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Giving Voice To Silent Stakeholders, Mindy Peterson, Will Wingfield

Purdue Road School

Only the most motivated stakeholders attend public meetings or submit written comments. To ensure that more people and quieter voices are heard, transportation agencies are supplement-ing public-involvement efforts with interactive, mobile-friendly surveys and in-person inter-views. Learn how tech tools are being used on projects such as the Sherman Minton Renewal to involve the public and provide more data to decision makers.

Michigan's Inventory-Based Rating System For Unpaved Roads, Peter Torola

Purdue Road School

The current rating systems for unpaved roads lack stability and reliability and, therefore, provide little benefit as project- or network-level metrics. Since many of these systems are derived from paved-road assessment systems, they focus heavily on surface distresses rather than road width, drainage, and other features. This session presents the Inventory-Based Rating System as a stable and implementable method of condition assessment for unpaved roads, without the focus on surface distresses.

What Utilities Wish We Knew: Focusing On Communications & Electric Facilities, Joe Kline, Natalie Parks, Ted Foster

Purdue Road School

Nearly every project has electric and communications facilities within the project limits. In this session utility representatives discuss what designers should know for successful utility coordination.

Past, Present, And Future Of Priced Managed Lanes, Ganapathi Badireddi, Ron Davis

Purdue Road School

Using various maps and graphs, this presentation will detail the significant growth in the U.S. priced managed lane sector in terms of mileage, locations, and toll revenue. The location of priced managed lanes currently under construction will also be included to show anticipated growth over the next several years. Some emerging trends and considerations for the future will be discussed based on involve-ment in recent studies of priced managed lanes around the country.

Alternate Methods For Preserving Asphalt Pavements, Jeff Beeler

Purdue Road School

Come hear how the city of Warsaw, Indiana, uses a “mix of fixes” to economically extend the life cycle of its road network while maintaining a safe and politically friendly high pavement condition index (PCI) number. The mixes include rejuvenation, slurry, micro, and crack sealing.

Indot Einvoice Application For Consultant Contracts, Jeff Clanton, Dale Carter

Purdue Road School

In 2016, INDOT began the implementation of an electronic consultant invoicing application with nine pilot firms. In March of 2018, the application was rolled out for use with most new consultant contracts. Approximately 2,500 invoices were processed through eInvoice in FY 2019, and INDOT is working on an enhancement retrofit for implementation on earlier contracts. In this session INDOT representatives will review the purpose and features of the application as well as planned future enhancements.

Aging Urban Corridors: Big Challenges, Big Rewards, Carl Camacho, Erin Wenger, David Borden

Purdue Road School

When revitalizing aging urban streets, an early, in-depth investigation holds the keys to success. Property ownership documents are gener-ations old. Utility records are often nonexis-tent. Century-old underground infrastructure must be located and evaluated. The up-front, fact-finding work is more critical, there’s more of it, and it’s more valuable to the end result. Find out how we set the stage for improving a section of US 40, the “First Highway in America,” that runs through Indianapolis.

Indot Intelligent Road Design And Construction Using 3d Models, Derek Fuller, Andrew Pangallo, Timothy Haney

Purdue Road School

This presentation provides an update on INDOT’s e-construction and Intelligent Design and Construction initiatives. This will include a discussion of INDOT’s efforts over the past year to move toward 3D CAD models for roadway design, advancements in digital/electronic construction inspection including further development and refining of inspection checklists, continued development and testing of a mobile inspection application, and demonstration projects for e-ticketing of HMA materials delivery.

Trends And Advances In Geosynthetic Interlayers, Mark Marienfeld

Purdue Road School

Geosynthetic pavement interlayers for asphalt pavement have been used for over 50 years. They have been improved to resolve millability, recyclability, and pavement performance concerns when millings with interlayer pieces are used in a new mix design. This presentation will summarize third-party testing for new geosynthetic interlayers and their performance improvements during milling and recycling of asphalt pavements. It will also highlight pavement performance when millings of the interlayer are used in a new mix design.

The Cost Of Nepa, Kenneth Mcmullen, Steve Walls, Joseph Dabkowski

Purdue Road School

In this session we will discuss how the National Environmental Policy Act does or does not affect a project’s bottom line. NEPA costs by project/NEPA document type will be presented, followed by a group discussion with a panel of at least one INDOT NEPA practitioner, one NEPA consultant, and one INDOT consultant services manager. The session will conclude with an open discussion for project managers, consultants, designers, and other stakeholders about costs, ways to move forward, and working toward a better understanding of environmental costs, schedule constraints, and various other issues

Update On Partial Depth Patching Techniques For Concrete Pavement, Mike Nelson

Purdue Road School

INDOT has let and constructed numerous projects over the past 2 years utilizing signifi-cantly revised partial-depth patching tech-niques. This presentation will provide an update regarding the construction and performance of new practices.

