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AUBURN UNIVERSITY

SAMUEL GINN COLLEGE

OF ENGINEERINGEngineering Continuing Education and

Department of Civil Engineering

present the

Fifty-First Annual

TransportationConference

February 20-21, 2008

Sponsored by:

Alabama Department of Transportation

Federal Highway Administration

Auburn University

Alabama Road Builders Association

Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association

Alabama Concrete Industries Association

Association of County Engineers of Alabama

Institute of Transportation Engineers, Alabama Section

Alabama Concrete Pipe Association

American Council of Engineering Companies of Alabama

American Concrete Pavement Association, Southeast Chapter

Bridge Construction Association of Alabama

ASCE, Alabama Section

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About the Conference

Auburn’s Civil Engineering Department and the

Program Committee have designed the Fifty-First

Annual Transportation Conference for federal and

state highway personnel, road building contractors,

general contractors, heavy construction contractors,

utility contractors, county engineers, consulting

engineers, construction material vendors, researchers,

professional society representatives, and university

faculty members. It provides an opportunity for these

individuals to share innovative advances in

transportation planning, engineering design, and

construction.

The conference presents technical presentations

to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas within

the highway engineering and construction

professions. The sponsorship of the annual conference

is indicative of the broad cross-section of interest in

the programs of this two-day continuing education

event.

Location and Schedule

The conference will be held at the Auburn

University Hotel and Conference Center, located at

241 South College Street, Auburn, Alabama.

Final registration and check-in will be held from

8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the Main Lobby on

Wednesday, February 20, 2008. The Opening General

Session begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Main Auditorium.

The conference will adjourn Thursday afternoon,

February 21, 2008.

Registration and Fee

All persons attending the conference must

register. The registration fee of $115 includes all

sessions, program materials, refreshment breaks, and

luncheons. Additional luncheon tickets are available

at the registration desk. Student and ALDOT

RETIREES registration will be $25.

To register, please complete the attached

registration form and return it to the address

indicated, or call us at (800) 446-0382, (334) 844-

4370, or FAX (334) 844-5715. On-line registration is

available at www.engce.auburn.edu

Accommodations

Participants are responsible for making their own

lodging arrangements. Area accommodations are

listed elsewhere in this brochure.

Program Committee

Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT)

Joe McInnes Maxine Wheeler

Don Arkle Fred Conway

Rex Bush Bob Jilla

Lamar Woodham Ed Phillips

Mike Harper Jeff Brown

John Eagerton John Lorentson

Larry Lockett Dan Morris

Don Vaughn Ron Green

Terry McDuffie Ronnie Baldwin

William Adams

Auburn University

Brian Bowman John McCarthy

Robert Barnes Frazier Parker

Larry Sellers Bob Vecellio

David Timm Rod Turochy

Federal Highway Administration

Mark Bartlett and Robert King, Montgomery, Alabama

Alabama Road Builders Association

Billy Norrell, Montgomery, Alabama

Alabama Asphalt Pavement Association

Mel Monk, Montgomery, Alabama

Alabama Concrete Industries Association

John Sorrell, Montgomery, Alabama

Association of County Engineers of Alabama

Richie Beyer, Wetumpka, Alabama

Institute of Transportation Engineers,

Alabama SectionChris Reeves, Hoover, Alabama

American Concrete Pavement Association,

Southeast Chapter

Robert Taylor, Montgomery, Alabama

American Council of Engineering

Companies of Alabama

Renee Casillas, Montgomery, Alabama

Bridge Construction Association of Alabama

Alabama Concrete Pipe Association

Fred Crawford, Montgomery, Alabama

Alabama Section, ASCE

Bill Carwile, Montgomery, Alabama

2008 Conference Outline

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

8:00 am Registration—Main Lobby

10:00 am Opening General Session—Main Auditorium

Presiding: Dr. Frazier Parker, Department of Civil Engineering, Auburn University

Opening Remarks

Mr. Don Vaughn, Chief Engineer/Deputy Director,Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, AL

Alabama Infrastructure Commission

Mr. George Clark, President, Manufacture Alabama, Montgomery, AL

Transportation Issues Related to Industry Recruitment

Ms. Linda Swann, Assistant Director, Alabama Development Office, Montgomery, AL

12:00 noon Dean’s Luncheon—Ballroom A

Presiding: Dr. Larry Benefield, Dean, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, Auburn University

