The Spring 2020 National Concrete Consortium (NC²) will be held March 31-April 2, with Welcome Reception the evening of March 30 at the Embassy Suites Nashville Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The National Pavement Technology Center (CP Tech Center) holds 2 NC² meetings a year—Spring and Fall. NC² is a national forum for concrete pavement research and technology transfer initiatives.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
The “NCC” block rate ($179)
expires March 9 or when full!
For HOTEL RESERVATIONS, please go to: https://cptechcenter.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=17bf0b43f0765b377bdf5cdf1&id=1d0e2088a5&e=7d2cec41e7
or: www.embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/B/BNANAES-NCC-20200330/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
or Call: PHONE: (615) 522-5444 and Ask for the “NCC block”
Embassy Suites Nashville Airport
10 Century Boulevard | Nashville, TN | 37214
Registration information should be open later in January. NC² meetings are open to all interested parties, including industry representatives, consultants, and academics.
Consortium AGENDA:
Monday, March 30
Welcome Reception 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Day 1 | Tuesday, March 31
6:30 a.m.
Breakfast buffet provided
8:00 a.m.
TTCC TPF 5(437) TAC MEETING – for state agency members
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION—Welcome and Introductions:
Kevin Christensen, Chief Operating Officer-Montana DOT and
Dan Miller, Executive Committee Chair-NC 2, Ohio DOT
Paul Degges, Chief Engineer-Tennessee DOT
11:00 a.m.
FHWA Update – Mike Praul, FHWA
12:00 NOON
LUNCH
1:00 p.m.
Industry Experience: Greg Halsted, PCA
1:30 p.m.
QPL State: Extensive Experience: DOT
2:00 p.m.
QPL Process & Specs:
Beginning Experience: James Krstulovich, Illinois DOT
2:30 p.m.
Q&A—Open Discussion
2:45 p.m.
Break
THEME: PEM Tests Updates
3:15 p.m.
PEM Tests White Paper Presentation: Jagan Gudimettla, FHWA
3:45 p.m.
PEM Tests-Three States’ Experiences:
Ethan Balmer, MI DOT, Dan Wadley, KS DOT, and Chad Hayes, WI DOT
4:30 p.m.
Q&A—Open Discussion
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn—Dinner on Your Own
Day 2 | Wednesday | April 1
6:30 a.m.
Breakfast buffet provided
8:00 a.m.
Testing Programs for Concrete Materials/Overview of Concrete Materials:
Katheryn Malusky, NTPEP
8:30 a.m.
NTPEP State Experience:
Danny Lane, Tennessee DOT
9:00 a.m.
Portland/Blended Cement Program:
Drew Waldrop, Alabama DOT
9:15 a.m.
Q&A—Open Discussion
9:30 a.m.
Break
THEME: Dowel/Tie Bars
10:00 a.m.
Dowel/Tie-Bar Interaction Findings:
Jeff Roesler, President-ISCP, Professor-University of Illinois
10:30 a.m.
States Experiences:
Maria Masten, Minnesota DOT and
Chad Hayes, Wisconsin DOT
11:00 a.m.
Dowel Alignment and Joint Score-Implications for Specifications and Performance:
Shree Rao, ARA
11:30 a.m.
Q&A—Open Discussion
11:45 a.m.
Elections for Executive Committee
12:00 NOON
LUNCH
Theme: Alkali-Silica Reactivity (ASR)
1:00 p.m.
ASR: Terry Arnold, FHWA-TFHRC
1:30 p.m.
Managing ASR in the Future:
Paul Tennis, PCA
2:00 p.m.
Post-Treatment Work Results/Maintenance of ASR-Affected Structures-FHWA Study:
Kevin Folliard, University of Texas (tentative)
2:45 p.m.
Break
Theme: Project Updates
3:15 p.m.
Freeze/Thaw Specifications Pooled Fund Update:
Tyler Ley, Oklahoma State University
3:45 p.m.
NRRA Project Updates:
Brett Trautman, Missouri DOT
4:15 p.m.
Nashville Mixed Use site Technical Tour Presentation:
Alan Sparkman, Tennessee Concrete Association
4:45 p.m.
Q&A—Open Discussion
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn—Dinner on Your Own
Day 3 | Thursday | April 2
6:30 a.m.
Breakfast buffet provided
8:00 a.m.
Buses depart for technical tour—Nashville Mixed Use Site Tour (RCC, Pervious, PCC)
11:45 a.m.
ETA—Adjourn—Buses drop off at Nashville Airport and Embassy Suites Nashville Airport
For the 2020 Spring NC² website, please go to:
www.cptechcenter.org/events/spring-2020-national-concrete-consortium/
To be added to the mailing list for upcoming meetings, please contact:
Denise Wagner, National CP Tech Center Secretary
Phone: 515-294-5798 | E-mail: dfwagner@iastate.edu
For prior NC² Meetings, please go to:
www.cptechcenter.org/national-concrete-consortium-meetings/
Home page photo of Nashville, Tn: Design by Amy M Dean and photo from “Travel and Leisure”: www.travelandleisure.com/weekend-getaways/weekend-in-nashville