Asphalt milling, paving & compaction
July 11, 2012
Airport runway, taxiway and parking areas make high demands on paving requirements, both with concrete and asphalt techniques. Mike Woof reports.…
July 10, 2012
UK highway maintenance contractor Ringway has expanded its ABG paver fleet to 15 in all, with the addition of another Volvo 6870 wheeled paver. The…
July 9, 2012
Two technologies combined to give a heavily used bridge a new surface that should last for years The Avonmouth Bridge carries the M5 motorway over…
July 4, 2012
Mike Woof reviews the latest compaction market developments In the run-up to the upcoming World of Asphalt event in Orlando, Florida in March, the…
July 4, 2012
Mike Woof discusses some novel developments relating to bitumen In the developed countries of Western Europe there is an increasing shift away from…
June 22, 2012
Caterpillar pavers were used recently to help improve drainage on a vital road into a popular tourist destination in Portugal. The Avenida Marginal…
June 21, 2012
India’s new Formula 1 motor racing circuit, with its tight construction tolerances, demands considerable driving skill. More than 500 million people…
June 18, 2012
Research in the US has shown that using Intelligent Compaction (IC) for quality control purposes can lead to longer-lasting pavements and therefore…
June 18, 2012
Material transfer vehicles (MTVs) have become more and more popular over the years, particularly for large paving projects. These machines can help…
June 15, 2012
A diverse array of advanced paver designs is now being offered in the asphalt paving sector – Mike Woof reports With the World of Asphalt and…