LSU Mechanical Engineering Professor Guoqiang Li and his team have developed a shape memory polymer that will potentially not only save the roads but also money and time. “This problem of cracking in ...

Asphalt and concrete have battled for road surface supremacy ever since both made their debut in the late 1800s. Until now, asphalt ruled, being the material of choice on 90 percent of all U.S.

Homeowners face essential decisions when installing or replacing driveways, with concrete and asphalt representing the two most common material options. Recent comparisons reveal that concrete ...

“Concrete is hell of an industry to be a part of,” Dylan Milis of Milis Flatwork says. “No matter what it is, the first thing anybody sees when they pull into an establishment is their parking lot. I ...

Q: In a West Lake Union improvement project completed a few years ago, Seattle’s Transportation Department accomplished some nice touches for the area, says Queen Anne resident Phil Brandt. One was ...

Q. I travel Route 378 frequently and was anticipating traffic headaches due to the recent repair and resurfacing project, but much to PennDOT’s and the contractor’s credit, the job was finished ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Most of Oahu's highways and streets are paved with asphalt. But University of Hawaii Civil Engineering professor Amarjit Singh thinks that type of surface is reaching the ...

Some railroad crossings in Columbus were repaired with asphalt where the concrete was broken or cracked. This location is at Technology Parkway and Macon Road in Midland. [email protected] Ben ...

The asphalt surface of parts of Connecticut Avenue NW is crisscrossed by black lines. They are joints in the concrete foundation that help preserve the life of the roadway. (John Kelly/The Washington ...

BAGHDAD-Limestone, clay, sand and gravel. These may not seem like riveting discussion topics to some. For Iraqi engineers at Muthana Airfield, in central Baghdad, the components of concrete are their ...