Implementation Webinars
The National Center for Asphalt Technology's From Research to Implementation webinar series bridges the gap between cutting-edge research and practical application in the asphalt pavement industry. This series provides insights from experts from many aspects of the industry, highlighting advancements that help improve asphalt pavement performance, sustainability, and safety across the nation and beyond. Each installment includes updates from NCAT researchers and a perspective from someone in the pavement asphalt industry, an agency, contractor, materials supplier, or an association.
➤ Watch previous episodes from NCAT's Implementation Webinar Series below!
Significant Findings from the 2021 NCAT Test Track
June 20, 2024
Nathan Moore, Nam Tran, Tom Harman, and Ben Bowers
Previous Implementation Webinars
2025
Production Testing of BMD
January 2025
Nathan Moore, Adam Taylor, Joe Schroer
Mix Design Tips for Recycled and Alternative/Non-Standard Materials
February 2025
Nathan Moore, Graham Hurley, and Sathish Banda
The Next Era of Warm Mix Additive Use
March 2025
Nathan Moore, Carolina Rodezno, and Jenna Bowers
Status of Implementation of EPD, LCA, and LCCA
April 2025
Nathan Moore, Tom Harman, and Dean Schmitt
Use of Recycled Plastics in Asphalt Pavements
May 2025
Nathan Moore, Fan Yin, and Bill Buttlar
Pavement Preservation in Urban Environments
June 2025
Nathan Moore, Adriana Vargas, and Bobby Betsold
Perpetual Pavements with Full-Depth HMA
July 2025
Nathan Moore, Suri Gatiganti, and Mike Skinner
Perpetual Pavements with Alternative Base Layers
August 2025
Nathan Moore, Suri Gatiganti, and Brian Diefenderfer
High RAP Mixtures with Rejuvenators
September 2025
Nathan Moore, Nam Tran, and Stacey Diefenderfer
Thick-Lift Paving (2.0)
October 2025
Nathan Moore, Travis Walbeck, Jay Thompson, and Kimmie Lyons
2024
Expanded Use of Locally Available Virgin and Recycled Aggregates
January 2024
Buzz Powell, Nathan Moore,
Mix Selection for Layers
February 2024
Buzz Powell and Tom Harman
Performance Potential in Quality Asphalt Inlays
March 2024
Buzz Powell and Tom Harman
Asphalt Use for Sports Courts, Trails, and Other Non-Traditional Applications
April 2024
Buzz Powell and Scott Spano
Practical Forensics for Asphalt Pavements
May 2024
Buzz Powell
Findings from the 2021 NCAT Test Track
June 2024
Nam Tran, Ben Bowers, Fan Yin, Tom Harman
Thick Lift Asphalt Paving
July 2024
Howard Anderson, Dave Johnson and Luke Peterson
Interlayers to Reduce Reflective Cracking
August 2024
Tom Harman, Vincent Allison
Practical Considerations for BMD Benchmarking
September 2024
Adam Taylor and Zane Hartzog
Ignition Furnace Correction and Temperature Recommendations
October 2024
Caroline Rodezno and Casey Nash
Lessons Learned from the Ninth Cyle of Test Track Construction at NCAT
November 2024
Nathan Moore, Jason Nelson, Cory Maupin
2023
Recalibrated Layer Coefficient for Modern Materials/Methods
January 2023
Buzz Powell, Dave Timm, Kim Schofield
Finer Screening Mixes for Preservation
February 2023
Buzz Powell, Adriana Vargas
Maximum Thickness for Perpetual Pavements
March 2023
Dave Timm, John Senger and Buzz Powell
Practical EPD's for Contractors
April 2023
Ben Bowers, Richard Willis and Buzz Powell
BMD Baselining for Contractors
May 2023
Buzz Powell and Alex Murphree
Quality Tack Practices, Products, and Equipment
June 2023
Buzz Powell, Jim Musselman, Brian Horner
Strategic Use of Polymer Modification for Lower Life Cycle Cost
July 2023
Buzz Powell
100% RAP Usage
August 2023
Buzz Powell and Ben Bowers
Use of Smaller Screening Mixes Pavement Preserv.
September 2023
Buzz Powell, Adriana Vargas and James Williams
BMD Lessons and Tips
October 2023
Buzz Powell, Nathan Moore and Phil Blankenship
Dialing in an Asphalt Plant with Mineral Tonnage
November 2023
Buzz Powell and TJ Young
2022
Thick Lift Asphalt Paving
April 2022
Buzz Powell and Cliff Selkinghaus
Simple BMD for Mix Design and Construction Quality Testing
May 2022
Buzz Powell and Alex Murphree
Producing 100% RAP Mix from a Cold Hot-Mix Plant
June 2022
Buzz Powell and Ben Bowers
Asphalt-Based Enhanced Friction Surfaces
July 2022
Buzz Powell, Nathan Moore, Phil Blankenship
Implementation of Pavement Preservation Benefit Curves
Buzz Powell and Adriana Vargas
August 2022
Better OGFCs
September 2022
Buzz Powell and Jim Musselman
Thin SMA
October 2022
Buzz Powell and Carolina Rodezno
Asphalt Rubber Gap-Graded (ARGG) Mix
November 2022
Buzz Powell and Travis Walbeck
HiMA
December 2022
Buzz Powell, Dave Timm and Howard Moseley