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Center of Excellence for Airport Technology OMP Project Meeting, July 14, 2005

Center of Excellence for Airport Technology OMP Project Meeting, July 14, 2005 David Lange Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Center of Excellence for Airport Technology OMP Project Meeting, July 14, 2005

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  1. Center of Excellence for Airport Technology OMP Project Meeting, July 14, 2005 David LangeDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  2. CEAT welcomes you to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • The #1 CEE Department (US News Survey) • 450 undergrads; 420 grad students • 5700 in College; 39,000 in University • 46 tenure-track faculty • Transportation, Materials, Geotechnical, Structures, Environmental Eng., Hydrology, Construction Management

  3. OMP, FAA and UIUC in partnership OMP FAA Subgrade issues Materials & Pavements Outreach Subgrade & pavements Wildlife issues Anti-icing Outreach

  4. OMP and FAACommon technical goalsComplementary outreachLeveraged effort Enhanced visibility

  5. News from our FAA partner • FAA sponsor is at Wm J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City, NJ • AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY R & D BRANCH • Contacts: • Pat Watts, Director of COE Programs • Satish Agrawal, Branch Manager • David Brill, FAA COE Program Manager • MOA Extension has been approved to sustain CEAT beyond the 10th anniversary (i.e. Sep 30, 2005 is 10th anniversary of original FAA funding) • FY2005 Program approved and funded ($467,000)

  6. Schedule for Today 10:00 Introduction — David Lange 10:30 Stabilization of Subgrade — Marshall Thompson 11:00 Raw Materials — Leslie Struble 11:30 PCC Mix Design — Jeff Roesler 12:00 Box Lunch and Poster Session 1:00 Outreach 2:00 Discussion about 2005-6 Work Plan 3:00 CEAT Advisory Meeting (Lange, Arman, Anderson, Depa, Hanlon)

  7. UIUC team Faculty and Staff • Marshall Thompson • Jeff Roesler • Erol Tutumluer • Leslie Struble • John Popovics • Sam Carpenter • Bill Buttlar • Barry Dempsey • Minosca Alcantara • Eve Earles • Vicki Dixon UIUC Students: • Francis Nelson III • Zach Grasley • Rob Rodden • Cristian Gaedicke • Salvador Villalobos • Harkanwal S. Brar • Pat Hodina

  8. Recap & Highlights • OMP sponsored work began Sep 2004; funding in place in Oct 2004 • Major meetings: Oct 2004 kickoff; Feb 2005 Program Review at OMP • Three technical projects now underway • subgrade, materials, and pavements • 19 Tech Notes completed

  9. Pre-Feb Tech Notes • TN1: OMP Technical Note Overview and Guidelines • TN2: PCC Mix Design • TN3: Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Airfield Rigid Pavements • TN4: Feasibility of Shrinkage Reducing Admixtures for Concrete Runway Pavements • TN5: K-150 Considerations for RW 9-27 • TN6: Subgrade Strength/Stiffness Evaluation • TN7: "Working Platform" Requirements for Pavement Construction • TN8: Subgrade Stability Manual (IDOT) • TN9: Freeze Thaw Performance of Coarse Aggregate • TN10: Summary of IDOT & ASTM Specifications for Coarse Aggregate Gradation

  10. Feb-Jul Tech Notes • TN11: Measurement of Water Content in Fresh Concrete Using the Microwave Method • TN12: Guiding Principles of OMP PCC Mix Design • TM13: Moisture Limitations for Lime Stabilization • TN14: Admixture Stabilization (Lime Treatment of Subgrades) • TN15: Evaluation, Testing and Comparison between Crushed Manufactured Sand and Natural Sand • TN16: Concrete Mix Design Specification Evaluation • TN17: PCC Mix Design Phase 1 • TN18: Analysis of the Suitability of Soils at OHare to Support Turfgrass Growth • TN19: Analysis of Stockpiled Soils at OHare

  11. Recap & Highlights (cont.) • Outreach activities • Outreach Coordinator: Minosca Alcantara • Contractor outreach • Tech transfer activities -- Brown Bag Lunch; Tech Transfer Symposium on Instrumentation • Student programs -- Pre-college, college, interns • Administrative • Asst to Director: Vicki Dixon • Nifty website by Pat Hodina • New office area opened in May 2005

  12. Questions?

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