This lab is part of the Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory. It is fully equipped to perform Superpave binder and mixture tests. Rheological properties, failure properties, and thermal properties of asphalt binders are measured using specialized rheometers, direct tension and glass-transition devices. The lab also includes full set of asphalt mixture volumetric design equipment and equipment for measuring mixture performance using tri-axial loading cells under controlled temperature conditions. Advanced instrumentation capabilities of standard Superpave equipment allows special studies in asphalt binder and mixture research.