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National Pavement Expo West 2006
10 paving sessions featured
Now in its sixth year serving the western U.S. paving and pavement maintenance market, National Pavement Expo (NPE) West will offer 18 new sessions among its 29-session conference program, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in Las Vegas. NPE West, the regional sister show to National Pavement Expo, also hosts a 20,000-square-foot exhibit floor featuring equipment, materials, tools and services for contractors engaged in paving, pavement repair, sealcoating, striping and sweeping.

Among the 18 new topics to be presented at NPE West are 10 paving-related sessions, including four new topics. The four new sessions all are offered on the first day of NPE West. The new sessions include:

Pavement Design for Contractors, presented by Alan Curtis, Chec Consultants, focuses on the principles of pavement design with an eye toward helping contractors improve their success rate and job quality on paving and repair jobs. Information covered includes basic design from the subgrade up, pavement thickness and compaction.

Improve Overlays & Patching with Synthetic Fabrics, presented by John Miner and Fred Chuck, Mirafi Construction Products, covers in detail this increasing important element of new construction and overlays. Contractors will learn how to match different fabrics to the application, how to compare use of membranes, mats and grids. The session will also cover use of fabrics for full-depth patching and removal and replacement procedures.

Cracksealing, Pothole Repair and Patching "Best Practices" brings the Asphalt Institute (AI) to NPE West for the first time as AI's Bob Humer outlines the state-of-the-industry efforts on how best to prevent water from working into the pavement structure and subgrade.