Tag: VTRC
VDOT, VTRC, and VAA collaborate on BMD training
With Balanced Mix Design (BMD) progressing towards initial implementation in 2023, VDOT, VTRC, and VAA are working diligently to determine this major paradigm shift's...
BMD Round Robin: Phase 2 begins
Recently, VTRC initiated efforts for Phase 2 of the Balanced Mix Design Research Effort. Phase 1 focused on testing identical asphalt mixture samples across...
Crack Happens: N4 at NCAT finally cracks
While it is said, "all good things must come to an end," it is bittersweet to announce VTRC's Section N4 at the NCAT Test...
The Power of the Carrot: Using incentives to improve quality
Psychologists have studied ways to motivate people for years. What methods work and do not work?
The value of using reward versus punishment to change...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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