The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 78th annual meeting, scheduled for January 10–14, 1999, in Washington, D.C., will feature numerous sessions highlighting the latest in the implementation of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) products and technologies.

The SHRP-related sessions begin with the 11th annual State/FHWA SHRP Coordinators Meeting on January 10, 1999. The meeting will feature an analysis of the impact of the TEA-21 legislation on SHRP implementation efforts, discussions led by the heads of the Lead States teams, and an update on the activities of the long-term pavement performance program.

Later that day the TRB-SHRP Committee and the Federal Highway Administration are also sponsoring a special session on the new technology deployment program (2:00 p.m., Marriott Washington). This program is designed to accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies.

For more information on the State/FHWA SHRP Coordinators Meeting or the technology deployment session, contact Neil Hawks at TRB, 202-334-1430 (fax: 202-334-3471; email: nhawks@nas.edu).

For more information on the TRB annual meeting, call 202-334-3472. Information can also be found on the Web at www.nas.edu/trb/meeting/index.html.

SHRP-RELATED SESSIONS AT TRB

Please note: A complete list of sessions can be found on the Web at www.nas.edu/trb/meeting/index.html#preliminary.

Measurement and Characterization of Physical Properties of Asphalt Binders

Session 1, Monday, Jan. 11, 8:00 a.m., Marriott

David A. Anderson, Pennsylvania State University, presiding

• Rheological Characteristics of Selected Polymer Modified Asphalts Through Their Dynamic Compliances
  Jiri Stasna, Chun Liu, and Ludo Zanzotto, University of Calgary, Canada


• Improvements to the New Superpave Direct Tension Test Protocol
  Raj N. Dongre and John D'Angelo, Federal Highway Administration


• Recovery and Testing of RAP Binders from Recycled Asphalt Pavements
  Robert L. Peterson, Asphalt Institute; Hamid R. Soleymani, North Central Superpave Center; R. Michael Anderson, Asphalt Institute; Rebecca S. McDaniel, North Central Superpave Center


• Blending Charts Based on the Performance-Graded (PG) Asphalt Binder Specification
  Hamid R. Soleymani, North Central Superpave Center; Hussain U. Bahia, University of Wisconsin, Madison; T. Bergan, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

The Virginia Approach to Evaluation of ASR-Resistant Concrete

In Session 71, Alkali-Silica Reactivity, Part 1: Evaluation of Potential Reactivity of Aggregates and Selection of Preventive Measures (Part 2, Session 107), Monday, Jan. 11, 1:30 p.m., Marriott

D.S. Lane, Virginia Transportation Research Council

Field Installation in Pennsylvania to Assess SHRP Recommendations for ASR Control

In Session 71, Alkali-Silica Reactivity, Part 1: Evaluation of Potential Reactivity of Aggregates and Selection of Preventive Measures (Part 2, Session 107), Monday, Jan. 11, 1:30 p.m., Marriott

Margaret C. Thomson, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; David B. Stokes, FMC Corporation

Reduced Rehabilitation Cost from Use of FWD

In Session 122, Implementation and Integration Issues in Pavement Management, Monday, Jan. 11, 3:45 p.m., Shoreham

Sameh M. Zaghloul and J. Brian Kerr, ITX Stanley Ltd., Canada

Aggregates for Asphalt Mixtures: Properties and Performance

Session 140, Monday, Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m., Marriott

Mary Stroup-Gardiner, Auburn University, presiding

• Effect of Flat and Elongated Coarse Aggregate on Characteristics of Gyratory Compacted Samples
  Samuel H. Carpenter, William Vavrik, and Randy J. Fries, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign


• Evaluation of Aggregate Size Characteristics in Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) and Superpave Mixtures
  Todd A. Lynn, APAC Materials Services; E. Ray Brown and Larry Allen Cooley, Jr., National Center for Asphalt Technology


• Effect of Gradation on Performance of Asphalt Mixtures
  Stephen A. Cross, Alex Adu-Osei, and Rosli Hainin, University of Kansas; Kirk Fredrichs, Federal Highway Administration


• Effect of Aggregate Gradation on the Rutting Potential of Superpave Mix Mohammed M. El-Basyouny and Michael S. Mamlouk, Arizona State University

High Performance Concrete Pavement—What's Being Done, What's Being Learned, Part 1 (Part 2, Session 205)

Session 167, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 8:00 a.m., Marriott

Lawrence W. Cole, American Concrete Pavement Association, presiding

• High Performance Concrete Pavement (HPCP)—Where We Are, Where We're Going
  Suneel N. Vanikar, Federal Highway Administration


• Evaluation of Alternative Pavement Cross Sections, Load Transfer, and Texturing for HCPC
  Stephen F. Shober, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

High Performance Concrete Pavement—What's Being Done, What's Being Learned, Part 2 (Part 1, Session 167)

Session 205, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 10:15 a.m., Marriott

Jon Mullarky, contractor for the Federal Highway Administration, presiding

• Ohio's Early Performance of HCPC with Granulated Blast Furnace Slag and Alternative Load Transfer
  Shad M. Sargand, Ohio University


• Kansas HPCP Experience with Two-Lift Construction, Jointing Alternatives and Texturing Options
  Allan G. Farrington, Wittwer Paving, Inc.


