Quarterly E-Newsletter
Vol. 2, No. 3
November 2005

 

What’s New at ISCP

 

Colorado Recap

 

Industry Notes

 

Research News

 

Featured Thesis Abstract

 

Upcoming Events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What’s New at ISCP

 

Greetings From the President

 

Thank you very much to all who attended the 8th International Conference on Concrete Pavements, held during mid-August in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The conference was successful on all fronts. The technical program and the workshops were well received by the attendees, as was the social program. And the conference was a success financially. Colorado Springs did not disappoint us either. Overall, the weather cooperated except for disrupting the outdoor instrumentation demonstration program.

 

The conference would not have been a success without the excellent contributions by the authors and paper reviewers, the session moderators, the workshop organizers, and the hard work of the Conference Steering Committee led by Dan Zollinger. Also, Purdue University’s Conference Division, led by Nona Schaler, continued to excel in supporting the planning function for the conference.

 

The conference activities were attended by almost 500. The conference activities included a theoretical workshop on fracture mechanics, the main conference and the workshops, and a specialty workshop on airport pavement related alkali-silica reactivity issues. The conference statistics and other details, including award winners, are provided elsewhere in the newsletter. The ISCP Board also conferred Honorary Membership to Gordon Ray and Michael (Mike) Darter.

 

The next conference is targeted for August 2008. We expect to build upon the 8th Conference’s successes and plan for an even more comprehensive and exciting 9th conference. The venue is yet to be selected.

 

Finally, the balloting for the officers and the Board is in progress. A slate, developed by the Nominating Committee, was recommended. The new officers and the Board will take office February 1, 2006.

 

The Society, by means of the international conferences and other activities, is actively engaged in promoting technology and technical competence to improve concrete pavement performance and durability in a cost-effective manner. More work is still needed to continue to optimize the practices for concrete pavements. The future of concrete pavement technology is bright. Concrete Pavements, with an excellent service record in both highway and airport applications, will continue to be an important pavement alternative internationally. Thank you all for your support of the Society’s activities.

 

Shiraz Tayabji, President, ISCP

stayabji@concretepavements.org

 

ISCP Election Results

 

The results of the recent election (polls closed on November 1) of ISCP officers and directors are presented below.  Sixty-nine ballots were returned.

 

President:

Ö         Dan Zollinger (USA):                67

     (no write-in votes)

 

Vice-President:

Ö        Kathleen Hall (CHILE):              65

Mark Snyder (write-in):              1

 

Secretary-Treasurer:

Ö        Mark Snyder (USA):                 66

Gordon Smith (write-in):             1

 

Past-President:

Ö        Shiraz D. Tayabji (USA):           64

Ernest J. Barenberg (write-in):     1

 

Directors:

Ö        Michael Darter (USA):              67

Ö        Jose Balbo (BRAZIL):                61

Ö        Andre Jasienski (BELGIUM):       61

Ö        James Grove (USA):                 61

Ö        Anna-Carin Brink (S.AFRICA):    60

Ö        Jean-Pierre Christory (FRANCE): 59

Ö        Juan-Pablo Covarrubias (CHILE):58

Ö        Leif Wathne (USA):                 58

Ö        Jamshid Armaghani (USA):        57

Ö        Neeraj Buch (USA):                 57

Ö        George Vorobieff (AUSTRALIA):  56

Ö        Tatsuo Nishizawa (JAPAN):       55

Ö        Gerry Krozel (USA):                 54

Ö        Fred Hejl (USA):                      53

Lev Khazanovich (write-in):      11

James Mack (write-in):             11

David Pittman (write-in):            9

Jeffery Roesler (write-in):           9

Gordon Smith (write-in):             7

Adrian Van Leest (write-in):        7

Will Hanson (write-in):               6

Carlos Jofre (write-in):               5

Ernest Barenberg (write-in):        4

Andre Molenaar (write-in):          3

Bryan Perrie (write-in):               1

Erwin Kohler (write-in):              1

Robert Risser (write-in):             1

 

All officers and directors will be installed at the January 2006 Board and Membership meeting and will take office effective February 1, 2006.  All officers will serve 4-year terms.  The first seven directors listed will serve 4-year terms and the second seven will serve 2-year terms, in accordance with the board action taken at the August 14 meeting. 

