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LTRC2009-2010 Annual Report

Merging Government,Industry, and Academia


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ance, raining, con inuing educaechnology rans er, and problem-

ing services o DO D and he rana ion communi y a large. Te cen

is largely suppor ed hrough undiau horized by DO D and he FedeHighway Adminis ra ion (FHWA)

L C merges he resources o heand local governmen , universi iespriva e indus ry o iden i y, deveand implemen new echnology oprove he s a es ranspor a ion By harnessing hese valuable resou

L C is empowered o fnd innovasolu ions o Louisianas ransporproblems.

o enhance he cen er as he ocuranspor a ion-rela ed research,

ogy rans er, and educa ion in Louana, he L C ounda ion, a non-porganiza ion, has been es ablished

ounda ion provides an excellen p

nership oppor uni y or DO D, suniversi ies, and he priva e sec o

In hese and o her ways, L C is phe way or more e cien and ben

research and raining, hanks o a bina ion o modern echniques, loavailable resources, and a wide poolsuppor .

For addi ional in orma ion, con aL RC4101 Gourrier AvenueBaton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 www.ltrc.lsu.edu

Te Louisiana ranspor a ion esearchCen er (L C) is a research, echnology

rans er, and raining cen er adminis ered join ly by he Louisiana Depar men

o ranspor a ion and Developmen(DO D) and Louisiana S a e Univer-si y (LSU). L C provides a seting in which he hresholds o echnology can be explored and applied in prac ical ways.By merging he resources o DO D andLSU, a versa ile core o acili ies andexper ise addresses he rapidly evolvingchallenges in he ranspor a ion feld.

In addi ion o i s a lia ion wi h LSU,L C par icipa es ully wi h o heruniversi ies in Louisiana ha houseengineering programs (Louisiana echUniversi y, McNeese S a e Universi y,Sou hern Universi y, ulane Universi y Universi y o Louisiana a La ayete, andUniversi y o New Orleans). By combin-ing heir resources wi h hose o DO D,

he cen er elimina es duplica ion o e or

and provides a richer base o suppor . Tecen er also provides an avenue or mul i-disciplinary suppor rom universi ies omee he prac ical and academic needs o

he ranspor a ion indus ry in such areasas engineering, law, business and man-agemen , basic sciences, planning, andenvironmen al s udies.

Since i s crea ion by he Louisiana legis-la ure in 1986, L C has gained na ionalrecogni ion hrough i s e or s o improve

ranspor a ion sys ems in Louisiana. Tecen er conduc s shor - erm and long- ermresearch and provides echnical assis-

Sherri H. LeBas, P.E.

Secretary

Michael V. Martin, Ph.D.Chancellor


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ontent

Tis publica ion is a repor o he ranspor a ionresearch, echnology rans er, educa ion, and rainingac ivi ies o he Louisiana ranspor a ion esearchCen er or July 1, 2009June 30, 2010. Te cen er issponsored join ly by he Louisiana Depar men o

ranspor a ion and Developmen and Louisiana S a eUniversi y.

Directors Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Completed Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Active Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Featured Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Education & Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

TTEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Tech Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Local Technical Assistance Program . . . . . . . 19

LTRC Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Professional Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Staff Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24


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Directors Messageo: Sherri H. LeBas, P.E., Secre ary, DO D

Michael V. Mar in, Ph.D., Chancellor, LSU

ichard Savoie, P.E., Chie Engineer, DO Dichard Koubek, Ph.D., Dean, College o Engineering, LSU

Change, s reamlining, and e ciency seem o be he ac ionable words his year. Leadership changes a DO D and LSU and wi hin he L C policy commitee were many his year. We welcome ichard Savoie, DO D chie engineer, as our new Policy Commitee chair. He replaces Bill emple upon hisre iremen . Bill was a long ime employee and la er riend o research and, on a personal no e, was my frs supervisor a

DO D many years ago as he assis an pavemen research en-gineer. Likewise, S eve Cumbaa has re ired. Sherri Lebas wasnamed as Secre ary o DO D. Sherri presaged her engineeringcareer as a s uden worker a L C working in he geo echlab and upon gradua ion began her DO D career a L Cas an engineer in ern. We look orward o serving her needsand bringing con inued innova ion o DO D. Dean ichardKoubek also began his enure a LSU a he beginning o his year. Finally, we welcome Dr. Bob Bruce and Dr. Norma JeanMatei as new Policy Commitee members rom heir respec-

ive universi ies, ulane and he Universi y o New Orleans.

I would like o bring your aten ion o several s reamlining ande ciency e or s ha have come o rui ion his year. Firs ,

he L C esearch Projec Managemen Sys em is up andrunning. Tis web based managemen sys em au oma es every process used in he adminis ra ion o he research program,including modules or our research projec solici a ion process, work program developmen , biannual repor ing, and imple-men a ion repor ing along wi h access o projec fles ando her managemen repor s. Te fnancial side will be included when DO D ini ia es he s a es En erprise esource Program. Addi ional modules will be added as necessary. Hundreds o man-hours are saved hrough his managemen sys em.

Meanwhile, he ranspor a ion raining and Educa ion Cen-er ( EC) is reaching i s po en ial as a echnology-enhanced

cen er o learning or our work orce developmen . Our MediaSi e so ware cap ures almos every course or raining ses-sion in a digi al orma ha is pos ed o he L C web si e.S uden s can access hese courses o review por ions or all o

course o erings, and new s uden s can access hese coa dis ance learning experience. Almos 1,100 hi s we

on his si e his year. In addi ion, we have ripled ho hours o raining hrough video con erencing. Mo

an is some research on immersive vir ual learning exas a new me hod o course delivery. You will fnd a ear icle on page 17 describing his IVLE me hodology.

Inside his repor you will fnd ea ured ar icles on hprogram, educa ion and raining and echnology ransac ivi ies. Comple ed and ac ive research projec s, accomplishmen s, echnology rans er ac ivi ies, sup

higher educa ion, and publica ions and presen a ions included.

L C hos ed he Sou heas ranspor a ion Consor(S C) mee ing his year. Te S C is a pooled und e oo 10 sou heas ern s a es o collabora e on research

hrough he leveraging o unds and he reduc ion oduplica ion. Te e or s o he S C are described in an

ea ured ar icle on page 9.

own hall mee ings were held a six o our seven Polimitee universi ies his year in order o in roduce newsors o L C and our suppor or higher educa ion. I

icular, we ou line how hey can par icipa e in our pr

L C con inued i s success in atrac ing ex ernal reseunding wi h hree addi ional FHWA Innova ive Brid

search and Deploymen s udies, ano her NCH P s udprojec or USACE.

Finally, I would bring your aten ion o he las page orepor where we are very proud o repor he selec io inka McFarland as a Charles E. Dunbar, Jr. Award Ho

or her service o he ci izens o Louisiana.

espec ully submited,

Harold Skip Paul, P.E., Direc or


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Facilities

Loca ed on he LSU campus in Ba on ouge, L C providesresearchers and s uden s access o excellen labora ories ands a e-o - he-ar research equipmen . Te ull resources o LSUas a Carnegie Designa ed Doc oral/ esearch Ex ensive Ins i u-

ion are also available. Te unique posi ion o L C providesaccess o vir ually all o LSU and DO Ds resources o pursuei s mission.

L C houses more han 90 employees and up o 30 s uden sin wo adjacen acili ies. Te L C building is a 25,300-squareoo acili y ha includes fve research labora ories, a con erence

room, and o ces. Te labora ories are used o conduc advanced research in o asphal , concre e, soils, and pavemen s. Te14,000 square ooransportation raining and EducationCenter (TEC) houses a lec ure hall, a compu er-based rainingclassroom, and wo general classrooms ha are all equipped wi h advanced educa ion and raining equipmen and dis ancelearning/video-con erencing capabili ies. A comprehensive

ranspor a ion library and o ces are also included.

L C has iden ifed research areas o s ra egic impor ance andhas developed expanded capabili ies or concen ra ion in severalareas: he Engineering Ma erials Charac eriza ion and esearchFacili y (EMC F), a labora ory acili y specializing in unda-men al ma erials charac eriza ion; he Geo echnical Engineering

esearch Labora ory (GE L), a labora ory ocusing on rans-por a ion ear h-works, s ruc ural ounda ions, and geosyn he -ics; and Pavemen on he Move (POM), a mul i-use mobile

labora ory or collec ing da a rom feld cons ruc ion well as research and raining.

Al hough remo e rom he cen er, heLouisiana PavementResearch Facility is an impor an acili y ha s reamlmen loading research by compressing years o road weamon hs o es ing. Te six-acre acili y is loca ed on o he Mississippi iver and incorpora es an Accelera e

ing Facili y (ALFM

).

Te addi ion o EC grea ly enhances L Cs mission byacili a ing he delivery o raining, pro essional deve

oppor uni ies, and echnology rans er o engineers, undergradua e and gradua e s uden s, and pro essional bo h he public and priva e domains.

