Sept. 24, 2024

by Phillip Blankenship and Michael J. Simmons

Field Performance of Aramid Fibre Reinforced Pavements

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Sept. 12, 2023

How much does density matter?

Why do we want more density in a pavement? Density is the unit weight of a mixture. This article looks at various methods for testing density and provides results that show an increase in pavement density results in a positive effect on the overall pavement performance.

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Oct. 19, 2022

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

FHWA Superb Guidance Document

This EDP tech brief by FHWA is a superb document that explains and outlines the EDP process.

State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are continually assessing and choosing materials or technologies to meet their transportation needs. As part of this assessment, DOTs are turning to Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to quantify the environmental impacts associated with those products.

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Oct. 18, 2022

The Virginia DOT took a creative, Round Robin approach to tensile test data for CT-Index

This clever idea could shed light on how to improve the repeatability and reproducibility of Balance Mixed Design testing. A good read.

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Oct. 11, 2022

High-strain Asphalt Interlayers using Aramid Polymer Fibers to Mitigate Reflective Cracking in Asphalt Pavements

by Phillip Blankenship, Michael Simons, Vince Aurillio

This paper details the efficacy of an aramid-reinforced asphalt pavement interlayer in mitigating reflective cracking.

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Sept. 26, 2022

by Zack McKay

Lab Friction Testing gets a New Standard

The BATT Lab has DFT capabilities and we’ve invested time and resources to make this testing achieve highly reliable results for our clients. This is a good article explaining why DFT takes friction testing to a new level.

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Feb. 6, 2022

by Phillip Blankenship

Fix Your Mix

How can we make our asphalt mixes better?

More specifically, what steps can be taken to improve durability, rut-resistance and crack resistance.

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