Concrete Pumping
Event Details
LOCATION
Portland, Oregon
VENUE
Embassy Suites by Hilton PDX Airport
7900 NE 82nd Ave
Portland, OR 97220
Phone (800) 774-1500 for reservations. The reduced rate for the “NC2” block expired on Aug 18.
Note: Please be patient after entering your registration information as you’re taken to Iowa State University’s Secure Payment Site to make your payment. Additionally, after receiving your payment receipt, please click “Continue” to return to the event page.
The meeting agenda can be accessed HERE.
DATES
September 12, 2023 — September 14, 2023
TIME
General Session begins at 8:00 AM Pacific on Tuesday, September 12.*
Event Contact
Agenda
5:00 pm Monday, September 11 – Complimentary Embassy Suites reception and conference check-in available.
Day 1 | Tuesday, September 12, 2023
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 6:30 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet (included) - Embassy Suites Breakfast Area |
| 8:00 | GENERAL SESSION - Pines-Spruce-Oak Ballroom |
| 8:00 | Welcome and Introductions – Dan Miller, NC2 Executive Committee Chair, Ohio DOT, and Oregon DOT |
| 8:30 | State Reports Summary and Discussion - Topics: Pay Items, Incentivizing, Maria Masten, Minnesota DOT and Dan Miller, Ohio DOT (PDF) |
| Research Updates | |
| 9:00 | Cylinder Handling in the Field - James Krstulovich, Illinois DOT (PDF) |
| 9:30 | High Early Strength Concrete (HESC) - Lamiya Noor, Oregon State University, and |
| 10:00 | Q&A / Discussion |
| 10:10 | Morning Break |
| Updates, cont. | |
| 10:40 | EPIC2 EDC-7 Initiative on Internal Curing – Tim Barrett, FHWA (PDF) |
| 11:15 | Carbon Reduction and Concrete Mix Binder Optimization - Burkan Isgor, Oregon State University (PDF) |
| 11:50 | Q&A / Discussion |
| 12:00 p.m. | LUNCH (included) - Atrium |
Pavement Design | |
| 1:15 | CRCP – TxDOT Technical Analysis, Recycling Fines, Optimizing Steel – Andy Naranjo,
Texas DOT (PDF) |
| 1:45 | CRCP – Oregon DOT’s Use and Field Test Sections – Jeff Shambaugh, Oregon DOT (PDF) |
| 2:15 | Optimized Mix Design – David Trejo, Oregon State University (PDF) |
| 2:45 | Q&A / Discussion |
| 3:00 | Afternoon Break |
| 3:30 | Concrete Pumping – Cold Weather – Tyler Ley, Oklahoma State University (PDF) |
| 4:00 | Concrete Pumping Group Discussion (Mentimeter) – Tyler Ley, Maria Masten, Dan Miller (Results) |
| 4:30 | New Specifications for Paving Dowels – Mark Snyder, PERC (PDF) |
| 5:00 | Adjourn general session / Optional Embassy Suites Reception |
| 6:00 | Dinner on your own or Optional shuttle to Edgefield (sign up at registration desk required) |
Day 2 | Wednesday, September 13, 2023
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 6:30 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet (included) - Embassy Suites Breakfast Area |
| 7:30 | GENERAL SESSION - Pines-Spruce-Oak Ballroom |
| Sustainability | |
| 7:30 | State EPDs Programs – Kevin Shearmire, Oregon DOT (PDF) |
| 8:00 | 1P and 1T Cements: What’s next and what follows PLC? – Rob Shogren, Lafarge North America (PDF) |
| 8:30 | Microspheres as Air Replacement, Carbon Reduction – Tara Cavalline, UNC-Charlotte (PDF) |
| 9:00 | Low Carbon Materials: FHWA’s Program Direction – Gina Ahlstrom, FHWA |
| 9:30 | Q&A/Discussion |
| 9:45 | Morning Break |
| Structures | |
| 10:15 | Abernethy Bridge Project Project Overview – Chris Aguon, Oregon DOT (PDF) Mass Concrete – Thermal Control Overview – Oscar Antommatttei, Kiewit Abernethy Bridge – Mass Concrete Case Study – Justin Torkilson, Kiewit (PDF) |
| 11:00 | Technical Tour Preview/Oregon DOT’s Bridge Preservation Program and St. John’s Bridge Rehabilitation – Ray Bottenberg and Rebecca Burrow, Oregon DOT (PDF) |
| 11:30 | LUNCH (included) - Atrium |
| 12:20 | Board buses for Technical Boat Tour of Willamette River Bridges (limited capacity). Sign-up is required. Capacity has been exceeded; a wait list has been initiated. |
| 12:30 | Buses depart for Caruthers Landing to board the Willamette Star |
| 1:00 | Willamette Star Guided Bridge Technical Tour of Historic Portland Bridges and St. John’s Bridge Rehabilitation Project – ODOT Bridge Preservation Group and Bob Hadlow, ODOT Architectural Historian |
| 4:00 | Depart Willamette Star and board buses for return to hotel |
| 4:45 | Buses arrive at Embassy Suites Hotel |
| 5:00 | Optional Embassy Suites Complimentary Reception Dinner on your own |
Day 3 | Thursday, September 14
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 6:30 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet (included) - Embassy Suites Breakfast Area |
| 7:30 | NC2 State DOT Representatives TTCC TPF-5(437) TAC Meeting (Cedars Conference Rooms) |
Research topics - Jerod Gross, Snyder & Associates | |
| Discussion topics to be determined by pooled fund representatives | |
| 11:30 | Adjourn |