Mar 01, 2022
Of the cracking tests gaining popularity for their correlation to field results, the Indirect Tensile Asphalt Cracking Test (IDEAL-CT) scores near the top of the class. If your department of transportation (DOT) requires you perform this test on your balanced mix designs (BMD) or other mixes, here’s how to do it.
Nov 27, 2021
There’s more happening in the world of quality control/quality assurance than finding the most expedient way to implement balanced mix design-favored testing protocol. Let’s take a look at what equipment manufacturers and lab service providers have to offer.
Nov 27, 2021
Preliminary testing with the mobile WLB 10 S laboratory plant from Wirtgen Groupenables foamed bitumen quality to be precisely determined in the lab prior to the start of construction by offering one-to-one simulation of the cold recycling process in the lab.
Nov 27, 2021
Troxler Electronic Laboratories Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, recently announced the new, low activity, license-exempt gauge: the EGauge™ Model 4540 asphalt & soil density gauge.
Nov 27, 2021
The PQI 380 from TransTech is the fourth-generation non-nuclear asphalt density gauge.
Nov 27, 2021
The Asphalt Safe-T Station from Stansteel and Hotmix Parts offers safe in-line AC sampling.
Nov 27, 2021
Bluegrass Testing Laboratory, located in Louisville, Kentucky, is a construction materials testing laboratory providing a multitude of materials testing services.