L C is a budge en i y o he Louisiana Depar menranspor a ion and Developmen . Funding is a combina

S a e, S a e Planning and esearch (Par II, Federal), InBridge esearch and Deploymen (100 percen ederal),ranspor a ion Program (S P- ederal), and ex ernal con

and gran s, such as he Na ional Coopera ive Highway Program, he U.S. Army Corps o Engineers, and he NScience Founda ion.

(l o r): TEC, L RC, ALF


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Completed ResearchLTRCProject Agency

PrincipalInvestigator Project Title

09-1SS LSU Dr. DouglasCarlson

Moni oring Sal wa er in Spar a Aqui er in Nor h Cen ral Louisi

08-2P LSU Dr. Mos a a Elseif Analysis o Seasonal S rain Measuremen s and Asphal Ma erial Accelera ed Load

08-1SS LSUDr. DouglasCarlson

Ex en o Disease isk rom Ligni e Wi hin Aqui ers o Nor h

07-3G LSU Dr. oy DokkaDevelopmen o Opera ional eal- ime Kinema ic Global Posi ioService or Sou heas ern Louisiana

07-2G L CDr. Murad Abu-

FarsakhCalibra ion o esis ance Fac ors needed in he L FD Design o

06-6G LSU Dr. Khalid Alshibli Upda e o Correla ions Be ween Cone Pene ra ion and Borin

04-2S ulane Dr. ober N. Bruce S ruc ural Moni oring o igole s Pass Bridge

03-1G L C Gavin Gau reauDevelopmen o Geo echnical In orma ion Da abase- Compu er

o Expedi e Soil Subgrade Survey Da a o Designers

01-3ENV L U Dr. Dixie Gri nranspor , rea abili y, and oxici y o Highway S orm Wa er Do eceiving Wa ers Across Louisiana

09-1 I E ULL Dr. William ChirdonE ec o Termal Oscilla ion Frequency on he E ec ive Termal Po Concre e and Asphal

09-3 I E LSU Dr. Marwa HassanUse o i anium Dioxide o Improve Per ormance and Air Puri yCapabili ies o Concre e Pavemen s

09-4 I E L UNazimuddin M. Wasiuddin

Teore ical and Experimen al De erminia ion o Adhesion Be we Asphal Binders and Aggrega es in Dry and We Condi ions

09-2 I E LSU Dr. S.A. Hsu Applica ion o Sa elli e Imagery or Sur ace ain a e Es im

09-2G LSU Dr. oy Dokka Quali y Con rol eview or Managemen Sys em oadway Ele

07-3SS LSU Dr. Sheri Ishak Es ablishing and In elligen ranspor a ion Sys em (I S) a

05-5G L CDr. Murad

Abu-Farsakh

Evalua ing he Benef s o Geogrid ein orced Bases in Flexible P

(In erim epor )

05-3S LSU Dr. Guoqiang LiDevelopmen and Advanced Grid S i ened (AGS) F P ube-EncaConcre e Columns

03-1SS LSU Dr. Ches er Wilmo

Evalua ion o Freeway Con ra ow Evacua ion Ini ia ion and erPoin Confgura ions

LSU: Louisiana S a e Universi y; L U: Louisiana ech Universi y; ULL: Universi y o Louisiana a La ayete


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Completed Research (Pending Publication)LTRCProject

Agency PrincipalInvestigator

Project Title

03-2G L C Dr. Zhong Wu Accelera ed Loading Evalua ion o a Subbase Layer on Pavemen Per

04-1G L UDr. Xingran(Jay) Wang

Es ima ing Se up o Piles Driven in o Louisiana Clayey Soils

08-6G LSUDr. MicheleBarba o

Per ormance Evalua ion o Buried Pipe Ins alla ion

95-3G L CMr. KevinGaspard

In-Place Cemen S abilized Base econs ruc ion echniques

00-2P L CMr. Mark Mar inez

Developmen o Warran y equiremen s in S a e Con rac s orHighway Cons ruc ion

07-1P L C Dr. Zhong Wu Fini e Elemen Simula ion o S ruc ural Per ormance on Flexible Pavem wi h S abilized Base/ rea ed Subbase Ma erials under Accelera ed Load

03-3B L CDr. Louay Mohammad

Op imiza ion o Asphal Mix ure Design or he Louisiana ALF es S

04-3B LSUMr. WilliamH. Daly

A Compara ive Analysis o Modifed Binders: Original Asphal s and MaEx rac ed rom Exis ing Pavemen s

04-7B L CDr. IoanNegulescu

Te Use o DMA o Charac erize he Aging o Asphal Binders


Charac eriza ion o HMA Mix ures Con ainingHigh ecycled Asphal Pavemen Con en wi h Crumb ubber Addi ive

05-1S LSU Dr. Guoqiang Li Da a Valida ion o F P Ma erials Used in S reng hening Bridge Beam

02-3SS LSU Dr. Xiaoduan SunDeveloping a Comprehensive Highway Acciden Da a Analysis Sys em wi h GIS (III)

05-1SS LSU Dr. Sheri Ishak Evalua ion O Te ra c Sa e y Benef s O A Lower Speed Limi And o rucks o Use O igh Lane Only On I-10 Over Te A cha alaya Basi

06-1SS LSUDr. Ches er Wilmo

S a ewide ra c Sa e y S udy - Phase II

06-3SS ULLDr. ameshKolluru Gul Coas Oppor uni y Zone (GOZone) edevelopmen Using 3D Mod

07-2SS LSUDr. Brian Wolshon

Te Design o Lane Merges a ural Freeway Cons ruc ion Work Zones


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Active Research

LTRC

ProjectAgency Principal

InvestigatorProject Title S ar Da e End Da

09-1G WPI Dr. Minjiang aoUpda e LADO D Policy on Pile Driving Vibra ion Managemen

6/1/2009 5/31/2011

08-1P LSU Dr. Mos a a ElseifCos E ec ive Preven ion o e ec ive Crackingo Composi e Pavemen

6/15/2008 2/14/2011

09-2P L C Dr. Mos a a ElseifImplemen a ion o he olling Wheel De ec ome er( WD) in PMS and Pavemen Preserva ion

7/1/2009 6/30/2011

08-1S LSU Dr. Ayman OkeilEvalua ion o Con inui y De ails or PrecasPres ressed Girders

12/1/2007 8/31/2010

08-3S LSU Dr. GoupingZhang

Evalua ion o Design Me hods o De ermineScour Dep hs or Bridge S ruc ures

4/1/2009 4/1/2011

09-5S L C Dr. Guoqiang LiSuppor S udy or A Shape Memory PolymerBased Sel -healing Sealan or Expansion Join

5/1/2009 11/1/2010

07-4SS SUDr. SharonParsons

LADO D Cus omer Service Process andOu come Evalua ion

5/1/2007 12/31/2010

08-3SS ULL Dr. Xiaoduan Sun Developing Louisiana Crash educ ion Fac ors 11/1/2009 10

09-6C LSUMr. Hak-ShulShin

Suppor S udy on he Charac eriza ion o ernary Mixes wi h Various SCMs

7/1/2009 12/31/2010

10-1SS L CDr. Glynn Cavin,MaryLeah Coco

Evalua ion o Knowledge rans er in an Immersive Vir ual Learning Environmen or he ranspor a ionCommuni y

1/1/2010 12/31/2010

05-1G L CDr. Murad Abu-Farsakh

Field Demons ra ion o New Bridge ApproachSlab Designs and Per ormance

8/1/2008 8/1/2011

08-3G L CDr. Murad Abu-Farsakh

Suppor S udy o S ruc ure Heal h Moni oring o he I-10 win Span Bridge Over Lake Pon char rain

11/1/2007 7/31/2012

07-6P L C Dr. Zhong WuEvalua ion o Curren DO D Flexible PavemenS ruc ures Using PMS Da a and New M-E Pavemen

Design Guide

7/1/2009 6/30/2011

09-7P L C Dr. Zhong WuCons ruc ion and Accelera ed Pavemen es ingo I Pavemen es Sec ions

10/1/2009 10/1/2011


Charac eriza ion o Louisiana Asphal Mix uresUsing Simple Per ormance es s and MEPDG

1/1/2008 12/31/2010

07-1B L C Mr. Bill KingEvalua ion o Warm Mix Asphal echnology inFlexible Pavemen s

3/15/2009 3/15/2011

09-2B L C Dr. Zhong WuDevelopmen o New Sur ace Fric ion Guidelines or LADO D

7/1/2009 6/30/2011


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LTRC

ProjectAgency Principal

InvestigatorProject Title S ar Da e End Da

09-2S L CMr. Walid Alaywan

Per ormance and Analysis o Concre e Bridge ailingUsing Conven ional and Composi e ein orcemenMa erials

