eTXAPA Newsletter

Texas Asphalt Pavement Association

Up Front
TXAPA Members Raise 527k for the Scholarship Program!
Our biggest year yet, 2019 saw TXAPA members generously donate more than $527,000. 

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Dr. Jon Epps Honored with Bob M. Gallaway Award, TXAPA/TxDOT Quality Seal Coat Awards Program
Dr. Jon Epps has moderated the TXAPA Annual Meeting for 43 of it's 45 years and was recognized for his contributions to quality seal coat in Texas at the 45th Annual Meeting in September. 

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TXAPA Honors Randy Hopmann Upon Retirement from TxDOT
Randy Hopmann and wife Jackie Hopmann

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TXAPA Honors Quality Asphalt Pavement Award Winners
Specialty Mixes Division; Category: Overlay Small; Winners: Drewery Construction Co., Inc. and Tyler District

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Martin Asphalt
Naylor Association Solutions
Technically Speaking
Missed Last Month's Webinar? Watch It Now!
What do you need to consider when selecting an asphalt mixture for a given application in a pavement? How do you determine the appropriate lift thickness for the mix being compacted? What are the characteristics of and uses for dense-graded asphalt mixtures, permeable friction course mixtures, stone matrix asphalt mixtures, thin overlay mixtures, and thin bonded permeable friction course mixtures? We will answer all of these questions and show you an example of mix type selection as applied in design.

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October Webinar: Perpetual Pavements (One PDH)
A Perpetual Pavement is a long-lasting, thick hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavement structure with an intended service life over 50 years without major structural rehabilitation​. Although a Perpetual Pavement requires surface maintenance over its life​span, the goal is to construct a pavement strong enough to resist structural distress and durable enough to withstand traffic and environmental damage​.

 

In this webinar, Dr. Charles Gurganus of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute will share the results of a study conducted on several existing structures; the results of which indicate excellent, long-term performance is not only possible but is occurring. Existing sections show little to no structural distress with surfaces lasting upwards of 12 years before their first maintenance. ​

 


 

Oct. 17, 2019 at 10:00 AM CST 

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SAFETY SHARE: The Importance of Knowing Loader and Truck Capacities
  
When working with loaders and dump trucks, you should always understand the characteristics of the materials you are working with and how much weight the equipment can handle.


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TxDOT Letting Report

The TxDOT Highway Letting is emailed to all members and posted to the TXAPA website on the 25th day of the month. If you did not recieve this month's letting information, click the link below. 

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In The Works
Registration for the 2019 Asphalt Road-eo Career Fair Open Now
The Asphalt Road-eo Student Competiton is scheduled for Fri.-Sat., Dec. 6-7, 2019 at the TXAPA Campus in Buda, TX. Once again we will hold a career fair to give competitors an opportunity to learn more about the industry by speaking with recruiters from TXAPA member firms. Register your company to attend and meet qualified candidates from engineering, construction, and technical programs throughout Texas. Your registration includes a table and two chairs.

 

To learn more about the competition and register, click the link below. 

 

Career Fair Schedule

Friday December 6, 2019 4pm-8pm (Welcome Reception/Dinner)

Saturday December 7, 2019 8am-3pm (Day of Competition)

 

 

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Announcing the First Ever Winter Classic Golf Tournament at the 2020 TXAPA Membership Meeting
TXAPA is excited to announce that this year, we will host our first ever Winter Classic Golf Tournament at La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the TXAPA Scholarship Program. Directly after the tournament we’ll head straight into the Membership Meeting. Our goal is to expand the Membership Meeting, offering more education and content making it a must-attend event for our members. No matter what the weather, we’re going to get together as an industry for a good cause and go out there and have fun!

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MAPS 2020 Registration Now Open
After the phenomenal success of MAPS 2019 we are planning round two for San Marcos, TX! Click the link below to register.

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Lhoist North America
Naylor Association Solutions
Naylor Association Solutions
Welcome New Members
August and September 2019 New Members

Whether you’re looking for aggregates or additives, a consulting engineering firm or equipment, a trucking company or traffic control supplies, look to TXAPA members first to find the best of what this industry has to offer.


Cartegraph


Controls Group USA


Warren CAT


Nouryon


Striping Technology LP


Supreme Plant Services


James Hamilton Construction Co.


Mustang CAT

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In the Know
Read the Latest Issue of Texas Asphalt
  
In TXAPA Historian Gary Corley’s latest article, he states that engineering is, "a trait born of ingenuity." I don’t think he could be more spot on. Engineers are born problem solvers and maybe more than any other profession, they change the landscape of our daily lives. That’s why every year we dedicate an issue of Texas Asphalt to engineers and engineering. Asphalt pavement has represented the ultimate challenge and reward for engineers throughout the state of Texas (and beyond!). Many who have appeared in these pages, including the esteemed Dr. Jon Epps of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, who is featured in this month’s Partners in Quality Interview, believe that engineering a successful asphalt pavement requires a combination of precision and craft that you just don’t find in other paving materials. When it’s right, the siren call of a beautifully paved road that can last indefinitely with routine maintenance and provide a smooth and safe ride for generations to come is undeniable to any dyed-in-the-wool asphalt pavement enthusiast. This industry does indeed draw the most ingenious among us and for many, the attraction lasts a lifetime.

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

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IRI Explorer: A Path to Smoother Pavements
  
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.

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Maximize Your Membership
NEW Associate Member Application Online Now
Are you working with an exemplary company that would be a good fit for TXAPA? Send them the link to our new, fillable, application available at the link below:

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Change Your Email Preferences
Make sure you are receiving important information from TXAPA. Double check your email address and update your email preferences. 

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Trouble Logging in to TexasAsphalt.org?
If you have been having trouble accessing the TXAPA website here are two things you can try.

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Manage Your Subscription to Texas Asphalt
Cancel or add subscriptions and update your address – it’s as easy logging into TexasAsphalt.org!

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The TXAPA 2019 Membership Directory is Available Now!
Your digital edition of TXAPA 2019 Membership Directory is available now. Clicking on the Table of Contents will deliver you directly to that page of your issue. Thank you for reading!

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Certification News From The HMAC
Classes are Filling Up Fast!
Certification and training classes through the HMAC are filling up fast! Check on the schedule online.

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Tools and Resources for Your Technicians
 

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The HMAC Honors 2019 Technicians of the Year
HMAC Director Corey Schwarz, 2019 Tehcnician of the Year Abraham Munoz, and Miles Garrison of TxDOT

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