Asphalt Pavement History Hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavements have existed in their present form, as a mixture of angular aggregates and asphalt binder, since the beginning of the 20th century. However, HMA pavement can trace its roots back to ancient Roman roads and...
Pavement Evaluation Categories Pavement performance is a function of its relative ability to serve traffic over a period of time. Typically, a system of objective measurements is used to quantify a pavement’s condition and performance. These systems are used to...
Condition Rating Systems Based on measurements of roughness, surface distress, skid resistance and deflection, pavements can be assigned a score that reflects their overall condition. This score, sometimes called a pavement condition rating, quantifies a...
