Materials

Bridge stress among issues for the Fatigue and Structural Integrity Innovation Centre.

Efficient aggregate production technology is now coming to market, offering lower cost/tonne production

Astec is now offering its SilobotSM Inspection Service, having completed testing of the original prototypes. According to the firm, this offers a safer, faster and more practical method for inspecting storage silos.

The Norwegian quarry firm Feiring Bruk reports an 88% reduction in fines following the commissioning of its new wet processing plant. The firm operates primarily in eastern Norway and has 10 sites extracting and producing crushed stone, gravel and asphalt.

Sweden’s VTI and Chalmers University have catalogued the available literature.

Albedo can impact pavement performance by a factor of between 10-15%.

Both pricing and – importantly – supply patterns will change.

This issue we look at three case studies showcasing new technologies designed to deliver more sustainable paving solutions.

Research will be analyse the potential for steel slag in road building.

A key roads conference is being planned in Australia.