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Construction Technology

Hardware Challenges in Deploying a Wireless Sensor Network for Asphalt Monitoring

The main objective of WSNs is to stay ahead of time-consuming and costly repairs through effective forecasting.

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Cat® Soil Compactors: Quality Results Made Easy

Construction News

Highlights from the Celebration of Construction 2023

Clips and high points from around the National Mall as editor Brandon Noel stops and talks to some of the top brands and manufacturers in the industry about the first ever gathering of the construction industry in the nation's capitol.

What the Government Doesn't Know Can Hurt You, and Other Reasons to File EPDs Now

For asphalt producers and road building contractors, now is a critical time to gather data and file Environmental Product Declarations as U.S. federal agencies will use them to set rules and guidance nationwide.

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Fleet Maintenance

Reducing Equipment Carryback and Improving Hauling Efficiency

Philippi-Hagenbuch Inc.

Carryback works against efficiency by reducing payload in the haul truck as residual material is left sticking to the sides and bottom of the truck, decreasing hauling capacity for subsequent loads.

Carryback works against efficiency by reducing payload in the haul truck as residual material is left sticking to the sides and bottom of the truck, decreasing hauling capacity for subsequent loads.

What Contractors Really Think About EPDs

We spoke to five producers who have already completed Environmental Product Declarations, in an effort to gauge the truth about the process, benefits, and what it looks like from the other side.

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Florida Legislators Pass Law to Allow Radioactive Waste in Road Pavement

The Republican controlled legislature in the state of Florida challenged a 30 year rule kept by the EPA that disallows phosphogypsum, a radioactive byproduct of the fertilizer industry, as a material for road pavement mixes.

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Quality Control

The Benefits of Ground Penetrating Radar Technology in Paving

Geophysical Survey Systems (GSSI)

A Case Study from the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

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An Argument for Increased RAP Percentages Nationwide

While the demand for stricter environmental standards grows, piles of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) do too. Policy changes are needed before state and federal projects can accept the higher mix percentages.

Construction Technology

Trimble Talks Efficiency, Productivity of Roadworks Platform

Kevin Garcia talks to Brandon Noel, editor of Asphalt Contractor magazine, about the Roadworks platform, its automated/assist solutions for asphalt paving in both 3D and 2D.

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How To Make Pavement Cooler Through Reflectivity

BioSpan Technologies Inc.

Conventional dark pavements contribute to urban heat islands as they absorb 80–95% of sunlight and warm the local air. Cool pavements are made with different materials to increase albedo, thereby reducing heat transfer to the surface.

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Go Inside Your Asphalt Plant Using Augmented Reality

Gencor Industries Inc.

One of the coolest exhibits at CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2023 was the AR asphalt plant tour put on at the Gencor Industries' booth. Using a smart tablet, anyone can get inside the inner workings of their plant, and see what's going on, and how everything works.

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How Wear Protection Improves Asphalt Sustainability

Castolin Eutectic

Operators of asphalt mixing plant and route equipment can substantially reduce their maintenance costs and downtime by taking advantage of the latest wearfacing technologies.

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