Fabrication Facilities
The Pavement Research Center has equipment for the fabrication of both flexible
(asphalt) and rigid (concrete) specimens. The PRC equipment list includes:
- 4 Gilson production sieves
- Testing sieves
- Dual-wheel vibratory rolling compactor
- Pine Gyratory compactor
- Hveem kneading compactor
- Ovens from 0.7 cubic meters to 1.8 cubic meters
- Array of molds for rolling wheel-compacted asphalt specimens
- Single and double-bladed saws
- Hobart asphalt mixer
- Lancaster 1/3 cubic yard concrete mixer
- Array of molds for concrete specimen fabrication
- Multiple temperature-controlled curing rooms
- Humidity room
- Air-void content and density measurement equipment