Indot Dnr Maintenance Memorandum, Sandra Bowman, Frank Sailer

Purdue Road School

On March 13, 1997, INDOT and the Department of Natural Resources signed a memorandum of understanding that exempted specified main-tenance activities from the Flood Control and Navigable Waterways Act. There has been much confusion and many interpretation variances in the interim. INDOT has been working with the DNR to update the MOU to provide clarity to areas of conflicting interpretation. Join us for a discussion.

Application Of Geosynthetic Paving Fabric Interlayer In I-65, Kumar P. Dave

Purdue Road School

INDOT recently used a geosynthetic paving fabric interlayer for the first time, on I-65, to retard reflective cracking and as a pavement moisture barrier. The nonwoven fabric interlayer used is both millable and recyclable. This tech-nical presentation will provide insight into the use of paving fabric interlayer as a cost-effective, innovative tool for pavement rehabilitation.

Geosynthetic Interlayer Functions And I-65 Installation, Mark Marienfeld

Purdue Road School

INDOT recently used a geosynthetic paving fabric interlayer for the first time, on I-65, to retard reflective cracking and as a pavement moisture barrier. The nonwoven fabric interlayer used is both millable and recyclable. This technical presentation will provide insight into the use of paving fabric interlayer as a cost-effective, innovative tool for pavement rehabilitation.

City Of Elkhart - Ada Data Collection And Transition Plan Implementation, Jeffrey Schaffer, Rachel Page

Purdue Road School

Over a 5-year period, the City of Elkhart col-lected detailed data on nearly 4,000 curb ramps. The City is now using that data to plan and fund ADA improvements within the public right-of-way. This presentation will discuss how to look at an overwhelming task such as ADA compli-ance in the right-of-way and develop a plan to manage it.

Erms Best Practices: Don't Stumble Across The Finish Line, Heather Johnson, George Watson

Purdue Road School

Join us for a discussion of the best practices for design uploads and the upcoming changes in the next version of Electronic Records Management System (ERMS).

Wireless Underground Communications In Sewer And Stormwater Overflow Monitoring: Radio Waves Through Soil And Asphalt Medium, Usman Raza, Abdul Salam

Faculty Publications

Storm drains and sanitary sewers are prone to backups and overflows due to extra amount wastewater entering the pipes. To prevent that, it is imperative to efficiently monitor the urban underground infrastructure. The combination of sensors system and wireless underground communication system can be used to realize urban underground IoT applications, e.g., storm water and wastewater overflow monitoring systems. The aim of this article is to establish a feasibility of the use of wireless underground communications techniques, and wave propagation through the subsurface soil and asphalt layers, in an underground pavement system for storm water and sewer overflow monitoring application. …

Resilience To Flooding And Fluvial Erosion In A Changing Climate, Robert C. Barr, Siavash Beik

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Introduction To Hydrologic Modeling Using Wintr-20, Thomas T. Burke, Luke J. Sherry

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

The Iowa Watershed Approach, Kate Giannini

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Updated Bulletin 70 Rainfall, Christopher B. Burke

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.

Internet Of Things For Sustainable Mining, Abdul Salam

Faculty Publications

The sustainable mining Internet of Things deals with the applications of IoT technology to the coupled needs of sustainable recovery of metals and a healthy environment for a thriving planet. In this chapter, the IoT architecture and technology is presented to support development of a digital mining platform emphasizing the exploration of rock–fluid–environment interactions to develop extraction methods with maximum economic benefit, while maintaining and preserving both water quantity and quality, soil, and, ultimately, human health. New perspectives are provided for IoT applications in developing new mineral resources, improved management of tailings, monitoring and mitigating contamination from mining. Moreover, tools …

Imix Exz Wall Wp Residential Basement Waterproofing, Chad Clark

Building Academy Conference

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Understanding And Utilizing Basic Codes, Rodney Johnson

Building Academy Conference

This presentation is designed for inspectors and design professionals, to have a basic understanding of how the various codes work together to accomplish a well designed and a safe building for the end user when completed and ready for occupancy. One code doesn’t fit all parts of the big picture of the design and inspection of the building during construction and at the final completion of the building prior to occupancy and one code does not address the future uses and maintenance of the structure without the assistance of the entire family of codes to support and complement one another.