Auburn University-A Perspective

Dr. Jay Gogue, PresidentAuburn University

1:30 pm Concurrent Technical Sessions

3:00 pm Break

3:30 pm Concurrent Technical Sessions

5:00 pm Adjourn

Thursday, February 21, 2008

8:30 am Concurrent Technical Sessions

10:00 am Break

10:30 am Concurrent Technical Sessions

12:00 noon Civil Engineering Department Head’s Luncheon—Ballroom A

Presiding: Dr. J Michael Stallings, Head Department of Civil Engineering Auburn University

Ivorybill Hunters: The Search for Proof in a Flooded Wilderness

Dr. Geoffery Hill, Scharnagel Professor of Biological Sciences, Auburn University

1:30 pm Adjourn

Cancellation Policy

Due to commitments to our speakers and

facilities, the registration fee is not refundable if a

registrant withdraws less than five business days

before the program. Substitutions may be made at any

time, please notify us in advance if possible. No-shows

will be liable for the entire course fee.

Auburn University reserves the right to cancel

any program due to insufficient registrations. This

decision is usually made no later than five business

days prior to the event. If a program is canceled for

any reason, all fees will be refunded. Auburn

University will not be responsible for travel expenses

incurred by a registrant as the result of a canceled

program.

Continuing Education

Participants in this conference will be able to

attend up to nine (9) hours of technical programs.

Auburn University makes every effort to ensure that

its technical programs conform to the requirements of

the State of Alabama Board of Licensure for

Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors for the

award of Professional Development Hours to support

the annual renewal of professional registration.

Participants with Disabilities

It is the policy of Auburn University to provide

accessibility to its programs and reasonable

accommodations for persons defined as having

disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act

of 1990. Please contact us at least two weeks prior to

the program so that proper consideration can be given

to any special needs.

Area Accommodations include:

Auburn University Hotel and Conference Center

241 South College St. — 334.821.8200

Holiday Inn Express2013 South College St. — 334.502.1090

Hilton Garden InnHilton Garden Dr. — 334.502-3500

1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

Construction

Meeting Room: Main Auditorium

Presiding: Terry McDuffie, Construction Engineer,

ALDOT, Montgomery, AL

1:30 p.m. Comparison of Contractor and DOT

Performance Tests for HMA QA

Frazier Parker, Department of Civil

Engineering, Auburn University

2:00 p.m. Evaluation of Hot Mix Asphalt Remixing

Devices

Jeff Benefield, Construction Bureau, ALDOT,

Montgomery, AL

2:30 p.m. Contractor Perspectives on Liability

Issues

Tim Mullendore, Past President, Alabama

Road Builders Association, Montgomery, AL

Work Zones

Meeting Room: Ballroom B

Presiding: Chris Reeves, Asst City Engineer, City of

Hoover and President, Alabama Section,

Institute of Transportation Engineers

1:30 p.m. Traffic Management after the Bridge

Collapse on I-35 W

James Kranig, Minnesota DOT,

Roseville, MN

2:00 p.m. Overview of Night Work: Safety Issues

Jerry Ullman, Texas Transportation Institute,

Texas A&M, University College Station, TX

2:30 p.m. Work Zone Traffic Control Handbook of

Alabama Power

Arthur W Agee, Jr. Alabama Power

Company, Birmingham, AL

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Roadway and Roadside Design –

Standards and Function


Presiding: William Adams, Design Engineer, ALDOT

Montgomery, AL

3:30 p.m. A Marking Performance Review:

Standards and Function

Timothy C. Taylor, Maintenance Bureau,

ALDOT, Montgomery, AL.

4:00 p.m. Proposed Updates to NCHRP 350

Requirements and the Potential Impacts

Kenneth S. Opiela, Federal Highway

Administration, Washington, D.C.

4:30 p.m. Erosion and Sediment Control for

Highway Construction

Billy J. Barfield, Emeritus Professor,

University of Kentucky and Oklahoma State

University, Senior Engineer - Woolpert, Inc.

