Advanced Asphalt Materials Laboratory

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.