89th AAPT Annual Meeting and Technical Sessions
The 2014 Annual Meeting was held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia on
March 16-19, 2014. There were 222 attendees from 14 countries around the world,
representing suppliers, consultants, contractors, universities, government agencies and
other researchers. Their common interest is research into materials and methods on
how to build better roads.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Business Meeting (1:00-2:00pm)
Leading Edge Forum “Asphalt Modification” – Geoff Rowe (2:10-5:00pm)
A History of Asphalt Modification in the USA
John A D’Angelo, D'Angelo Consulting, LLC
Design of Modified Asphalt Binders
Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Paragon Technical Services
Recombination of Asphalt with Bio-asphalt: Binder formulation and asphalt mixes application
Joana Peralta, Ronald Christopher Williams, Hugo Manuel Ribeiro Dias da Silva, Ana Vera Machado Mail
Laboratory and Field Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures Containing Modified Binders
Louay N. Mohammad, Louisiana State University and Louisiana Transportation Research Center
Performance assessment of SBS-modified binder systems via paving trials and test sections
Robert Kluttz, Kraton Performance Products, Inc.
Control and specification of modified asphalt binders – A DOT perspective
Tanya Nash, Florida DOT
Ice Breaker Reception (5:30-7:00pm)
Including the Poster Session
Monday, March 17, 2014
Business Meeting (8:30-10:00am)
Welcoming Address
Technical Session I “Low Temperature” – Geoff Rowe; Moderator, Haifang Wen (10:15-11:30am)
Low Temperature Properties of Plant-Produced RAP Mixtures in the Northeast
David J. Mensching, Jo Sias Daniel, Thomas Bennert, Marcelo S. Medeiros, Jr., Michael D. Elwardany,
Walaa Mogawer, Elie Y. Hajj, Mohammad Zia Alavi
Investigation of Asphalt Mixture Strength at Low Temperatures with the Bending Beam Rheometer
Augusto Cannone Falchetto, Mihai O. Marasteanu, Sreelatha Balmurugan, Ioan I. Negulescu
Technical Session II “Warm Mix” – Randy West; Moderator, Eli Fini (1:00-2:15pm)
Performance Evolution of Hot-Mix and Warm-Mix Asphalt with Field and Laboratory Aging
Fan Yin, Lorena Garcia Cucalon, Amy Epps Martin, Edith Arambula, Eun Sug Park
Implications of Warm-Mix Asphalt on Long Term Oxidative Aging and Fatigue Performance of
Asphalt Binders and Mixtures
Farinaz Safaei, Jongsub Lee, Luis Alberto Hermann do Nascimento, Cassie Hintz, Y. Richard Kim
International Forum “Bituminous Pavement Engineering - India” (2:30-5:00pm) Chair: Herve Di Benedetto; CoChair: Murali Krishnan & Eshan Dave
Overview of Bituminous Pavement Engineering at India
Murali Krishnan, IIT Madras
Development of Standards for Unmodified Binder for India
Reashma P. S., Nivitha M. R., Veeraragavan A., and Murali Krishnan; IT Madras
Development of Design Guidelines for Bituminous Pavements for India
Sudhakar Reddy, IIT Kharagpur
Challenges in Road Construction at High Altitude
Rajeev Chandra, Border Roads Organization
Additives for Pavement Construction
Ajay Ranka, Zydex Industries
Use of Warm Mix Asphalt at India
Tejash Gandhi, Meadwestvaco
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Technical Session III “RAP” Becky McDaniel; Moderator, Stacey Glidden (8:30am-12:00pm)
Balanced RAP/RAS Mix Design System for Project-Specific Service Conditions
Fujie Zhou, Sheng Hu, Tom Scullion, Robert Lee
Laboratory Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures with Reclaimed Asphalt Shingle Prepared Using the Wet
Process
Alejandro Alvergue, Mostafa Elseifi, Louay N. Mohammad, Samuel B.Cooper, Jr., and Samuel Cooper III
Blending and Diffusion of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Virgin Asphalt Binders
Pavel Kriz, Daniel L. Grant, Bibiana A. Veloza, Mary J. Gale, Alan G. Blahey, John H. Brownie, Ralph
D.Shirts, Sam Maccarrone
Characterizing RAP Binder Properties through Impact Resonance Testing of Asphalt Mixtures
Mansour Solaimanian, Ilker Boz
Aging Characteristics of Rap Binder Blends―What Types of Rap Binders are Suitable For Multiple
Recycling?
