Given roads are everywhere and involve some carbon-intensive processes to build, scientists are investigating how alternative materials could make the whole process more sustainable. We've seen how ...

This common edging material may be inexpensive and easy to install, but it's not the greatest option for installing with a new asphalt driveway.

Scientists have improved the ability of asphalt-derived porous carbon to capture carbon dioxide from natural gas. A Rice University laboratory has improved its method to turn plain asphalt into a ...

For failed pavements, full-depth reclamation (FDR) reclaims and treats an entire road structure – including underlying materials – to produce a stabilized base course ready for overlay. With FDR, an ...

There’s a method to my pavement material testing for both summer and winter extremes. Zhanping You uses models, material testing and construction projects to show that a road is not all it’s cracked ...

SINCE the advent of the motor-car the use of bituminous materials in road-making has become more and more widespread, and a definite knowledge of the chemical and physical characters of these ...