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Publication Number: FHWA-SA-97-019
Date: January 1997
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).