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What is inside this section: Pavement

An overview of the history and basic concepts involved in road pavements. This includes coverage of common pavement types organized into two groups, flexible pavements and rigid pavements.

An older Portland Cement Concrete road. This is the Sunset Highway in Washington, paved in 1919.

Pavement History

A brief view of how pavement design, construction and performance has evolved should help provide perspective on present and, possible, future practice.

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Petroleum Distilllation

When we think of energy use in our roadways, we tend to think about burning gasoline in our cars. With growing concerns about environmental health as well as rising fuel prices, automobile manufacturers are looking at ways to make driving more energy efficient.  But what about the energy it takes to build the road itself? … Read more »