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Spring 2006 Midwest Concrete Consortium Meeting and
Mix and Construction Optimization Pooled Fund Study Group Meeting
Agenda as of 03/14/06
DATE: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - MCO Pooled Fund Study Group Meeting
DATE: Wednesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 20, 2006 - MCC Spring Meeting
MCC THEME: BRIDGE DECK AND RAILING CRACKING SOLUTIONS
LOCATION: Doubletree Hotel St Louis at Westport, 1973 Craigshire, St. Louis, MO 63146, Phone 314-434-0100, Fax 314-434-5067.
KEY TOPICS: Concrete Bridge Deck and Barrier Rail Cracking
POOLED FUND AGENDA - Tuesday April 18, 2006
8:00 a.m. - MCO TAC Meeting: TPF-5(066)
12:00 noon - Lunch
1:00 p.m. - MCO Meeting continued
3:45 p.m. - Adjourn
6:00 p.m. - Supper at a location to be determined
MCC AGENDA - Wednesday, April 19, 2006
8:00 a.m. - State Reports Topic - Bridge Railing Cracking, Existing Problems and Solutions
State Report Speakers
Indiana - Tom Nantung Kansas - Rick Kreider
Illinois - Brian Pfeifer Michigan - John Staton
Iowa - Todd Hanson Wisconsin - Jim Parry
Ohio - Bryan Struble Nebraska - Robert Rea
Missouri - Jason Blomberg Minnesota - Doug Schwartz
Comments from the MCO state representatives
9:45 am - Break
10:00 a.m. - Framing the Concrete Bridge Rail Cracking Problem - Hal Wakefield, FHWA
10:45 a.m. - HPC Implementation for Bridge Decks - Sohila Bemanian, Assistant
12:00 noon - Lunch
12:45 p.m. - MCC Business meeting - John Staton, Chairman
Election of new officers
Funding Support discussion
1:30 p.m. - Bridge Deck Cracking Pooled Fund Status - Dr. David Darwin, Univ. of Kansas
2:15 p.m. - State Reports - Topic - Bridge Deck Cracking, Existing Conditions/Solutions
State Report Speakers
Indiana - Tom Nantung Kansas - Rick Kreider
Illinois - Brian Pfeifer Michigan - John Staton
Iowa - Todd Hanson Wisconsin - Jim Parry
Ohio - Bryan Struble Nebraska - Robert Rea
Missouri - Jason Blomberg Minnesota - Doug Schwartz
Comments from the MCO state representatives
3:30 p.m. - Bridge Deck Overlay Cracking - Existing Conditions and Solutions
State Report Speakers
Indiana - Tom Nantung Kansas - Rick Kreider
Illinois - Brian Pfeifer Michigan - John Staton
Iowa - Todd Hanson Wisconsin - Jim Parry
Ohio - Bryan Struble Nebraska - Robert Rea
Missouri - Jason Blomberg Minnesota - Doug Schwartz
Comments from the MCO state representatives
5:15 p.m. - Supper at location to be determined
MCC AGENDA - Thursday, April 20, 2006
7:30 a.m. - MCO Recap - Sandra Larson
7:45 a.m. - Equipment solutions to bridge deck and rail cracking - Gomaco Inc. Representative
8:30 a.m. - The Impact of Concrete Materials and Mix on Cracking - Peter Taylor, CTL
9:15 a.m. - Break
9:30 a.m. - Adapting Hiperpave to Bridge Deck Construction - Jim Grove, PCC Tech Center
10:00 a.m. - Precast Bridge Approaches & Semi Integral Bridge Abutments - Mike Laviolette, ISU Bridge Center
10:45 a.m. - CP Tech Center Activities Update - Dale Harrington, Consultant
11:15 a.m. to noon - Adjourn and sack lunch
LODGING: People wishing to attend the conference and/or Pooled Fund Meeting are urged to stay at the Doubletree Hotel St Louis at Westport, 1973 Craigshire, St. Louis, MO 63146, Phone 314-434-0100, Fax 314-434-5067.
Airport shuttle transportation is available near the beginning of each hour from 5 a.m. to 12 midnight by calling the hotel from the baggage claim area. The shuttles noted as Sheridan or Doubletree Westport will be the pickup vans. They also make routine stops at Main Terminal Gate 18 and the East Terminal Gate 15 on each hourly run.
The room rates are $90 plus tax per room per night for MCO state employees (who are pre-identified on a list at the hotel) and $101 per night for all others. A block of rooms has been reserved for the evenings of April 17, 18 and 19, 2006. Reservations can be made by calling the hotel at 314-464-0100, and identifying yourself with the Midwest Concrete Consortium/MCO Pooled Fund Meeting. The reservation block will expire on March 31, 2006.
If you are a state DOT member of the MCO Pooled Fund TAC, your travel and room reservations should be made directly through Denise Wagner, CTRE 515-294-5798 (dfwagner@iastate.edu). She will also register you for both the MCO and MCC meeting. The hotel has a list of approved committee members and will direct bill your room to the Pooled Fund Study.
All others should identify themselves as members of the Midwest Concrete Consortium. To obtain the rate shown, you must also identify your affiliation at the time of arrival. Make reservations soon to assure yourself of these rates.
REGISTRATION: The registration fee for the Midwest Concrete Consortium meeting is $100. This fee includes the cost of the meeting rooms, audiovisual equipment, conference materials, refreshment breaks, breakfasts, lunches and dinners on Tuesday and Wednesday night suppers, for April 18 and 19, 2006.
Checks for the registration should be made out to Iowa State University. ADVANCE REGISTRATION (PRIOR TO MARCH 31, 2006) IS ENCOURAGED. Registration payments can be sent in advance to Jim Cable, 378 Town Engineering Building, ISU, Ames, Iowa 50011 to facilitate the planning process. Please forward the registration information shown below in advance to assist the organization in determining food and room arrangements.
If you have questions regarding the conference, they can be directed to Jim Cable 515-292-4460 or fax 515-292-0081
REGISTRATION FORM:
MIDWEST CONCRETE CONSORTIUM MEETING and POOLED FUND MEETING
APRIL 18-20, 2006
Name: ______________________________________________________________________
I am a member of the MCO POOLED FUND COMMITTEE: YES _____ NO_____
Organization: ________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________
City: _________________________________ State: ______ Zip Code: ______________
Phone Number: ____________________________ Fax: ___________________________
Email Address: _______________________________________________________________
REGISTRATION:
MCC Conference Only Participants ______ # people x $100.00 = $___________ Total
RETURN BY March 31, 2006 to: Jim Cable
378 Town Engineering Bldg.
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3232
OR FAX to: 515-292-0081 If you have any questions, call 515-292-4460.
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