Materials

September 14, 2020
Total’s online bitumen ordering platform
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August 4, 2020
Epiroc’s new hydraulic attachments help with high reach demolition
Concrete buster tools
Eprioc has introduced three new CB Concrete Busters for heavy foundation work and high reach demolition. Meanwhile, the firm’s sister company Erkat…
July 23, 2020
Asphalt plant component purchase for Brock
Ben Brock has purchased an asphalt plant component business.
July 20, 2020
TWI, Coventry combine fatigue research
Bridge stress among issues for the Fatigue and Structural Integrity Innovation Centre.
July 13, 2020
Kleeman’s MOBICAT MC 120 Zi PRO jaw crusher
Efficient aggregate production technology
Efficient aggregate production technology is now coming to market, offering lower cost/tonne production
June 12, 2020
Silobot
New asphalt plant introductions
Astec is now offering its SilobotSM Inspection Service, having completed testing of the original prototypes. According to the firm, this offers a…
June 4, 2020
Using a new wash plant is helping boost efficiency for a Norwegian quarry firm
Boosting quarry efficiency by cutting fines
The Norwegian quarry firm Feiring Bruk reports an 88% reduction in fines following the commissioning of its new wet processing plant. The firm…
June 4, 2020
Microplastics: a review of the research
Sweden’s VTI and Chalmers University have catalogued the available literature.
May 16, 2020
Albedo: reflections upon performance
Albedo can impact pavement performance by a factor of between 10-15%.
May 16, 2020
Sea-changes ahead for bitumen pricing
Both pricing and – importantly – supply patterns will change.
May 14, 2020
Skanska has used Iterchimica’s Gipave pellets
Bitumen technology: three ways to more sustainable roads
This issue we look at three case studies showcasing new technologies designed to deliver more sustainable paving solutions.