eTXAPA Newsletter

June 21, 2018 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Specifications describe the work to be performed and consist of standard and supplemental specifications, along with other special provisions. In this webinar, we'll discuss the purpose of specifications, the different types, and the role of statistics. We'll also cover technician certification, laboratory accreditation, contract methods, and materials acceptance. We'll end with a review of Texas asphalt mixture specifications.

Credit:1 PDH

This webinar is part of our Texas Asphalt Pavement User Guide Webinar Series.

Registration is now available!

Larry Welch is one again representing TXAPA at the high-profile TPWA 2018 Annual Conference on June 27-29, 2018. It's not too late to register!

Visit http://www.implanners.com/tpwa-2018/index.php to view the full article online.

June 20, 2018 | 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Please note the start time of this PIQ differs from our usual time. 

Venue Name: Yoakum Community Center

Location: 105 Huck Street, Yoakum, TX United States 77995

Please contact Kelli Mofle at (512) 312-2099 if you are interested in attending.

At Every PIQ Meeting

• 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Lunch/News and Information from TXAPA
• 12:30-2:00 PM Representatives from TxDOT Cover Scheduled Topics

June 26, 2018 | 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Venue Name: Courtyard by Marriott

Location: 3800 Tarry Street, Wichita Falls, TX United States 76308

Please contact Kelli Mofle at (512) 312-2099 if you are interested in attending.

At Every PIQ Meeting

• 10:30 AM-11:30 PM News and Information from TXAPA
• 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Lunch
• 12:30-2:00 PM Representatives from TxDOT Cover Scheduled Topics

Larry Welch is our Ambassador of Education because he travels all over Texas giving Paving and Compaction and Fundamentals of Asphalt Seminars. But did you know that Larry also attends all the big industry-related trade shows making sure that TXAPA is always where we need to be to get noticed by your potential clients and partners?

Building relationships is a key part of what TXAPA does for it's members. Pictured above is a typical set-up for Larry, this one at the TxDOT Construction Conference. Passers by can take a digital edition our Texas Asphalt Pavement User Guide or grab a newly redesigned Asphalt Mix Types in Texas brochure. We will be redesigning all of our printed materials as we use up the quantities we have on hand. Get the new Asphalt Mix Types in Texas at the link below.

Visit https://www.texasasphalt.org/files/mix-types-in-texas-Jun2018.pdf to view the full article online.

Larry has also been traveling to do our Texas Asphalt User Guide Webinar Series. You may have heard him most recently on location at Texas Bit with David Morton. Last month, he visited the Houston Public Works Department where he led the webinar in front a live studio audience. Larry is somewhat of a celebrity in Houston. The HPWD tells us that employees gather in a conference room to listen to the webinars and they were tickled to see him in person. If you want Larry to do a webinar or any other training in your neck of the woods, click the link below.

Visit https://www.texasasphalt.org/fundamentals to view the full article online.

Chuck Fuller is our Ambassador of Quality. If you haven't met Chuck, he is the former president of Ramming Paving and has over 30 years of experience in the asphalt business. Chuck is passionate about quality asphalt pavements and his Partners in Quality meetings help to foster partnerships among our regular and major associate members and TxDOT. Attendees share a catered lunch and discuss issues and opportunities within the district. (Pictured: attendees at the Pharr PIQ meeting)

In addition to PIQ meetings, Chuck is also a knowledgeable asphalt educator and has developed customizable seminars featuring several educational modules that are ideal for cities and counties. Book online or work with Chuck personally to build the perfect program for your Partners in Quality from a combination of topics.

Visit https://www.texasasphalt.org/asphalt-seminars to view the full article online.

 

The TxDOT Highway Letting is June 5 and 6. The tonnage report is brought to you by Whitely & Siddons. 

In the spirit of working together to successfully deliver projects, TxDOT, TXAPA, and AGC of Texas convened the Seal Coat Advisory Task Force to develop best practices for seal coat projects. TXAPA member Kevin King of Missouri Petroleum Products, Co., LLC is chairman of both the Task Force and TXAPA's Seal Coat Steering Committee.

In a recent memo, TxDOT's Construction Division Director Gina Gallegos, P.E. and Maintenance Division Director Dan Stacks, P.E. recommend that all contractors working on seal coat projects read Chapter Six of the Seal Coat and Surface Treatment Manual which covers pre-sealcoat activities. In addition, TXAPA President Albert Schlather has recommended Chapter Three, which covers materials selection, planning, and preparation.

You can find the Seal Coat and Surface Treatment Manual as well as a pre-construction agenda and the Seal Coat Inspection and Training Manual at the link below.

Visit https://www.texasasphalt.org/seal-coat to view the full article online.

Last month's webinar is live on the website for viewing or you can access it below. Once again Larry Welch visited with David Morton live at Texas Bit. Stay tuned to find out where Larry will pop up for the next installment of the Texas Asphalt Pavement User Guide webinar series!

Click here to watch now!

Please note that PDHs are available for attendees of our live webinars only.

Did you know about PaveXpress, a scoping tool to help you create simplified pavement designs while taking into account key engineering inputs?

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/tax-nwl/articles/index-v5.asp?aid=504979&issueID=56785 to view the full article online.

Explore and analyze IRI data in the FHWA Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) database to gain insights into the factors that have historically governed and/or influenced the change in pavement IRI over time.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/tax-nwl/articles/index-v5.asp?aid=504980&issueID=56785 to view the full article online.

 

TXAPA is once again putting out the call for donations to our Annual Scholarship Night Live and Silent Auctions. As in years past, we welcome the donation of both auction items and cash. The deadline to submit your donation is August 30, 2018. Please contact the TXAPA office at (512) 312-2099 if you have any questions. 

The wait is over! The new TXAPA Membership Directory is out now! You can find the directory on our website (log in and click Membership Directory under Your Account>Member Resources) or start reading it now by clicking below. If you haven't gotten your copy in the mail, you should be receiving ti soon!

Visit http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/TAXR/TAXR0018/index.php to view the full article online.

Please note you may now earn one Professional Development Hour for attending the Texas Asphalt Pavement User Guide Webinar Series. If you attended a previous webinar in the series and would like a PDH credit, please send an email to eadams@texasasphalt.org.

Registration is open and available to the public. Please share the webinar invite with your Partners in Quality including engineers and other professionals from TxDOT, cities, counties, and engineering firms and anyone else who may benefit from learning more about why asphalt is a prime choice for both public and private sector projects.

Our next webinar is June 21 at 10 AM.

Visit https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3178115661432943362 to view the full article online.

If you have been having trouble accessing the TXAPA website, it may be because we don’t have the correct information for you in our Member Database. If you know your email address, you can retrieve BOTH your username and password by following the steps after you click "Login." If that doesn’t work, please call the office at (512) 312-2099 or email Kelli Mofle.

Welcome Constellation NewEnergy and Shell Oil Products U.S., our newest Associate Members having joined in May 2018.

Certification and training classes through the HMAC are filling up for the summer. Check on the schedule online.

Visit https://www.txhmac.org/class-schedule/ to view the full article online.

 

TXAPA provides a range of resources for your employees and technicians whether they are studying to become certified or just need a refresher. Please share these helpful tools:

• Videos
• Test Procedures
• Specifications