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NRRA Pavement Conference 2017

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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

4:15 | Adjourn