2021 Special International Symposium on Concrete Pavements:
A Tribute to
Juan Pablo Covarrubias, Sr.
“Challenging the Status Quo of
Concrete Pavement Design”
This special 2021 International Symposium will be held on March 25, 2021, 9:00 a.m. – 12:20 pm CDT (1400 UTC), and co-chaired by Dr. Jeffery Roesler, University of Illinois and Dr. Lev Khazanovich, University of Pittsburgh. It is being organized by the International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP), and co-sponsored by American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), National Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center), National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) and Instituto del Cemento y del Hormigón de Chile (ICH).
For description and all of the details of the symposium, and to REGISTER for this FREE, ONLINE EVENT, please go to: https://forta.cmail19.com/t/t-l-mtddhtl-wkyilujq-r/
For more information, please contact via E-mail:
Jeff Roesler: jroesler@illinois.edu
Lev Khazanovich: Lev.K@pitt.edu
PROGRAM:
Date:
March 25, 2021 | 9:00am – 12:20pm CDT (1400-1720 UTC)
| Time (CDT) | Title of presentation | Speaker | Speaker’s affiliation |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome and introduction | Dr. Jeffery Roesler Dr. Lev Khazanovich | University of Illinois (USA) University of Pittsburgh (USA) |
| 9:05 AM | Welcome remarks | Dr. Jacob Hiller | Michigan Technological University and President, ISCP (USA) |
| 9:10 AM | Remarks | Jerry Voigt | ACPA (USA) |
| 9:15 AM | Opening remarks | Dr. Juan Pablo Covarrubias, Sr. | TCPavements (Chile) |
| 9:20AM | Concrete pavements experiences in Chile | Dr. Michael Darter | ARA, Inc. and Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois (USA) |
| 9:45 AM | Remarks | Jim Mack | CEMEX, (USA) |
| 9:50 AM | Short slab development in Chile | Mauricio Salgado | ICH (Chile) |
| 10:00 AM | Initial performance data and models for slabs with optimized geometry | Dr. Jeffery Roesler | University of Illinois (USA) |
| 10:20 AM | Remarks | Dr. Shiraz Tayabji | Advanced Concrete Pavement Consultancy (USA) |
| 10:25 AM | Remarks | Dr. Jamshid Armaghani | Global Sustainable Solutions, LLC (USA) |
| 10:30 AM | BREAK | ||
| 10:40 AM | MEPDG to short slabs: how analysis had to Improve | Dr. Lev Khazanovich | University of Pittsburgh (USA) |
| 11:00 AM | Optipave2 and 12 years of performance predictions and some Case studies | Juan Pablo Covarrubias, Jr. | TCPavements (Chile) |
| 11:20 AM | Slab curling | Robert Rodden | MEGASLAB (USA) |
| 11:30 AM | Prerecorded remarks | Eugene Florescu | LaFarge ( France) |
| Prerecorded: Industrial pavements success | Christophe Courtinovis | RINOL (Spain) | |
| Prerecorded: Guatemala the first large projects | Estuardo Herrera | Cementos Progreso (Guatemala) | |
| 11:45 AM | Short Slab performance: North America | Sherry Sullivan Dr. Feng Mu | FORTA (Canada) PNA (USA) |
| 12:05 PM | Short Slab global highlights | Nigel Parkes | FORTA (USA) |
| 12:20 PM | Concluding remarks | Dr. Jeffery Roesler Dr. Lev Khazanovich | University of Illinois (USA) University of Pittsburgh (USA) |
About Juan Pablo Covarrubias, Sr.:
Juan Pablo Covarrubias, Sr., PhD, FACI, Executive Director-TCPavements®, Chile is the inventor of Thin Concrete Pavement (TCP®), (world patent no. 44820), a revolutionary technology in rigid pavements that has been widely implemented in many countries in the world including initially in Central and South America. TCP typically reduces pavement thickness by 4-10 cm (1.5–4.0 inches) as compared to designs obtained from conventional design methods. He is an internationally recognized concrete and concrete pavement expert who has contributed significantly towards the development of concrete pavement technology in Latin America for more than 40 years. He is the Executive Director of TCPavements®, Chile since 2006. Dr. Covarrubias was an active collaborator in the efforts that led to the founding of ISCP in the late 1990’s and served on its Board of Directors for several terms with distinction and was a Board member of ACI between 2002 and 2005. He was inducted as an ISCP Honorary Member in 2016.
About ISCP:
The International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP) is an international professional organization whose mission is to facilitate the advancement of knowledge and technology related to concrete pavements through education, technology transfer and research at an international level.
About ACPA:
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) is a trade association that represents the interests of those involved with the design, construction, and preservation of concrete pavements, with a mission to develop and protect concrete pavement markets through education, advocacy, marketing, and industry technical leadership.
About CPTech Center:
The National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CPTech Center) is a national hub for concrete pavement research and technology transfer based at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. The Center focuses on serving the technical needs of the concrete pavement stakeholder community through research and knowledge transfer.
About NRMCA:
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), founded in 1930, is a trade association that supports the continued expansion and improvement of the ready mixed concrete industry through leadership, advocacy, professional development, promotion and partnering.
About ICH:
The Instituto del Cemento y del Hormigón de Chile (ICH) is a non-profit corporation that promotes new, adequate, better and greater uses of Cement and Concrete in their various applications.