Inside the Mix: How Asphalt Is Designed, Produced, and Placed, With Notes for Warwick, Rhode Island

Asphalt looks simple. It is a black surface, and most people expect it to behave the same way everywhere. In fact, the material that carries traffic across Rhode Island is the product of careful design. Aggregates are selected and graded, binder is chosen for climate, mixes are tested in laboratories, plants produce them at controlled […]