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Concrete Pavement University

Concrete Pavement University participants are eligible to receive up to 7.5 professional development hour (PDH) credits for participating.

COURSE SCHEDULE (subject to change)

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Concrete Pavement University (CPU), the industry’s premier technology transfer and professional development program, includes an opening session looking at the future and seven technical tracks covering:

  • Concrete Overlay Innovation
  • Life-Cycle Assessment and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Airfield Specifications and Issues
  • Innovative Preservation and Repair
  • Non-Destructive Testing & Material Advancements
  • Jointing Issues
  • Curing Advancements

1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Opening General Session:  “A Look to the Future Through the Lens of Today,”
Moderator: Joe Bush, President, McCarthy Improvement Company (2012 ACPA Chairman)

  • “Caltrans Welcome and Perspectives on Challenges and Opportunities” – Basem Muallem, P.E., Caltrans District 8
  • “FHWA’s Concrete Pavement Programs Moving Forward” – Butch Wlaschin, P.E., Federal Highway Administration
  • “Findings and the Future… The MIT Sustainability Hub” – Franz-Josef Ulm, Ph.D., George Macomber Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Track 1 – Concrete Overlay Innovations Bring it all Together
Moderator: Mike Lipps, Duit Construction

  • “What's New in the Design of Concrete Overlays?"- Dale Harrington, P.E., Snyder & Associates, Inc., for the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center
  • “Overlay Design and Construction Resources” - Robert Rodden, P.E., ACPA
  • “Built Under Traffic… The Tale of US-18 Concrete Overlay in Iowa” – Tim Tometich, Manatt’s, Inc.
  • “The Mega 6x6x6 Project on Interstate 70 in Western Kansas” – Andy Gisi, P.E., Kansas DOT, and  Tim Gerhardt, Koss Construction Co.

Track 2 – The Next Level of Life-Cycle Assessment and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
Moderator:  Lori Teifenthaler, Lehigh Cement

  • “LCA Methodology for Pavement Systems” – Jennifer O'Connor, Athena Institute
  • “FHWA’s Sustainable Pavements Program” – Gina Ahlstrom, Federal Highway Administration
  • “Looking at Life Cycle Cost Analysis in New Ways” – Jim Mack, P.E., CEMEX
  • “Introducing the New LCCA Guide by ACPA” – Robert Rodden, P.E., ACPA

 

Friday, December 2, 2011

8:00 to 9:30 a.m.

Track 3 – Airfield Specifications and Issues, What’s New, What’s Next?
Moderator:  Frank Surianello, P.E., Surianello General Concrete Contractor, Inc.

  • “Panel Discussion on the Direction of Airfield Specifications” – features: Terry Sherman, P.E., M.ASCE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;  Gregory Cline, P.E., Federal Aviation Administration; and Ray Rollings, , Ph.D., P.E. , representing U.S. Air Force.   Time for open questions and discussion follows brief remarks.
  • “Microfines: Discovery of a New Link to Concrete Mixture Problems” – Steve Cramer, Ph.D., P.E.,  University of Wisconsin

Track 4 – Preservation and Repair with New, Innovative Materials
Moderator:  John Roberts, International Grooving & Grinding Association (IGGA)

  • “Hot-applied, Polymer-Modified Resin Based Flexible Partial-Depth Repair Material” – Cheryl Jones, Crafco
  • “Repairing Pavement Cracks with Epoxies and Reactive Chemistries” – Steve Geiger, W.R. Meadows, Inc.
  • “Very High-Early Strength Concrete Repair Material Using Innovative Chemical Admixtures” – Charles Nmai,  Ph.D., P.E., BASF Corporation                                           

10:00 a.m. - Noon

Track 5 – Non-Destructive Testing & Material Advancements
Moderator:   Suneel Vanikar, Federal Highway Administration

  • “Ultra-Sonic Temography:  What it Can Tell You About Concrete Pavement” – Kyle Hoegh, University of Minnesota
  • “Ground Penetrating Radar as a Tool for Concrete Pavement Quality Assurance” – Tom Yu, PE, Federal Highway Administration
  • “Ternary Mixes and 10% Limestone Cement Addition: A Blind Test” – Paul Tikalsky, Ph.D., P.E., FACI, Fellow-Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic (EACR), University of Utah
  • “Sustainable Paving Mixtures and Constructability” – Tim Cost, Holcim US

           
Track 6 – Jointing Challenges and Solutions
Moderator:  Steve Tritsch, P.E., CMC Americas

  • “A Dowel Bar Design and Material Study” – Mark B. Snyder, Ph.D., P.E., ACPA-Pennsylvania  Chapter
  • “Pavement Joint Deterioration: Study Results-to-Date on Causes and Cures” – Peter Taylor, P.E., National Concrete Pavement Technology Center
  • “Joint Deterioration:  Recommendations on Mitigation and Partial-Depth Repair” – Dale Harrington, P.E., Snyder & Associates, Inc., for the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center
  • “Changes in CRC Terminal Jointing” – Moon Won, Ph.D., P.E., Texas Tech University (invited)

1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Track 7 – Curing Can’t be the “Rodney Dangerfield” of Paving Practice!   
Moderator: Ronnie Ashmore, APAC-Tennessee

  • “A New Look at the Importance of Air Void Systems” – Tom Van Dam, Ph.D., P.E., CTLGroup
  • “Surface Distresses and De-Icing Salts” – Kevin McMullen, P.E., Wisconsin Concrete Pavement Association
  • “Smart Cure: A New Product Application” – Dan Rozycki, The Transtec Group