Join us for the
NATIONAL CONCRETE CONSORTIUM 2022 Spring Meeting!
April 4, 2022 through April 7, 2022
Monday, April 4th – Reception for all attendees
Tuesday, April 5-Thursday April 7 – Consortium
Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Airport
10 Century Blvd | Nashville, Tennessee 37214
VENUE: Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Airport: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/bnanaes-inc-e49592dc-460d-46a6-82a6-bc97996b9211/
Book your hotel room by March 12: Select “Book a Room” to receive your group’s preferred rate.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK: www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/bnanaes-inc-e49592dc-460d-46a6-82a6-bc97996b9211/
Conference REGISTRATION DEADLINE March 17, 2022 12:00 PM:
https://intrans.iastate.edu/events/spring-2022-national-concrete-consortium/
AGENDA:
Monday, April 4th
Reception for all attendees
Tuesday, April 5th 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Breakfast buffet available 6:30 am – 8:00 am
GENERAL SESSION
Welcome – Tennessee DOT & Dan Miller, P.E., NC2 Executive Committee Chair, Ohio DOT
FHWA Program Update – Mike Praul, P.E., FHWA
MCTC Test Data Analysis – Jagan Gudimettla, P.E., FHWA
PEM Update – Gordon Smith, P.E., CP Tech Center
State Reports – Sustainability Questions (coal ash, carbon sequestration, natural pozzolans, PLC status) – Dan Miller, P.E., Ohio DOT
Business Meeting/Election – Dan Miller, P.E., Ohio DOT
Morning Break
Theme: Sustainability Initiatives
FHWA Environmental Sustainability Initiative – Gina Ahlstrom, FHWA and Robert Spragg, Ph.D., FHWA
LCA Pave Tool – Brian Dobling, P.E., PMP, FHWA
Use Phase Impacts in Life Cycle Assessment – Randy Kirchain, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Q & A – Open Discussion
Theme: Sustainable Materials
Cement Company Perspective on Environmental Sustainability “Net Zero” – Dave Diedrick, LaFargeHolcim
Use of Construction Byproducts in Concrete Paving Mixtures – Tara Cavalline, Ph.D., P.E., University North Carolina-Charlotte
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 2:30 Q & A – Open Discussion
Theme: Coal Combustion Ash and Other Pozzolanic Materials
Developments in Specifications and Tests for Fly Ash and Other SCMs – Larry Sutter, Ph.D., P.E., Michigan Tech
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
MnDOT Approach to Accepting Coal Combustion Ash – Maria Masten, P.E., Minnesota DOT and Tyler Ley, Ph.D., P.E., Oklahoma State University
Q & A – Open Discussion
Dinner on your own
Wednesday, April 6th 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Breakfast buffet available 6:30 am – 8:00 am
Theme: State Initiative Spotlights
REBEL Sensor – Real-Time Concrete Strength Monitoring Without Using Maturity Curve – Luna Lu, Ph.D., Purdue University
INDOT’s Use of Colloidal Silicas – Mike Nelson, P.E., Indiana DOT
Early Loading to Deploy Overlay Joints: Does It Work? – Tom Burnham, P.E., Minnesota DOT
Q & A – Open Discussion
Theme: Structural Concrete
Bridge Deck Cracking Initiatives – Darin Hodges, P.E., South Dakota DOT and Christopher Shearer, Ph.D., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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
TPF-5 Construction of Low-Cracking High-Performance Bridge Decks Incorporating New Technology – Dan Wadley, P.E., Kansas DOT
Q & A – Open Discussion 12:00 LUNCH
Theme: Synthesis Studies
Updates to AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Software Affecting Concrete Pavements – Georgene Gerry, Ph.D., P.E, GFfGA Engineering
Shrinkage & Crack Free Bridge Decks – Jason Weiss, Ph.D., Oregon State University
Rapid Setting Materials – Tyler Ley, Ph.D., P.E., Oklahoma State University
Maintaining Smoothness – Jerod Gross, P.E., Snyder & Associates
Development of an Improved Protocol for Structural Evaluation of Dowel Load Transfer Systems for Concrete Pavements – Mark Snyder, Ph.D., PE, ACPA
In Situ Cyclic Loading of Concrete Pavement Overlays Supported on Geotextile and Asphalt Interlayers – David White, Ph.D., P.E., Ingios Geotechnics
John C. Tune Airport’s Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) – Technical Tour Presentation
TTCC TPF 5(437) TAC Meeting – for state agency members
TTCC TAC meeting adjourns/dinner on your own
Thursday, April 7 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Technical Tour of Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) at John C. Tune Airport in west Nashville
Breakfast available 6:45 am – 8:00 am
Charter coaches depart for technical tour of John C. Tune Airport’s EMAS
(MAP: www.google.com/maps/place/John+C+Tune+Airport-Jwn/@36.1833731,-86.6741542,11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88646034eb4d4ca7:0xe8f0f5faf10e6412!8m2!3d36.1804634!4d-86.8855123)
then drop off at Nashville Airport (BNA) Embassy Suites Hotel
NCC & REGISTRATION: https://intrans.iastate.edu/events/spring-2022-national-concrete-consortium/
HOTEL: www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/bnanaes-inc-e49592dc-460d-46a6-82a6-bc97996b9211/
Agenda: https://intrans.iastate.edu/app/uploads/2022/01/Spring-2022-NCC-Agenda-Nashville-TN.pdf
Questions? Please contact:
Denise Wagner, Secretary, National CP Tech Center
Phone: 515-294-5798 | E-mail: dfwagner@iastate.edu
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