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Construction Safety
How to Improve Your Heat-Related Illness Prevention Plan
In 2023 there were more "extreme heat" days in the United States that any previous year on record, and 2024 might still top even that. Facing facts about heat-related illness, and properly protecting asphalt workers is more important than ever before.
February 5, 2024
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Material Processing & Debris Handling
How To Make Warm Mix Asphalt Work At Your Plant
Developed in the 1990s, Warm Mix Asphalt is anything but a new technology. However, there's still a fair amount of stigma associated with it in the road building industry, despite the Federal Highway Administration's pivot in 2010.
January 2, 2024
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Top 30 Editor’s Choice
Submit New, Innovative Products for Asphalt Contractor's 2024 Top 30
Asphalt Contractor’s 2024 Top 30 Editor’s Choice Products award highlights the Top 30 innovations and technologies available to help asphalt contractors and producers work more efficiently, safely, sustainably, and profitably.
January 2, 2024
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Milling
Green Asphalt: Be Humble and Kick Asphalt
One asphalt plant is doing what many consider as the unthinkable: producing asphalt mixes from 100% reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), and they can convert any asphalt plant to do the same. Extensive testing says it works, but changing opinions is hard.
December 4, 2023
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Construction Technology
Using Data Analysis to Improve Pavement Smoothness
A case study on the Big Island of Hawaii reveals how a quality control department can use existing tools and equipment to support innovative project engineering.
November 4, 2023
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Quality Control
Moisture Measurement Ensures Asphalt Producers Get the Right Mix
Kett
To ensure asphalt producers get the right mix automated, instant moisture measurement is critical to achieving asphalt quality, durability, and performance.
October 27, 2023
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Construction Technology
NAPA and XBE Launch AI Powered Tool For Asphalt Professionals
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
At the NAPA mid-year event in Kandas City, MO, the brand new resource for asphalt contractors was revealed to organization members, with the explicit goal of changing the way asphalt pros access and apply data.
July 10, 2023
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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.
June 3, 2023
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Sustainability
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.
May 18, 2023
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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.
May 13, 2023
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Plants
Frequently Overlooked Plant Maintenance
Making sure your offseason maintenance is up-to-par is a ket to keeping in-season operations running smoothly and without costly downtime interruptions.
January 16, 2023
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Construction Technology
The Tech to Maximize Your RAP Usage
Ammann America Inc.
Some step-by-step ways to help any asphalt contractor or plant manager take their RAP percentages to the next level.
November 14, 2022
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Quality Control
New Radio Wave Technology Assesses Asphalt Integrity
Real time information on asphalt density and uniformity is a boon to construction quality efforts
November 30, 2017
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Quality Control
Pounding the Pavement
VDOT’s new heavy vehicle simulator will provide pavement test results in months rather than several years.
January 11, 2016
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Construction Technology
Get Your Motor Running
The National Corvette Museum makes a smooth move with mix design and 3D paving technology on its new recreational motorsport track.
August 19, 2014
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Quality Control
Temperature Technology Helps Road Reconstruction in Minnesota
August 12, 2014
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Equipment
Showcase & Buyer's Guide 2014
July 31, 2013
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Business
Warm Mix Asphalt Testing
Matthew Corrigan, P.E., discusses WMA testing
June 15, 2012
The advanced pieces of testing equipment give users more flexibility to use innovative materials to evaluate its performance properties within the mixture itself or binder itself.
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