Asphalt Pavements

Moderator: Mel Monk, Executive Director, Alabama

Asphalt Pavement Association

3:30 p. m. Development of a RAP Characterization

Process for Alabama

Andrea Kvasnak, National Center for

Asphalt Technology, Auburn University

4:00 p.m. The History of Superpave Design

Gyration Criteria in Alabama

Randy Mountcastle, Materials and Tests

Bureau, ALDOT, Montgomery, AL

4:30 p.m. Warm Mix Asphalt - The European

Experience

Brian Prowell, Advanced Materials Services,

Auburn, AL

8:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Transportation Finance


Presiding: Bill Carwile, ARCADIS and President,

Alabama Section, ASCE,

Montgomery, AL

8:30 a.m. Creative Financing

Jim Hatter, Federal Highway

Administration, Atlanta GA

9:00 a.m. Transportation Finance

Dan Guimond, Georgia Department of

Transportation

Atlanta, GA

9:30 am Alternative Financing Sources for

Alabama Highways

Johnnie C. Waid, Department of Civil


ALDOT Projects


Presiding: Ronnie Baldwin, Office Engineer,

ALDOT, Montgomery, AL

8:30 a.m. I-65 Montgomery: Additional Lanes

and Bridge Widening

Claude Nichols, Temple Millsap and

Michael Neal, Brasfield & Gorrie,

Birmingham, AL

9:00 a.m. The Benefits of Soil Cement for

Projects in Alabama

Robert J. Taylor, American Concrete

Pavement Association, Montgomery, AL

9:30 a.m. Anniston Eastern Bypass:

Construction with Erosion Control

Stephen Wright, Wright Brothers

Construction Company, Charleston, TN

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Bridges


Presiding: Robert King, Division Structural Engineer,

FHWA, Montgomery, AL

10:30 a.m. Culvert Rehabilitation using PVA

Reinforced Shotcrete

James Davidson, Department of Civil


11:00 a.m. SCC for Precast, Prestressed Bridge

Girders—Full-Scale Testing

Robert W. Barnes, Department of Civil


11:30 a.m. Status of Bridges in Alabama

George Conner, ALDOT, Montgomery, AL

Freight Transportation


Presiding: Richie Beyer, Elmore County Engineer and

President, Association of County Engineers of

Alabama, Wetumpka, AL

10:30 a.m. Commercial Vehicle Size and Weight

Enforcement

George Conner, ALDOT, Montgomery, AL

11:00 a.m. Bridge Weigh-in-Motion Testing in

Alabama

Wilbur Hitchcock, University of Alabama at

Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

11:30 a.m. Effect of Vehicle Overloads on Pavement

Damage and Cost

David Timm, Department of Civil


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The Auburn University ASCE Student Chapter will behosting a Career Night at the AU Conference Center onTuesday evening February 19, 2008. The Career Nightprovides an excellent opportunity for students to talkwith representatives of Civil Engineering firms aboutvarious job specialties. The represented companies willhave the chance to meet a diverse group of soon-to-graduate Civil Engineering students with interest inTransportation, Geotechnical, Environmental, Structural,Construction, Hydraulics/Hydrology andPavements/Materials.

We ask from participating companies a donation of $325to help fund our chapter’s involvement in the upcomingASCE Southeastern Conference. The conferencepromotes competition between universities in eventssuch as the concrete canoe, concrete frisbee, steelbridge, technical paper, transportation, geotechnical, andenvironmental, just to name a few.Due to limited space, booths will be assigned on a firstcome basis. War Eagle!

Contact:Anna GautneyDepartment of Civil [email protected]

Attention conference participants. When attending the

conference please remember DO NOT PARK at “THE

COMMONS APARTMENT BUILDING” which is next door to

the conference center. IF YOU DO YOUR VEHICLE WILL BE

TOWED AT YOUR EXPENSE.

We have made arrangements with the university for you to park

on campus IN ANY LEGAL PARKING SPACE. There are several

places you may not park and they are (1). ANY PARKING

SPACE WITH A RESERVED SIGN, (2). FIRE LANES, and (3).

YELLOW CURBS.

Auburn University has a new parking deck next to Jordan-Hare

stadium which is located at the corner of Roosevelt and Duncan

Drives. A new Auburn University parking lot is located on South

Gay Street next door to Northcutt Realty where Hardee's

Restaurant was located. We will post a map at our website that

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