Asphalt Performance Team, about mix-design optimization, he told me how watching your pennies can save your operation millions. But it’s not about cutting corners to ...

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