The composition of the asphalt mixture making up a road can determine how safe it is for cars to drive on. Tarik Seker/iStock via Getty Images Plus More than 90% of paved roads in the U.S. are made of ...

It can be termed as the building block of the pavements without which all the pavement materials would behave independently and thus will be deemed useless. Almost ninety percent of bitumen is used in ...

At the end of 2020, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released a new report that outlines the success of using Reclaimed Asphalt Pavements (RAP) in pavement preservation treatments. The FHWA ...

Safer roads begin with safer materials. For paving projects using asphalt chip seal, lightweight aggregate made from expanded shale, clay or slate (ESCS) has a greater bond strength and skid ...

Use innovation and strategy in pavement engineering. The certificate will introduce students to best practices in pavement design and construction, with a strong emphasis on recent advances in ...

Dublin, April 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Recycled Asphalt Market by Type and Application: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2020-2027" report has been added to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jingtao Zhong, University of Tennessee and Baoshan Huang, University of Tennessee (THE ...