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Tag: The Asphalt Institute

Roadbuilding
Quality Management
How to handle materials, from the source to the site.
September 9, 2013
Roadtec’s material transfer vehicle (MTV) revolutionized asphalt pavement quality control by reducing aggregate and thermal segregation in mixes, as well as isolating trucks from the paver hopper.
Roadbuilding
The Durability Factor
The goal is performance over time.
August 7, 2013
Mechanistic-empirical pavement design considers site conditions such as traffic, climate, subgrade, existing pavement condition for rehabilitation, and construction conditions, in proposing a trial design for a new pavement or rehab; then, using software, the trial design is evaluated through prediction of key distresses and smoothness.
Roadbuilding
Road Science
Intelligent compaction . . . application of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) . . . prefabricated bridges and pavements. They’re just a few of the themes of research papers presented at the 91st Transportation Research Board meeting in Washington, D.C., Jan. 23-27.
March 20, 2012
Intelligent Compaction data may be viewed using overall project view, here viewed using Veda Software.
Roadbuilding
Road Science Tutorial
A war is being waged on noise generated by pavements and highways.
July 7, 2011
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Technology
A new white paper: Jobs in the Asphalt Pavement Industry
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) has released a new white paper, Jobs in the Asphalt Pavement Industry: A Profile of the Men and Women Who Build Our Nation’s Infrastructure. The document highlights the varied jobs that are a part of asphalt road construction and the collective impact that the industry has on the rest of […]
June 7, 2010
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