The first step in proper construction of longitudinal joints in asphalt paving is compaction of the unsupported edge of the first lane of paving. When the hot mix asphalt is placed by the paver it ...

Select a contractor who has 1- to 3-ton rollers for compacting the asphalt itself. Edges are raked and formed to 45-degree ...

The editor of Asphalt Contractor magazine, Brandon Noel, steps way out of his comfort zone and into a giant concrete pour.

that gap in the asphalt widens slightly—something that happens again, and again, and again, until the crack is more of a glaring valley. Over time, the edges of that valley chip away ...

cutting-edge touchscreen technology, and a clean, matte-black design. The PAV4 has been designed to simulate the in-service oxidative aging of asphalt binder by exposure to high temperatures in a ...