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Beware Premature Aging of Binder
Take care with liquid asphalt binder to avoid thermal crack failure
Thermal cracking – also known as low temperature cracking – in bituminous pavements appears as a series of transverse cracks that extend across the pavement surface in response to cold ... Read More...
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 ... Read More...
21st Century Asphalt Pavements Conference: Value, Quality, and Performance
The National Asphalt Pavement Association's "21st Century Asphalt Pavements Conference: Value, Quality, and Performance" will take place Dec. 5-6 at the Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The details follow:
Dates:
Wednesday, Dec. 5 - Thursday, Dec. 6Location:
Sheraton Salt ... Read More...
Highway Contractor
How Chicago DOT Deals with the New Budget Realities
The Mission: Manage more than 6,000 miles of roads and alleys with less money and be greener about it.
The solution: Innovate and change.
The Great Recession has wreaked havoc in road management programs ... Read More...
Highway Contractor
Playing The Cards You’re Dealt
(when they’re not very good)
How some city road managers cope with diminishing budgets
By Kirk Landers
With Stimulus money slowing to a trickle and local tax revenues still sagging, Better Roads interviewed a cross-section of city road managers ... Read More...
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