2017 NRRA Pavement Workshop
Agenda and Powerpoint Decks
May 23, 2017
9:00 | National Road Research Alliance: Group Team Meeting Discussion on the Flexible, Rigid, Geotechnical, Preventative Maintenance, Technology Transfer Activities, Ben Worel (MnDOT)
9:45 | Workshop Topic #1: Intelligent Compaction HMA, Joe Holland (Caltrans)
Break
11:00 | Workshop Topic #2: SFDR, CIR, HIR Impact of Life Cycle Cost Analysis on Pavement Design/Performance, Steve Cross (ARRA)
12:00-1:00 | Lunch
1:00-2:00 | Workshop Topic #3: Unbonded Concrete Overlays, Brett Trautman (MoDOT)
2:00-3:00 | Workshop Topic #4: Advanced Performance Monitoring of surface condition, Timo (Roadscanners)
4:00 | Workshop end
NRRA MnROAD Tour/Dinner – MnROAD Test Facility
4:00 | Tours/Demos
5:30 | Dinner
Note - NRRA Executive Committee Meeting (Week before online)May 24, 2017
NRRA Pavement Conference
Location – University of Minnesota (St. Paul Campus)
Continuing Education and Conference Center
1890 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
7:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 | Welcome, Glenn Engstrom (moderator)
8:10 | Gene Skok Scholarship, Joe Labuz (University of Minnesota)
8:15 | Skok Distinguished Speaker: Some Thoughts on Improving Pavement Research Implementation, Charles Schwartz
9:00 | Rohrbach Distinguished Speaker: “How Can We Make a Greater Impact” , Julie Vandenbossche (University of Pittsburgh)
9:45 | Break / Exhibits
10:30 | NRRA Update: Recap of Workshops, Ben Worel (MnDOT)
11:00 | Improving our HMA Density: “Rolling Density Meter”, Shongtao Dai (MnDOT)
11:30 | Lunch
12:30 | CIR and RMRC (Recycled Materials Support Center), Barry Paye and Angela Pakes (WisDOT)
1:15 | Benefits of the NCAT / MnROAD Partnership, Buzz Powel (NCAT)
1:45 | Break / Exhibits
2:15 | Case Studies
- Aligning Geotechnical Testing to Pavement Design Parameters, David J. White, Ingios
- PEHKO 2015-2025 Project – Testing New Technologies for Proactive Pavement Maintenance in Finland, Timo Saarenketo, Roadscanners
- Longitudinal Joint Sealants, Jim Trepanier, IDOT
- How properties of the surface affect pavement performance, Bernard Izevbekhai, MnDOT
- Idaho Transportation Department survey project, Ken Maser, Infrasense
- Asphalt Recycling: Key Research, Best Practices and Successful Implementation, Dan Wegman, Braun Intertec
- Cement stabilized base with chipseal surfacing, Dave Rettner and John Brunkhorst, American Engineering Testing and McLeod County Highway Department
- Preserving the Infrastructure for Renewable Energy, Christopher DeDene and Chunhua Han, American Engineering Testing
4:15 | Adjourn