 

Congratulations to all of the winners and ISCP thanks everyone who ran and/or voted for their continued support of and interest in the Society!

 

Membership Ratifies By-laws

 

The new by-laws that were approved by the Board of Directors at the August 14, 2005 meeting were unanimously approved by members of the Society that returned ballots, 47-0.  The new By-Laws have been posted on the ISCP website at:

 

http://www.concretepavements.org/structure.htm

 

January Meeting

 

Please mark your calendars for the next ISCP Board and Membership meeting, which will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2005 at 5:00pm in conjunction with the 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington, DC.  It is expected that the Society meeting will be concluded by 6:30p.m.

  

International Journal of Concrete Pavements is Coming Soon!!!

 

In an effort to disseminate new information and provide on-going benefits to ISCP members in good standing, the Society is launching a new publication. The International Journal of Concrete Pavements, the new peer-reviewed electronic journal of the International Society for Concrete Pavements, will be soon available at

 

www.concretepavements.org/ijournal.htm

 

For manuscript guidelines and editorial policies, please go to

 

www.concretepavements.org/Membership/ejournalCFP.htm

 

Specific questions on the Journal can be directed to Norb Delatte at n.delatte@csuohio.edu.

  

ISCP Needs Your Help!

 

The growth and success of ISCP depends upon its ability to provide its members with valuable services.  To that end, the officers and board members are soliciting YOUR input to assist in identifying and prioritizing member needs and useful products and services.

 

Please take a few minutes to think about how ISCP can better serve the profession in general and the membership in particular!  Then go to the ISCP website (www.concretepavements.org) and click on the “Forum” tab.  Then click on the first discussion item (“Member Input to Improve Society Value”), read the original message, click “reply”, and leave your message! 

 

(NOTE: if you haven’t yet registered, you will need to do so before you can participate in the Forum!  See the article below in this newsletter for further instructions.)

 

All entries in the forum are summarized and presented at the board and membership meetings for further discussion.

  

Register NOW to use the ISCP online electronic forum!

 

The ISCP electronic forum provides members with an opportunity to share information, obtain up-to-date information on Society activities, to discuss technical issues and Society matters, and to vote on various issues.  If you’re not a registered user, you’re missing out on one of the benefits of Society membership!

 

To register, do the following:

1.      Go to the ISCP webpage at www.concretepavements.org and click on the “Forum” tab on the left side of the homepage.

2.      Click on the “Register” link and follow the instructions for either a Global (access to any EZBoard message board) or Local (ISCP message board only) registration (either will work).   Remember your selected login name and password – you’ll need it for all future visits to the forum.

3.      After you complete the registration form, an e-mail will be sent to the address you provided.  Click on the link within the e-mail to validate your registration.

4.      That’s all – you’re ready to use the forum!

 

If you have any questions regarding the registration or use of the forum, please contact Mark Snyder at msnyder@concretepavements.org or by phone at 412-221-8450.

 

Colorado Recap

 

The International Society for Concrete Pavements was pleased to have held the 8th International Conference on Concrete Pavements from August 14-18, 2005.  Over 400 participants from all over the world converged on Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA for the event.  Noted experts in the field of concrete pavements gave over 75 technical presentations.  These formal presentations were also supplemented by hands-on technical demonstrations on the topics of the following:

 

1.      Mechanistic-empirical pavement design

2.      PCC mixtures and materials

3.      Noise issues related to PCC pavements

4.      Construction process control

5.      PCC pavement construction field demonstration

6.      Precast paving forum

 

In addition to the technical presentations and workshops, separate workshops on the application of fracture mechanics in concrete pavements (during the prior week in Copper Mountain, Colorado) and alkali-silica reaction (on Wednesday and Thursday of the conference week) were also well attended.

