Training

Teach personnel best practices to keep screens from plugging with material during production. The new operator needs to know what a plugged screen means for production and how to fix it.

The liquid asphalt cement (AC) binder only constitutes about five percent of the total material in asphalt mix. But all too often, this binder can harden during storage, clogging the asphalt silo and creating clusters of mix no softer than the roads we drive on. Here’s how to unclog the asphalt silo safely.

Precise specimen preparation is a key step in performing reliable performance testing, regardless of the material tested or the sophistication of your testing systems. Let’s explore some basic steps for achieving the appropriate range of specimen preparation.