Stone, Heat and Binder: How Asphalt Is Made
In short: How a plant blends heated aggregate with heated bitumen into hot mix asphalt, how plant designs differ, and how recycling, warm mix and polymer research are changing the recipe.
A 2:04 short film in the series “How Things Work”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Anvilfield (paving field guide), “Asphalt plant field guide: batch and drum hot mix production - Anvilfield”; Springer Nature (Springer, Singapore): chapter 'Asphalt Production' by C. Hettiarachchi and W. Mampearachchi in Handbook of Asphalt Technology, published 1 May 2025, “Asphalt Production”; U.S. Department of Transportation (ROSA P repository); report by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA), “DOT ROSA P”; Springer Nature (Discover Civil Engineering journal), “Performance enhancement of asphalt mixture through the addition of recycled polymer materials - Discover Civil Engineering”.
Sources used in this film
- Anvilfield (paving field guide) — Asphalt plant field guide: batch and drum hot mix production - Anvilfield · View →
- Springer Nature (Springer, Singapore): chapter 'Asphalt Production' by C. Hettiarachchi and W. Mampearachchi in Handbook of Asphalt Technology, published 1 May 2025 — Asphalt Production · View →
- U.S. Department of Transportation (ROSA P repository); report by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) — DOT ROSA P · View →
- Springer Nature (Discover Civil Engineering journal) — Performance enhancement of asphalt mixture through the addition of recycled polymer materials - Discover Civil Engineering · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Anvilfield (paving field guide): Asphalt plant field guide: batch and drum hot mix production - Anvilfield
- Also: Springer Nature (Springer, Singapore): chapter 'Asphalt Production' by C. Hettiarachchi and W. Mampearachchi in Handbook: Asphalt Production
- Also: U.S. Department of Transportation (ROSA P repository); report by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Natio: DOT ROSA P
- Also: Springer Nature (Discover Civil Engineering journal): Performance enhancement of asphalt mixture through the addition of recycled polymer materials - Discover Civil Engineering
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