Tag: IDEAL-CT
Round Robin Phase 1: Evaluating indirect tensile test data (IDT) for...
As part of the Virginia Department of Transportation's efforts to implement Balanced Mix Design, the indirect tensile (IDT) cracking test at intermediate temperature (formerly...
Pushing the right buttons: BMD testing simplified
Balanced mix design (BMD) is the next level to asphalt mix design. Lab performance testing must be conducted properly to complete the design process...
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...
BMD round robin phase I testing complete
Like a summer vacation, the BMD Round Robin Phase I testing took a while to arrive, and once it did, it was over. With...
IDEAL-CT round robin under way
Step 1 in the VTRC IDEAL-CT Round Robin project has taken place, and Step 2 is well underway. What was Step 1? Simple- gathering...
Less stress now with Pine Press
As the asphalt industry moves toward balance/performance mix design testing, one of the primary testing methods for cracking that is being reviewed is ASTM...
VTRC, VAA lead BMD round robin effort
How close is close enough? How do I know my equipment works? Am I running the test properly? All are questions being raised around...
SM-4.75 Mixtures: A little bit goes a long way, but does...
This spring researchers at VTRC will wrap up a multi-year evaluation of VDOT’s newest class of dense-grade asphalt mixtures, the SM-4.75. It’s among the...
Why don’t polymers fix my mix?
The benefits
of polymers are well documented, with much evidence that shows improvements in
both cracking performance and rutting performance. But rutting is no longer a...
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