It’s not often that pig manure is associated with asphalt, but current research may soon change that. Ellie Fini, a civil engineer, received funding from the National Science Foundation to support the ...

Europe is electrifying its vehicles while the roads beneath them remain almost entirely fossil-dependent. A pilot scheme in northern Spain shows that bio-based binders can cut bitumen's carbon ...

Snow and ice can damage paved surfaces, leading to frost heaves and potholes. These become potential hazards for drivers and pedestrians and are expensive to fix. Now, researchers propose in ACS ...

Construction of a 425-meter-long experimental lane was completed in March in the Cauê mine, belonging to the mining company Vale, in Itabira, Minas Gerais State. Over the next two years the site will ...

Inspired by a favorite midnight snack of crayfish, a professor and his students at Changsha University of Science and Technology in Hunan province developed a new "bio-asphalt" material, utilizing ...

Engineering contractor Roelofs has started work on a road section made of a bio-asphalt with a plant-based lignin binding agent, which is said to offer a “significant CO2 reduction” in road building.

Snow and ice can damage paved surfaces, leading to frost heaves and potholes. These become potential hazards for drivers and pedestrians and are expensive to fix. Now, researchers propose in ACS ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix A - Overview of the ABQT Device." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Evaluation of the Asphalt Binder Quality Tester. Washington, DC: The ...