Preserving our Highway Infrastructure Assets
August 3 - 6, 2010
Orlando, Florida
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Why Attend?
- Technical presentations from internationally recognized speakers and instructors
- Earn 20 Professional Development Hours (PDH)
- Learn about the latest and best pavement preservation solutions
- The best international and domestic networking opportunities of any event of its kind
- Group project exercises and presentations
- Limited class size--get maximum exposure to instructors and attendees
- 2 days/3nights hotel at the Regal Sun Resort--a Walt Disney World Resort
FEES:
- $1,095 Government IRF Member Rate
- $1,295 Government Non-member Rate
- $1,195 IRF Member Rate
- $1,395 Non-member Rate
- $ 175 - Technical Tour & Extra Hotel Night on 8/6/10
Affordable, Safer, and Environmentally Friendly Pavement Preservation Practices
IRF is proud to invite you to the 2nd Annual Executive Seminar: "Preserving Our Highway Infrastructure Assets" in Orlando, Florida August 3-6, 2010. Last year's seminar fielded experts from over 15 countries who discussed and shared their expertise on the latest and best Pavement Preservation Solutions and Road Asset Management Practices.
This year's seminar features new technical and executive sessions while also featuring new case studies analyzing different country experiences and lessons learned. It will also take an in-depth look on key issues as the role of new materials, technologies for pavement preservation, new funding strategies and contracting models to sustain pavement preservation, and latest tools to better managing pavement networks. It will connect international transportation leaders with people at all levels of government and private industry to discuss challenges and cutting-edge solutions.
As part of a global effort to foster sound Road Asset Management & Pavement Preservation Practices, international lending organizations and donor agencies such as the World Bank currently provide loans and technical assistance to support the development and implementation of Pavement Preservation programs that will assist highway agencies and strengthen local commerce and industry.
Preliminary Program
Tuesday August 3, 2010
Registration and pick up seminar materials
Wednesday August 4, 2010
Morning Session: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Coordinator: Carlos M. Chang
- Pavement Management Overview: The State of the Art
Carlos Chang Albitres, P.E., Assistant Professor, UTEP
An overview of pavement management concepts with a brief state of the art summary on the type of data and methods used in pavement management systems will be presented in this session. - Pavement Management in the United States
Nastaran Saadatmand, P.E., Office of Asset Management, Federal Highway Administration, Washington D.C.
Based on the size of the infrastructure investment, currently more than $1.75 trillion in US dollars, maintaining and operating a Transportation system is BIG business. Most State Highway Agencies (SHA) are experiencing a major shift in emphasis from building the system to managing the system. Pavement management can have an important influence within the agencies to help ensure that pavement assets are managed effectively. This presentation will focus on the role of pavement management in SHA and strategies for making pavement management program more effective with examples from several SHA.
Coffee Break: 10:40 – 11:00
- Levels of Service for Preventive Maintenance: The World Bank's Perspective
Ben Gericke, The World Bank
A new approach currently in practice by the World Bank for preventive maintenance based on levels of service will be presented in this session.
Lunch: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Afternoon Session: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM - Coordinator: Yetkin Yildirim
- Increasing the Awareness of Pavement Preservation
Yetkin Yildirim, Texas Pavement Preservation Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Pavement preservation is a tool that, when properly used, can sustain roadways and extend pavement service life. This maintenance strategy allows highway agencies to apply cost-effective and efficient treatments to existing roadways that will prolong their serviceability and delay costly rehabilitation. However, due to a lack of knowledge among policy makers and transportation professionals, the practical value of pavement preservation treatments is unappreciated. A model for the dissemination of pavement preservation information is presented in this session. - Financing Road Maintenance Programs
Jack Basso, Director of Program Finance and Management, AASHTO
How can an agency fund road maintenance programs? Finance innovative strategies to support road maintenance programs will be discussed in this session.
Coffee Break: 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM
Road Maintenance Investments in Developing Countries
Ben Gericke, The World Bank
Road maintenance is even more challenging in developing countries. What strategies can be used to sustain road maintenance investments when there are many competing needs to be addressed by a government? Key issues regarding road maintenance investments in the context of a developing country will be presented in this session.Asset Management for the 21st Century
Puneet Singh, Dow Chemical Company, POLY-CARB, Business Unit
Infrastructure in America is facing critical new challenges. Structures that serve as the backbone of growing communities and thriving business enterprises are rapidly aging and nearing the end of their expected service life. The frank reality is that our legacy approach to traditional buying does not consider innovative high-performing material systems, limiting our ability to fully embrace and realize 21st century thinking and its advanced technology. Under POLY-CARB’s asset preservation system, state DOTs or asset owners develop performance-based criteria. They would then open the bidding for proposals submitted by suppliers who team with certified installers to ensure quality that can be backed by guaranteed performance. Bridge and pavement cost/benefit examples that show the long term financial and public convenience/safety benefits of this asset preservation model will be presented in this session.
