The composition of the asphalt mixture making up a road can determine how safe it is for cars to drive on. Tarik Seker/iStock via Getty Images Plus More than 90% of paved roads in the U.S. are made of ...

Safer roads begin with safer materials. For paving projects using asphalt chip seal, lightweight aggregate made from expanded shale, clay or slate (ESCS) has a greater bond strength and skid ...

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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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mansour Solaimanian, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) While on the road, you’re probably ...

Any asset owner knows that preserving their pavement is the most important thing they can do to protect their investment. Pavement preservation methods, like chip seals, helps pavements in good ...