Accurate, Comfortable and User-Optimised Asphalt Testing

SmartPave is a dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) from Anton Paar (Austria) combined with a unique Peltier heating system for the rheological testing of asphalt and bitumen. It incorporates new and innovative features, like an automatic temperature calibration and a special asphalt chamber, that take asphalt testing to previously unattained levels of accuracy, comfort and ease of use. All required components according to the standard methods are included and the results are in full compliance with various AASHTO, ASTM and DIN EN standards.

Due to the system’s temperature control unit, based on a unique Peltier heating system with heating elements above and below the sample, temperature gradients are completely eliminated. Furthermore the heating and cooling rates are unbelievably fast - test times are reduced by up to 50 %, while reproducibility is improved. Anton Paar’s special rheometer software guides users through the grading process and provides the possibility of a fully automatic temperature setting routine as well as an automatic temperature calibration. With its broad torque range and true stress and strain capabilities, SmartPave is ready for all future demands. However asphalt test specifications may change in the future – SmartPave is an excellent long-term investment.