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2005 TRB 84th Annual Meeting
AFD50 Sponsored Sessions


Committee Meeting

Monday, January 10, 2005
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Marriott
Rigid Pavement Design Committee (AFD50)
Anastasios Michael Ioannides, University of Cincinnati, presiding


Workshop 151

Sunday, January 09, 2005
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Marriott
Technology Transfer Strategies for Implementing Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas, presiding

Co-Sponsored by:
Technology Transfer Committee (ABG30)
Rigid Pavement Design Committee (AFD50)
Flexible Pavement Design Committee (AFD60)

FHWA's Design Guide Implementation Team: Roles and Activities (P05-0603)
Leslie Ann Myers, Federal Highway Administration

Transitioning to Mechanistic-Empirical Design in Maryland (P05-0611)
Charles W. Schwartz, University of Maryland
Regis Carvalho, University of Maryland
Gina Cover, Maryland State Highway Administration
Timothy E. Smith, Maryland Department of Transportation

Preparation for Implementation of Mechanistic-Empirical Design Guide in Arkansas (P05-0608)
Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas

Overview of Mississippi Department of Transportation Activities to Implement Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (P05-0613)
William F. Barstis, Mississippi Department of Transportation
Randy L. Battey, Mississippi Department of Transportation
Athar Saeed, Applied Research Associates, Inc.

Technology Transfer and Implementation Approach for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (P05-0605)
Michael I. Darter, ARA, Inc.
Harold L. VonQuintus, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Jag Mallela, ERES Consultants, Inc.
Chetana Rao, ERES Consultants, Inc.

Long-Term Pavement Performance Program and Mechanistic-Empirical Design Guide (P05-0602)
Larry J. Wiser, Federal Highway Administration
Aramis Lopez, Federal Highway Administration

Panel Discussion: Experiences in Design Guide Implementation (P05-0618)
Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas


Session 263

Monday, January 10, 2005
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM, Shoreham
Analytical Methods for Concrete Pavements
William Davids, University of Maine, presiding

Closed-Form Six-Slab Thick-Plate Solution for Analysis of Edge Slab of Concrete Pavement (05-0184)
T. F. Fwa, National University of Singapore
Wei Liu, National Univeristy of Singapore

Closed-Form Solution for the Uniform Strength of Concrete Slabs Containing a Partial Depth Midslab Crack (05-1988)
Elin Alstrup Jensen, Lawrence Technological University
Will Hansen, University of Michigan
Rune Brincker, Aalborg University, Denmark

Estimation of Sensitivity of Design Input Variables for Rigid Pavement Analysis Using Mechanistic-Empirical Design Guide (05-0948)
Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas
Steven Beam, Crafton, Tull, and Associates

Prediction of Long-Term Minimum Concrete Temperature Using Climatic Variables (05-2135)
Cesar Ivan Medina, University of Texas, Austin

Stress Prediction for Cracking of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements, 1925-2000: An overview (05-0636)
Anastasios Michael Ioannides, University of Cincinnati


Session 486

Tuesday, January 11, 2005
1:30 PM - 3:15 PM, Shoreham
Experimental Methods for Concrete Pavements
Mark B. Snyder, Engineering Consultant, presiding

Improvements of Testing Procedures for Concrete Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (05-2521)
Moon C. Won, University of Texas, Austin

Measurement and Significance of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete in Rigid Pavement Design (05-2671)
Jagannath Mallela, Applied Research Associates Inc.

Concrete-Filled Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Dowels for Load Transfer in Jointed Rigid Pavements (05-1374)
Scott Murison, KGS Group, Canada
Ahmed Shalaby, University of Manitoba, Canada
Aftab Mufti, University of Manitoba, Canada

Enhanced Portland Cement Concrete Fatigue Model for Streetpave (05-1978)
Leslie Titus-Glover, ERES Consultants, Inc.


Session 563

Tuesday, January 11, 2005
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Marriott
Reliability in Pavement Design and Performance
Jorge A. Prozzi, University of Texas, Austin, presiding

Co-Sponsored by:
Modeling Techniques in Geomechanics Committee (AFS50)
Full-Scale and Accelerated Pavement Testing Committee (AFD40)
Flexible Pavement Design Committee (AFD60)
Rigid Pavement Design Committee (AFD50)

Reliability Analysis of Cracking and Faulting Prediction in New Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Procedure (05-1917)
Mike I. Darter, ERES Consultants, Inc.
Lev Khazanovich, University of Minnesota
Tom Yu, ERES Consultants, Inc.
Jag Mallela, ERES Consultants, Inc.

Reliability of Pavement Structures Using Empirical-Mechanistic Models (05-1794)
Jorge A. Prozzi, University of Texas, Austin
Vishal Gossain, The University of Texas at Austin
Lance Manuel, The University of Texas at Austin

Using Personal Digital Assistant for Improving Effectiveness and Reliability in Geotechnical Investigations (05-1185)
Zhengyi Feng, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Tian-Yu Wang, Sinotech Engineering Consultants Inc., Taiwan
Der-guey Lin, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Jin-ching Chern, Sinotech Engineering Consultants Inc., Taiwan

Probabilistic Rigid Pavement Failure Study Based on Axle-Load Spectra (05-0500)
Feng Hong, University of Texas, Austin
Jorge A. Prozzi, University of Texas, Austin

Mixed Effects Models for Evaluation and Predication of Accelerated Pavement Testing Results (05-0640)
Arzu Onar, University of Miami
Fridtjof Thomas, Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute (VTI)
Bouzid Choubane, Florida Department of Transporation
Tom Byron, Florida Department of Transporation

 
 
 

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