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"Best Practice Guidance" Tack Coats How and What to apply! CAPA has developed a technical document that supports the use of best practices for tack material and application. The document discusses tack application rate, materials, surface preparation, application techniques/tracking, and tack setting.
The March/April 2011 online issue of HMAT is now available! Here is what you'll find inside.... Feature article: The Economics of Recycled Shingles
The use of warm mix asphalt (WMA) is allowed as an alternative to hot mix asphalt provided the following conditions are met.
All in-place specification requirements.
The WMA technology proposed and the asphalt producer/contractor are approved as per CDOT Colorado Procedure (CP) 59.
Asphalt for LEED Credit Understanding the importance of LEED credit for new development or commercial paving work is becoming more and more important. NAPA has developed a handy document to explain Asphalt Pavements and the LEED Green Building System For more info, contact Tom Clayton at tomclayton@co-asphalt.com
Thin Lift Overlays for Pavement Preservation Agencies are being forced to stretch road improvement budgets and to maximize the number of roadways being repaired and improved. Thin lift overlays are a tool in the box for pavement preservation. Best practices for material selection need to be followed when using thin lift overlays. In the Pueblo area, a new thin lift gradation (SX Modified) has been developed for 1-1/2 or less paving lifts with a 3/8 nominal maximum aggregate size (read more).
The McGrath Group Online Institute is a new Affiliate Member. The McGrath group specializes in OSHA and DOT safety training. They utilize the on-line learn at your pace training philosophy for delivering the training to industry. Whether you are one person in need of keeping pace with industry regulations or you are a training administrator in need of a new way to spice up your training methods, we can offer you online courses anytime, anywhere, 24/7. A Catalog offers OSHA, HAZMAT, and DOT/TSI course titles. Contact Dan McGrath d.mcgrath42@yahoo.com, 303-881-1472, for more information and mention your heard about him from this newsletter.
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