Technical Session 3 - Opening to Traffic and Pavements
Event Details
LOCATION
Birmingham, Alabama
VENUE
Sheraton Birmingham Hotel by Marriott
2101 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North
Birmingham, AL 35203
LINK for reservations
Hotel cutoff: Monday, March 18th, or when full
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DATES
April 9, 2024 — April 11, 2024
TIME
General Session begins at 8:00 AM Central on Tuesday, April 9th.
Schedule
5:00 pm Monday, April 8 – Arrival and conference check-in available.
Day 1 | Tuesday, April 9, 2024
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 6:30 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet (included) – Birmingham Ballroom |
| 8:00 | GENERAL SESSION – Birmingham Ballroom |
| 8:00 | Welcome and Introductions – Dan Miller, NC2 Executive Committee Chair, Ohio DOT, and George Conner, Deputy Director of Operations and Chair AASHTO Maintenance Committee |
| 8:30 | State Reports Summary and Discussion – Topics: Precast Concrete and Agency Mix Design/Trial Batching Requirements (PDF) (All Responses) Maria Masten, Minnesota DOT and Dan Miller, Ohio DOT |
| 9:15 | Q&A / Discussion |
| 9:30 | Morning Break |
| Technical Session 1 – FHWA and Research Updates | |
| 10:00 | Inflation Reduction Act – Gina Ahlstrom, FHWA (PDF) |
| 10:30 | FHWA Update on Mobile Concrete Lab – Mike Praul and Jagan Gudimettla, FHWA (PDF) |
| 11:00 | NIST's Low Carbon Cements and Concretes Consortium – Maria Knake, NIST (PDF) |
| 11:30 | AASHTO Update on Low Carbon Guide, Maturity, Precision and Bias Tests – Mark Felag (PDF) |
| 12:00 p.m. | LUNCH (included) |
| Election | |
| 1:00 | Executive Committee Election (PDF) |
| Technical Session 2 - Future Changes in Cement Chemistry | |
| 1:15 | Industry Perspective on Future Changes in Cement Chemistry: Blended Cements, Carbon Neutrality – Jim Mack and Corey Zollinger, Cemex (PDF) |
| 2:00 | Working with Future Changes in Cement Chemistry – Dan King/Peter Taylor, CP Tech Center (PDF) |
| 2:30 | Q&A / Discussion |
| 2:45 | Afternoon Break |
| 3:15 | I59 Alabama Mainline Paving Project – Will Gray, AG Peltz Group LLC (PDF) |
| 3:45 | Success Stories of Field Projects: Opening to Traffic – Maria Masten, Minnesota DOT and Todd Hanson, Iowa DOT (MN PDF) (IA PDF) (Mentimeter) |
| 4:15 | Mentimeter: Opening Strength, Opening to and Maintenance of Traffic Q&A / Discussion |
| 5:00 | Adjourn general session |
| 5:00 - 6:30 | Reception with light hors d’oeuvres/soft drinks. Cash bar available. |
Dinner on your own |
Day 2 | Wednesday, April 10, 2024
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 6:30 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet (included) - Birmingham Ballroom |
| 7:30 | Technical Session 4 - Digital Construction Technology |
| 7:30 | Iowa DOT Use of E-Ticketing and Other Technologies - Cedric Wilkinson, Iowa DOT (PDF) |
| 8:00 | Utah DOT Use of ESRI and Survey123 for MDMS (E-ticketing) – Kate Wright, Utah DOT (PDF) |
| 8:30 | AASHTO MDM-1-UL Materials Delivery Management System (MDMS) and MnDOT Implementation Plan - Rebecca Embacher, MnDOT (PDF) |
| 9:15 | Q&A / Discussion |
| 9:30 | Morning Break |
| Technical Session 5 - Curing and Sawing / Technical Tours Presentations | |
| 10:00 | Curing and Sawing – John Kevern, University of Missouri - KC (PDF) |
| 10:45 | Technical Tours Presentations: City Walk BHAM – Janie Mauter, Barge Design; (PDF) NUCOR Steel Overview/Safety Requirements – NUCOR staff |
| 11:45 | LUNCH (included) |
| 12:45 | Technical Tours – NUCOR Steel and City Walk BHAM Walking Tour |
| 12:45 | Bus departs for NUCOR Steel Group 1 (50 maximum per tour) City Walk BHAM guided walking tour begins |
| 3:00 | NUCOR Steel Group 2 (50 maximum per tour) City Walk BHAM guided walking tour |
| 5:15 | Adjourn / Dinner on your own |
Day 3 | Thursday, April 11
| Time | Event Details |
|---|---|
| 6:30 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet (included) - Birmingham Ballroom 1, 5 |
| 7:30 | TTCC TPF-5(437) TAC Meeting for NC2 State DOT Representatives - Birmingham Ballroom 11 |
Agenda provided to state DOT representatives. | |
| 9:30 | Morning Break |
| 9:50 | States TAC Meeting (continued) |
| 11:30 | TAC Meeting Adjourns |
Integrated Materials and Construction Practices (IMCP) TTCC Training -
(OPTIONAL - preregistration required)This training is based on the 2019 edition of Integrated Materials and Construction Practices for Concrete Pavement. It will provide a comprehensive overview of the most recent research and practices to optimize the performance of concrete for pavements. | |
| 11:30 | Box lunches provided for IMCP Training registrants. |
| 12:00 | IMCP TTCC Training |
| 2:15 | Afternoon Break |
| 12:00 PM | IMCP TTCC Training
|
| 2:30 | IMCP TTCC Training (continued) |
| 2:15 | Afternoon Break |
| 4:00 | IMCP Training Adjourns |