Asphalt milling, paving & compaction

XCMG’s RP952 paver and XP262 compactor are said to be playing a leading role in the reconstruction and expansion of the busy Hohhot-Baotou section of the Beijing-Tibet Expressway. The major project within north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region began in the summer of 2011. It was deemed crucial due to the Hohhot-Baotou section suffering from constant traffic jams, sometimes said to be stretching up to 100kms. The new eight rather than four-lane section of the Beijing-Tibet Expressway is due to open t

Earlier this year several manufacturers announced new European asphalt pavers being launched at bauma 2013, but more surprises were in store at the show - Mike Woof writes. At the beginning of 2013 a number of manufacturers revealed new asphalt pavers being launched at the bauma 2013 exhibition. BOMAG, Caterpillar, Vögele and Volvo CE all announced new asphalt pavers in the shape of the BF900, AP300D, -3 Series units and new wheeled P-6870C respectively. These machines were at the show and all attracted con

Paving machines vary considerably in North America compared with those units used elsewhere. On a worldwide basis, pavers with tamper bar screeds are popular having been developed in Europe and also favoured by Japanese and Chinese firms. But in the US the length of highways to be constructed resulted in a focus on high production pavers, which still continues today. North America and Latin America are key markets for these machines, with Australia being one of the few territories to employ both European an

The use of sophisticated machine control technology has helped halve the schedule required for a road contract – Jeff Winke. By using the latest machine control systems on the equipment fleet, a US contractor has managed to halve worker hours, machine time and overall costs. “We chopped 50% off the contract schedule,” said Jim Swenson, licensed professional land surveyor for Oregon Mainline Paving based in McMinnville, Oregon. “The project was completed a year ahead of the two-year schedule,” he explained.

From density tests on a Mongolian gold mine project to an all-singing, all-dancing asphalt tester, Kristina Smith reports on some of the latest new products in materials testing. Perhaps understandably, nuclear density gauges can present contractors with some order to move them at all. “One of the problems with nuclear soil gauges is the restrictions on movement,” said John Lamond, Manufacturing. “If you are a contractor projects cross-border, it’s a real challenge to move a nuclear density gauge around.”

The Kaliningrad motorway Primorsk Ring is one of the prestige projects under construction within the scope of infrastructure improvements in the Russian exclave. With a total length of around 180kms, of which 81kms are motorway, the ring road will encircle the 500,000 residents of Kaliningrad city in a broad arc around the Samland peninsula.

The Kaliningrad motorway Primorsk Ring is one of the prestige projects under construction within the scope of infrastructure improvements in the Russian exclave. With a total length of around 180kms, of which 81kms are motorway, the ring road will encircle the 500,000 residents of Kaliningrad city in a broad arc around the Samland peninsula.

Volvo Construction Equipment’s (CE) dealer in the Netherlands, Kuiken, recently hosted a live, five-day demonstration program using a Volvo P7820C ABG paver machine. On a road trip across the country, the Kuiken team visited six different customers, travelling more than 1,700km in total, and clocking up more than 60 hours of paving. “We wanted to test how the market and existing customers, as well as potential ones, would react to the Volvo P7820C ABG machine,” says Arjen Mostert, sales & support manager of

A new version of TecnoTest’s computerised work station for daily, large-scale testing of concrete cubes was installed in Doha, Qatar in January this year. The KC 400/WG has been put to work for ASHGHAL, Qatar’s public works department. TecnoTest improved the work station with input from customers such as Istituto Giordano of Bellaria and ANAS, both of which have been using the original version for many years. The KC 400/WG benefits from improved software, operating system and interface and a hydraulic contr