Lab Capabilities
Laboratory Capabilities
The Connecticut Advanced Pavement Laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art testing equipment. Our maintains an AASHTO Resource Accredidation (formerly AMRL)
Asphalt Pavement AnalyzerHamburg Wheel Track Testing – AASHTO T324 Rutting Susceptibility with APA – AASHTO T340 |
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Asphalt Mixture Performance TesterDynamic Modulus Testing – AASHTO T378 Flow Number Testing – AASHTO T378 Fatigue and reflective cracking (Texas Overlay) – Tex-248 Stress Sweep Rutting – AASHTO TP 134 Cyclic Fatigue – AASHTO TP107 |
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Bending Beam Rehometer |
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Coring Rig |
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Ground-Penetrating RADAR (2.0 GHz Air-Launched) |
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Ground-Penetrating RADAR (2.6 GHz Ground-Coupled) |
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Concrete Cylinder End-Grinder |
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Dynamic Shear Rheometer |
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[Field] Density Gauge |
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Gyratory Compactors |
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Instron 100 kN Load FrameSemi-Circular Bend Test (SCB) – AASHTO TP124 Low-Temperature Fracture Energy (SCB) – AASHTO TP105 Creep Compliance with Indirect Tension – AASHTO T322 Fracture Energy Using Disc Shaped Compact Tension ASTM D-7313 + Environmental Chamber (-40 C) |
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Ignition Oven |
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L.A. Abrasion Machine |
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Pressure Aging Vessel |
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Rolling Thin-Film Oven |
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Rotational Viscometer |
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Test Mark 500 kip load frame |
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Thermal Imaging Camera |
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UTM Dynamic Modulus Load Frame + Environmental Chamber |
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Vacuum System, Sand Equivalent & Core-Lok./Core-Dry |
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Vacuum Oven |
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Vibratory Beam Compactor |
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Wet Room |
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