PROJECT NUMBER: 18-2
PROJECT TITLE: Framework of Asphalt Balanced Mix Design (BMD) for New England Transportation Agencies
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Walaa Mogawer, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
STATUS: Open
AGREEMENT TERM: 2/5/2019 – 6/30/2020
ANTICIPATED COMPLETION: 6/30/2020
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
- Synthesize existing data and develop recommendations for a rational balanced mix design (BMD) approach for use by the New England transportation agencies.
- Gaps in testing and performance data will be identified through this project and an experimental plan for required future work will be developed.
REPORTS/PAPERS PUBLISHED, PRESENTATIONS MADE RELATING TO THIS PROJECT FROM THE START OF THE PROJECT:
QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS:
- 2019 Quarter 2 Report (April 1 – June 30)
- 2019 Quarter 3 Report (July 1 – September 30)
- 2019 Quarter 4 Report (October 1 – December 31)
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
TC Chair: Joe Blair, New Hampshire Department of Transportation
Michael Byrne: Rhode Island Department of Transportation
David Howley: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Matthew Courser: New Hampshire Department of Transportation
Ed Naras: Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Derek Nener-Plante: Maine Department of Transportation
Aaron Schwartz: Vermont Agency of Transportation
AC Liaison: Ann Scholz, New Hampshire Department of Transportation