The recorded presentations from the two-day 21st Annual Pennsylvania Concrete Conference in February 20 and 21, 2019 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (PA) are now available for viewing! The Pennsylvania Chapter-American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA-Penn)‘s Annual PA Concrete Conference gave attendees the opportunity to speak with concrete professionals including state and federal officials, higher education, and private industry professionals.
John Becker, ACPA-Penn kicked off the two-day event, which featured presenters from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority, the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center), the concrete pavement industry, and the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt).
Jim Mack, Chairman-ACPA presented on Asset Management and the role of “mix of fixes”; Jerry Voigt, President and CEO-ACPA, discussed ACPA’s “ConcreteCOMPETES” and “VISION2040” initiatives; Gary Mitchell, Airport Pavement Technology-ACPA presented on airport pavement specifications; and Eric Ferrebee, Technical Services-ACPA presented on PavementDesigner.org.
Larry Scofield, IGGA/ACPA Pavement Preservation Partnership, provided an overview and update on the “SPS-2 Program”. These were just a few of the presentations in the ‘all-star’ line-up for this popular conference.
21 PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE:
John Becker, P.E., ACPA-Penn
Welcome
George McAuley, P.E., PennDOT
PennDOT’s 2019 Program & Initiatives
Gerald Voigt, P.E., ACPA National
Concrete Competes
Alicia Nolan, P.E., FHWA-PA
Update on Federal Issues
Christopher Forry, Penn Turnpike
The Southern Beltway
James Mack, P.E., CEMEX
Managing Assets with a Mix of Fixes
Julie Vandenbossche, P.E., University of Pittsburgh
Impactful Resilient Infrastructure Science & Engineering
Larry Scofield, P.E., ACPA/IGG
Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics
Kurt Smith, P.E., APTech
Composite Pavement Technologies
Armen Amirkahanian, P.E., University of Alabama
Fiber-Reinforced Overlays
Harold Hill, P.E., PennDOT D4& Jim Casilio, P.E., PACA
State Transportation Innovation Council & Concrete Finishers Certification
Farshad Rajabipour, PhD., P.E.
Alternative Sources for Fly-Ash
Christine Reilly, P.E., PennDOT BOPD
Career Development
Eric Ferrebee, P.E., ACPA National
Pavement Designer
Brent Trivelpiece, PennDOT CQA
Concrete Pavement Committee Updates
Gary Mitchell, P.E., ACPA National
Airport Pavement Specifications
Jennifer Albert, P.E., FHWA PA
Importance of the PEM Approach
Gordon Smith, P.E., CP Tech Center
Overview of the PEM Approach
Patricia Baer, PennDOT
Agency Perspectives
David Sciullo, P.E., Golden Triangle
Contractor/Producer Perspectives
Jim Grove, P.E., FHWA
Performance Engineered Mix Test Methods
To select and view the 21 PRESENTATIONS from the 2019 conference, please go to: http://eztogreencast.com/2019-pennsylvania-concrete-conference-presentations/
To view VIDEO presentations from past events, dating back to 2011, please go to: http://www.longerlifepavement.com/conference/
For the handout, please go to: http://www.longerlifepavement.com/21st-annual-pennsylvania-concrete-conference/