Workshop 1 Session: Balanced Mix Design (BMD): Advancements, Challenges, and Insights from Diverse Perspectives
Moderator 1: Matt Manthey, City of Mesa
- Presentation 1: Overview of BMD Implementation Status in the US (Speaker: Jhony Habbouche – AI)(~20 min)
- Presentation 2: Technical and practical aspects; impact of passing #200 sieve on asphalt mixture (Speaker: Peter Sebaaly - UNR) (~45 min P + Q&A)
- Presentation 3: ADOT’s BMD Update related to spec, field trial, implementation status. (Speakers: Jesus Sandoval / Paul Sharma - ADOT) (~20 min)
Break – Refreshments (15 min)
Moderator 2: Jhony Habbouche, Asphalt Institute
- Presentation 4: BMD implementation status, performance of produced and placed mixtures, and what to do when produced
- mixtures are out of specifications (Speaker: Matt Manthey – Mesa Transpo / EVAC) (~45 min P + Q&A)
- Presentation 5: Perspective from an asphalt supplier (Speaker: Greg Groneberg – Southwest Asphalt) (~20 min)
Panel Discussion (~30 min): Peter Sebaaly (UNR), Matt Manthey (EVAC), Jesus Sandoval & Paul Sharma & TBD from district (ADOT), and
Marc Macintosh (Wright Asphalt).