Welcome Reception: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Thursday August 5, 2010
Morning Session: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Coordinator: Carlos M. Chang
- What is a Successful Pavement?
Carlos Chang Albitres, Ph.D., P.E, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP
Building long-term lasting pavements involves a comprehensive understanding of the complex factors that influence pavement performance. Pavement performance includes consideration of functional performance, structural performance, and safety. A discussion will be conducted on what a successful pavement is and what factors influence pavement performance. - Evolution of Pavement Maintenance Techniques
Bill O'Leary, Vice President, Martin Asphalt Co.
This presentation will review traditional and innovative approaches to maintaining asphalt pavements. Materials, equipment and methods through the years have dramatically improved or adapted to today’s expectations.
Coffee Break: 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
- General Prospective in Europe for Pavement Preservation Techniques
Francois Chaignon, COLAS North America
What is new in asphalt technologies for pavement preservation? Are these techniques affordable? How can they be considered in a pavement preservation program? An overview of new asphalt technologies for pavement preservation in Europe will be presented followed by a discussion will be covered in this session.
Lunch: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Afternoon Session: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Coordinator: Delmar Salomon
- New Asphalt Technologies for Pavement Preservation
Jack Van Kirk, Jeff Reed, Valley Slurry Seal, U.S.
What is new in asphalt technologies for pavement preservation? Are these techniques affordable? How can they be considered in a pavement preservation program? An overview of new asphalt technologies for pavement preservation in the United States including slurry seals, microsurfaces, and cape seals will be presented followed by a discussion will be covered in this session. - Why Modify Asphalt? Modification Processes
Delmar Salomon, Ph.D., Pavement Preservation Systems
Users today are confronted with a variety of additives that once incorporated into a binder will affect its performance, workability and moisture resistance. The range of additives and/or modifiers includes polymers, chemicals, and recycled materials. In this presentation, we take a unique approach to help users and practitioners navigate through the various technologies and categorize the additives as to their end result. We also look at the combination of additives we call ‘combo’ formulations and sometimes referred to as hybrid formulations. This approach on modified binders allows one to categorize the function of the end use of the binder, which have implications on their performance and workability. This includes the modification of binders in the presence of water which lead to our well know emulsified asphalt products. Finally, we look at a few processes and suggest a check list for evaluation of the various technologies when deciding how they impact the existing pavement-road management system.
Coffee Break: 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM
- An Overview of Rubberized Asphalt Technology
Jack Van Kirk, Jeff Reed, Valley Slurry Seal, U.S.
An overview of rubberized asphalt technology will be presented in this session. Topics will include pavement preservation using asphalt-rubber chips seals and friction courses, and best practices and quality control for using rubber in asphalt. - Florida Asset Maintenance Program
Seta Koroitamudu, Todd Hammerle, Charles Heffinger, Loreen Bobo, Florida Department of Transportation
What is Asset Maintenance? Key elements, best practices and lessons learned by the Florida Department of Transportation will be shared in this session including contractor selections and statistics.
Friday August 6, 2009
Morning Session: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Program Coordinator: Luis G. Loria
- Preservation on Low Volume Roads
Bill O’Leary, Vice-President of Martin Asphalt Co.
Low volume and rural roads have their own set of preservation techniques available to them that may not be familiar to agency engineers. Many low tech and inexpensive methods are uniquely suited for use when traffic or loads are light in rural areas. - Reducing Costs and Improving Road Performance with ECOroads Liquid Soil Stabilization
Patrick Pusey, Terra Fusion, Inc
ECOroads is a proven, innovative, biomass-based liquid soil stabilization product that increases the strength, density, and durability of roads and road bases efficiently and inexpensively. ECOroads' environmentally friendly, patent pending liquid formula hardens the local soil into a sustainable road sub-base to reduce or eliminate the aggregates needed. This presentation will focus on how ECOroads is helping road designers and builders construct longer lasting, safer roads and road networks while using sustainable methods and local materials.
Coffee Break: 10:40 AM - 10:50AM
- Asset Management Initial Experience of Costa Rica's local Governments
Luis Loria-Salazar, MsC, University of Costa Rica (UCR)
The lack of an Asset Management System (AMS) in the municipalities road system of Costa Rica has produced a significant reduction in the performance of this important road network as well as an inadequate use of the public investment in maintenance, rehabilitation and reconstruction. In this regards, the National Laboratory of Materials of the University of Costa Rica (LanammeUCR) is training the local governments’ technical personnel and other decision-makers to establish an AMS to guide their public investment in roads. Software Tools to Maximize Asset Performance
Arif Rafiq, B.A.Sc.,Deighton Associates Limited
Considering the tremendous power of the asset management software solutions currently available on the market, most agencies are severely underutilizing the immense capabilities of many of these extremely adaptable tools. In today’s limited-budget environment, increased attention must be paid to leverage these available solutions. By utilizing the advanced features of software tools more effectively, agencies can reduce overall spending by increasing their efficiency and by making well-informed decisions about where and when to spend money.Optional Technical Tour
