Tag: VTRC
Clark Addresses Australian Flexible Pavement Association (AfPA)
Biannually, the Australian Flexible Pavement Association (AfPA) conducts an international scanning tour. The primary purpose of the tour is to learn about the innovations...
Assessing Sustainability: Recycled Plastic Waste & High RAP Content
What Is Sustainability?
In 1987, the World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainability as a “development concept that meets the needs of the present...
Plant Technician 101: Asphalt Mix Design Training
The first Asphalt Mix Design Technician Training Class from the Virginia Education Center for Asphalt Technology (VECAT) is a wrap!
Seven students engaged in the...
Partnering for Success
Like the adage “April showers bring May flowers,” a new adage could be “cooperative meetings bring partnering success.” April has seen several meetings between...
VDOT/VAA Asphalt Coop held in Lynchburg
The spring meeting of the VDOT/VAA Asphalt Cooperative committee was held last week at the Lynchburg District’s Ramey Training Building. The meeting was moved...
Asphalt Pavement Density Profiling: What We Now Know
Achieving adequate and uniform density is critical to obtaining the desired performance of a newly placed asphalt pavement layer. The mix compaction process is...
Pavement Design: A Philosophy Considered
Before we begin, I want to make a few things clear. First, this review is based on my experience and opinion, and I do...
BMD Training Starts in January
The 2022 maintenance paving season will see a considerable increase in contracts containing balanced mix design (BMD) tonnage. Unlike the 2021 schedules, where only...
VTRC Program Overview: Fall 2021
Introduction: A Less “Visible” BMD Presence
Since the 2018 construction season, support for Virginia’s Balanced Mix Design (BMD) field trials has been the most visible...
Colony Produces Plastic Asphalt
During the week of September 26, Colony Construction joined in an effort led by the Virginia Transportation Research Council and Virginia Department of Transportation’s...
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