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Did you know that a layer of permeable pavement can help prevent cars from hydroplaning on a highway? That a road can be made quieter by giving air a way to escape from its surface? That pavement is among the most-recycled materials in the U.S.? Using machines, ovens, and baths, experts at the UC Pavement Research Center test different blends of asphalt, looking for ways to make our roads and highways perform better, cost less, and do less harm to the environment.
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For six decades he’s paved the way for a smoother ride
October 18, 2011:
Often it’s an unexpected pothole or a bumpy road that draws our attention to pavement conditions. But for Professor Carl Monismith, co-director of the campus’s Pavement Research Center, the technology of road surfaces has been his passion for the past 60 years.
