Theme: Coal Combustion Ash and Other Pozzolanic Materials
Event Details
LOCATION
Nashville, TN
VENUE
Embassy Suites Nashville Airport Group Block Link
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DATES
April 5, 2022 — April 7, 2022
TIME
General Session begins at 8:00 AM Central Time on Tuesday, April 5th.
Event Contact
Agenda
Welcome Reception | Monday, April 4
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. | Welcome reception for all attendees |
Day 1 | Tuesday, April 5, 2022
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 6:30 a.m. | Breakfast buffet available |
| 8:00 | GENERAL SESSION |
| 8:00 | Welcome – Tennessee DOT and Dan Miller, P.E., NC2 Executive Committee Chair, Ohio DOT (PDF) |
| 8:15 | FHWA Program Update – Mike Praul, P.E., FHWA (PDF) |
| 8:30 | MCTC Test Data Analysis - Jagan Gudimettla, P.E., FHWA (PDF) |
| 9:00 | PEM Update – Gordon Smith, P.E., CP Tech Center (PDF) |
| 9:20 | State Reports – Sustainability Questions (coal ash, carbon sequestration, natural pozzolans, PLC status) – Dan Miller, P.E., Ohio DOT (PDF) |
| 9:50 | Business Meeting/Election - Dan Miller (PDF) |
| 10:05 | Morning Break |
| Theme: Sustainability Initiatives | |
| 10:30 | FHWA Environmental Sustainability Initiative – Gina Ahlstrom, FHWA and Robert Spragg, Ph.D., FHWA |
| 11:00 | LCA Pave Tool – Brian Dobling, P.E., PMP, FHWA |
| 11:30 | Use Phase Impacts in Life Cycle Assessment – Randy Kirchain, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PDF) |
| 11:50 | Q&A |
| 12:00 p.m. | LUNCH |
Theme: Sustainable Materials | |
| 1:00 | Cement Company Perspective on Environmental Sustainability “Net Zero” – Dave Diedrick, LaFargeHolcim (PDF) |
| 1:30 | Use of Construction Byproducts in Concrete Paving Mixtures – Tara Cavalline, Ph.D., P.E., University North Carolina Charlotte (PDF) |
| 2:00 | Evaluation of Sustainable Materials: NRRA and MnROAD Research - Larry Sutter, Ph.D, P.E., Michigan Tech University and Tom Van Dam, Ph.D., P.E., NCE (PDF) |
| 2:30 | Q&A – Open Discussion |
| 2:45 | Afternoon Break |
| 3:15 | Developments in Specifications and Tests for Fly Ash and Other SCMs – Larry Sutter, Ph.D., P.E., Michigan Tech (PDF) |
| 3:45 | Update on NCHRP Project 10-104: Recommendations for Revision of AASHTO M 296 Standard Specification to Include Marginal and Unconventional Source Coal Fly Ashes – Christopher Shearer, Ph.D., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (PDF) |
| 4:15 | MnDOT Approach to Accepting Coal Combustion Ash – Maria Masten, P.E., Minnesota DOT and Tyler Ley, Ph.D., P.E., Oklahoma State University (PDF) |
| 4:45 | Q&A – Open Discussion |
| 5:00 | Adjourn/dinner on your own |
Day 2 | Wednesday, April 6
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 6:30 a.m. | Breakfast buffet provided |
| Theme: State Initiative Spotlights | |
| 8:00 | REBEL Sensor - Real-Time Concrete Strength Monitoring Without Using Maturity Curve - Luna Lu, Ph.D., Purdue University (PDF) |
| 8:30 | INDOT’s Use of Colloidal Silicas – Mike Nelson, P.E., Indiana DOT (PDF) |
| 9:00 | Early Loading to Deploy Overlay Joints: Does It Work? – Tom Burnham, P.E., Minnesota DOT (PDF) |
| 9:30 | Q & A – Open Discussion |
| 9:45 | Morning Break |
Theme: Structural Concrete | |
| 10:15 | Bridge Deck Cracking Initiatives – Darin Hodges, P.E., South Dakota DOT and Christopher Shearer, Ph.D., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (PDF) |
| 10:45 | Research on Evaluation of the Expected Life and Recoating of Silane Water Repellant Treatments on Bridge Decks – Tyler Ley, Ph.D., P.E., Oklahoma State University and Nairi Matevosyan, P.E., Oklahoma DOT (PDF) |
| 11:15 | TPF-5 Construction of Low-Cracking High-Performance Bridge Decks Incorporating New Technology – Dan Wadley, P.E., Kansas DOT (PDF) |
| 11:45 | Q&A — Open Discussion |
| 12:00 p.m. | LUNCH |
Theme: Synthesis Studies | |
| 1:00 | Updates to AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Software Affecting Concrete Pavements – Georgene Gerry, Ph.D., P.E, GFfGA Engineering (PDF) |
| 1:15 | Shrinkage & Crack Free Bridge Decks – Jason Weiss, Ph.D., Oregon State University (PDF) |
| 1:30 | Rapid Setting Materials – Tyler Ley, Ph.D., P.E., Oklahoma State University (PDF) |
| 1:45 | Maintaining Smoothness – Jerod Gross, P.E., Snyder & Associates (PDF) |
| 2:00 | Development of an Improved Protocol for Structural Evaluation of Dowel Load Transfer Systems for Concrete Pavements – Mark Snyder, Ph.D., PE, ACPA (PDF) |
| 2:15 | In Situ Cyclic Loading of Concrete Pavement Overlays Supported on Geotextile and Asphalt Interlayers – David White, Ph.D., P.E., Ingios Geotechnics (PDF) |
| 2:30 | John C. Tune Airport’s Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) – Technical Tour Presentation (PDF) |
| 3:00 | Afternoon Break |
| 3:30 | TTCC TPF 5(437) TAC Meeting – for state agency members |
| 5:00 | TTCC TAC Meeting adjourns/dinner on your own |
Day 3 | Thursday, April 7
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 6:30 a.m. | Breakfast buffet provided |
| 8:00 | Technical Tour of Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) at John C. Tune Airport in west Nashville - MAP |
| 8:00 | Charter coaches depart for technical tour |
| 10:45 | Approximate drop-off time at Nashville Airport (BNA) |
| 11:00 | Approximate drop-off time at Embassy Suites Hotel |