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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

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8:00 - 8:45 a.m.
1 Maintaining Our Bridges

 

 Better Cost Estimates & Bridge Deck Quantities with Ground Penetrating Radar
Robert Taylor

Extending the Service Life of Bridges – Another Milestone
David Thurston
 
2 Alternative Overlay and Joint Materials for Bridge Decks Alternative Overlay and Joint Materials for Bridge Decks
Doug Zuberer
 
3 Chip Seal Best Practices, Part 1 

 

Chip Seal Best Practices
Dr. Douglas Gransberg


 
4

How to Build a 700 Foot, $20 Million Bridge in
1 Year


 

 Construction Contract Administration
Douglas Raby

Design Considerations
James Barker
5 Using Prestressed Concrete Piling

Using Prestressed Concrete Piling
Matthew Devoss
 
6 Interstates -The Next 50 Years Facing Funding, Increased Congestion, Maintenance, and Technology Challenges
 		 Setting Priorities for the Future (8:00-8:25 am)
Scott Phinney

Using Technology to Make Good Decisions (8:25-8:45 am)
Michelle May
 
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. (back to top)
7 Bridge Design Design and Construction of the Clifford Hollow Bridge
Ken Wright

Post Tension Design of Straddle and Hammerhead Bent Caps for FRA-161
Panchy Armugasaamy
 
8 Local Issues – Storm-Water Management and Asset Management Storm-Water-Requirements and Implementation Strategies
Sarah Hippensteel

Asset Management-Keeping Ahead of the Deterioration Curve-+
Scott Schroyer
 
9 Regional and National ITS Highlights ITS Performance Measures for the Columbus Metropolitan Freeway Management System
Christopher Hedden

Vehicle Infrastructure Initiative (VII) - Michigan DOT Activities
Greg Krueger
 
10 Chip Seal Best Practices, Part 2  Chip Seal Best Practices
Dr. Douglas Gransberg
 
11 Integrating Neighborhoods into Major Urban Corridors
  		 Lakefront West – and Returning the Lakefront to the Neighborhood
Debbie Berry

What Does the Future Hold for I-75?
Mike Ciotola
 
12 Innovative Design Build 200’ Single Span Bridge Post-Tensioned Local-let Projects: What’s New
Linda Bailiff

Design Build Bridge Replacement
Brian Slagel
 
13 IMSE Wall Issues Durability of Galvanized Soil Reinforcement: Building on 32 Years of MSE Experience
Robert Gladstone

ODOT Design and Construction Requirements for MSE Walls
Peter Narsavage
 
14 The Prediction of Coarse Aggregate Performance by Micro-Deval and Other Soundness, Strength, and Intrinsic Particle Property Tests
 		 The Prediction of Coarse Aggregate Performance by Micro-Deval and Other Soundness, Strength and Intrinsic Particle Property Tests
John Allen
15 Concreting into the Future
 		 Evaluation of High Absorptive Materials to Improve: Internal Curing of Low Permeability Concrete
Norbert Delattepart 1 | part2

Status of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC)
Eric Steinberg

Using the Internet to Control Concrete Quality
Dave Breitfeller
 
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (back to top)
16 Slope Stability Issues

 		 How Geologic History Affects the Geotechnical Performance of Transportation Projects in Downtown Cleveland
Donald Wotring

Landslides Induced by Rapid Drawdown at Belleville Dam
Chris Merklin

Investigation and Remediation of an Unstable Slope on WAS-7-18.10 in Marietta
James Sheahan | Alan Craig
 
17 Bridges
 		 Millau Viaduct, Design and Construction
Michel Moussard

State of Ohio Bridges
Tim Keller
 
18 Consultant Inspection Involvement on ODOT Construction Projects
 		 Planning ODOT Construction Project Staffing
Gary Middleton | Lyle Flower

QCI Has Performed Construction Project Engineering, Contract Administration and Construction Inspection Services for Numerous Municipalities Throughout the State of Ohio.
Rick Capone | Gabe Sciarretti
 
19 Wetland and Stream Mitigation for Project Management
 		 Wetlands Mitigation to Meet Today’s Rigorous Standards
Karen Wise

Bridging the Gap Between Design and Construction of a Comprehensive Stream Mitigation Project in Pennsylvania
John Balay

Use of an Environmental-Tracking Tool to Monitor Permit Compliance for Protection of Waters
Michelle Cohen
 
