Tag: Balanced Mix Design
BMD Certification Class is Online – But Time is Limited!
The Virginia Department of Transportation’s special provision for Balanced Mix Design (BMD) Surface Mixtures Designed using Performance Criteria (SQ315-000200-02) states, “The Contractor shall have...
VDOT Names New Asphalt Program Manager
The Virginia Department of Transportation has named Mourad Bouhajja, PE, the new asphalt program manager in VDOT's central office materials division. He will start...
Time is Running Out for In-Person VECAT MCS Classes
The 2022 paving season is right around the corner, do you have your credentials? If not, the Virginia Education Center for Asphalt Technology offers...
BMD Training for 2022
Germanna Community College, Virginia Department of Transportation and VAA will partner in developing and delivering the Initial Balanced Mix Design Implementation Training. While the...
VAA and VDOT host May Statewide Asphalt Co-Op meeting
The spring meeting of the VDOT/VAA Statewide Asphalt Cooperative meeting was held on Thursday, May 27, with over 45 participating. The meeting was again...
VDOT, VTRC, and VAA collaborate on BMD training
With Balanced Mix Design (BMD) progressing towards initial implementation in 2023, VDOT, VTRC, and VAA continue working diligently to determine the training needs of...
VTRC program overview Spring 2021
Introduction and Staff Changes
Even as much of the world retreated to a more “virtual” existence last spring, researchers from the Virginia Transportation Research Council's...
BMD Testing Simplified webinar huge success
As Virginia marches toward implementing Balanced Mix Design (BMD), training is critical for future success. On December 11, VAA hosted a BMD testing webinar...
Knowing How to Push the Buttons: BMD testing equipment webinar planned
Recently, VAA members and others participated in a Balanced Mix Design Round Robin project. The project's purpose was to assess the differences in test...
Balanced mix design research and implementation update
Virginia's road trip to performance-based asphalt specifications continues. As outlined in previous updates, two pilot projects were constructed during 2019. Testing and analysis by...
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