Amy Epps Martin, PhD, PE, FASCE

Professor & Senior Research Engineer, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  • 24+ years of experience teaching civil engineering materials courses
  • Ongoing research on safe, sustainable asphalt technologies
  • Industry expert in pavement materials, performance & specifications

Some of the Questions Asked

Balanced Mix Design

  • How is it different from regular mix design?
  • What are the best tests to characterize rutting and cracking for balanced mix design?
  • How can balanced mix design be achieved when using recycled asphalt pavements?

Implementation of Balanced Mix Design

  • Should balanced mix design be used only on high-volume roads?
  • What steps do agencies need to take to implement balanced mix design into their construction specifications?
  • What are the benefits of tracking balanced mix design performance in a pavement management system?

 

"If we want to learn more about asphalt mix materials, we can go a step further in mix testing by looking at component binders, the virgin binder, and maybe even blending those binders in different combinations with different additives. This approach gives pavement engineers more confidence because they have the ability to determine the recipe that will result in higher pavement performance."

Amy Epps Martin, PhD, PE, FASCE
Professor & Senior Research Engineer, Texas A&M Transportation Institute

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