Shin-Che Huang, Adam T. Pauli, Will Grimes, Fred Turner
Symposium “Pavement Layer Bonding” Randy West, Bill Buttlar (1:30-5:00pm)
Introduction,
Dale Decker, Dale S. Decker LLC
Florida’s Experience with Bond Strength Testing, Tanya Nash, Florida DOT
Tack Coat Optimization: Theoretical Development, Lab and Accelerated Testing, and Field
Validation, Hasan Ozer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Importance of Layer Bonding Through the Use of Proper Tack Coat Materials and Application
Rate,Louay Mohammad, Louisiana State University
International Perspective on Interlayer Bonding and Reinforcement – the RILEM Experience,
Andrea Graziani, Università Politecnica delle Marche
Forensic Investigations of Debonding at the NCAT Test Track, David Timm, Auburn University
Spray Pavers, Tack Coat Paradigms and Pavement Performance? , Jim Cunningham and Marvin
Exline, Road Science - Division of ArrMaz
Panel Q&A
Social Hour (6:00-7:00 pm)
Banquet – All registered attendees and guests invited (7:00-9:00 pm)
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Technical Session IV “Design and Performance” Dave Newcomb; Moderator, Rich Willis (8:30am-12:00pm)
An Investigation of Ndesign Values for Superpave Surface Mixtures
Dinesh Ayyala, Soufiane Qarouach, N. Paul Khosla, Akhtarhusein A. Tayebali
Development of the Indirect Ring Tension Fracture Test for Hot Mix Asphalt
Alireza Zeinali, Kamyar C. Mahboub, Phillip B. Blankenship
Development of a Simple Test to Determine Workability and Field Compaction Temperatures of
Asphalt Concrete
Raj Dongré, Ph.D, Eugeniu Morari, Roger Pyle
Selecting a Rutting Performance Test for Airport Asphalt Mixture Design
John F. Rushing, Dallas N. Little, Navneet Garg
Implementation and Verification of a Mechanistic Permanent Deformation Model (Shift Model) to
Predict Rut Depths of Asphalt Pavement
Yeong-Tae Choi, Y. Richard Kim
Technical Session V “Binder/Cracking” Brian Prowell; Moderator, Merrill Zwanka (1:30-5:00pm)
Development of a Binder Fracture Test to Determine Fracture Energy
T. Niu, R. Roque, G. Lopp
Moisture-Induced Strength Degradation of Aggregate-Asphalt Mastic Bonds
Alex K. Apeagyei, James R. A. Grenfell, Gordon D. Airey
Quantitative Analysis of Functional Polymer in Recycled Tire Rubber used in Modified Asphalt
Binders
Gaylon L. Baumgardner, John R. Hardee, Ioan I. Negulescu, Elton R. Williams, Isaac L. Howard, Robert
C. St. John
Establishing Use of Asphalt Binder Cracking Tests for Prevention of Pavement Cracking
Hassan A. Tabatabaee, Hussain U. Bahia
Each of the sessions included presentations by experts in the field followed by open
discussions. The papers and discussions will be published in Volume 83 of the AAPT
Journal.
AAPT's 2015 Annual Meeting
The next Annual Meeting will be held in Portland Oregon at the Portland Marriott
Downtown Waterfront on March 8-11, 2015.
President Brian Prowell is encouraging all members to contact potential new members
and request them to apply for membership. They can apply for membership on the
AAPT website on the MEMBERSHIP page.