Events

16th Annual TERRA Pavement Conference

Thursday, February 9, 2012
Continuing Education and Conference Center
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota

The 2012 TERRA Pavement Conference featured sessions on pavement preservation, low-volume roads, and alternative bid projects. The emphasis of the conference is new materials and methods that can assist decision makers in providing the most cost-effective strategies for building, repairing, and maintaining pavement infrastructure.

Event Presentations

Introductory Plenary Session

• Opening Remarks
  Mark Maloney, City of Shoreview
  Rory Rhinesmith, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
  Watch video recording (Rhinesmith starts: 00:01:55)*
  Listen to audio recording (14 MB MP3)

• Gerald Rohrbach Award Presentation
  Rick West, Otter Tail County Highway Department
  Watch video recording (Start: 00:09:50)*
  Listen to audio recording (14 MB MP3, Start: 00:09:40)

• Quantifying the Sustainable Benefits of Pavement Preservation
  Tom Kazmierowski, Ontario Ministry of Transportation
  Watch video recording (Start: 00:20:50)*
  View presentation (1.16 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (23.2 MB MP3)

• Managing Expectations—It’s Not Rocket Surgery!
  Don Theisen, Washington County Public Works Department
  Watch video recording (Start: 00:53:10)*
  View presentation (1.77 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (28.2 MB MP3)

(Introductory Plenary Session length: 01:31:08)

Asphalt Pavements Session                               

• Project Selection and Mix-Design Guidelines for Road Rehabilitation Using Full-Depth Reclamation with Foamed Asphalt
  David Jones, University of California, Davis
  View presentation (4.02 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (25.8 MB MP3)

• Effects of Interface Bonding on Performance of Asphalt Pavements and Overlays
  Eshan Dave, University of Minnesota Duluth
  View presentation (2.02 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (32.2 MB MP3)

• Rapid Implementation of Warm-Mix Asphalt in Minnesota
  Tim Clyne, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  View presentation (1.68 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (24.8 MB MP3)

Concrete Pavements Session

• New Concrete Design Guidelines for Cities and Counties
  Dan Frentress, Aggregate and Ready Mix Association of Minnesota
  View presentation (1.37 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (38.5 MB MP3)

• Innovations in Concrete Paving
  Greg Felt, Scott County Highway Department
  View presentation (1.66 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (29.2 MB MP3)

• Evolution of Whitetopping Design in Minnesota
  Tom Burnham, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  View presentation (1.57 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (18.2 MB MP3)

Pavement Preservation Session

• 10-Year Performance of FDR with Foamed Asphalt Stabilization
  Tom Kazmierowski, Ontario Ministry of Transportation
  Watch video recording (Start: 00:01:55)*
  View presentation (1.06 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (18.6 MB MP3)

• Performance Evaluation of Minnesota’s HMA Crack Sealing Program           
  Jim McGraw, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  Watch video recording (Start: 00:23:20)*
  View presentation (1.72 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (19.6 MB MP3)

• Frameworks for Microsurfacing and Chip-Seal Project Selection
  Doug Gransberg, Iowa State University
  Watch video recording (Start: 00:44:56)*
  View presentation (616 KB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (36.9 MB MP3)

(Pavement Preservation Session length: 01:23:35)

Low-Volume Roads Session

• The Road Ahead … Will It Be ‘The Road Less Traveled’?
  Sue Miller, Freeborn County
  View presentation (2.44 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (29.5 MB MP3)

• Chemical Stabilization with Non-Traditional Additives: Where Are We After 100 Years of ‘Research’?
  David Jones, University of California, Davis
  View presentation (1.94 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (25.8 MB MP3)

• Understanding and Calculating the Impact of Oil-Related Traffic
  Jack Olson, North Dakota Department of Transportation
  View presentation (2.12 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (30.4 MB MP3)

Concluding Plenary Session

• Minnesota’s Experience with Alternate Pavement Type Selection (APTS)
  Dave Johnson, Consultant
  View presentation (475 KB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (37.8 MB MP3)

• MnROAD Research Results
  Ben Worel, Minnesota Department of Transportation
  View presentation (1.12 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (46.8 MB MP3)

• Constructing the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  Gerry Huber, Heritage Research Group
  View presentation (6.53 MB PDF)
  Listen to audio recording (65.9 MB MP3)

Download final program (181 KB PDF)

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More Information

For more information about this or other TERRA events, please contact Kaydee Kirk, kkirk@umn.edu, 612-626-5854.

Sponsors

The 2012 TERRA Pavement Conference is sponsored by TERRA, in cooperation with:

• Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota
• Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
• Minnesota Chapter, American Public Works Association
• Minnesota City Engineers Association
• Minnesota County Engineers Association
• Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Minnesota Local Road Research Board (LRRB)
• Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
• Minnesota Street Superintendents Association
• State Aid for Local Transportation

Facilitated by the College of Continuing Education, University of Minnesota.