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Announcement and Call for Papers

International Conference on Sustainable Concrete Pavements: Practices, Challenges, and Directions

September 15-17, 2010 — Sacramento, California

Sustainable Strategies From Raw Material Production to Long-Term Service

Organized by

Cement plant
Aggregate stockpile
Concrete plant
Concrete pavement construction
In-service concrete pavement
  • Federal Highway Administration
  • National Concrete Pavement Technology Center

And sponsored by

  • American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
  • American Concrete Institute
  • American Concrete Pavement Association
  • California Department of Transportation
  • California Pavement Preservation Center at California State University, Chico
  • Cement Association of Canada
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • International Society for Concrete Pavements
  • Portland Cement Association
  • Transportation Research Board
  • University of California Pavement Research Center
  • University Transportation Center for Materials in Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure at Michigan Technological University

Background

The majority of concrete pavements in the U.S. interstate and primary systems are now being designed to provide a service life of at least 40 years without requiring significant repair or rehabilitation treatments. While these new pavements are being designed and constructed using sound technical know-how, it is not clear that adequate attention is being paid to ensure that they are implemented in a sustainable manner. Best-practices guidance on sustainable practices is not readily available to pavement design engineers, specifiers, and constructors.

Sustainable construction is of recent origin. However, its importance in the future evolution of our civilization cannot be denied. As resources diminish globally and the environment comes under increasing stress, the adoption of sustainable design and construction practices is an important strategy to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Recently, increasing attention is being paid to balancing the economical needs for infrastructure development and the engineering strategies to be employed with the need for environmental stewardship. With respect to pavement construction, many new terms and phrases have been introduced in the everyday lexicon of concrete pavement and materials technologists-green highways, environmentally responsible solutions, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), life-cycle energy and emissions analysis and assessment, social and environmental benefits, carbon footprint, and ecological footprint.

For concrete pavements, sustainability-related considerations can be introduced at the design and engineering phase, in material selection, during construction, while in service, and ultimately at the end of the pavement's life. Sustainability-related considerations must be integrated throughout the life cycle of a pavement. Although there is a strong desire, and in some cases a mandate, to incorporate sustainability considerations in new concrete pavement design and construction and in the management of existing concrete pavements, procedures and guidelines for doing so are neither widely accepted nor clearly understood.

To provide highway and airport agencies and the industry with the most current information on sustainability considerations for concrete pavements, a 2 1/2-day conference is being organized as a part of technology transfer activities under the Advanced Concrete Pavement Technology (ACPT) Products Program that operates within the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The conference will provide an international forum to discuss the sustainable attributes of concrete pavements by presenting existing technologies, emerging research, approaches to measuring energy and environmental impact, user considerations, and international practices and experience. The forum will present improved and innovative processes for achieving sustainable concrete pavements throughout the pavement's life cycle.

  • Green Solutions
  • Eco-Friendly Practices
  • Reduced Carbon Footprint
  • Less Environmental Impact
  • Life-Cycle Assessment
  • Best Practices
  • Smarter Pavement Designs

Conference Topics

Papers and conference presentations are solicited both nationally and internationally on a wide range of topics dealing with best practices for building new sustainable concrete pavements and for sustainably managing and preserving existing highway and airfield concrete pavements. Papers on international best practices and future directions are especially welcomed. Papers and presentations dealing with emerging issues related to these topics are also encouraged. Specifically, papers are solicited on the following topics:

  1. Sustainable strategies for concrete pavements
  2. Sustainable concrete materials
  3. Optimizing concrete mixture design procedures that result in sustainable concrete pavements
  4. Optimizing pavement design procedures that result in sustainable concrete pavements
  5. Construction practices for sustainable concrete pavements
  6. Sustainable pavement preservation, rehabilitation, and recycling strategies for managing
    concrete pavement networks
  7. Adoption and implementation of environmental life-cycle assessment for sustainable
    concrete pavements
  8. Identification and quantification of environmental and social considerations for sustainable
    concrete pavements
  9. Sustainable concrete pavements in the urban environment
  10. Next-generation materials and techniques for concrete pavements

Preliminary Technical Program

The conference program will consist of about 30 peer-reviewed papers and selected invited presentations for practice-oriented forums. Highlights of the conference will be case studies from U.S. and international highway and airport agencies and industry. The tentative technical program is given below:

Preliminary Technical Program
Tuesday,
September 14
Wednesday,
September 15
Thursday,
September 16
Friday,
September 17
  Group Breakfast Group Breakfast Group Breakfast
National Concrete Consortium Meeting PLENARY SESSION Invited Presentations-U.S. and International Directions Sustainable Practices for Concrete Pavement Construction Advancements in Sustainable Concrete Pavement Technologies
Sustainable Concrete-Making Materials in the Era of Depleting Resources-Part 1 Sustainable Practices for Concrete Pavement Preservation Life-Cycle Assessment Tools and Case Studies
Group Lunch Group Lunch End of Conference
Sustainable Concrete Mixtures-Meeting the Needs of Workability, Durability, and Strength Sustainable Concrete-Making Materials in the Era of Depleting Resources-Part 2  
  FORUM 1: Sustainable Concrete Pavements-Agency Practices and Directions: Where, How, Why? FORUM 2: Sustainable Concrete Pavements-Industry Initiatives, Innovations, and Directions  
Reception Group Dinner Dinner on Your Own  

