Links
National
National Associations
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National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) |
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http://www.hotmix.org/ |
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NAPA provides technical, educational, and marketing materials and information to its Members, as well as product information to users and specifiers of paving materials.
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The Asphalt Institute |
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http://www.asphaltinstitute.org/ |
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A US-based association of international petroleum asphalt producers, manufacturers and affiliated businesses. The Asphalt Institute (AI) promotes the use, benefits and quality performance of petroleum asphalt, through environmental, marketing, research, engineering and technical development, and through the resolution of issues affecting the industry.
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Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) |
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http://www.asphaltalliance.org/ |
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A coalition of the Asphalt Institute, the National Asphalt Pavement Association, and the State Asphalt Pavement Associations. Its mission is to further the use and quality of Hot Mix Asphalt pavements through research, technology transfer, engineering, education and innovation.
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American Highway Users Alliance |
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http://www.highways.org/ |
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Dedicated to promoting and defending the role of motor vehicle transportation in providing U.S. mobility, economic growth, productivity improvements, defense, safety and individual freedom of choice.
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beyondRoads.com |
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http://www.beyondroads.com/ |
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A source for information on the asphalt industry, its operations, its products and issues. Produced by the Asphalt Education Partnership (AEP).
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Ownyourroad.com |
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http://www.ownyourroad.com/ |
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Sponsored by the National Asphalt Pavement Association Research and Education Foundation (NAPAREF). Goal is to educate about careers and interest in asphalt.
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Quietpavement.com |
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http://www.quietpavement.com/ |
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Interactive learning experience about the impact of road noise in our lives as well as methods for reducing road noise using hot mix asphalt.
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Government Associations
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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) |
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http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ |
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The FHWA is a part of the Department of Transportation and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with field offices across the United States. Its vision is to "create the best transportation system in the world for the American people through proactive leadership, innovation, and excellence in service. We also provide expertise, resources, and information to continually improve the quality of our nation's highway system and its intermodal connections.
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American Association of Highway and Tranportation Officials |
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http://www.aashto.org/aashto/home.nsf/FrontPage |
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(AASHTO). A nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
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Transportation Research Board (TRB) |
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http://trb.org/ |
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A unit of the National Research Council, a private, nonprofit institution that is the principal operating agency of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. The Board's mission is to promote innovation and progress in transportation by stimulating and conducting research, facilitating the dissemination of information, and encouraging the implementation of research results.
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National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) |
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http://www4.nas.edu/trb/crp.nsf |
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Administered by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and sponsored by the member departments (i.e., individual state departments of transportation) of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) was created in 1962 as a means to conduct research in acute problem areas that affect highway planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance nationwide.
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Local
Pavement Research
Pavement Research Centers and Programs
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National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) |
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http://www.ncat.us/ |
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NCAT was established at Auburn University in 1986 with an endowment set up by the NAPA Research and Education Foundation. Its mission is to improve HMA performance through research, education, and information services.
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Turner-Fairbanks Highway Research Center (TFHRC) |
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http://www.tfhrc.gov/ |
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A federally owned and operated research facility in McLean, Virginia. TFHRC is the home of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) Office of Research, Development, and Technology.
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Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) |
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http://www.tfhrc.gov/pavement/ltpp/ltpp.htm |
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A comprehensive 20-year study of in-service pavements across the U.S. and Canada begun in 1987. LTPP was established as part of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) and is now managed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
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Institute of Transportation Studies - Pavement Research Center |
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http://www.its.berkeley.edu/pavementresearch/ |
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Research center associated with UC Berkeley (soon to be UC Davis) and Caltrans dedicated to providing pavement knowledge and using innovative research and sound engineering principles to improve pavement structures, materials and technologies.
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Pavement Test Tracks
Regional Superpave Centers
