Pavement performance depends on many factors. Mix designs, ambient and mix temperatures, rolling methods, joints, and types of equipment used can all be analyzed and tweaked to deliver a better ...

Of all the aspects of the hot mix asphalt paving process, compaction plays the most important role in determining the useful life of the finished pavement -- even more than the mix itself. Whether ...

All hot mix asphalt (HMA) mixes need to be compacted to a low air void content (typically less than 7 percent) in order to achieve a long service life under traffic. More and more, the asphalt binder ...

DEAR TIM: My new home is under construction. I’m in a disagreement with my builder about what’s going to happen under my garage slab. Right now there’s a trench around the inside on all four walls ...

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An airfield pavement project at Philadelphia International Airport is using approximately 90,000 cu yd of foamed glass aggregate, which officials believe is the largest application of its kind in ...