Flexible. Resilient. Eco-friendly. Rubberized asphalt possesses these attributes and many more, including reduced maintenance requirements, greater skid resistance and improved performance. After a ...

The National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT), Auburn, Ala., announced the results of a study evaluating the role of ground tire rubber powder in asphalt mixture performance. The study indicates ...

Learn how to introduce Ground Tire Rubber (GTR, or recycled rubber) into pavement design for rubber asphalt roads. Rubberized asphalt is an innovative form of asphalt concrete. Also known as rubber ...

Experts on rubberized asphalt processes have joined together to establish the Rubberized Asphalt Foundation (RAF), a research foundation dedicated to the science and practical use of recycled tire ...

Ground tire rubber (GTR) has made significant headway around the world for use in asphalt applications, but there still exists a limited understanding – and even a hesitation - around GTR. One company ...

HILTON HEAD, S.C.—Dry process crumb rubber modified asphalt (CRM) is the way forward if rubberized asphalt is to be a viable recycling technology in the future, according to a speaker at the 34th ...

Recycled rubber is being mixed into highway surfacing work at its highest rate ever, paving the way for quieter, smoother and safer rides and diverting 4.6 million worn out tires from California ...

WASHINGTON—Tire-derived fuel and rubber-modified asphalt are the key growth areas in tire recycling, according to John Sheerin, director, end-of-life tire programs, at the U.S. Tire Manufacturers ...

HOUGHTON, Mich. (WWJ/AP) - Could scrap rubber hold the answers needed to fix Michigan's crumbling roads? Michigan Technological University researchers are helping study whether building roads using ...

This study addresses the high mixing temperatures, high viscosity, and low-temperature cracking of rubber-modified asphalt (AR) and evaluates the modification performance of a domestically developed ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Two Ann Arbor streets have been chosen to test a special asphalt mixture made with recycled tires. The city is collaborating with Michigan Technological University to try it on ...

Construction of a 425-meter-long experimental lane was completed in March in the Cauê mine, belonging to the mining company Vale, in Itabira, Minas Gerais State. Over the next two years the site will ...