Warm mix is HOT!: Paving the way cleaner, faster and cheaper in Texas

March 1, 2009
infrared temperature gun showing mixture placement temperature

What began in Europe is now the hottest thing in asphalt in Texas and the U.S. There are many ways to get there, but the goal is the same: to lower the temperature of asphalt by 35 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit prior to application. “When we started the warm mix research project, I thought we’d [...]

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Caring for concrete

March 1, 2009

It’s easy enough to fix a pothole, but how easy is it to actually prevent them from appearing at all? Given the number of cracks and potholes that plague Texas roadways, there is no question about the value that a successful preventive maintenance could have in delaying more serious problems. Various methods exist to identify [...]

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Varying seal-coat asphalt rates across the roadway

March 1, 2009
photo showing wheel path aggregate embedment

As the winter months wind down, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) district offices throughout the state will complete planning for the hectic summer seal-coat season. Best applied when the weather is warm, seal coats are by far the most popular preventative maintenance treatment used in Texas. A recently completed research project, sponsored by TxDOT and [...]

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