U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
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Publication Number: FHWA-SA-96-015
Date: April 1996
Alkali-Silica Reactivity (ASR) Showcase Workshop
April 16-18, 1996, Montreal, Quebec
This showcase workshop is designed to give participants hands-on training in identifying and mitigating the effects of ASR-induced deterioration in portland cement concrete. The workshop includes lectures, demonstrations, and a field trip and covers such topics as how to test for ASR in the field and how to avoid ASR in new construction.
Contact: Roger Surdahl at FHWA, 202-366-1563 (fax: 202-366-9981).
North Central Asphalt User/Producer Group Meeting
April 17, 1996, Kansas City, Missouri
Contact: Dick Ingberg, 612-942-3066 (fax: 612-942-3059).
AASHTO Task Force on SHRP Implementation
April 19, 1996, San Antonio, Texas
Contact: Bobbie Templeton at the Texas Department of Transportation, 512-305-9504 (fax: 512-463-0283).
Control of Snow and Ice Showcase Workshop
April 23-24, 1996, Flagstaff, Arizona
May 16-17, 1996, Trenton, New Jersey
June 25-26, 1996, Lexington, Kentucky
August 8-9, 1996, Council Bluff, Iowa
September 17-18, 1996, Maryland
The workshop will provide a thorough evaluation of SHRP-developed products for snow and ice control, such as snowplows, snow fences, road weather information systems, anti-icing strategies, and methods for evaluating deicing chemicals.
Contact: Salim Nassif at FHWA, 202-366-1557 (fax: 202-366-9981).
Binder Expert Task Group Meeting
May 1-2, 1996, Washington, D.C.
Contact: John D'Angelo at FHWA, 202-366-0121 (fax: 202-366-7909).
Methodology for Removal, Repair, Rehabilitation, and Protection of Concrete Structures and Physical Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Showcase Workshops
May 13-17, 1996,
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
This week-long 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).
Pacific Coast Asphalt User/Producer Group Annual Meeting
May 21-22, 1996, Berkeley, California
Contact: Rick Holmgreen, Shell Oil Company, 713-544-8257 (fax: 713-544-8150).
Pavement Maintenance Treatments Showcase Workshop
May 24, 1996, Phoenix, Arizona
June 10-11, 1996, Lansing, Michigan
This workshop will explain, demonstrate, and promote findings on treatments and products that have been found to extend pavement service life; develop test and evaluation plans for treatments; and provide assistance to those States participating in field evaluations.
Contact: Michael Smith at FHWA, 202-366-4057 (fax: 202-366-9981).
Asphalt Technical Working Group Meeting
May 29-30, 1996, Washington, D.C.
Contact: John Bukowski at FHWA, 202-366-1287 (fax: 202-366-7909).
Asphalt User/Producer Groups National Meeting
June 5-6, 1996, Reno, Nevada
Contact: Rick Holmgreen, Shell Oil Company, 713-544-8257 (fax: 713-544-8150).
TRB-SHRP Committee Meeting
June 6, 1996, Reno, Nevada
Contact: Neil Hawks at TRB, 202-334-1430 (fax: 202-334-3471).
Concrete Durability Showcase Workshop
June 25-26, 1996, Reno, Nevada
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).