4/1/2009 3/31/2011

06-2SS L CDr. Ches er Wilmo

Developmen o a ime-Dependen Hurricane Evac-ua ion Model or he New Orleans Area - Phase 2

7/1/2008 6/30/2012

09-2C L CDr. yson

upnow Evalua ion o Cemen and Fly Ash rea ed RPand Marginal Aggrega es or Base Cons ruc ion

3/1/2009 3/1/2011

09-4C L CDr. yson

upnow Evalua ion o ernary Cemen i ious Combina ions 3/1/2009 6/3

09-5C L CMr. Pa rick Icenogle

Evalua ion o Non-Des ruc ive echnologies orCons ruc ion Quali y Con rol o HMA and PCCPavemen s in Louisiana

7/1/2009 6/30/2011

10-1C L CDr. yson

upnow

Evalua ion o he Sur ace esis ivi y Measuremen sas an Al erna ive o he apid Chloride Permeabili y es or Quali y Assurance and Accep ance

2/1/2010 5/1/2011

05-5S LSU Dr. S eve C.S. Cai Bridge Deck eplacemen using F P Ma erials 11/15/2005 1

07-1S L CDr. Murad Abu-Farsakh

S ruc ure Heal h Moni oring o he I-10 win SpanBridge Over Lake Pon char rain

11/1/2007 7/31/2012

07-3S LSU Dr. S eve C.S. Caiepairing/S reng hening o Bridges wi h Pos -ensioned F P S rands and Per ormance Evalua ion

10/1/2007 3/31/2011

07-4S LSUDr. George Z. Voyiadjis

In egral Abu men Bridge or Louisianas Soand S i Soils

10/1/2007 8/31/2011

08-2S LSU Dr. S eve C.S. Cai Moni oring Bridge Scour Using Fiber Op ic Sensors 1/1/2009 7

08-2SS L C Mr. Dan S reckerLOOP Environmen al Moni oring: 2008-2010Beach Eleva ion, Beach Vege a ion, and Land Lossand Habi a Change Surveys

1/1/2008 12/31/2010

10-1G L U Mr. Wesley Palmer Measuring Levee Eleva ion Heigh s inNor h Louisiana 12/1/2009 11/30/2010

07-7P ULL Dr. Xiaoduan SunSa e y Improvemen rom Edge Lines o ural wo-Lane Highway

9/1/2007 8/31/2011


Op imiza ion o ack Coa or HMA Placemen 7/1/2005 12


Field versus Labora ory Volume rics and MechanicalProper ies

8/1/2009 2/29/2012

LSU: Louisiana S a e Universi y; L U: Louisiana ech Universi y; ULL: Universi y o Louisiana a La ayete; SU: Sou hern

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Active Research


Ground Tire Rubber: Implementing Sustainability

In 1991, heIn ermodal Sur-

ace ranspor a-ion E ciency

Ac (IS EA)specifed ha allasphal pavemenprojec s unded by ederal agen-cies mus use a

cer ain percen age o scrap ires in cons ruc ion projec s. By 1994, he manda e was suspended rom he IS EA legisla ion, ye i s ill encouraged he research and applica ion o crumbrubber modifed (C M) asphal in ho mix asphal (HMA)pavemen s.

Louisiana had begun feld evalua ions o using ground ire rub-

ber (G ) in our HMA mix ures by 1994. L C publishedFinal epor 393 a er a seven-year evalua ion o fve feld proj-ec s ha included eigh es sec ions and six G produc s. Te

ollowing fndings are repor ed: Te G we process is an excellen me hod or reducing

crack propaga ion. esearchers recommended ha asphal cemen binder

specifca ions be developed and implemen ed o allow heuse o he G in a we process in HMA.

Te use o G modifed HMA mix ures should increahe li e-cycle o HMA pavemen s.

In 1998, L C began evalua ing he use o G modifemix ures under accelera ed pavemen es ing. Findingprojec included: Te wearing course mix ure using G showed similar

labora ory proper ies when compared o he convenpolymer modifed mix ure.

Similar ruting resul s also occurred in his compariso Te base course mix ure using G showed improved

labora ory proper ies when compared o conven ioncourse mix ures.

Lower ruting was also repor ed in he base course Gmix ures.

S orage s abili y, required mix empera ures a he re

minal, and he abili y or he con rac or o compac modifed mix ure a normal compac ion empera ures wa ew o he challenges he Depar men needed o ov April 2008, DO D adop ed he PG82-22rm binder speci

ion, which uses was e G o modi y he nea binderspecifca ion allows he use o he PG82-22rm binder inany binders specifed. A shor age o s yrene-bu adiene-(SBS) polymers la er in 2008 caused con rac ors o looal erna ives o modi y he asphal binder, which incluo G .

LTRCProject Agency

PrincipalInvestigator Project Title S ar Da e End Da

10-5B L C Dr. Louay Mohammad

Labora ory Evalua ion o he Per ormance o Sul ur-Enhanced Asphal rea ed Base Mix ures

7/1/2009 6/30/2010

09-4S LSU Dr. Guoqiang Li A Shape Memory Polymer based Sel -healing Sealan

or Expansion Join5/1/2009 11/1/2010

09-2SS L CDr. Ches er Wilmo

Enhancing Calibra ed Peer eview or ImprovedEngineering Communica ion Educa ion

9/1/2008 9/1/2011

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Featured Research

In Oc ober 2010, L C hos ed he inaugural mee ing o heSou heas ern ranspor a ion Consor ium (S C). Te S C was es ablished o os er beter grow h in knowledge, skills, andabili ies amongs ranspor a ion pro essionals and academicpar ners.

Te collabora ive research program consor ium was ini i-a ed hrough he FHWA ranspor a ion Pooled Fund ( PF)Program wi h Louisiana as he lead s a e. Te purpose behindS C is o pool fnancial, pro essional, and academic resources o

coordina e research and develop improved me hods o address-ing common problems in he ranspor a ion sys ems in par-

icipa ing s a es. en o he 13 SASH O s a es have joined heS C (Nor h Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, ennessee, Georgia,Ken ucky, Louisiana, Virginia, Mississippi, and Wes Virginia.)

L C Associa e Direc or o esearch Mark Morvan , P.E., began he mee ing by opening he able or members o iden i y ways in which hey envision spending alloca ed unds and odiscuss wha hey would like o see accomplished hrough he

consor ium. Mwrinmay Bismas rom Nor h Carolina explained,I see his as being an incuba or or research ha may be o in er-es o many o he s a es, so i we fnd a projec ha is sui able

or all s a es i should defni ely be done by his organMichael Per a er rom Virginia added, I hope o go baca beter unders anding o where he pocke s o exper iindividual s a es and universi ies.

Because he consor ium is in ended o encourage coordamong member s a es and provide resources and manageo collabora ive s udies, members had he oppor uni yen heir research programs. Tese presen a ions includeand u ure research, a lia ions wi h s a e universi ies

sible u ure collabora ions wi h o her s a es. By learnabou each s a es program, high-priori y ranspor a

opics o common in eres o he sou heas ern and ads a es can be addressed easier han be ore, reducing dupo research be ween member s a es.

o encourage his and promo e beter communica ion oing research ac ivi ies in s a e research programs, he fini ia ed by he consor ium will be a syn hesis o memrecen ly comple ed and ongoing projec s. By launching

s udy, he consor ium objec ives o developing synergproviding a more e cien use o resources are now under

Southeastern Transportation Consortium Convenes at LTRC

Compared o o her modifers, G uses less energy andproduces lower emissions. Tis is due o lower blend-ing empera ures and reduced mixing ime. In addi ioapproxima ely 12% o he base asphal is displaced wmodi ying he mix ure wi h G , crea ing a reduc i

asphal rom he refnery as well as less refning o cruTe combined resul is a subs an ial reduc ion in creacarbon emissions. Te use o G is a promising echnoogy or Louisiana wi h signifcan po en ial o enhanpavemen per ormance and sa is y curren marke ne wi h respec o suppor ing he recycling o scrap i

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By he end o 2010, Louisiana will haverecycled over 300,000 scrap ires in con-s ruc ion projec s, wi h more planned on u ure projec s.


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Featured ResearchDevelopment and Performance Assessment of an FRPStrengthened Balsa-Wood Bridge Deck

ypically, highway bridge decks in he US are made o s eel-rein orced concre e, bu repair and main enance cos s o hese bridges incurred a he ederal and s a e levels can be over- whelming. As a resul , ranspor a ion agencies have searched ornew cos -e ec ive and reliable cons ruc ion ma erials. One very promising al erna ive is he Fiber ein orced Polymer (F P) bridge deck sys em, as F P composi es have ound increasingapplica ions in bridge design and cons ruc ion.

