The aim of this work is the use of price test method to determine the geographic relevant market, so that if two geographic areas form a single geographical market for a given product, in the long term, the price trajectory ...

Photo of barrels containing pitch at the asphalt plant in Trinidad. Some barrels are already filled with pitch while others are waiting to be filled. Hand-written information which refers to the digging and preparation of ...

Photo of a male blue collar worker operating a device and using it to fill barrels with pitch at an asphalt plant in Trinidad.

Labourers mining the asphalt from the Pitch Lake in La Brea, South Trinidad.

In Chile, as in many South American countries, AASHTO-93 is the current official method for the design of asphalt pavements. The method gives an estimated number of 80 kN standard axle loads (W18) that the pavement can ...

Microwave heating of asphalt mixtures containing metal fibers is a promising technology for asphalt pavement rehabilitation. The main characteristic of these types of mixtures is that they have the ability to self-heal ...

Reusing scrap tires has become a worldwide challenge, especially due to the great difficulty in finding ecologically and economically feasible ways to dispose of them. This has led to the creation of specific programs and ...