20 Survival Skills for Future Engineers and Transportation Professionals: Things You Don’t Always Learn in College Survival Skills for Future Engineers and Transportation Professionals: Things You Don’t Always Learn in College
Mike Fitch

Q&A Session with a Panel of Transportation Professionals
Michael Meeks | Matthew Lawler
 
21 Lessons Learned Managing Ohio’s Mega Projects


 

I-70/71 Split Project: Downtown Columbus
Thom Slack

I-75 Thru the Valley: Cincinnati, OH
Jay Hamilton | Mike Ciotola

I-475 Jeep Split Project: Toledo, OH (2:00-2:30 pm)
Mike Stormer
 
22 Ramp Metering in Ohio
 		 Ramp Metering in Ohio
James Young | Marian Thompson

Traffic Management Using Ramp Metering: Best Practices
Ravi Ambadipudi | Paul Dorothy

Ramp Metering in Phase 1 of the Columbus Metropolitan Freeway Management System
Benjamin Ciofman
 
23 Using Pavement Condition Data to Make Local Government Decisions
 		 Opening a Crack for Pavement at Local Government level: Making Pavement Management Systems Relevant
Bill Barlow

Pavement Condition Ratings: Eliminate the Politics
Dennis Albrecht Jr.

NOACA Regional Pavement Management System
John Hoseck
 
24 From the Interstates to the Internet: Traveling the Information Super Highway From Interstate to Internet: Increasing the Speed of Ideas
George Needham

Transportation Information On-Demand: TKNs & The Transportation Library Connectivity Pooled Fund Study
Maggie Sacco

Haven’t We Been Down this Road Before? Capturing Lessons Learned and Critical Knowledge
Maureen Hammer
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. (back to top)
25 Form & Function: The Growing Link Between Transportation and Urban Design
 

Form & Function: The Growing Link Between Transportation and Urban Design
Gordon Proctor | Skip Smallridge | Tom Bolte
 
26 The History of the Interstate System & Urban Development

 

The National Defense Highway System
Robert Baronti

A History of Freeways in Northeast Ohio
Douglas Blank

The Historic Role of the MPO in the Development of the Interstate Highway System in Ohio
Judi Craig | Bruce Mansfield

The Role of the Interstate System in the Development of Cities, Their Suburbs, and Their Riverfronts
Alfred Craig
 
27 Facilitating Teamwork

Creating More Team Mojo
Mark Henson

Thinking Inside, Outside, and Around the Box (4:00-5:00 pm)
Mark Henson
 
28 Integrating Environmental Stewardship with Transportation Infrastructure
 		 Stormwater Best Management Practices for Roadway Improvements
Ted Blahnik

Employing Interchange Infields as Storm Water Management Tools
Michael Rekstis

Innovative Job Status Monitoring Techniques Using GIS: ODOT’s MS4 Outfall Inventory
Nicole Clune
29 Asphalt Pavements- Concepts for Sustainable Highways

ODOT Looks at Warm Mix Asphalt
David Powers

A European Approach to Using Recycled Asphalt Pavement
François Chaignon

Terminal Blended Ground Tire Rubber
Hugh Chapman
 
30 LRFD Bridge Design Specifications

 		 ODOT Implementation of LRFD Bridge Design Specifications
Jawdat Siddiqi

Bridge Design Manual Updates for the LRFD Specifications
Sean Meddles

ODOT Benchmarking with the LRFD Specifications
Teddy Antonios
31 Making Interstate Work Zones Safer

Providing Traveler Information in the I-75 construction Zone in District 7
Mack Corbin | David Klimko

Using Driving Simulators for Highway Safety Research
Nancy Grugle

The challenges of enforcing speed in an Interstate Work Zone
Major John Born

Improving Safety in Ohio’s Interstate Work Zones
David Holstein
 
32 Innovation in Pipelines TNeese Creek Culvert
Dr. Teruhisa Masada

Stress Reduction by Using Geofoam for High Fill Culverts
Tommy Hopkins | Charlie Sun

State of the Art in Trenchless Technology
Dr. Aziz Saber
 
33 Marquette Interchange – Building the Future Interstate Marquette Interchange – Mega Project: Owner’s Perspective
David Nguyen

B. Marquette Interchange – Project Overview and the Structures Involved
Tony Shkurti

Marquette Interchange – Subsurface Investigation and Design Phase Load Test Program
Therese Koutnik