In his projec , researchers aimed o develop an innova ive F P- wrapped balsa wood bridge deck sys em sui able or replacinga damaged bridge s eel grid deck, assess he op ions or long-

erm moni oring, and develop long- erm moni oring guidelines.Te ul ima e objec ive is o ake advan age o he promisingcharac eris ics o F P ma erials o develop a more durable, lessmain enance-in ensive bridge sys em o save limi ed unds ormore urgen needs in he ranspor a ion in ras ruc ure sys em.

Te bridge selec ed or his s udy, which is on rou e LA 70 in Assump ion Parish, ea ures a concre e deck and ben s, s eelI-beam, and a removable span. Buil in 1988, he bridge hasa design load o HS20-44 and an average daily ra c (AD )o approxima ely 6000. Te supers ruc ure heigh , he spanleng h, and he ea ure o movabili y make his s eel span a goodcandida e o be replaced wi h a F P slab sys em. Te span o bereplaced has eigh 25 . x 6 . deck panels. Te F P-wrapped balsa wood deck panels ha are bonded on he I-girders have hesame dimensions as he s eel grid deck panels. In his projec ,

he primary issues o in eres or he bridges long- emance moni oring are: (1) he in egri y o he F P-wrBalsa wood bridge deck sys em; (2) s rains in he ransrec ion o he deck and he longi udinal direc ion o ual girders and (3) bridge deckgirder in er ace bond in

Te ins rumen a ion plan was designed o measure he lload response behavior o he supers ruc ure. Te cen racomposi e panels and suppor ing girders were ins rumen

wi h sensors. Bo h in ernally and ex ernally atached fbop ic FBG and O D sensors were used in his projec .sensors enable bo h shor - erm and long- erm moni ors rains, slips, and empera ure in bo h deck and girder mSix een radi ional s rain ransducers, six acceleromeeigh Acous ic Emission (AE) sensors were also moun e

he live load es ing conduc ed immedia ely a er cons working as a re erence or cross checking he fber op i(FOS) ins rumen a ion sys em.

Te new bridge deck consis s o pre- abrica ed F P-wra balsa wood uni s. Balsa wood beams were wrapped wi hshee s. Te deck was adhesively bonded o he s eel girdusing cus omized epoxy. Live load es ing was per orm

he bridge, and collec ed da a are curren ly being analypublica ion in a fnal repor .

Te next application for this deck may be as a

replacement for existing moveable bridge decks.

Gil Gau reau, DO D S ruc ures and Faciies Main enance Engineer


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Featured ResearchMechanistic Flexible Pavement Overlay Design Program

DO D curren ly ollows he 1993 AASH O pavemen designguides componen analysis me hod in i s exible pavemenoverlay hickness design. Such an overlay design me hod,however, does no require per orming any feld or labora ory

es s o assess exis ing pavemen s ruc ural condi ions. Ins ead,pavemen engineers have o use a pre-assigned, parish-basedsubgrade resilien modulus value and a se o s ruc ural layercoe cien s in an overlay hickness design. Obviously, such aprocedure could po en ially lead o an over- or under-designedoverlay hickness since none o he design parame ers represenac ual feld condi ions.

Te objec ive o his projec was o develop an overlay designme hod/procedure ha is used or a s ruc ural overlay hicknessdesign o exible pavemen in Louisiana based upon (1) in-si upavemen condi ions and (2) non-des ruc ive es (ND )me hods, specifcally he alling weigh de ec ome er (FWD)and/or Dyna ec .

Fi een exible pavemen overlay rehabili a ion projec s wereselec ed or his s udy. Field es ing consis ed o conduc ingND de ec ion es s (FWD and Dyna ec ) along bo h ra cdirec ions on each selec ed projec . Among hem, our projec s were selec ed or he Phase I s udy and he res were used inPhase II. For Phase I projec s only, in-si u layer hicknesses o exis ing pavemen s were measured hrough auguring, and hemid-dep h empera ures o asphal concre e layers were con-

inuously moni ored during ND es ing. Te overlay hicknessdesign analysis was per ormed based on six selec ed ND -basedoverlay design procedures as well as he Mechanis ic-EmpiricalPavemen Design Guide (MEPDG) so ware and he currenDO D componen analysis me hod. Cons ruc ion cos andli e-cycle cos analyses were also included in his s udy.

A FWD de ec ion-based overlay hickness design procedure was developed in his s udy or s ruc urally rehabili a ing ex-ible pavemen s in Louisiana. Based on he resul s o his s udy,

he ollowing specifc observa ions and conclusions may bedrawn:

Te 1993 AASH O ND procedure generally over-esed he e ec ive s ruc ural number or he exis ingpavemen s in Louisiana, which would resul in an unddesigned overlay hickness.

Wi hou ur her modifca ion or calibra ion, none osix-selec ed ND procedures or so ware could be direapplied in an overlay hickness design in Louisiana sinnone represen a Louisiana pavemen condi ion.

Te Louisiana Pavemen Evalua ion Char , originally veloped by Kinchen and emple, has been proved no applicable o he Louisiana exible pavemen condiis also based on he elas ic mul i-layered pavemen Tere ore, i can be ur her used in he evalua ion opavemen s reng hs o Louisiana exible pavemen

A s rong correla ion be ween FWD and Dyna ec dmined s ruc ural numbers were ob ained. Such a corris deemed use ul since i builds a link be ween he lelas ic heory applied in a exible pavemen s rucLouisiana in-si u pavemen condi ions.

Te cos -benef analysis indica ed ha , in lieu o hLADO D componen analysis overlay design me hodsignifcan amoun o cos savings ($74,419 per mileresul in applying he proposed FWD-based overlay dme hod developed rom his s udy.

Te developed FWD-based overlay design procedure is recmended o be used or Louisiana exible pavemen s soverlay hickness design un il such ime as LADO D cmen he new MEPDG me hod. For low-volume roads whigher probabili y o unc ional ins ead o s ruc uralrequired, his proposed overlay design process would be ouse excep o valida e ha a s ruc ural overlay is no


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Education & Training

Because raining is a neces-sary componen o career

advancemen , DO D suppor sand promo es an environmeno con inual learning. Tisa mosphere allows employees

o maximize heir po en ial andprovide qualifed personnelcrucial o he e ec ive manage-men o he ranspor a ion sys-

em. Trough specialized and

in ensive job-specifc rainingand educa ion programs, L Creaches ou o he individual working in he ranspor a ionindus ry.

L C manages DO DsS ruc ured raining Programs;develops main enance and con-s ruc ion raining ma erials andprograms; coordina es semi-nars, workshops, and con er-ences or con inuing educa ionand pro essional developmen ;and con rac s wi h he priva eand public sec ors or unique

raining needs.

Te DO D S ruc ured raining Program is a depar men -sanc ioned, progreraining curriculum ha requires specifc work-rela ed raining be comple

level o an employees career pa h. DO D suppor s and promo es an enviroo con inual learning and eels ha raining is a necessary componen andpar o career advancemen . S ruc ured raining can involve pro essional

echnical skills raining, con inuing educa ion, and hands-on and on- he-joTe program manages he work orce developmen or he personnel in consmain enance, and supervisory/leadership posi ions. Te program also provideassis ance o headquar ers personnel and dis ric raining personnel or po

a ion and compliance decisions.

Te Cons ruc ion and Ma erials raining Program manages he Inspec or/ eCer ifca ion Program or DO D and he Louisiana ranspor a ion indusprogram develops cons ruc ion and ma erials raining ma erials and coordi

raining, es ing, au horiza ion, cer ifca ion, and re-cer ifca ion o inspechnicians s a ewide in each area o cons ruc ion.

Te Main enance raining Program ocuses on he developmen o new job-courses rela ed o job unc ions, work processes and sa e opera ion o equ by main enance feld personnel. Tese courses promo e an awareness o sa eand ati udes needed or maximum job per ormance.

DOTD Structured Training ProgramDOTD Structured Training Program

L RC con inues o manage heInspec or/ echnician cer ifca ion program or he Louisiana Depar men o ranspor a ion and Developmen and he Louisiana

ranspor a ion indus ry. e char a righ shows all cer ifca ionac ions or fscal year 2009-2010(91 new cons ruc ion cer ifca ionsawarded; 73 re-cer ifca ions processed).


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Education & TrainingConstruction and Maintenance Course Development

Presentations/Classes

Tere were 16 courses/projec s developed or revised dur-ing his ime period, 10 in cons ruc ion and 6 in main e-nance.

