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Rocky Mountain Asphalt User/ Producer Groups Binder / Mixture Subcommittees Spring Meeting was held in San Antonio, TX at the Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk, March 24, 26, 2008

The group would like to extend their gratitude to everyone that made this meeting a great success.

Thanks to the Golf Tournament Sponsors: BASF, CHS, Ergon, Frontier, Gecan-Colas, Innophos, LCY Elastomers, SemMaterials, Valero

Golf Tournament - Monday, March 24, 2008 @ The Quarry Golf Club


1st Place Team - Mark Thurston (Innophos) and Thor Torske (CHS) - Green Jacket Winners
2nd Place Team - Jeff Fuqua (Valero), Doug McClure (Valero), John Reaves (Asphalt Fuel & Supply), Gary Stillmunkes (Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc.)
3rd Place Team - Judy Gaines (RMAU/PG / WCTG), Joe Rountree (BASF), Bill Schiebel (Colorado DOT), Marshall Shackelford (SemMaterials)

Longest Drive: Doug McClure (Valero)

Closest to the Pin: Doug McClure (Valero)

Binder / Mixture Subcommittee Spring Meeting, tuesday, March 25, 2008

Speakers:

AMRL Data Status Update
Brian Johnson, AMRL

Significance of vacuum degasing for determination of BBR S & M - value and PAV
DSR G*x Sin (delta)

Gerald Reinke, MTE Services (given by Bruce Morgenstern, Wyoming DOT)

Texas DOT Experience with the Overlay & PFC Mixes
Dale Rand, Texas DOT
Needed videos for presentation:
overlay.mpg
FM1431_WBL.WMV
RedFlatBed_Short.WMV

PG Binder Specifications of the Future
John D'Angelo, FHWA

Development in Intermediate Temperature Binder Specification Testing
Dr. Hussain Bahia, University Wisconsin-Madison

A special thanks to Rick James and Dave Morgan (BJ Chemical SErvices) for hosting the hospitality hour at 'Howl at the Moon'