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This weekly bulletin contains the latest news and information of interest to the asphalt pavement industry in California. Please feel free to distribute this newsletter to others who may be interested in asphalt pavements. |
 | Welcome aboard: Ritha Nhorn
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She's the friendly voice on the phone, or the tireless worker helping out at CalAPA events and training classes. What you don't know is that someday soon she'll be an engineer and, hopefully, working in the asphalt pavement industry.
We're talking about Ritha Nhorn, a part-time administrative
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| | Teichert's James Haas (right) points out the features of an asphalt plant to Ritha Nhorn last year. |
assistant for CalAPA who is also majoring in civil engineering at California State University, Sacramento.
She started out at CalAPA as a temporary fill-in while Office Manager Sophie You was on leave last year, but quickly earned her stripes as a versatile and productive member of the CalAPA team.
In addition to office duties, including helping with accounts-receivable and accounts-payable, she has helped edit the CalAPA Membership Directory, coordinate CalAPA's technical training classes, and is a regular contributor to CalAPA publications, including Asphalt Insider.
Click HERE to read her official bio. And don't be surprised if you see her on a job site in the near future.
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| | Ritha Nhorn staffing the CalAPA booth at a recent conference. |
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| Giving distress a name
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Everyone wants pavements that ride like new, forever, but the reality is that pavements in California take a pounding, are subject to a wide variety of climactic and traffic conditions, and aren't maintained well enough to anyone's satisfaction.
You don't need to be an engineer to know when pavements are  failing, but knowing a little bit about the type of failure can help inform what strategy may be best to remedy the situation.
While libraries have been filled with research about pavement performance and characteristics, sometimes a simple guide can be helpful as well. The Asphalt Institute has published a handy glossary of terms, with photos, that represent many common asphalt pavement distresses that may be encountered out on the roadway. Click HERE to view it.
There are, for example, many different types of cracks, and each is indicative of different things happening to the pavement surface and, more importantly, what may be happening just beneath the surface.
Hopefully if our elected officials get serious about making adequate investments in pavement maintenance, guides like this one will be used less often.
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| AI's "Principals of Constructing Quality Asphalt Pavements" class to be held May 17 in Fullerton, May 19 in Emeryville
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The Asphalt Institute, a CalAPA partner, will be holding a one-day class titled "Principals of Constructing Quality Asphalt Pavements" on May 17 in Fullerton and again on May 19 in Emeryville, near Oakland. Click HERE for more information and details on how to register. A course flyer and registration form is HERE. In the day-long class, attendees will learn the basic principals of  Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) pavement construction and the inspector's responsibilities at various stages in the construction process. Attendees will develop a general understanding of HMA materials, production, placement and compaction operations. Extra attention will be given to mix placement and compaction. Those who complete the class will be given a certificate representing 7.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). The class fee is $225. The class will include continental breakfast, breaks, lunch and a copy of the Asphalt Institute's highly regarded publication "MS-22 Construction of Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements" manual, a $65 value. For more information, click HERE or contact the Asphalt Institute at (859) 288-4960. |
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Each week we highlight a word, acronym or other reference commonly used in the asphalt pavement industry in California.
LEVELING COURSE: An asphalt/aggregate mixture of variable thickness used to eliminate irregularities in the contour of an existing surface before superimposed treatment or construction.
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"The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson."
Tom Bodett |
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We hope you enjoy CalAPA's Asphalt Insider. We are committed to providing you with the most up-to-date information on technical issues, regulation, news and events in California that may impact the asphalt pavement industry. Click HERE to contact us with any comments or suggestions.
Sincerely,
Russell W. SnyderExecutive Director California Asphalt Pavement Association (CalAPA) |
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