The National Road Research Alliance Pavement Committee has discussed some important adjustments and changes to both the “Call for Innovation Workshop” and the “Pavement Workshop” in light of the COVID-19 situation. With travel and gatherings restricted for all of us and no end date clear, the committee has decided it best to postpone the 2020 Pavement Workshop to FALL 2020. As we move through the pandemic and gain understanding of how to move forward, a new date will be determined and announced. For now, please plan for a fall reschedule. Registration will close until a new date is set. If you have already registered for the workshop, we will reach out to you with details on the refund process.
With this, the “MAY 2020 Pavement WORKSHOP” will be held as VIRTUAL Workshops / WEBINARS and is nearly fully finalized for webinars throughout the remainder of the summer and into the fall. The following is a month-to-month schedule of the planned events. Additional details are coming together and will be updated on the Pavement Workshop Webpage and in individual calendar initiations coming your way. Link to page: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnroad/nrra/pavement-workshop/index.html
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JUNE:
“Paver Technology to Solve Segregation and Smoothness Issues”
(ICT Team Session 1)
Thursday | June 18, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (CDT)
Register for this webinar.
Speakers: Laikram Narsingh, Wirtgen Group, Henry Polk, BoMag, Todd Mansell, CAT
“Innovations in Concrete Pavements” (Rigid Team)
Wednesday | June 24, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (CDT)
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Speaker: Peter Taylor, Ph.D., Iowa State
“The Latest in Design Procedures for Rigid Pavements” (Rigid Team)
Wednesday | June 24 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. (CDT)
Register for this webinar
Speakers: Julie Vandenbossche, Ph.D. (UPitt) and Lev Khazanovich, Ph.D. (UPitt)
• PittRigid (20 min. presentation + 5 minutes for questions)
• BCOA-ME (20 min. presentation + 5 minutes for questions)
• UBOLDesign (20 min. presentation + 5 minutes for questions)
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JULY:
“Intelligent Construction Technologies (ICT) and What We Learned”
(ICT Team Session 2)
Wednesday | July 8, 2020
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (CDT, GMT – 05:00)
Register for this webinar
Moderator: George Chang, Ph.D., The Transtec Group
- State Update: Continuous Asphalt Compaction Assessment using Dielectric Profile Method with Craig Landefeld (Ohio DOT)
- Improving Workmanship using the Paver Mounted Thermal Profile Method with Ed Morison (Shelly and Sands)
- Florida DOT’s Experience with e-Ticketing with Richard Hewitt (Florida DOT)
“Research Pays Off”
Tuesday | July 21 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Original Talk for the 2020 Pavement Workshop
Amlan Mukherjee, Ph.D., P.E, Associate Professor-
Michigan Technological University
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AUGUST:
“Best Practices of AMG Milling and Paving from Design to Construction”
(ICT Team Session 3)
Wednesday | August 12, 2020 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (CDT)
Speakers: Kyle Klasen, WSB and Associates, Thomas Abell, Ziegler | CAT, Dan Schellhammer, Midstate Reclamation & Trucking, Inc.
Moderator: Curt Turgeon, MnDOT
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SEPTEMBER
ICT Team Meeting – Extended Project Updates
Tuesday | September 30, 2020 | 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (CDT)
- Choon Park, Ph.D., Park Seismic: Seismic Approach to Quality Management of Asphalt Pavements
Research Pays Off: Pavement Workshop
Tuesday | September 15 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m (CDT)
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Speaker: Cheryl Richter, FHWA
ICT Team Meeting – Extended Project Updates
NRRA ICT Update: Evaluation of Levels 3-4 ICMV for Base & Subbase Compaction
Wednesday | September 30
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Register for this Webinar
Speakers: Soheil Nazarian, Ph.D., UTEP and George Chang, Ph.D., The Transtec Group – Summary:
Dr. Nazarian and Dr. Chang will be providing an update on the work being completed for the study “Evaluation of Levels 3-4 Intelligent Compaction Measurement Values (ICMV) for Soils Subgrade and Aggregate Subbase Compaction“. This is the rescheduled presentation from August 6.
Additional information related to this PROJECT can be found at: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnroad/nrra/structure-teams/intelligent-construction/compaction.html
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Geotech‘s “Unsaturated Soil Mechanics” webinar took place two weeks ago on May 19 in place of a Research Pays Off and on the originally scheduled date. The slides are available on the Workshop page or on the Geotechnical Team page under Meeting Notes.
Workshop Page: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnroad/nrra/pavement-workshop/index.html?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Geotechnical Team Page: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnroad/nrra/structure-teams/geotechnical/index.html?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
* Please watch your emails, social medias, and the Pavement Workshop page for updates on the connection information to these “starred” webinars.
Additional webinars are currently being planned to replace the in-person workshop activities. As details continue being finalized, announcements will be made on these 2 resource pages:
“NRRA Social Media” page … information about MnROAD, NRRA, and Connected and Automated Vehicles at MnROAD: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnroad/contact.html
NRRA “Important Changes to Call for Innovation and Pavement Workshop” PAGE: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDOT/bulletins/28212c4