Construction Training Course/Projects Completed Sampling and es ing o Plas ic Concre e Manual -

Implemen ed In roduc ion o Highway Plan eading - Comple e Base Course Inspec ion Manual - Implemen ed

Surveying wi h ransi s, Teodoli es, and o al

S a ions Manual - Implemen ed Lab Sa e y Procedures or Sec ion 19 - Implemen ed Ins ruc ion Video or DO D 304 - De ermina-

ion o Specifc Gravi y and Densi y Charac eris ics o Compressed Asphal ic Mix ures - Comple ed

Cons ruc ion Leveling - evision Implemen ed evision o Applica ion o Quali y Assurance Specifca-

ions or Asphal ic Concre e Mix ures - Comple ed Governmen al E hics/E hics or Cons ruc ion

Personnel - evision In roduc ion o ranspor a ion Permi s (sel s udy

course or Sec ion 43 )- Implemen ed

Maintenance Courses/Projects Completed Preven ive Main enance o DO D Vehicles -

Comple ed Sewer Je Par 1 and Par II SOCL - Implemen ed Aspen Bridge Access Uni Model A40 Par I and Par II

SOCL - Comple ed Main enance Ma h Volume II - Comple ed Basic Flagging Procedures evision or use in

Immersive Vir ual Learning Environmen Herbicide Spray ig SOCL - Comple ed

Tere are 10 projec s curren ly on-going, 8 in cons ruc iand 2 in main enance.

Construction Current/On-Going Projects evision o PCC Paving Inspection Manual evision o PCC Plant Inspection Manual evision o Structural Concrete Inspection Volumes I

and II Manuals Video or Sampling and es ing o Plas ic Concre e Quali y Assurance Manuals or Asphal ic Concre e

and Embankmen and Base Course Con ex Sensi ive Solu ions raining Ma erials Managemen o he Inspec or/ echnician Cer ifca

Program or DO D and he Louisiana ranspor a ioIndus ry

Maintenance Current/On-Going Projects Basic Business Ma h SOCL Mobile Crash Atenua or

Basic Flagging in Immersive Vir ual Learning Enviro13 classes, 305 s uden s

Lockou / agou or Sec ion- 45 - 25 s uden s How o Use Adobe eader or IQ-Box egis ra ion How o Use he Basic Func ions o E N How o Use he PC raining Works a ion ra c Con rol hrough Main enance Work Areas -

104 s uden s Dump ruck Sa e y and Opera ions and Opera or D

Main enance o Dump rucks Superpave Mix Design and Analysis in Dis ric 62 -

9 s uden s Asphal ic Concre e Mix Design Class or McNeese

Universi y - 16 s uden s rain- he- rainer dis ance learning or revised Subs

Abuse, Harassmen , and Violence in he Workplace cor Dis ric rainers

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Management

DevelopmentTrainingTis program oversees several manda ory supervisory, managemen developmen ,and career developmen raining pro-grams: he Leadership raining Program,a s ruc ured raining program or DO Demployees in a pro essional job series;

he Engineering echnician Supervisory

raining Program, a supervisory rainingprogram or DO D engineering echni-cians; he DO D Supervisory Main e-nance raining Program or rades, cra s,and main enance supervisors; and heCivil Service Supervisory raining pro-gram or supervisors no covered by o herDO D raining programs.

Courses or hese raining programs aredelivered hrough several sources: heGovernors O ce Comprehensive Public

raining Program (CP P), he DO DHuman esources Sec ion, he L C/DO D Con rac wi h he LSU Divisiono Work orce Developmen , and in-house

raining courses developed by L C.

Tere are curren ly 2,471 employeesac ively par icipa ing in he manage-men developmen raining programs.Te number o ins ruc or-led individualcourse comple ions or his period o ime was 1,911.



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Workforce DevelopmentTis is a new program crea ed a L C o accomplish he

ollowing: develop and crea e an annual Work orce Develop-men Plan (WDP); serve as liaison o L C ranspor a ionCurriculum Council ( CC) as ou lined in PPM 47; collabo-ra e specifcally wi h Dis ric Adminis ra ors o suppor s a developmen , raining and planning; and coordina e Execu iveLeadership raining.

Te frs DO D WDP was compiled or he DO D Secre ary during 2009-2010. Te plan provides execu ives and managers

wi h a ramework o make s a ng decisions based on DO Dss ra egic goals and objec ives and a se o desired work orcecompe encies ha would help s a per orm heir jobs more e -fcien ly and e ec ively. Te Plan addresses he need o atracand re ain s a ha can mee a changing work environmenand expec a ions such as an increase in re iremen s due o herapidly aging work orce, he challenge o compe i ion or jobs wi h he priva e sec or, an increasingly mobile work orce, and

he necessi y o pursuing a ater organiza ional s ruc ure. TisPlan analyses he Depar men s work, work orce, and s ra egic

direc ion o crea e a beter plan or developing he work orceneeded or he u ure.

Headquarters TrainingTis program assis s sec ion heads and designa ed sec i

raining coordina ors in providing heir employees heprescribed by he raining programs governing heir emees posi ions. Tis program provided he ollowing orHeadquar ers sec ions: Orien a ion Mon hly presen a ion a new emplo

en a ion. Tis year provided 112 new employees in ormabou respec ive raining programs and how o ulfll i

raining requiremen s. Excep ion repor s I an employees raining is inc

a he ime o a proposed personnel ac ion, such as a mincrease or promo ion, an excep ion may be allowed i resul o circums ances over which he employee has n

rol, such as scheduling or unavailabili y. Over 100 empraining records were reviewed and excep ions gran ed

year. es ing es ing sessions are held 3 imes a mon h

s udy courses. Employees were given 105 es s or dicourses his year. raining Tis year classes were conduc ed o rain

employees in opics o include: Basic Flagging, ra c Chrough Main enance Work Areas, Lockou / agou , Duruck Sa e y and Opera ions, and Opera or Daily Main

o Dump rucks

Support for Higher Education


L C coordina es he s a ewide DO D Engineer esourceDevelopmen Program (E DP), which provides s ruc uredro a ional raining or en ry-level engineers. L C also manages

he Coopera ive Educa ion Program or engineering s uden s, acoopera ive endeavor be ween DO D and universi ies wi hinLouisiana o employ ull- ime universi y s uden s o per ormengineering work and receive prac ical experience in he feldo civil and ranspor a ion engineering. During 2009-2010, 8people par icipa ed in he E DP and 34 par icipa ed in he Co-opera ive Educa ion Program. In addi ion, 48 gradua e s uden s were suppor ed hrough L C research projec s during 2009-2010.

L C also acili a es he DO D Suppor Program orgineering S udies, a coopera ive endeavor be ween DOLouisiana s a e universi ies wi h civil engineering progprovides prac ical experience o civil engineering s udeselec ranspor a ion-rela ed opics among heir engindesign courses. DO D suppor s his program fnanciallyuniversi ies gran academic credi o i s par icipan s.design projec s are ranspor a ion-rela ed and are incluin courses or which junior- or senior-level s uden s recgrade. A he end o he senior design projec , par ici vide copies o he fnal repor o L C and give a 15-20presen a ion. LSU, Universi y o Louisiana a La ayetMcNeese S a e Universi y par icipa ed in he program2009-2010.

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TTEC

he ranspor a ion rain-ing and Educa ion Cen er

( EC) is dedica ed o hedelivery o ranspor a ion rain-ing, pro essional developmenoppor uni ies, con inuing edu-ca ion, and echnology rans er

o engineers, echnicians, ando her pro essionals rom Louisi-anas public and priva e sec ors.Trough his new acili y, L C

is expanding he scope andavailabili y o raining, hereby serving a larger popula ion.

ECs s ra egy is o assis andenable work orce developmenusing principles o s ra egic hu-man capi al improvemen . Tegoals o his s ra egy are o:

Crea e and provide soundraining.

ransi ion curren classes/raining in o he dis ance

learning environmen whereappropria e.

Incorpora e ins ruc ionaldesign concep s, u iliz-ing he alen s o ormally

rained designers o upda eand modernize courses.

External Training ActivitiesL Cs ex ernal raining program, which includes even managemen o wand con erences, con inues o supply he pro essional developmen and e

raining necessary or s ra egic human capi al improvemen , work orce dand he career grow h o all DO D employees and he grea er ranspor amuni y o he region. Tis raining program is vi al or DO D, local goverpriva e indus ry. Ex ernal raining sa isfes specifc needs by providing job ing opics hrough par nerships wi h universi ies and priva e raining pro

EC was he hos or he majori y o hese even s which included Na ioIns i u e (NHI), Federal Highway Adminis ra ion (FHWA), Louisiana S a

si y, Universi y o New Orleans, and Nor hwes ern Universi y courses. Tes uden s atending EC courses increased by 35% his year as 4842 s udenover 300 courses o ered by EC rom July 2009 hrough June 2010, an 8% iover he pas year. EC also achieved a 9% decrease in he raining cos pe by care ully moni oring and managing raining con rac s and agreemen s.o courses is shown below along wi h he number o s uden s per class y


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TTEC

Individual Registrations

TTEC Researches New Learning Technology in Classrooms

In addi ion o managing courses in-house, he cen er provihe oppor uni y o atend courses, con erences, seminars, a

o her educa ional and raining oppor uni ies o ered by oupar ies. During 2009-2010, L C managed regis ra ions 502 employees o atend con erences, courses, seminars, ando her educa ional and raining oppor uni ies. EC was alresponsible all he logis ical, si e managemen , au oma iaudio/visual suppor or 11 con erences atended by 1125 pa

icipan s a various me ropoli an areas around he s a e

EC is progressing wi h he Evalua ion o Knowledge rans er inan Immersive Vir ualLearning Environmen

or he ranspor a ionCommuni y projec(10-1SS). Tere areapproxima ely 800

dea hs in highway work zones each year(Na ional Work ZoneSa e y In orma ionClearinghouse, 2009).Tis research projec explores he use o vir ual learning

echnology or work zone raining, wi h he goal o increase work zone sa e y. Te use o vir ual echnologies promises

o be an exci ing new raining me hod ha increases s udenengagemen and subsequen knowledge rans er, and in he

con ex o his s udy, increase sa e y awareness as well.

