The Advanced Asphalt Materials Laboratory, located in 168 Town Engineering Building, contains equipment to test and develop Superpave. Superpave (superior performing asphalt pavements) is a process for designing and analyzing performance-based mixes.
The lab was equipped through donations from the Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa, moneys from Iowa State University, and asphalt contractors and suppliers.
Find out more about geotechnical/materials engineering at ISU CCEE.
Equipment
- Gyratory compactor
- Bending beam rheometer
- Dynamic shear rheometer
- Pressure aging vessel
- Rolling thin film oven
- NCAT ignition furnace
- Direct tension tester
- Rotational viscometer
- Nottingham Asphalt Tester (NAT)
Contact
For more information, please contact Paul Ledtje, laboratory manager, at paledtje@iastate.edu.