SHRP Implementation Calendar

Methodology for Removal, Repair, Rehabilitation, and Protection of Concrete Structures and Physical Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Showcase Workshops

January 1997, Idaho (1-day mini workshop)

February 1997, Kansas City, Missouri

February 1997, Washington (1-day mini workshop)

March 1997, Denver, Colorado

April 1997, Orlando, Florida

May 1997, Indiana

August 1997, Charleston, West Virginia

This 1-week session, which combines two separate showcase workshops, will cover methods for evaluating, removing, protecting, and rehabilitating reinforced concrete bridge structures.

Contact: Donald Jackson at FHWA, 202-366-6770 (fax: 202-366-7909; email: donald.jackson@fhwa.dot.gov).

Roadsavers Fair

January 12-15, 1997, Washington, D.C.

Exhibit Hall B, Sheraton Washington Hotel

This fair, to be held in conjunction with the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting, will feature exhibits on a range of SHRP technologies, including the Superpave system, work zone safety products, and new anti-icing techniques. Information will also be provided on international SHRP activities and ways that local governments can get involved in SHRP implementation.

Contact: Margie Sheriff at FHWA, 202-366-1747 (fax: 202-366-7909; email: margie.sheriff@fhwa.dot.gov).

SHRP Coordinators Meeting

January 12, 1997, Washington, D.C.

8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Washington Ballroom, Sheraton Washington

Contact: Doug Shaffer at TRB, 202-334-1430 (fax: 202-334-3471; email: dshaffer@nas.edu).

SHRP International Coordinators Meeting

January 13, 1997, Washington, D.C.

2-5 p.m., Kansas Room, Sheraton Washington

Contact: Shahed Rowshan at FHWA, 703-285-2527 (fax: 703-285-2767; email: shahed.rowshan@fhwa.dot.gov).

National Asphalt Training Center Superpave Courses

Mix Volumetrics Course

February 10-14, 1997

Binder Course

March 3-7, 1997

Mix Analysis Course

April 14-18, 1997

Contact: Mandee Hall at the National Asphalt Training Center, Lexington, Kentucky, 606-288-4964 (fax: 606-288-4999).

High-Performance Concrete for Bridges Showcase Workshop

February 1997, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1-day mini workshop)

June 24-26, 1997, Richmond, Virginia

Fall 1997, New Hampshire

This workshop covers the advantages and disadvantages of high-performance concrete, mix proportioning, structural design considerations, and evaluation of bridge component performance.

Contact: Terry Halkyard at FHWA, 202-366-6765 (fax: 202-366-7909; email: terry.halkyard@fhwa.dot.gov).

Superpave Mix Design and Analysis Course

February 3-7, 1997, Richmond, California

This course, to be held at the University of California-Berkeley's Richmond Field Station, will focus on mixture performance testing with the Superpave shear tester and indirect tensile tester. Performance prediction models used in conjunction with test results will also be addressed.

Contact: University of California-Berkeley Extension, 510-642-4111 (fax: 510-642-0374).

Concrete Durability Showcase Workshop

February 11-12, 1997, Salt Lake City, Utah

March 1997, Dover, Delaware

Designed for materials and research engineers and technicians, this workshop covers freeze-thaw durability, concrete permeability, and nondestructive testing of concrete.

Contact: Gary Crawford at FHWA, 202-366-1286 (fax: 202-366-7909; email: gary.crawford@fhwa.dot.gov).

AASHTO Task Force on SHRP Implementation Meeting

February 24-25, 1997, Seattle, Washington

Contact: Bob Templeton at the Texas Department of Transportation, 512-305-9504 (fax: 512-463-0283).

Asphalt Technical Working Group Meeting

May 28-29, 1997, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Contact: John Bukowski at FHWA, 202-366-1287 (fax: 202-366-7909; email: john.bukowski@fhwa.dot.gov).

Falling Weight Deflectometer Users Group Meeting

October 5-7, 1997, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Contact: Patty Polish, Nevada DOT, 702-888-7173 (fax: 702-888-7501).

5th Annual United States Hot Mix Asphalt Conference

November 1997, Phoenix, Arizona

Contact: Jennifer Thornberry, National Asphalt Pavement Association, 301-731-4748 (fax: 301-731-4621).

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