VAA Virginia Asphalt Fall/Winter 2020

VAASPHALT.ORG 05 Fall/Winter 2020 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Visit vaasphalt.org and follow us on Facebook for up-to-date industry and association news. Subscribe to Asphalt News and get timely information delivered to your inbox monthly. COLUMNS 06 PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE 07 CHAIRMAN’S PERSPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS 33 AFFILIATE MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: FORTA-FI 33 AFFILIATE MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: VOLKERT, INC. 35 VAA 2020 PARTNERS ON THE COVER The Power of the Carrot. See more details on page 18. FEATURED GETTING TO KNOW VDOT CHIEF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ROBERT H. CARY, P.E., L.S. 08 Rob Cary, P.E., L.S. shares his opinions on the future VDOT, technology and the asphalt industry partnership. VECAT EVOLUTION 2021 14 An overview of the Virignia Education Center for Asphalt Technology since Covid-19 and how classes will likely change in 2021. ROUND ROBIN PHASE 1 15 VTRC discusses the results of the first Round Robin designed to evaluate the indirect tensile (IDT) cracking test at intermediate temperature (formerly called the IDEAL-CT test). THE POWER OF THE CARROT 18 How using incentive to improve quality has impacted the asphalt industry in Virginia. FROM THE FRONTLINES: LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE PANDEMIC 26 Lesson Learned by the asphalt industry during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. PERPETUAL PAVEMENTS 28 A discussion of historical and modern approaches to perpetual pavements. OVEN CORRECTION FACTORS 32 Oven correction factors and their importance to the contractors quality assurance program. VIRGINIA ASPHALT A PUBLICATION OF THE V IRGINIA A SPHALT A SSOCIATION 7814 Carousel Lane, Suite 310 Richmond, VA 23294 Phone: (804) 288-3169 Email: [email protected] OFFICERS Chairman David Horton Vice Chairman Chris Blevins Secretary David White Treasurer Bobby Hedrick 1st Ex-Officio Scott Claud 2nd Ex-Officio Ed Dalrymple, Jr. Directors Ken Arthur; Tim Boone; David Branscome, Jr.; Sheila Cramer; David Helmick; Kevin Jones; C.R. Langhorne, III; F. Marshall Luck, Jr.; Brent Moore; Dennis O’Connor; Jerry Short; Blair Williamson STAFF President Trenton M. Clark, P.E. Vice President David T. Lee, P.E. Director Mike C. Dudley Administration Caroline R. Fahed DESIGN & ADVERTISING Advertising Sales: Ronnie Jacko Design & Layout: Jon Cannon For advertising opportunities and deadlines, contact LLM Publications at (503)445-2234 or [email protected] . ©2020 V irginia A sphalt A ssociation All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the publisher. PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2020