 

 

Another unique feature of this conference program was the addition of a student poster presentation area.  A dozen students from seven universities in the United States participated in this program by developing a poster on their current research.  Posters were left up for conference attendees to review and presenters were available for questioning by attendees and judges alike during two coffee break sessions.

 

ISCP would like to thank the volunteers, conference co-sponsors, authors, reviewers, session moderators, and exhibitors for making this conference successful.  Moreinformation on the 8th International Conference on Concrete Pavements, news on the 9th International Conference in 2008, and proceedings ordering information from this and previous conferences can be found at the Post-conference website at:

 

 

http://www.concretepavements.org/8th_Int_conf/default.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank You 8th Conference Exhibitors

 

ISCP thanks all the organizers who exhibited at the 8th Conference. Additional information on their products and services may be obtained by contacting these organizations (listed below) directly.

 

Mark Bury

Degussa Admixtures, Inc.

23700 Chargin Bivd

Beachwood, OH 44122 USA

mark.bury@degussa.com

(216)839-7266

 

William Francis

Construction Materials, Inc.

6725 Oxford St.

Minneapolis, MN 55426 USA

CMI@McleodUSA.net

(800)486-8456

 

Jon Klatt

Ames Engineering

P.O. Box 310

Ames, IA 50010 USA

jon@AmesEngineering.com

(515)292-8194

 

Geoffrey Kurgan

FHWA

HIPT-20 Rm 3118

Washington, DC 20590 USA

gkurgan@fhwa.dot.gov

(202)366-1335

 

David Luhr

Portland Cement Assn.

P.O. Box 5895

Cary, NC 27511 USA

dluhr@cement.org

(919)462-0840

 

Jagannath Mallela

Applied Research Associates Inc.

505 W University Ave

Champaign, IL 61820 USA

jmallela@ara.com

(217)356-4500

 

Wes Miller

Jarden Zinc Products

P.O. Box 1890

Greeneville, TN 37744-1890 USA

cdewitt@jandenzinc.com

(423)639-8111

 

Chris Ounaway

SMI-Texas

370 Pinehurst Dr

Des Plaines, IL 60016 USA

 

Rick Percival

GCC of America

4253 Montgomery NE, Suite 210

Albuquerque, NM 87109 USA

rpercival@gcc.com

 

David Rettner

American Engineering Testing, Inc.

550 Cleveland Avenue North

St. Paul, MN 55114 USA

drettner@amengtest.com

(651)755-5795

 

Dennis Scott

Surface Systems

501 Park Way

Mill Valley, CA 94941 USA

dscott@smoothroad.com

(415)358-4340

 

George Shields

Soff-Cut International, Inc.

1112 Olympic

Corona, CA 92881 USA

info@soffcut.com

(951)272-2330

 

Don Simmons

CeraTech Inc

ATTN: TERRY HAAS

1500 N Beauregard St

Alexandria, VA 22311 USA

Don.Simmons@CeraTechinc.com

(703)894-1130

 

Peter Smith

The Fort Miller Co. Inc.

157 Parkhurst Rd.

Gansevoort, NY 12831 USA

psmith2@nycap.rr.com

(518)584-8758

 

Cathy Szilagyi

Olson Engineering, Inc

12401 W 49th Ave

Wheat Ridge. CO 80033-1927 USA

CathyS@olsoneengineering.com

(303)423-1212

 

Andrea Talley

Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

933 N. Plum Grove Rd.

Schaumburg, IL 60173 USA

atalley@crsi.org

(847)517-1200

 

Peter Taylor

CTL Group

Attn: Ken Hooker

5400 Old Orchard Rd.

Skokie, IL 60077 USA

khooker@CTLGroup.com

(847)972-3098

 

Jose Ramón Vázquez

FAROBEL, S.L.

Padua 29, entl

Barcelona 08021 Spain

jvazquez@farobel.com

(93)414-6158

 

New Honorary Members

 

During the awards luncheon at the 8th Conference, ISCP conferred the status of honorary member to two individuals (as decided by July 2005 vote of the board of directors):