Tis research es ed he use o an Immersive Vir ual Learn-ing Environmen (IVLE) simula ing real-world highway work zones. IVLEs go beyond radi ional visual learning by presen ing images ha combine a new orm o visuallearning and vir ual experien ial learning in a way ha is

more congruen wi h anindividuals visual imagess ored in memory, husimproving learning rans erand re en ion. Such engagemen in he learning ac iviallows learners o move beyond he memoriza iono he presen ed concep s

and in o he applica ion ansyn hesis o he ma erial.Tis is he frs experimen

ha L C is aware o haused a sample o he rade

work orce rom governmen and priva e sources, who wdiverse in educa ion, socioeconomic background, and propensi y o use echnology. Tis research expanded he scen ifc knowledge o adul educa ion, specifcally ha wdeals wi h knowledge rans er in an IVLE as i enhance

supplemen s radi ional learning.

Te purpose o his research s udy was o de ermine i IVLE increased engagemen in he learning ac ivi y suclearners moved beyond memoriza ion o presen ed concand in o he applica ion and syn hesis o he ma erial

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Tech Transfer

A s L Cs ormal researchprogram con inues oinves iga e solu ions o Louisi-anas ranspor a ion problems,

he echnology rans er pro-gram serves he wider ranspor-

a ion communi y by imple-men ing hese research fndingsand echnological innova ions. Whe her hrough echnicalassis ance on DO D projec s,publica ions, videos, seminars,or workshops, echnology

rans ers ul ima e goal is o dis-semina e prac ical knowledge omunicipali ies, parishes, and he

ranspor a ion indus ry a large.

In Oc ober 2009, over 100 ranspor a ion pro essionals, engineers, and conga hered or a day o concre e opics and discussion in he EC audi oriu Ayers wi h he American Concre e Pavemen Associa ion (ACPA) kicked nar by presen ing Concre e Basics. Ayers discussed he essen ials or buipavemen s such as design, ma erials, cons ruc ion prac ices, and quali y cquali y assurance (QC/QA) programs.

Te seminar hen held a brie round able discussion on curren issues and pro

he concre e feld. A ernoon opics ocused on u ure echnologies includry, ma uri y, and non-des ruc ive es ing (ND ) devices. Following hesyson upnow, L C, spoke on air con en in Louisiana where he explained

benef s o using air in concre e, mix designs, and o her s a es specifca iopresen ed a summary o he y ash research ha is curren ly being explorexplaining es me hods, chosen ma erials, recen progress, and preliminary

Te seminar concluded wi h a fnal round able discussion. In his discussion, pmembers answered ques ions on In erna ional oughness Index (I I) specifcupda es, he microwave mois ure es , cross s i ching, and ho wea her cfca ions.

. . . .

esearchers and engineers wi h L C, LADO D, and Louisiana universi iessen ed Louisiana a he ranspor a ion esearch Board ( B) 89 h Annua

ha was held in Washing on, D.C., January 10-14, 2010. Speakers rom acrosiana presen ed resul s rom numerous L C sponsored research projec s presen a ions as well as pos er sessions. More han 10,000 ranspor a ion

rom around he world atended he even .

In March, L C con inued i s seminar series o he year by invi ing local o share heir B presen a ions, allowing ranspor a ion pro essionals w

able o atend he Washing on mee ing use ul in orma ion regarding Louisiranspor a ion research. Wi h nine sessions in opics ranging rom geo ec

men , policy, ma erials, and ra c research, 25 presen a ions were made hhe wo-day seminar a he EC acili y. Te seminar atrac ed over 75 ran

pro essionals rom across he s a e. Te session ha gained he mos atensecond session, which consis ed o our pavemen paper presen a ions. Pavics included he use o s abilized blended calcium sul a e, new approaches roughness, feld ruting under di eren ypes o loading, and allevia ing ran

aul ing in join ed concre e.

Seminar Series Focuses on Concrete,Transportation Research Board Papers


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Te Louisiana echnical Assis ance Program (L AP) con in-ued i s raining and pro essional developmen e or s provid-ing over 150 learning oppor uni ies o over 3,000 local ands a e ranspor a ion pro essionals across he s a e. Teseo erings included radi ional workshops, on-si e classes,and webinars or e-learning sessions. L AP par nered wi hDO Ds ra c Engineering O ce and he Louisiana Mu-nicipal Associa ion o develop and broadcas a series o ra cengineering 101 webinars. Tese webinars provided DO D

an e cien way o convey DO D policy upda es o he localcommuni y and o encourage eedback rom local par ici-pan s. L AP also coordina ed a series o s a ewide lis eningsessions wi h he local ranspor a ion communi y on he new DO D driveway rule and o her mee ings on he righ o way program.

L AP par nered wi h he Louisiana Parish Engineers andSupervisors Associa ion o presen wo s a ewide con er-ences, which included echnical opics as well as e hics, public bid law requiremen s, and o her impor an opics. In conjunc-

ion wi h he Louisiana American Public Works Associa ion,L AP sponsored a frs ime sus ainabili y or local com-muni ies workshop a EC, which ea ured na ional andlocal speakers. L AP con inued o expand i s local road sa e y e or s o ering rela ed raining, mul iple echnical assis s andmanagemen o over 100 low-cos sa e y improvemen s.

Te Louisiana S ra egic Highway Sa e y Plan includes L APand he Local oad Sa e y as a member o he Implemen a-

ion eam and Marie Walsh, L AP direc or, as he co-chairo he Occupan Pro ec ion Focus Area eam. L AP alsoassis ed he Louisiana Highway Sa e y Commission and heDepar men o Public Sa e y by planning and conduc ing nineimpaired driving workshops or local and s a e law en orce-men o cers as well as a rain he rainer workshop or speedmanagemen acili a ors.

Marie Walsh, L AP direc or, par icipa es in na ional roadsa e y e or s and was appoin ed as an associa e member o AASH Os S anding Commitee on Highway ra c Sa e y

Local Technical Assistance Program

he Louisiana Local echnical Assis ance Program(L AP) is one o 52 cen ers in a na ional ne workprovides services o he local ranspor a ion communin each s a e, Puer o ico, and he Na ive American areas. Each cen er opera es independen ly o develop implemen programs ha bes mee he needs o h

ranspor a ion agencies while sharing a common na imission o os er a sa e, e cien , and environmen alsound sur ace ranspor a ion sys em by improving skand increasing knowledge o he ranspor a ion workL AP also shares our na ional ocus areas ha includin ras ruc ure main enance, sa e y, work orce develoand value delivery.

Te L AP provides an array o services geared specifcallhe local agencies and personnel ha manage and main

Louisianas local roads and ranspor a ion sys em. raclasses and workshops have been primary services o eresince he program began in 1986. Classes are rou inely

ered a eigh loca ions around he s a e as par o ing oads Scholar program. Special opic classes are o ered, and on-si e on-demand workshops are also available. L AP also provides echnical assis ance on requespublishes a quar erly newsleter, and main ains a publicaand video library.

2009-2010 Highlights

and o he AASH O Subcommitee on Sa e y ManageShe is a member o he Na ional L AP Associa ions ECommitee and serves as he co-chair o he NL APA S Workgroup. She was honored wi h he 2010 NL APA N Achievemen Award a he annual mee ing in July.


