TXAPA 40th Annual Meeting Technical Sessions
The TXAPA 40th Annual Meeting is around the corner, September 16-19, 2014 at the Horseshoe Bay Resort, in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. The meeting is filled with important industry-related technical sessions. The following topics will be discussed:
TENTATIVE TECHNICAL SESSIONS AGENDA
Wednesday, September 17
8:00 – 8:10 AM Words of Welcome and Conference Introduction
SESSION 1 TxDOT DISTRICT EXPERIENCES
8:10 – 8:40 AM Pavement Evaluation Process for Successful Pavements
8:40 – 9:10 AM Ten Years of Superpave Mixes
9:10 – 9:40 AM Thin Overlay Mixes
9:40 – 10:00 AM Break/Networking
Session 2 TxDOT CONSTRUCTION DIVISION UPDATE
10:00 – 11:45 AM Actions and Direction For Longer Lasting Asphalt Pavements
12:00 – 1:30 PM TXAPA/TxDOT Awards Luncheon
Importance of Quality
TxDOT/TXAPA Quality Technician Awards
TxDOT/TXAPA Quality Pavement Awards
TXAPA Projects Awards
Thursday, September 18
8:00 – 8:30 AM Safety Tools and Technology
SESSION 3 TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
8:30 – 10:00 AM Transportation Panel Presentations and Discussion
10:00 – 10:30 AM Break/Networking
SESSION 4 ASPHALT PAVEMENT MATERIALS
10:30 – 11:00 AM A National and Texas Perspective on Aggregates
11:00 – 11:30 AM Liquid Asphalt Update
11:30 – 12:00 PM Superpave
12:00 – 1:30 PM Joint Luncheon – Jeff Greene – Master of Ceremonies
Welcome Speaker – Greg Malatek, TxDOT Austin District Engineer
SESSION 5 ASPHALT PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
1:30 – 3:00 PM Problem Identification, Opportunities and Solutions and Dealing with Change in the Asphalt Pavement Industry
HMA Plants:
HMA Paving:
HMA Compaction:
SESSION 6 TOOLS to IDENTIFY THERMAL SEGREGATION
3:00 – 3:30 PM New Thermal Camera Technology and its Application
3:30 – 4:00 PM Update on the Pave IR System
Friday, September 19
8:00 – 9:00 AM Engineering Ethics
9:00 – 9:15 AM Break/Networking
SESSION 7 ASPHALT PAVEMENT RESEARCH
9:15 – 9:45 AM Rejuvenator Research
9:45 – 10:15 AM School Research Update
SESSION 8 CHANGES YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
10:15 – 10:45 AM BALANCED MIX DESIGNS
10:45 – 11:15 AM Hot Mix Asphalt Center Update: The Day in the Life of an Asphalt Pavement Technician
11:15 – 11:45 AM TxDOT Flexible Pavements Future Directions
11:45 – 12:00 PM Closing Discussion and Review