SCAPA's Executive Director provides an update on the association's activities.

Save the Date for the 2022 SCAPA Winter Conference & Trade Show on February 9-10, 2022. This in-person event will be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. We will kick off the evening of February 9 with our Trade Show Reception, followed by a full agenda on February 10. Registration will open for attendees and sponsors next month.

Thank you to all of our SCAPA Fall Member Dinner attendees. We had a great turnout and appreciate your continued participation in SCAPA events. We would also like to thank our Fall Member Dinner Sponsors: DHG, Ingevity and Southeast Emulsions! This event wouldn't be possible without members and sponsors like you.

The South Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association is soliciting nominations for the 2021 SCAPA Quality Pavement Awards. To be considered for an award, you must have substantially completed work on a project by October 31, 2021. Awards will be announced at the 2022 SCAPA Winter Conference & Trade Show on February 9-10, 2022. Quality Pavement Award Submission Deadline Approaches November 5, 2021!

SCAPA members, it is time to update your information and key contacts for the 2022 SCAPA Membership Directory & Resource Guide. You should have received an email from us regarding these updates. We value your membership and want to be sure that you get the most out of this member benefit by keeping your information current.

 

This NCAT Report (21-03) discusses the findings of the Phase VII of the NCAT test track. The seventh cycle began in 2018 with continued focus on pavement preservation and cracking tests in collaboration with MnROAD, as well as additional experiments focused on balanced mix design (BMD) and rejuvenators. The goal of the Preservation Group study is to discretely quantify both life-extending and condition-improving benefits of different preservation treatments applied at various stages of pavement life on low- and high-volume roadways in both southern and northern climates. The field performance data will also aid in the development of specifications and quality assurance guidelines for preservation treatments. The continued goal of the Cracking Group experiment is to validate laboratory cracking tests by correlating lab results with field performance.

Time: October 27, 2021 2:00 - 3:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Speaker: Greg Renegar, Vice President, Engineering, Astec Industries, Inc.

Description: Asphalt plants play a critical role in meeting the stringent material requirements needed to construct asphalt pavements that will provide long service lives and good-performing, cost-effective pavements for the traveling public. Ensuring the plant is operating in calibration is important to producing more consistent and on-specification asphalt mixtures. Additionally, if the plant is not operating within calibration it can lead to increased waste, increased fuel consumption, and other cost inefficiencies. This webinar will focus on the keys to keep the plant operating at peak performance and within calibration.

Date: November 4, 2021 2:00 - 3:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Speaker: Dr. R. Buzz Powell, Associate Director & Research Professor, National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT)

Description: Road construction projects often require many activities to achieve the designed facility being constructed in specification and on time. The asphalt pavement construction portion of a project can incorporate different materials, thickness, and other geometric and material specific requirements. With these requirements and the interactions with the other operations and materials on the project, pre-planning is an important step to ensure construction is completed without errors or delays. This webinar will cover some of the important project components contractors should include in the pre-planning activities.

Highlights of this lively, informative webinar include:
• How to increase negotiation confidence and capability
• Reappraisal of thinking around behaviors and approach in negotiation
• Exploration of the different types of negotiation
• Reflection on how negotiation impacts roles
• An understanding of power and influence, and how to leverage them to your advantage