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Project Capsules

09-5CEvalua ion o Non-Des ruc ive echnologieCons ruc ion Quali y Con rol o HMA andPavemen s in Louisiana

09-2PImplemen a ion o olling Weigh De ec oe er ( WD) in PMS and Pavemen Preserva

07-1BEvalua ion o Warm Mix Asphal echnolog

Flexible Pavemen s08-3SS Developing Louisiana Crash educ ion Fac

09-1SMoni oring Load Dis ribu ion and Fa igue CEs ima es o Heavy ruck Loads on LouisianS a e Bridges

10-1GMeasuring Levee Eleva ion Heigh s in Nor hLouisiana

10-1SSEvalua ion o Knowledge rans er in an Im-mersive Vir ual Learning Environmen or

ranspor a ion Communi y

09-2SPer ormance and Analysis o Concre e Bridg

ailing Using Conven ional and Composi eein orcemen

08-3SEvalua ion o Design Me hods o De erminScour Dep hs or Bridge S ruc ures

10-1CEvalua ion o Sur ace esis ivi y Measuremas an Al erna ive o he apid Chloride Perm bili y es or Quali y Assurance and Accep

Technical Assistance ProjectsDissemination of Information

L Cs echnical assis ance program provides labora-ory es ing, feld es ing, and orensic inves iga ion in

direc response o Depar men al inquiries or experanalysis on DO D projec s. L C also provides assis-

ance o s a e universi ies or labora ory or feld es ingon research projec s no unded by L C. During he2009-2010 fscal year, L C responded o 112 echni-cal assis ance reques s.

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echnology rans ers ul ima e goal is o dissemina e knowledge o municipali ies, parishes, and he ransporion indus ry a large. L Cs Publica ions and Digi al

Developmen Program mee s DO Ds in orma ional anraining needs hrough newsleters, brochures, annual rep

capsules, Web developmen , and video produc ion/pho-ography. During 2009-2010, L C published 12 echnic

summaries, 10 projec capsules, 4 echnology oday newers, 13 fnal repor s, and 2 echnical assis ance repor s

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Technical Assistance Reports

09-1 A Mini adhakrishnanand Ches er G. Wilmo

Impac o Le Lane ruck es ric ion S ra egies on Mul ilane Highwaysin LouisianaA Li era ure eview

06-1 A Samuel B. Cooper, Jr. Evalua ion o HMA Mix ures Con aining Sasobi

Final Reports & Technical Summaries

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Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh, QimingChen, and Sungmin Yoon

Use o ein orced Soil Founda ion ( SF) oSuppor Shallow Founda

437*ober N. Bruce, Jr., John J.

oller, and Henry G. ussellS ruc ural Moni oring o igole s Pass Bridge

438 John Eggers and ysonD. upnow

Flexural S reng h and Fa igue o S eel Fiber ein orced Concre e(2004 Hale Boggs Deck)

439Khalid Alshibli, Ayman M. Okeil,and Bashar Alramahi, Ph.D.

Upda e o Correla ions be ween Cone Pene ra ion and Boring Log Da

440 Aziz SaberField Verifca ion or he E ec iveness o Con inui y Diaphragms oSkewed Con inuous P/C P/S Concre e Girder Bridges

441 Ayman M. Okeil, Yilmaz Bingol,and Md. ubia Ferdous

A Novel echnique For S i ening S eel S ruc ures

443 Guoqiang Li, Aziz Saber Elimina ion o Deck Join s Using a Corrosion esis an F P Appro

444 Mos a a A. Elseif Analysis o Seasonal S rain Measuremen s in Asphal Ma erials under Accelera ed Pavemen es ing and Comparing Field Per ormance andLabora ory Measured Binder ension Proper ies

446Gavin P. Gau reau and PallaviBhandari

Developmen o a Geo echnical In orma ion Da abase

447 D. M. Gri n, Jr. Volume Balance and oxici y Analysis o Highway S ormwa er DischaCross Lake Bridge

449Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh, Sungmin Yoon, and Ching sai Calibra ion o esis ance Fac ors Needed in he L FD Design o Driv

457 Mark Mar inez Te ideabili y o a De ec ed Bridge Approach Slab

466 Zhi-Qiang DengFirs Flush eac or or S ormwa er rea men or Eleva edLinear ranspor a ion Projec s

LTRC Publications

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Professional OrganizationsTransportation Research Board (TRB)Committees/Panels AHB20 Freeway Opera ions Commitee ABJ70 Ar ifcial In elligence and Advanced Compu ing Ap-

plica ions ANB10 (3) Subcommitee on Emergency Evacua ion Highway Sa e y Manual ask Force AFS70 Geosyn he ics AFP20 Explora ion and Classifca ion o Ear h Ma erials AFP40 Physicochemical and Biological Processes in Soils AFP10 Pavemen Managemen Sys ems AFS10 ranspor a ion Ear hworks AFD60 Flexible Pavemen Design AFP60 Engineering Behavior o Unsa ura ed Soil AFF80 S ruc ural Fiber ein orced Plas ics AFF30 Commitee on ein orced Concre e Bridges A2C02(1) me hods o analyzing s eel bridges AFF40 Non-des ruc ive Evalua ion o S ruc ures Subcom-

mitee AFN30 Durabili y o Concre e (Chair) AFN10 Basic esearch and Emerging echnologies ela ed

o Concre e

AFN40 Concre e Ma erials and Placemen echniques AFN20 Proper ies o Concre e (Communica ions Coordi-

na or) AFK 20 Charac eris ics o Bi uminous Ma erials AHD 20 Pavemen Main enance Commitee AFK 40 Charac eris ics o Bi uminous-Aggrega e Combina-

ions o Mee Sur ace equiremen s (Chair) AFK 50 Charac eris ics o Bi uminous Paving Mix ures o

Mee S ruc ural equiremen s AHD 20 Pavemen Main enance Commitee AFD 20 Pavemen Moni oring, Evalua ion and Da a S orage

AFP 30 Soil and ock Proper ies, Friend o he Commitee AFK 00 Bi uminous Ma erials Sec ion AFK 10 General Issues in Asphal echnology AHD18 Pavemen Preserva ion ABG40 Library and In orma ion Science or

ranspor a ion (LIS ) NCH P 20-68A Domes ic Scan Program NCH P 26-83(5) Clima e Change and he Highway

Sys em: Impac s and Adap a ion Approaches

NCH P 20-89 In ellec ual Proper y S ewardship Granspor a ion Depar men s

NCH P 20-91 European oad Associa ions ER-NEoad esearch Program

NCH P Projec 10-05, Modulus Based Cons ruc ioSpecifca ion and Issues or Highway Ear hwork andUnbound Base Ma erials

Training Memberships Sou heas ask Force on echnician raining and Qu

ion

Cons ruc ion Cer ifca ion Commitee DO D es ing Procedures Commitee LA Comprehensive Public raining Program (CP P)

Curriculum Commitee E N o LSO Planning Commitee CP P S a ewide raining Coordina ors represen a

or DO D Civil Service Manda ory raining Coordina ors

represen a ive or DO D DO D Loss Preven ion Commitee

American Socie y or raining and Developmen LA OD - Louisiana rainers Group Socie y o Governmen Mee ing Planners Special Library Associa ion American Associa ion o S a e Highway and rans

O cials esearch Advisory Commitee ranspor a ion Knowledge Ne work ask Force

(AASH O/RC/ KN/ F) Na ional ranspor a ion raining Direc ors Organiz

(Presiden )

Miscellaneous In erna ional S eering Commitee or ravel Survey

ences US Universi ies Council on Geo echnical Engineerin

esearch (USUCGE ) Engineering Geology and Si e Charac eriza ion Com

Geo-Ins i u e.


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Louisiana Engineering Socie y (LES) LSU Communica ion across he Curriculum (CxC) American Associa ion or Wind Engineering Louisiana DO D Commitee onImplemen a ion o AASH-

O-L FD American Academy o Mechanics (AAM) American Socie y or Engineering Educa ion (ASEE) American Socie y o Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Geo-Ins i u e Geo echnics o Soil Erosion and

Scour Commitee Socie y o Plas ic Engineers In erna ional Commitee or Composi e Engineering

FHWA Binder Exper ask group member FHWA Emulsion esper ask orce member Associa ion o Asphal Paving echnologis (AAP ) Managemen Commitee o he Asphal Pavemen Analyzer

Users Group Sou heas ern Asphal User Producer Group, Board Member esearch Advisory Group o he Na ional S one, Sand, and

Gravel Associa ion, Board Member Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Depar men Level Honor

Socie y

au Be a Pi, College o Engineering Level Honor Socie y Phi Kappa Phi, Universi y Level Honor Socie y

American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) ranspor a ion and Developmen Ins i u e, Planning and

Economics Commitee Highway Sa e y Commitee ASCE-ACI Join Commitee 343 Concre e Bridge Design Associa e Edi or, Journal o Bridge Engineering

Commitee Member, Dynamics Commitee Member, Compu a ional Mechanics Commitee Chair, Experimen al Analysis & Ins rumen a ion Commitee Member, S ruc ural Wind E ec s Journal o Ma erials in Civil Engineering, Associa e Edi or Ma erials Engineering Division, Bi uminous Ma erials Com-

mitee Louisiana Chap er o &DI Execu ive Commitee

American Concrete Institute (ACI) Commitee 440 Fiber ein orced Polymer ein orcem Associa e Member, ACI Commitee 335, Composi e a

