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Intelligent Compaction is a “smart” innovation

February 23, 2010 Bob Horan, P.E.

A new tool for improving pavement service life “It seems that major innovations in compaction technology come along about every thirty years. The last major… Read More

What’s new in asphalt plants?

February 15, 2010 Kendal Butler

By John Davis New technology in asphalt mixing plants around the country involves warm mix asphalt (WMA), recycling, fuel economy, the environment, retrofit and maintenance.… Read More

A look at new asphalt construction equipment

February 14, 2010 Kendal Butler

By Dwight Walker, P.E. In our current tough economic times, both contractors and government agencies are aware of the importance of quality construction to pavement… Read More

Celebrating 90 years – loooking ahead

October 11, 2009 Kendal Butler

The Asphalt Institute is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2009. In our spring and summer issues we chronicled the rich history of our organization and… Read More

Roofing the road – Using asphalt shingles as binder

Paving Roofing

October 10, 2009 John Davis

Since the early and mid-1980s recyclers have been eyeing factory waste asphalt shingles and old tear-off roofing shingles as a legitimate source of asphalt binder.… Read More

Emerging Warm Mix Asphalt technologies

Mix Design Paving

June 24, 2009 Dwight Walker

This is the second in a series of articles on warm mix asphalt (WMA). The first article, published in the Spring issue of Asphalt magazine,… Read More

Warm Mix Asphalt – Gaining momentum

Mix Design Paving

March 10, 2009 Dwight Walker

Warm mix asphalt (WMA) is the latest high impact innovation in the asphalt industry. Surprisingly, WMA is not a new mix or materials system. At… Read More

BP’s TruckSafe: Driving toward a safer tomorrow

August 7, 2008 Kendal Butler

BP Asphalt recently announced the creation of its new truck safety program, TruckSafe. The purpose of TruckSafe is to reduce the risk of injuries related… Read More

Asphalt safety focus on handling

August 7, 2008 Kendal Butler

By John Davis Safe handling of liquid asphalt by terminal workers and tanker-truck drivers is extremely important because liquid asphalt is stored and transported at… Read More

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