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trailer world issue one 2015 - Telematics

26      Issue One 2015 Telematics To ensure roads maintain their good condition, the asphalt must be processed at the correct temperature. Fixed measurement systems should therefore monitor transport. Road construction company Strabag has tested these systems. Is the asphalt burning yet? otholes and cracks in the asphalt are not only irritating, but can be dangerous too. The damag- es show how much stress roads must withstand and how im- portant it is to guarantee the best possible quality when constructing them. Whether a road remains in good condition depends on many factors, such as material, envi- ronmental factors, and machines used. But above all, there is the asphalt temperature: If it is too low or not balanced, quality will decrease. Issue gains in importance "The correlation between temperature and quality has been a familiar one to many in the construction industry for a long time, but now the issue is growing in im- portance: Because an increasing number of construction projects must be extend- ed into the winter months, the question of the correct temperature pops up much more frequently," Martin Muschalla, Project Manager at TPA, says. The lab or- ganisation is part of Strabag, a road con- struction company operating across Eu- rope. As a service provider, TPA is, of course, interested in optimal material qual- ity – and hence, looks for systems which can monitor asphalt transport. In cooperation with the BMVI, the Ger- man Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Strabag invited ve- hicle manufacturers in autumn 2014 to test its technology on a section of the B184 near Dessau-Roßlau in the federal state of Sax- ony-Anhalt. "We wanted to offer manufac- turers the opportunity to employ the proto- types of their digital measurement systems. We later compared their measurement data with our own," Muschalla says. idem tele- matics, a BPW subsidiary, participated in testing with its system TControl ConStruct, which was integrated into a body manufac- tured by Langendorf. All in all, four systems were put to the test. New regulation The reason for the prototype tests is a change in government rules. At the beginning of 2015, the BMVI published new guidelines: Now, asphalt used in road construction can only be transported in thermally insulated bodies. The new regulations are intended to prevent temperatures from dropping too low before the material arrives at the construc- tion site. Forwarders must measure asphalt P

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