A kit that retrofits static and vibratory steel rollers and challenges the long-standing method of relying on vibration to compact asphalt pavement is under development and is being tested in Canada.

It’s been a rocky road for an unusual asphalt compactor design that once showed clear signs of outperforming traditional compactors. The Ministry of Transportation Ontario had been very keen on the ...

The moniker aptly describes the machine: combination roller. Take a double drum vibratory compactor, swap out the rear drum for an axle carrying four tires, and a manufacturer can field a machine that ...

Rubber-tired rollers or pneumatic rollers can help asphalt contractors achieve a better base, better density and an improved product appearance, still many paving companies don't have these rollers in ...

A new quality-control tool for road construction developed by Electrical & Biomedical Engineering Professor Sesh Commuri debuted last week at the ConExpo-Con/Agg in Las Vegas, one of the largest ...

Pneumatic-tire rollers may not be the most visible machine on the asphalt or soil compaction job site, but they are more versatile than one might think, and manufacturers continue to offer units with ...

Skanska is piloting a Wirtgen Group electric compaction roller, one of just five pre-production models in North America. The global construction giant is piloting the electric compaction roller on the ...

There are significant benefits to dry granulation, in terms of cost-reduction and processing, and it can be used with sensitive materials. However, there is little indication as to which process ...