Tanya Nash, Asphalt Testing Solutions & Engineering Pavement Materials Engineer, to Present Binder Testing & Terminology at Annual Flexible Pavement Committee Meeting

The Flexible Pavement Committee meeting is held every year in a central location of Florida.  This committee is a collaboration of members from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Asphalt Contractors Association of Florida (ACAF), and the meeting’s purpose is to discuss issues and items of interest to the asphalt industry.

Tanya Nash, P.E. will present Binder Testing & Terminology 101 to attendees at the meeting.  The presentation will familiarize participants with the following:

  • current binder tests
    (what they mean)
    (how they relate to performance)
  • “good” versus “bad” test values
    (Is high good or bad?)
  • what contractors can request from binder suppliers to help evaluate the binders they buy

The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17.  For more information, visit the ACAF website.