• Illinois' Evaluation of Alternative Dowel Bar Materials for HPCP
  David Lippert, Illinois Department of Transportation


• Optimizing High Performance Concrete Pavement Design
  Charles H. Goodspeed, University of New Hampshire

Evaluation of Laboratory and Backcalculated Resilient Moduli from the WesTrack Experiment

In Session 272, Determination and Application of Resilient Modulus to Mechanistic Pavement Design, Part 2, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 3:45 p.m., Marriott

Magdy Y. Mikhail, Stephen B. Seeds, Sirous H. Alavi, and Weston Ott, Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd.

Use of Quality Control and Quality Assurance Data for Developing Performance-Based Specifications for Superpave Mixtures in Kansas

In Session 307, Quality Assurance and Performance-Related Specifications, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m., Marriott

Rajesh R. Kaldate and Mustaque Hossain, Kansas State University; Rodney G. Maag, Kansas Department of Transportation

Use of FWD Data Within DOTs

Session 311, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m., Shoreham

Judith B. Corley-Lay, North Carolina Department of Transportation, presiding

• Determination of Bedrock Depth From FWD Data
  Dar-Hao Chen, Texas Department of Transportation


• Selection of the Methods of Evaluation of Utah Rigid Pavement Conditions
  Murari M. Pradhan, Utah Department of Transportation


• Direct Analysis Methods for Falling Weight Deflectometer Deflection Data
  Andrew J. Wimsatt, Texas Department of Transportation


• Use of Falling Weight Deflectometer and Dynamic Cone Penetrometer in Pavement Evaluation
  Jianzhou Chen and Mustaque Hossain, Kansas State University; Todd M. LaTorella, Kansas Department of Transportation


• Performance Evaluation of Backcalculation Algorithms Through 3D Finite Element Modeling of Pavement Structures
  Samir N. Shoukry and Gergis W. William, West Virginia University

Superpave, Part 1: Field Experiences with PG-Graded Binder Specifications (Part 2, Session 371)

Session 338, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 8:00 a.m., Shoreham

Gayle N. King, Koch Materials, presiding

• Evaluation of Field Performance of Modified Asphalt Binders
  Rebecca S. McDaniel, North Central Superpave Center


• Field Performance of Modified Asphalt Binders Evaluated with Superpave Test Methods: I-80 Test Project
  David A. Anderson, Pennsylvania State University; Dean A. Maurer and Timothy Ramirez, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Donald W. Christensen, Mihai O. Marasteanu, and Yusuf A. Mehta, Pennsylvania State University


• Low Temperature Evaluation of Kentucky PG 70-22 Asphalt Binders
  R. Michael Anderson, Dwight E. Walker, and Pamela A. Turner, Asphalt Institute


• Collaborative Evaluations of Low Temperature Superpave PG Asphalt Binders
  Daniel Wegman, Koch Materials; Jack J. Weigel, Jr., Payne & Dolan, Inc.; Alan Forsberg, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Superpave, Part 2: Evaluation of Superpave Mixtures and Performance Tests (Part 1, Session 338)

Session 371, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 10:15 a.m., Shoreham

Rita B. Leahy, Oregon State University, presiding

• Use of Superpave Gyratory Compactor to Characterize Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA)
  Rajib B. Mallick, Worcester Polytechnic Institute


• Evaluation of Superpave Repeated Shear Constant Height Test to Predict Rutting Potential of Mixes Based on Field Performance of Three Pavement Sections in North Carolina
  Akhtarhusein A. Tayebali and Glen Malpass, North Carolina State University; Fred Waller, Jr., Consultant


• Evaluating Asphalt Mixtures Using Superpave Performance Tests
  R. Michael Anderson, Asphalt Institute; John R. Bukowski, Federal Highway Administration; Pamela A. Turner, Asphalt Institute


• Selection of Laboratory Test Specimen Dimension for Permanent Deformation of Asphalt Concrete Pavements
  Shmuel L. Weissman and Jerome Sackman, Symplectic Engineering Corporation; John Harvey and Fenella Long, University of California, Berkeley