Tag: full depth reclamation

Roadbuilding

Cold pavement recycling on Virginia’s I-64 put to the test

With full-depth reclamation and cold central plant recycling, the Virginia DOT is installing sensors for the I-64 widening project. Details on Equipment World.

September 28, 2020

Roadbuilding

Cold or hot: recycling for pavement preservation conserves materials

In-place recycling for pavement preservation conserves materials Cousins to full-depth reclamation, hot in-place recycling (HIPR) or cold in-place recycling (CIPR) methods are small but modestly growing segments of pavement preservation. Both methods can help conserve materials and resources and create a smaller carbon footprint. Using these processes, the existing pavement is milled, then mixed with […]

January 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

Road Recycling: How full-depth reclamation makes old roads better than new

Materials used to build roads are some of the most recycled and reused materials worldwide. So, it’s no surprise that a process that reworks the asphalt and cement from an existing roadway is growing as a quick and low cost solution for improved pavements. This process – full-depth reclamation (FDR) – pulverizes an […]

December 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Caterpillar launches RM500B rotary mixer with Tier 4 Final engine, several enhancements

Designed for both full-depth road reclamation projects and soil stabilization jobs, Caterpillar has launched an update to its RM500 rotary mixer with a Tier 4 Final engine and several new features an enhancements. The RM500B has an operating weight of approximately 62,611 pounds and is powered by a 546-horsepower Cat C15 ACERT engine. Cat says […]

March 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

How and why to use heater scarification in full-depth reclamation

Blair Barnhardt, APM, founder and executive director of the International Pavement Management Association (IPMA) and IPMA Academy, talks with Brian Frix, APM, pavement manager for the Rockdale County, Georgia, Department of Transportation, about heater scarification. In this video, which is part of a series put together by IPMA, Barnhardt and Frix discuss how and why […]

January 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

Applications & Innovations

Full depth reclamation saves aging roads struggling under heavy fracking loads.

May 4, 2012

Roadbuilding

ACPA Section

Agencies looking for dollar value balanced with road quality are looking at concrete overlays.

October 3, 2011

Roadbuilding

Asphalt Recycling Section

FDR saves money by eliminating the hauling of base materials involved in removal and replacement full-depth reclamation rejuvenates existing materials to build new road base, New Mexico find success with its first FDR/asphalt emulsion project and hot-in-place recycling are featured.

July 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Kirk Landers: Pavement triage

It is so important that the next federal highway program give state and local road managers great flexibility in how they spend federal road dollars.

May 1, 2010