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Jeff Syar, P.E. Administrator - Office of Hydraulic Engineering
(NTPEP Chair – Spray Applied Liners)
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WHAT IS NTPEP
o National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP)
o Established within AASHTO in 1994, as a technical service program, who reports to the Standing Committee on Highways (SCOH)
o Combines the professional and physical resources of the AASHTO member departments in order to evaluate materials, products and devices of common interest for use in highway and bridge construction
o Primary Goal- provide cost-effective product evaluations for the state Departments of Transportation (DOT)
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WHAT NTPEP IS NOT
o NTPEP does NOT evaluate “New Products”
o NTPEP does NOT pass or fail products
o NTPEP does NOT replace the Quality Assurance activities of state DOT’s
o NTPEP does NOT supersede State Requirements
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NTPEP’S MISSION IN SUMMARY
o Simplify the product evaluation process
o Make it more cost-effective for Industry and States
o Reduce duplication of efforts by State DOTs.
o Serve as a “One Stop Shop” for Industry
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NTPEP TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
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NTPEP TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
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HOW NTPEP WORKSo Products are evaluated according to nationally recognized test
methods (e.g. AASHTO, ASTM)
o When standards do not exist, the NTPEP Technical Committee convenes and establishes test protocols through ballot consensus process
o Testing Service Fees assessed to industry cover actual costs for field and lab testing of products
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BENEFITS OF USING NTPEP – STATES & INDUSTRY
o Cost savings from reduced testing and auditing
o Improved product quality acceptance
o Reliable, independent test results
o Shop for products to populate your QPL/APL
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BENEFITS OF USING NTPEP – STATES & INDUSTRY
o Shared expertise and experience
o Partner with other states to raise the quality bar
o Given budget cutbacks, staffing shortages, and increased demands on transportation infrastructure, the NTPEP mission is relevant.
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GETTING STARTED
o Review Program Areas (NTPEP.org) and Work Plans
o Decide which programs could benefit your state
o Involve the subject experts in your Department
o Join Technical Committee and offer input
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NTPEP’S DATAMINE WEBSITE- NEW VERSION 3.0
o Data repository for evaluation results
o Accessible to all individuals with a valid state transportation agency email
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NTPEP ANNUAL MEETINGS
o Each contributing state gets to send 1 representative free of charge
o Every technical committee’s chair and vice chair gets to attend free of charge
o AASHTO Committee NTPEP Liaisons get to attend free of charge
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2018 NTPEP ANNUAL MEETING
• April 22 - 26th, 2018
• Norfolk Waterside Marriott -Norfolk, VA
• Registration through the NTPEP website, www.ntpep.org
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EXAMPLE INDUSTRY PARTICIPATIONo American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)
o Geosynthetics Materials Association (GMA)
o Society of Protective Coatings (SSPC)
o Plastic Pipe Institute (PPI)
o National Corrugated Steel Pipe Association (NCSPA)
o Erosion Control Technology council (ECTC)
o Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)
o American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA)
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States don’t want to require NTPEP until more manufacturers are participating
Manufacturers don’t want to invest in NTPEP testing until they see more States requiring it
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QUESTIONS?www.NTPEP.orgdata.NTPEP.org
Jeff Syar, P.E.Administrator, Office of Hydraulic Engineering
NTPEP Chair SAPLemail: [email protected]
Katheryn MaluskyProgram Manager, NTPEP
AASHTOemail: [email protected]