Two separate educational tracks will be offered during Roads & Bridges Live:
Track 1: Paving Innovations (including concrete and asphalt paving, technology, safety, and recycling/reclaiming)
Track 2: Bridge Infrastructure (including bridge construction, design, maintenance, monitoring and safety)
If you would like to present at a Paving Innovations or Bridge Infrastructure session, please contact Roads & Bridges Editorial Director Bill Wilson at 847/391-1029 or bwilson@sgcmail.com.
To learn more about the Roads & Bridges Live 2010 speakers, click here.
Preliminary Schedule:
| October 12 |
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| 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
On-Site Registration |
| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Track 1: Paving Innovations Sessions
> Recycling and Warm Mix, Doug Carlson, Executive Director, Rubber Pavements Association
> Warm-Mix Asphalt in California, Catharina Barros, Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans
> The Latest Research in Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement, Becky McDaniel, Technical Director, North Central Superpave Center
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| 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. |
Welcome Reception |
| October 13 |
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| 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
Buffet Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Track 1: Paving Innovations Sessions
> The Use of Low CO2 Portland Limestone Cement for Pavement Construction in Canada, Dr. Michael Thomas, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Brunswick, and Kevin Cail, Director of Sustainability and Commericial Innovation, LaFarge North America
> Improved Internal Work Zone Traffic Controls, John Meola, CSP, ARM, Safety Manager, Transfield Services
> Pavement Management Roadmap for the FHWA, Kathryn A. Zimmerman, P.E., Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. (APTech)
> Latest Research on Concrete Pavement Performance, Wayne J. Seiler., Ph.D., P.E, president and a principal of All-About Pavements, Inc. (API)
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| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch Keynote Session: State of the Industry
> The Changing Face of Estimating and Bidding in a Down Economy, Daniel Frondorf, CPE, DG Frondorf and Associates
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| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Track 2: Bridge Infrastructure Sessions
> New Bridge Inspection Techniques in Iowa, Indiana and West Virginia, Jeremy Shaffer, Ph.D., Vice President, InspectTech
> Recent Case Histories on the Challenges of Bridge Foundations, Pat Hannigan, P.E., Vice President, GRL Engineers |
| 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. |
Top 10 Roads/Bridges Awards Reception
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| October 14 |
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| 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
Buffet Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Track 2: Bridge Infrastructure Sessions
> When Good Bridges Go Bad, Craig Dashner, Manager, Structural Design Group,
Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment Inc.
> Low Bid Performance Based Bridge Contracts, Colin Makin, HNTB Corp.
> Premature Concrete Deterioration Due to ASR, Mark E. Williams, Ph.D., P.E., S.E., Senior Associate, Structural Diagnostics Services Group
in Walter P. Moore and Associates
> How Maturity Methods Can Be Used to Open Temperature Gradient Specifications, Reduce Mix Design Cost and Enable the Use of More Recycled Material, Tom Luby, Engius
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| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch for Tour Participants |
| 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 pm. |
Tour of Chicago Traffic Management Center |