Articles by Mike Beavin

Asphalt? Naturally!

An exploration of Kentucky rock asphalt Millions of years before…

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Fifteen years of our national binder technician program 

15 things we have learned Fifteen years ago, in early…

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Laboratory tech tip – Budget bath

Anything used in an asphalt binder lab costing under $200…

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Talking Asphalt: Rushing it

What not to do and why not to do it…

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Six ways to avoid getting in a bind in the binder lab

Picasso would have been a terrible technician Why is it…

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Asphalt binder testing: the ABCs of DSRs

Chocolate pudding, synthetic rubber, toothpaste, and asphalt. At first glance…

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