Hybrid S ruc ures Consul ing Member, ACI Commitee 423, Pres ressed

Concre e

American Society for Testing andMaterials (ASTM) Subcommitee D04.20 on Empirical es s o Bi umin

Mix ures Subcommitee D04.22 on E ec o Wa er & O her E

on Bi uminous Coa ed Aggrega es Subcommitee D04.24 on Bi uminous Sur ace rea m Subcommitee D04.25 on Analysis o Bi uminous Mi

Chair Subcommitee D04.26 on Fundamen al / Mechanis ic Subcommitee D04.44 on heological es s Subcommitee D04.45 on Specifca ions or Modifed

Asphal Subcommitee D04.46 on Durabili y & Dis illa ion


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Staff Listing

Of ce o the DirectorHarold Skip Paul, P.E., Direc oroni Daigle, Execu ive Services Assis an

Teresa ankin, Adminis ra ive Managerina Blanchard, Accoun an

External Programs Vijaya (V.J.) Gopu, Ph.D., P.E., Associa e Direc or

Research and DevelopmentMark Morvan , P.E., Associa e Direc or, esearchBridge LeBlanc, Execu ive Services Assis an

Pavement and Geotechnical ResearchZhongjie Doc Zhang, Ph.D., P.E.Pavemen & Geo echnical esearch Adminis ra or Pavement ResearchKevin Gaspard, P.E., Pavemen esearch Engineer ManagerMark Mar inez, P.E., Pavemen esearch EngineerMi chell errell, Pavemen echnician 5Shawn Elisar, Pavemen echnician 4Glen Gore, Pavemen esearch Specialis 2 Pavement Research Facility - ALFZhong Wu, Ph.D., P.E., Assis an Pro essor - esearch

Accelera ed Pavemen esearch Program ManagerGeorge Crosby, C.P.C., Pavemen esearch Specialis 3Kei h Gillespie, Pavemen esearch Specialis 3Le icia Courville, Ph.D., E.I., esearch Associa e 4 Xiaoming Yang, esearch Associa e 4 Geotechnical ResearchGavin Gau reau, P.E., Senior Geo echnical esearch EngineerKhalil Hani a, E.I., Geo echnical esearch Engineer Alvin Mix, III, Senior Geo echnical echnician

Douglas Hin on, Geo echnical echnician 3Paden Schilling, Geo echnical echnician 3 Geotechnical Engineering Research Laboratory Murad Abu-Farsakh, Ph.D., P.E., Associa e Pro essor, esearch

GE L ManagerQiming Chen, Ph.D., esearch Associa e 4Pallavi Bhandari, Compu er Analys III Xinbao Yu, Ph.D., esearch Associa e 3Benjamin Comeaux, esearch Specialis

Materials ResearchChris Abadie, P.E., Ma erials esearch Adminis ra or Asphalt Research William Bill King, Jr., P.E., Asphal esearch ManagerMd. Sharear Kabir, E.I., Asphal esearch EngineerGregory ullier, Senior Asphal echnician William Gueho, Asphal echnician 5Pa rick Frazier, Asphal echnician 4 Concrete Research

yson upnow, Ph.D., P.E., Concre e esearch EngineerPa rick Icenogle, E.I., Concre e esearch Engineer

andy Young, Senior Concre e echnicianMat ircui , Concre e echnician 5Shane Laws, Engineering echnician 3 Engineering Materials Characterization Research Facility (EMCRF)Louay Mohammad, Ph.D., Pro essor, EMC F Manager Abraham Bae, Ph.D., P.E., esearch Associa e 4 Amar aghavendra, P.E., Applica ions Engineering ManMinkyum Kim, Ph.D., esearch Associa e Structures Research Walid Alaywan, MSCE, P.E., Senior S ruc ures

esearch Engineer Planning/IntermodalChes er Wilmo , Ph.D., Associa e Pro essor echnology rans er & raining

Sam Cooper, MSCE, P.E., Associa e Direc or,echnology rans er & raining

David Jumper, I echnical SupporMar y Mumphrey, Audio Visual Consul an

Angela Benn, Adminis ra ive Program Specialis Publications & Digital Media Development Jenny Speigh s, Public In orma ion Direc orNick Champion, Audio and Video Produc ion Jenny Gilber , echnical Wri erEmily Wol e, Mul i Media Specialis

echnology rans erMichael Boudreaux, P.E., echnology rans er Engineer


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Staff Listing

Structured raining Programse a inka McFarland, DO D S ruc ured raining Direc or

Cindy winer, Cons ruc ion and Ma erials Program ManagerC. Gordon Smi h, Managemen Developmen

Program ManagerKaren Cordell, Headquar ers raining Program ManagerCandy Cardwell, raining & Developmen Program Manager,

Work orce Developmen PlanningMike Elliot, Engineering echnician DCLKei h Beard, Engineering echnician DCLKelvin S one, raining and Developmen Specialis

ex ansome, raining and Developmen Specialis John Whi wor h, esearch Associa e

External Educational ResourcesGlynn Cavin, Ph.D., ranspor a ion raining and

Educa ion Cen er ( EC) Adminis ra orMary Leah Coco, L C raining Even s Program Manag Allison Landry, raining and Developmen SpecialisMelissa Lee, raining and Developmen SpecialisSandy Brady, LibrarianBrenda Wol e, EC Adminis ra ive Assis an Local echnical Assistance ProgramMarie Walsh, Ph.D., Direc or, L APBob Breaux, L AP O ce ManagerDavid McFarland, L AP eaching Associa e

LTRC Head of Structured TrainingHonored with Dunbar Award

e a inka McFarland, DO D S ruc ured raining Direc or, has been named a 200recipien o he highly es eemed Charles E. Dunbar, Jr. Award, he highes honor clfed s a e employees can receive or heir service o he ci izens o Louisiana. Te Service League bes ows he award on local, s a e, and municipal civic service emplo

who dis inguish hemselves hrough unselfsh service, con ribu ions oward workplace improvemen , personal in volun eer communi y service.

inka holds a Cer ifca ion in Supervisory echniques (CS , 1992) and is a Cer ifed Public Manager (CPM, 1994.) Sa member o he commitee ha worked in coopera ion wi h Louisiana S a e Universi ys Division o Work ormen o implemen a cer ifca ion program or raining and developmen o mee na ional s andards. In 2000,

he series o pilo classes leading o a Louisiana S a e rainer Cer ifca ion and a Cer ifca e in Human esourcemen wi h an emphasis on adul educa ion. She also ac ively served in he Louisiana Socie y o Cer ifed Publicorganiza ion, ac ing as he Nomina ion Chair or hree years and a Direc or-a -Large or Membership or six.

Over he years, McFarland has also par icipa ed in many major DO D e or s. She oversees DO Ds Work orce Dopmen Policy, PPM 59, which es ablished he Depar men s work orce philosophy. Te policy ormally recognizedeveloping a work orce hrough s ruc ured raining, pro essional developmen , con inuing educa ion, and on-ing is essen ial o maximize employee po en ial and provide qualifed personnel crucial o he e ec ive managem

ranspor a ion sys em. McFarland also served as a lead member o a commitee ha won DO Ds eam o he Y2002 or revising he S ruc ured raining Program or DO Ds Engineering echnician series. Ou -da ed raininmen s were revised, and 45 new job-specifc raining programs were pu in place. However, he accomplishmen oshe is mos proud was he concep ion, implemen a ion, and managemen o he ebuilding Oppor uni ies and D( OAD) Program, a li eracy skills upgrade program allowing work release ime or employees o learn o read or wa GED. DO D had more han 90 employees who received heir GED during he eigh years he program was in pDO D was he frs s a e agency wi h such a program.


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ichard Savoie, P.E., ChairmanChie EngineerLADO D

Norma Jean Matei, Ph.D., P.E.Chair, Civil and Environmen al EngineeringUniversi y o New Orleans

Ernes Walker, Ph.D., P.E.Dean, College o EngineeringSou hern Universi y

J.O. Uppo , Ph.D., P.E.Coordina or, Depar men o Civil EngineeringMcNeese S a e Universi y

George Voyiadjis, Ph.D.Chairman, Depar men o Civil & Environmen al Engineering

Louisiana S a e Universi y

Eric Kalivoda, Ph.D., P.E. Assis an Secre ary LADO D

Ken McManis, Ph.D., P.E.Pro essor and Head o Depar men o Civil EngineeringUniversi y o Louisiana a La ayete

Aziz Saber, Ph.D., P.E.Pro essor o Civil Engineering & ScienceLouisiana ech Universi y

Bob Bruce, Ph.D., P.E.School o Science and Engineering

ulane Universi y

Harold . Paul, P.E., ex o cioL C Direc or

Genevieve Smi h, observerFederal Highway Adminis ra ion L T R C P o

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