Fall 2014 National Concrete Consortium

LOCATION

Omaha, NE

VENUE

DoubleTree Omaha Downtown
1616 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402-346-7600

DATES

September 9, 2014 — September 11, 2014

TIME

Breakfast begins at 6:30 a.m.

All technical presentations are available as PDFs to download from within the agenda.

Day 1 | Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Time	Event Details
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast (Ballroom West)
8:00 a.m.	Welcome and Introductions Randy Peters, Director of Nebraska Department of Roads
8:30 a.m.	State Reports: State Reports Summary: Aggregate Quality and Acceptance A-Z (PDF) Maria Masten, Minnesota DOT Aggregate Quality Specifications and Tests for Acceptance (PDF) Bob Dawson, Iowa DOT
10:00 a.m.	Morning Break
10:30 a.m.	State Reports (continued) Texas DOT's ASR Mitigation Strategies (PDF) Andy Naranjo, P.E., Texas DOT State Report Surveys (XLS)
11:00 a.m.	Freeze/Thaw Pooled Fund (PDF) Dr. Tyler Ley, Oklahoma State University
11:30 a.m.	MnDOT Carbonate Study (PDF) Dr. Kejin Wang, Iowa State University Faith Bektas, Iowa State University
12:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m.	MnRoad Research Update (PDF) Tom Burnham, P.E., Minnesota DOT
2:15 p.m.	Update on Alabama's Moratorium on Limestone (PDF) Drew Waldrop, Alabama DOT
2:30 p.m.	Microsphere-Based Admixture for F/T Resistant Concrete (PDF) Charles Nmai, BASF
3:00 p.m.	Afternoon Break
3:30 p.m.	NCHRP Fly Ash Research (PDF) Dr. Larry Sutter, Michigan Tech
4:15 p.m.	Aggregate Gradation (PDF) Dr. Tyler Ley, Oklahoma State University Integrating MCT-Based ASR Testing into Performance-Based Specifications (PDF) Prasad Rangaraju, Clemson University, SC
4:45 p.m.	Adjourn for the day

Day 2 | Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Time	Event Details
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast (Ballroom West)
8:00 a.m.	Iowa DOT Remarks John Adam, Director, Iowa DOT Highway Division
8:15 a.m.	History of Concrete Paving (PDF) Dave Howard, Koss Construction
9:00 a.m.	Pavement Foundation TPF 5(183) Research Update (PDF) Dr. David White, Iowa State University
10:00 a.m.	Morning Break
10:30 a.m.	Contractor Participation in Building Quality Pavements (PDF) Matt Zeller, Concrete Paving Association of Minnesota Robert Kennedy, Koss Construction
11:15 a.m.	FHWA Update (PDF) Gina Ahlstrom, FHWA
11:45 a.m.	Geology of Weeping Water, Nebraska (PDF) Rory Martin, Martin Marietta Geologist
12:15 p.m.	Pick up box lunches and board buses
12:45 p.m.	Busses depart from the hotel for technical tour: Martin Marietta Limestone Mine Weeping Water, NE
6:30 p.m.	Group Dinner

Day 3 | Thursday, September 11, 2014

Time	Event Details
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Breakfast (Ballroom West)
7:45 a.m.	Business Meeting NCHRP Research Priorities Tyson Rupnow, Louisiana DOT TTCC Pooled Fund TPF Transition Update (PDF) Hanson, Iowa DOT New TPF Update Linda Narigon, Iowa DOT Fall 2014 TTCC-National Concrete Consortium Registrants (PDF)
8:15 a.m.	I-680 Reconstructiuon (PDF) George Feazell, Iowa DOT Brian Higginbotham, HGM Wade Greiman, Snyder and Associates
9:00 a.m.	Patching of PCC Pavements Panel (PDF) Tommy Nantung, Indiana DOT, Department of R&D Tony Zander, Indiana DOT Michigan Rapid Set Pavement Repairs (PDF) John F. Staton, Michigan DOT
9:45 a.m.	Morning Break
10:00 a.m.	Dowel Bar Task Force Report (PDF) Tom Burnham, Co-Chair Minnesota DOT Mark Snyder, Co-Chair Engineering Consultant
10:30 a.m.	Cement Reciprocity Task Force Report (PDF) Todd Hanson, Iowa DOT Lieska Halsey, Nebraska DOT
11:00 a.m.	CP Tech Center Updates: Performance Engineered Mixes (PEMs) Update (PDF) Peter Taylor, CP Tech Center
11:30 a.m.	Adjourn

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