TTM Asphalt Plant - Wopanga Zida Zosakaniza ndi Kubwezeretsanso za Asphalt Waukadaulo Kuyambira 2004.
Pamene miyezi yozizira ikuyandikira, mafakitale ambiri akuyamba kuchepa, ndipo gawo lopanga phula silili losiyana. Ngati munayamba mwadzifunsapo kuti, “N’chifukwa chiyani zomera za phula zimatseka nthawi yozizira?” simuli nokha. Kutseka kumeneku kwa nyengo ndi chinthu chofala, koma zifukwa zake ndi zambiri. Tiyeni tikambirane mwachidule ndikupeza zinthu zofunika kwambiri zomwe zimapangitsa kuti zomera za phula zitseke nthawi yozizira.
Chimodzi mwa zifukwa zazikulu zomwe zomera za asphalt zimatsekera nthawi yozizira ndi mavuto omwe amadza chifukwa cha nyengo yozizira. Asphalt ndi chinthu chomwe chimakhudzidwa ndi kutentha, ndipo kupanga ndi kugwiritsa ntchito kwake kumafuna mikhalidwe inayake. Kutentha kukatsika, kukhuthala kwa phula kumawonjezeka, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti zikhale zovuta kusakaniza ndikugwiritsa ntchito. Kuphatikiza apo, zinthu zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito popanga phula, monga aggregate ndi binder, zimakhala zovuta kutentha kozizira, zomwe zingakhudze mtundu wa chinthu chomaliza.
Chinthu china chofunika kwambiri ndi kupezeka ndi mtengo wa zipangizo zopangira nthawi yozizira. Zambiri mwa zinthu zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito popanga phula, monga zomangira mafuta ndi zomangira mafuta, zimakhala zodula kwambiri kuzipeza m'miyezi yozizira. Ndalama zoyendera zimakweranso chifukwa cha misewu yozizira komanso nyengo yoipa, zomwe zimawonjezera ndalama zonse zoyendetsera ntchito.
Makampani opanga matailosi amathandiza kwambiri makampani omanga, omwe amakumana ndi kuchepa kwachilengedwe m'nyengo yozizira. Popeza ntchito zochepa zomanga zikuchitika, kufunikira kwa zinthu zopangidwa ndi phula monga hot mix asphalt (HMA) ndi warm mix asphalt (WMA) kumachepa kwambiri. Kuchepa kwa kufunikira kumeneku kumapangitsa kuti mafakitale a phula asakhale ndi phindu lililonse.
Nyengo yozizira imaperekanso mwayi kwa mafakitale a phula kuti achite kukonza ndi kukonza kofunikira. Kugwira ntchito kosalekeza kwa makina olemera kungayambitse kuwonongeka, ndipo kuzimitsa kwa nyengo yozizira kumalola mafakitale kuyang'ana, kukonza, ndikukweza zida zawo. Nthawi yogwira ntchito imeneyi imatsimikizira kuti fakitaleyo ili bwino kwambiri ntchito ikayambiranso masika.
Nyengo yozizira ingayambitsenso mavuto azachilengedwe komanso chitetezo. Kupanga phula kumabweretsa mpweya woipa, ndipo kuzizira kwambiri, mpweya woipawu ukhoza kukhala wochuluka kwambiri, zomwe zingaphwanye malamulo okhudza chilengedwe. Kuphatikiza apo, nyengo yozizira komanso kutentha kozizira kumawonjezera chiopsezo cha ngozi kwa ogwira ntchito m'mafakitale. Kutseka chomera nthawi yozizira kumathandiza kuchepetsa zoopsazi.
Pomaliza, kutsekedwa kwa nyengo yozizira kumalola mafakitale a phula kukonzekera mwanzeru nyengo yomanga yomwe ikubwera. Nthawi imeneyi imagwiritsidwa ntchito pofufuza momwe zinthu zinalili chaka chatha, kuwunika kufunikira kwa msika, ndikukonzekera kusintha kulikonse kwa malamulo kapena ukadaulo. Mwa kupuma pang'ono, mafakitale amatha kubwerera mwamphamvu komanso ogwira ntchito bwino masika.
Nanga, n’chifukwa chiyani zomera za phula zimatseka nthawi yozizira? Yankho lake lili m’zinthu zosiyanasiyana, kuphatikizapo mavuto a nyengo yozizira, kupezeka kwa zinthu, kuchepa kwa kufunikira, zosowa zosamalira, nkhawa zachilengedwe, komanso kukonzekera bwino. Ngakhale kutsekedwa kungawoneke ngati kosasangalatsa, ndi sitepe yofunika kwambiri kuti titsimikizire kuti kupanga phula kuli bwino, kotetezeka, komanso kogwira mtima pamene ntchito ikuyambiranso.