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Merger proposal

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The result of this discussion was to complete the merger. DavidL44 (talk) 04:54, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm proposing to merge Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) into Asphalt concrete. I think that it is reasonable to include the content in the RAP article in the context of the recycling section in the Asphalt Concrete article. I'm also planning to add an explanation of Recycled Asphalt Shingles (RAS) to the recycling section, as a fair amount of research has been done on this topic over the past decade and it is becoming increasingly notable in the context of asphalt recycling.

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— Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidL44 (talk • contribs) 23:38, 14 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lifetime of a road?

I'm surprised that there's no discussion here of the lifetime of an asphalt road. It's a significant economic factor for any one or any government using asphalt roads. I'm finding it difficult to find reliable information on this subject, although most of the (unreliable) sources I'm looking at say 20-30 years. I did find this 150 page report which of course doesn't provide a clear answer. Tampa Bay times has a brief paragraph. But most search results are from paving companies. Sbwoodside (talk) 03:12, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Oiled (road)" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address a potential problem with the redirect Oiled (road) and it has been listed for discussion. Readers of this page are welcome to participate at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 February 9 § Oiled (road) until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 18:58, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

History

A little history section would be nice here! I for one would be interested to know when we first started doing this sort of road, how long they've been common/the dominant form of paving in large swathes of the world, their origin etc.

Not something I have any knowledge about, just a suggestion for anyone who sees this and feels like being a good samartian

--Tomatoswoop (talk) 14:00, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Most people call it asphalt. I rarely hear people say asphalt concrete. 2600:1700:6180:6290:DBCD:6145:4378:48BF (talk) 14:27, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Weak oppose Most people do call it asphalt. However they call a lot of things asphalt too, such as chipseal, bitumen, asphaltum. We should stay with precision here. Asphalt concrete is clear and unambiguous as a concept (which is what we most care about in a name). 'Asphalt' otherwise has too many potential interpretations. Andy Dingley (talk) 15:43, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I've only heard it just "Asphalt" but the concrete has 13,029 views but Bitumen has 19,818, the series has 3,960, the 1929 film has 209, the novel has 71, the 1964 film has 28 and the place in Kentucky has 26[[1]]. Crouch, Swale (talk) 18:24, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]