Following each day's live presentation we unveiled pre-recorded content, for a total of seven technical sessions over the course of the three day-conference.
Like the live sessions, these are all posted on the 2020 Conference Page and can be viewed until the end of the calendar year.
WisDOT Asphalt Technical Update
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services: Steve Hefel, Richard Barden, Jeff Anderson, Matt Andreini, Dan Kopacz, Erik Lyngdal, Albert Kilger
In collaboration with industry representatives, WisDOT develops best practices to ensure pavement performance by specification revisions and implementing innovations through research and partnerships. In this session, there will be an emphasis on continued communication with stakeholders to improve the quality of asphalt pavements to deliver a quality transportation system that is essential for public safety and economic prosperity.
Pavement Management
Debbie Schwerman, WAPA Engineering Director
In this session, WAPA Engineering Director Debbie Schwerman discusses the essentials needed to develop a pavement and asset management system for our roadways. Utilizing the PASER rating system of pavement conditions, we will discuss different maintenance, preservation, overlay, and rehabilitation options that are available and the timeliness of when they should be considered.
Back to Basics: Forensics
Buzz Powell, National Center for Asphalt Technology
A successful overlay starts with identifying and correcting deficiencies in the existing pavement surface and structure. This session demonstrates how to recognize different types and severities of pavement distresses through the use of the LTPP distress identification manual, as well as explain how to conduct pavement forensic analyses to determine why pavement distresses have occurred so they can be corrected.
Back to Basics: Tack Coats
Jim Musselman, National Center for Asphalt Technology
A strong layered pavement system owes much to the bond between layers, and a good tack coat allows two independent pavement layers to act as a single unit. This session outlines what materials are available for tack coats, as well as how to recognize and avoid common distresses and problems associated with improper tacking. Participants will also learn how to differentiate between acceptable and poor tack coats.
Back to Basics: Communication on Projects
Tim Murphy, Murphy Pavement Technology
Ensuring good communication, coordination, and cooperation occurs throughout building an asphalt project is key to your financial success and the long-term performance of the asphalt installation. This session is an open and honest discussion on how to get the most out of yourself and your employees specific to clear and concise communication on construction projects.
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
Debbie Schwerman, WAPA Engineering Director
Brandon Strand, WAPA Executive Director
Life-cycle cost analysis is a decision-making tool that factors in both present-day costs of building a pavement and projected costs of maintenance and repair over the duration of the analysis period. As such, it is important for each agency to conduct a realistic assessment of pavement economics in order to provide objective input into the life-cycle cost analysis. The determination of life-cycle costs of alternative pavement types is an important part of a rational means for decision making and this session will educate you on making informed decisions to get the least expensive project in the long run.
Ethics Training
Jeff Russell, UW-Madison
Offered as part of WAPA's 2020 Annual Conference, this session focuses on the fundamental canons of professional conduct and other appropriate administrative rules and regulations. The discussion is designed to demonstrate a working knowledge of professional ethics and satisfy the requirement for “professional conduct and ethics.”