Paper Submissions and Peer Review

Paper acceptance for the technical sessions will be based on peer review of manuscripts. Presentations and manuscripts must not be of a commercial nature, and must not have been previously published. Papers will be limited to the lesser of 25 pages or 7,500 words (each table and figure will count as 250 words) and should be single-spaced using Times Roman 12 pt font. They should be submitted as a PDF file or WORD document, either format not to exceed 10 MB in size. The final paper will be submitted as a WORD document not to exceed 10 MB in size. The papers should include both conventional and SI units, the primary unit being the author's preference. Written permission will be required for photographs and for reprinted images.

Each selected paper will be reviewed by members of the Technical Program Subcommittee of the Conference Steering Committee. Final selection will be made after the completed papers have been reviewed. All papers selected for presentation will be distributed to conference attendees in printed and CD conference proceedings.

All first authors will need to register by May 31, 2010, for their papers to be included in the final program, and authors' presentations (MS PowerPoint) must be received by August 1, 2010, to be included in the final program, without any exceptions. No presentation substitutions or modifications will be permitted on-site.

Abstract/Paper/Presentation Submission Due Dates
October 1, 2009 Abstracts due (one page)
December 1, 2009 Authors notified of abstract acceptance
March 1, 2010 Completed papers due for review (MS Word or PDF)
May 1, 2010 Reviews completed, authors notified of final disposition of their papers
July 1, 2010 Electronic versions of final papers due (MS Word)
August 1, 2010 Electronic version of presentations due (MS PowerPoint)
Registration Details (all fees are in U.S. dollars)
  Early
(by January 31, 2010)
Late
(by July 31, 2010)
Very Late
(after July 31, 2010)
General registration 350 400 500
Government agencies
(U.S. only) and full-time students
250 300 400
Authors and academia 300 350 450
Spouses 100 150 200
Exhibitors (one free registration) 1,500 1,750 2,000
Registration fees include Tuesday evening reception; breakfasts on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; lunch on Wednesday and Thursday; dinner on Wednesday; and break refreshments.

Conference Hotel

The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento (Phone: 1-888-421-1442) in downtown Sacramento, California, right across from the State Capitol grounds. The conference room rate is $130.00, single or double (per diem rate of $114.00 or prevailing rate for U.S. government agency employees-Federal, State, and municipality), plus applicable taxes. The group reservation code for the discounted room rate is "2010 Concrete Conference." Further details will be provided in the next release of this announcement.

Conference Steering Committee

  • Shiraz Tayabji, Fugro Consultants, Inc. (Co-Chair)
  • Tom Cackler, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center (Co-Chair)
  • Gina Ahlstrom, FHWA
  • Randall Iwasaki, Caltrans
  • Brent Trautman, Missouri Department of Transportation
  • Tim Smith, Cement Association of Canada
  • Paul Tikalsky, University of Utah
  • Sam Tyson, FHWA
  • Tom Van Dam, Applied Pavement Technology, Inc.
  • Leif Wathne, American Concrete Pavement Association

Technical Program Subcommittee

Peter Taylor (National Concrete Pavement Technology Center) (Co-Chair), Shiraz Tayabji (Fugro Consultants, Inc.) (Co-Chair), and representatives from FHWA, highway agencies, industry, and academia.

Submit paper abstracts to:

Cari Jefferson
Fugro Consultants, Inc.
10025 Governor Warfield Parkway, Suite 212
Columbia, MD 21044 USA
Phone: 410-997-9020
Fax: 410-997-9028
Email: cjefferson@Fugro.com

For additional information, contact:

Shiraz Tayabji, PE
Fugro Consultants, Inc.
Phone: 410-997-9020
Fax: 410-997-9028
Email: stayabji@aol.com

For conference updates, click here:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/concrete/2010acptpconf.cfm

To register online, click here:

http://registeruo.niu.edu/iebms/wbe/wbe_p1_main.aspx?oc=40&cc=WBE4010454

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO DEVELOP AND MANAGE SAFER, SMOOTHER, AND LONGER LASTING CONCRETE PAVEMENTS THAT INCORPORATE SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

Much work is in progress to create sustainable concrete pavement technologies that are cost effective and meet the user's needs for safer, smoother, quieter, and longer-lasting pavements. The findings from these ongoing and completed studies will be disseminated at the conference, and directions for future work will be defined.

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