SHRP & Superpave Asphalt Testing Equipment

Choose the Superpave Testing Stage

Superpave binder and mixture testing follows a defined sequence: short-term aging, pressure aging, low-temperature and stiffness characterization, and compaction of performance specimens. Identify the stage your procedure addresses before selecting equipment, and verify each instrument's specifications rather than assuming every SHRP-era device shares capabilities.

Keep binder-aging and mixture-compaction equipment separate in both budgeting and lab workflow; each supports different stages of the Superpave system.

Compare Binder Aging Equipment

Rolling Thin Film Ovens (RTFO) provide short-term binder aging. Listed options include the ATS Rolling Thin Film Oven and RTFO Rolling Thin Film Oven, with bottles, cooling racks, tongs and bottle scrapers listed as supporting items.

The Pressure Aging Vessel (PAV) provides long-term aging for binder testing, with specimen pans sold individually or in packages. The PAV Verification Kit supports ATS vessel verification; confirm which verification supplies your quality system requires for the selected vessel.

Choose Binder Characterization Instruments

The ATS Bending Beam Rheometer is available with computer-operated or touchscreen controllers, and aluminum beam molds and Mylar strips are supporting items. Match controller type and mold supplies to your laboratory workflow.

This category also includes Brookfield DVNext cone/plate and rotational rheometers for general viscosity measurement. These are separate instrument families from Superpave binder testing; select by the governing procedure rather than treating all rheometers as interchangeable.

Select Gyratory Compaction and Performance Molds

Superpave Gyratory Compactors are listed in several configurations, including the standard unit, a shear-measurement configuration and the Brovold model. Match compactor choice to specimen size and angle-measurement requirements; 100mm, 150mm and 4in molds and conversion kits are listed for specific models.

Supporting items include lift handles, angle measurement devices, NIST-certified load rings and gage blocks, calibration kits and a specimen cooling door. Confirm each accessory's compatibility with the selected compactor model rather than assuming cross-model fit.

Plan the Complete Configuration

Confirm electrical supply, compressed-air or vacuum arrangements, installation space and calibration documentation for each instrument before ordering. Aging ovens, pressure vessels and rheometers have different service and verification needs; schedule them per the manufacturer's instructions.

For vacuum degassing and Rice-test equipment connected to mixture volumetrics, compare asphalt Rice testing equipment. For rut and moisture-susceptibility molds listed here, match the mold to the loading system in your laboratory rather than combining fixture families without verification.