A sealant without an aggregate is like an apple pie without cheese. It’s doable, but the end result could be a lot better with the add-on. Yes, the analogy is a stretch but adding an aggregate to the ...

The history of asphalt mix design has changed significantly over the years with the goal always to create stable and durable pavements. Today, asphalt mixtures are primarily designed under the ...

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 ...

One way of preventing plastic waste from wreaking havoc on the environment is by discovering innovative ways of using it for beneficial purposes. Malaysia is currently carrying out a study on the use ...

Bill Buttlar, a professor at the University of Missouri, highlights takeaways in the university’s research on using recycled low-density polyethylene in asphalt paving materials. In August 2021, the ...

Every few minutes, a lever is pulled somewhere in the tower house and hot, fresh asphalt descends from a hot bin into a waiting truck bed like a waterfall of black tar. Credit: MinnPost photo by Bill ...

Bio-bitumen is a bio-based asphalt binding obtainable through renewable biomass materials such as agricultural waste, plant ...