Tag: recycling materials for construction

Roadbuilding
From roof to road: Using recycled asphalt shingles in roadbuilding
Recycled asphalt shingles, or RAS, are gaining popularity in recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) mixes as agencies, contractors go green to save green.
June 19, 2012
To ensure a pavement mix using recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) isn’t too soft, all mixes in Illinois must be tested with the Hamburg Wheel test. The test uses a 158-pound steel wheel, which is run under water. The specimen is put in a heated water bath and run back and forth 20,000 times
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