The environmental, social and economic sustainability of our infrastructure network is clearly of paramount importance to the roadengineering sector as well to society at large. Sustainable road materials and reduced transport of those materials therefore play a significant role. Cold mix asphalt (CMA) emulsion technology could be one of the better options for the road industry to explore more ...

In addition to lower emissions warm mix asphalt has several advantages over hot mix asphalt such as fuel energy savings, decreased binder aging and an extended paving season (Photo courtesy: Matthew Corrigan, FHWA) The National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) is evaluating warm mix asphalt (WMA) technologies. WMA technology allows the mixing, lay down, and compaction of asphalt mixes at si...

Rubblization is an in-place rehabilitation technique that involves breaking the concrete pavement into pieces. This process results in a structurally sound, rut resistant base layer which prevents reflective cracking (by obliterating the existing concrete pavement distresses and joints) that can then be overlaid with Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA). The design of the structural overlay thickness for rubb...

The National Center f’or Asphalt Trchnolofiy (NCAT) has just complctd two Nation;ll Coopwrrive HicThw:tv Rr<e:lrch Pq!ram (NtHR6) Projects: NCHRP 9-X. “Designing Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) Mixtures.” and NCHRP 9-9. “Reilnement of Superpave Gyratory Compaction Procedure.” Dr. Ray Brown. NCAT director. was the p r i n c i p a l invcsti:etor on both pmjects. The fint project on SMA represented ;I ...

an experimental program was conducted to determine the effects of geosynthetic reinforcement on mitigating reflection cracking in asphalt overlays. the objectives of this study were to asses the effects of geosynthetics inclusion and its placement location on the accumulation of permanent deformation. to simulate an asphalt pavement overlaid on top of a crack in a concrete or asphalt pavement, ...

For many years, the asphalt industry has been aware of the energy savings and environmental benefits inherent in cold mix or warm mix asphalt technologies. Environmental awareness and the need for improved energy efficiency has increased rapidly over the past few years and extensive measures such as the air pollution reduction targets set by the European Union under the Kyoto Protocol have enco...

The recycling of road and airport asphalt pavements requires greater reliability mix design in order to ensure proper rehabilitation effective reuse recycled concrete. Currently, internationally, the most procedures for concrete with RAP (Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement) refer guidelines developed by SuPerPave® Mixtures Expert Task Group. In this paper, according requirements European standard EN 13...

The analysis of pavements and their ingredients has always been important due to a good understanding of their behavior under different conditions; that leads to more accurate relations. Due to the extent of asphalt mixture application in the world, the assessment of different behaviors of this mix is very important from various aspects of performance and safety. Given that the asphalt mixtures...