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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
For paving site preparation, mix of tech, thorough planning and communication save a lot of hassle
Preparation for a paving job goes well beyond simply lining up equipment and materials and readying the site. Understanding the design and specifications, soil type, and utility locations is a major step for contractors, and can make a big difference in the profitability of a job. For Eric Covington of DECCO Contractors-Paving in Rogers, Arkansas, […]
November 30, 2016
Roadbuilding
Bonded for Life: The cold milling equipment, techniques and technology for a super-smooth asphalt overlay
A milled surface with the right pattern, grade and slope is the key to a super-smooth asphalt overlay that wins the smoothness, density and performance bonuses (now so critical to contractor profitability). In just over three decades, asphalt cold milling equipment, also called planers or grinders, has matured in terms of durability, complexity and choice […]
March 22, 2016
Roadbuilding
New research changing how you will build bridges
Eliminating the “end-bump” in construction of bridge approaches … precast deck panels speeding bridge construction … quick seismic retrofits for bridge piers … and how rockets can speed construction of suspension bridges in isolated areas. Each of these topics will change how bridges will be built in the future, and they were among the themes in […]
January 19, 2016
Roadbuilding
Reclaimed and recycled asphalt : Where is the payoff?
End users of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and recycled asphalt shingles (RAS) in asphalt mixes – both contractors and government agencies – are benefiting from the lower raw material prices that the bituminous and mineral reclaimed products bring to the table. Those components – which are 100 percent recyclable – replace virgin materials used in […]
September 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
What’s behind foamed asphalt’s steep growth trajectory?
Just like the swelling froth of expanded liquid asphalt in a foamed asphalt application, use of foamed asphalt in warm mixes is growing exponentially, and its use for full-depth recycling and base stabilization of roads is increasing as well. Warm mix asphalt (WMA) production in the United States has exploded in recent years, from 19.2 […]
August 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
Applications & Innovations
Creating mixtures for smoothness and low noise
December 1, 2012
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