Balanced Mix Design Implementation Working Group: One-Year Update

This webinar shares the key accomplishments, insights, and next steps in advancing Balanced Mixed Design (BMD). The BMD IWG was established to facilitate collaboration among National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) members, agencies, and academia to address both technical and managerial challenges associated with BMD 

Presenters

• Richard Willis, Vice President, Engineering, Research, & Technology, NAPA
  
• Derek Nener-Plante, Pavement and Materials Engineer
• Fan Yin, Associate Research Professor & Assistant Director, National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT)
• Dave Vanderweele, Regional Quality Control Manager, Rieth-Riley
• Amy Epps Martin, A.P. & Florence Wiley Professor II Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Senior Research Engineer, Texas A&M Transportation Institute 

Highlight features & benefits

• Balanced Mix Design Guidance – A practical tool outlining the engineering, economic, and environmental impacts of different BMD strategies, helping contractors make informed decisions.
• Why Reimagine Balanced Mix Design? – A forward-thinking exploration of the evolution of BMD, advocating for a reimagined framework beyond current approaches.
• Aging Matters – A short paper on the critical role of long-term aging in pavement performance.