Weckenmann Anlagentechnik says the response from selected customers was exceptionally positive, when it presented its “innovative concept” of transportable formwork, the Mobile Battery Mould (MBM). It is a system for the production of precast concrete elements in the immediate vicinity of the construction site, and Weckenmann Anlagentechnik says that two large construction companies in Singapore opted for the MBM concept independently of one another. Both production plants have started operations successful
The three-year Rainvision project has ended and its report on better road markings is finalised.
On 9 March, the Rainvision project held its final meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Rainvision, set up in 2012 and co-financed by the European Commission, has investigated the impact of road markings on driver behaviour under different night-time weather conditions, such as dry, wet and wet-rainy. The aim is to assess how different age and gender groups adapt their driving based on the visibility and retrorefle
BOMAG is now offering split drums on its Tango4 oscillating asphalt compactor. By fitting split drums, the machine can be used to turn tighter corners without damaging the road surface. According to BOMAG, the firm is seeing an increase in demand for its oscillating type rollers as these machines are well-suited to compaction jobs of thin wearing course materials, without risking damaging aggregates. The split drum design further increases the capabilities of the machines by allowing them to operate in
New tests for cracking and rutting are easy to perform, use existing equipment and work well on mixes with different binders and recycled content - Kristina Smith writes
Researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have developed new tests for cracking and rutting, designed to be quick and easy to carry out, using existing laboratory equipment. The most advanced of these is the IDEAL Cracking Test (IDEAL-CT), which could be appearing in specifications in some of the US states in around six