Agricultural Rental Hall Wedding And Event Venues Party Barns, Sallie D. Fahey, Mike Wolf, Pat Grimes

Building Academy Conference

Rural event and wedding venues are all the rage, but many simply begin operation without proper code and zoning compliance. Rural property owners seldom understand that their old barn or new pole building was not built to Class 1 structure standards to allow public access, but when enforcement is initiated tearful brides and angry event planners blame local government. Other non-approved event venue owners are knowingly exceeding the limits and pushing enforcement of codes and public nuisance laws.

Damage Evaluation Of Full-Scale Rc Slab By Ultrasonic Tomography, Hiroshi Hayashida, Tamon Ueda

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

There have been reports of road bridges that deteriorated after their RC slabs had been repaired. The insufficient removal of damaged materials is said to be the cause of such post-repair deterioration. Consequently, there is a call for a survey method that can detect deteriorated materials of bridges with high accuracy. Towards the development of such a method, this report focuses on ultrasonic tomography, because it can detect damage to the RC slabs of road bridges over relatively large areas. We examined the applicability of ultrasonic tomography to a method of assessing the RC slab damage by a test that …

Integrated Sensor Network For Monitoring Steel Corrosion In Concrete Structures, José Enrique Ramón-Zamora, José Manuel Gandia-Romero, Román Bataller, Ana Martínez-Ibernón, Isabel Gasch, Juan Soto

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

The developed Integrated Sensor Network (ISN) allows a non-destructive monitoring of the rebar condition at different parts of the structure. The corrosion sensor allows the accurate determination of the corrosion rate (µm/year). Moreover, additional sensors are integrated in order to detect relevant changes in the concrete electrochemical condition.

The ISN has been published as an international invention patent (reference number WO 2016/177929 A1). The system is based on an economic, simple, reliable and durable technology, which makes its implementation viable on new and repaired reinforced concrete structures (RCS). Therefore, it is also possible monitoring non-accessible parts such as deep foundations …

Similarity Analysis Of Rebar Corrosion Under Different Electrochemical Accelerated Method, Chuanqing Fu, J Chen, X Jin, H Ye, Jun Zhu

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

The concrete cover cracking caused by non-uniform corrosion of reinforcing bar is one of the most important reason for structure service performance degradation. The most widely used electrochemical accelerated corrosion methods include external and internal electrode methods. The reinforcement are used as anode in both methods. The different between two methods is the position of auxiliary. In external electrode method, the auxiliary is set outside the specimen, including three methods, i.e. samples whole/part submerged in saline, samples wrapped by sponge and steel mesh. The electrochemical mechanism of these four accelerated method were analyzed by using the FE software COMSOL. According …

Micro-Mechanical Analysis Of Corrosion Products Formed During Long-Term Carbonation Induced Corrosion Of Steel, Marijana Serdar, Dubravka Bjegovic, Valérie L’Hostis, Stéphane Poyet, Damien Féron

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

During corrosion distinct types of corrosion products form, composed of different ratios of ferrous ions and oxide, hydroxides. Corrosion products have different physical and mechanical properties, mainly density, resistivity, volume and modulus of elasticity compared to iron. Knowing properties of corrosion products is indispensable for service life modelling of structures and can give valuable insight into the long-term corrosion propagation process. In this study micro-indentation method was used to evaluate mechanical properties of different layers formed during long-term carbonation induced corrosion of steel in concrete. Investigation was performed on three sets of reinforced concrete samples, that underwent corrosion during 50, …

An Experimental Study Of Concrete Resistivity And The Effects Of Electrode Configuration And Current Frequency On Measurement, Hayder Oleiwi, Yu Wang, Nan Xiang, Levingshan Augusthus-Nelson, Xianyi Chen, Igor Shabalin

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

Electrical resistivity, a measurable parameter of the state of concrete, plays an important role in the assessment of reinforced concrete structures. An experimental study using two-electrode method has been conducted to evaluate the resistivity of Portland cement concrete. Internal and external electrodes were varied in order to understand effect of the electrodes configuration, where carbon fibre (CF) sheets were employed as the internal electrodes and CF and copper sheets were used as external electrodes. Furthermore, frequency of applied current was varied from low to high, to identify the most suitable frequency that can be utilized for stable and reliable results. …