Center of Excellence for Airport Technology

1. Center of Excellence for Airport Technology A Partnership in Research and Outreach with theO’Hare Modernization Program David LangeUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign July 20, 2006

2. UIUC team Ongoing Students • Francis Nelson III • Cristian Gaedicke • Amanda Kiser • Yi-Shi Liu • Hyunwook Kim • Chang Joon Lee • Shihui Shen • Amy Marcinkevage • Jamie Rose • Phillip Donovan • Matt D’Ambrosia • Ben Birch • Amanda Bordelon Completed Students • Rob Rodden (MS) • Salvador Villalobos (MS) • Zach Grasley (PhD) • Harkanwal S. Brar (PhD) • Tongyan Pan (PhD) • David Ey, NU (MS) Summer Students • Jamila Beale - SROP • Victor Cervantes - SROP • Sandra Correa • Jan Moritz - IAESTE Faculty and Staff • David Lange, Director • Ed Herricks, Lead Faculty • Bill Buttlar, Lead Faculty • Marshall Thompson • Jeff Roesler • Erol Tutumluer • Leslie Struble • John Popovics • Imad Al-Qadi • Bruce Branham • Barry Dempsey • Sam Carpenter • S. P. Shah, NU • Minosca Alcantara, Outreach • Eve Earles, Chicago Outreach • Vicki Dixon, Administration

3. Our Mission is… • To develop new scientific knowledge and technology for the development, maintenance and operation of airports • “Improve ability to make good decisions” • How do we do this? • By conducting research in cooperation with government, industry and the private sector • Who do we impact? • Enriching the engineering community through technology transfer • Educating a diverse student population • Leading the public to appreciate its investment in airport infrastructure.

4. OMP, FAA and UIUC in partnership OMP FAA Common technical goalsComplementary outreachLeveraged effort Enhanced visibility

5. Our FAA partner • Our FAA sponsor is at Wm J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City, NJ • AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY R & D BRANCH • Contacts: • Pat Watts, Director of COE Programs • Satish Agrawal, Branch Manager • David Brill, FAA COE Program Manager

6. FAA -- FY2006 Program • Pavement Research Program • Implementation of Damage Approach in Airport Asphalt Pavement Design Methodologies, PI: S. Carpenter • Analysis of NAPTF Trafficking Dynamic Response Data for Pavement Deformation Behavior, PI: E. Tutumluer • Moisture Curling and Corner Cracking of Concrete Slabs: Parametric Study Using ICON software, PI: D. Lange • Evaluative Study of Non-FWD Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation (NDTE) Technologies for Airport Pavement Maintenance and Acceptance Activities, Co-PIs: J. Popovics and I. Al-Qadi • Alternative Fatigue Cracking Modes on Airfield Rigid Pavements, PI: J. Roesler • Contribution of Aircraft Gear Loads to Reflection Cracking in Airport Asphalt Overlays, PI: W. Buttlar • Wildlife Research Program • Bird Strike Advisory System, PI: Ed Herricks • Outreach Program • Summer COE Internship Program for Minority Graduate Students

7. OMP -- 2006 Program • Sub-grade Support and Stabilization (’05-‘06 Tech Project) –Tutumluer/ Thompson [OMP Contact: Ross Anderson] • Materials/Potassium Acetate on ASR (’05 -’06 Tech Project) –Struble [OMP Contact: Michael Vonic] • PCC Mix Designs (’05-‘06 Tech Project) –Roesler /Lange [OMP Contact: Ross Anderson] • Field Validation of Constructed Subgrade and Pavement (’06 Tech Project) –Popovics [OMP Contact: Ross Anderson] • Reflective Cracking and Grooving of Asphalt Overlays (’06 Tech Project) – Buttlar / Al-Qadi [OMP Contact: Dave Peshkin] • Aggregate Testing (’06 Tech Project) –Tutumluer [OMP Contact: Ross Anderson] • Airport Wildlife Safety Management (’06 Tech Project) –Herricks/Branham [OMP Contact: Larry Martin] • Outreach Program – Minosca Alcantara/David Lange [OMP Contact: Joe Depa/ Larry Martin] • Potential Frost Problems in Pavement Components for O’Hare – Barry Dempsey

8. Benefits to OMP in 2005/6 • Illuminate technical issues… improve decisions! • Subgrade stabilization study contributed to decisions that avoided additional test sections, saving money. • Improved specification language for lime modification and lime stabilization, providing for improved construction quality and reduced potential for weather-related construction delays. • Improved specification language to achieve longer pavement service life with more durable aggregates. • Improved specification language to reduce shrinkage cracking potential. • 23 Tech Notes covering wide range of issues • Value engineering exercise (May 19, 2006) for concrete paving, with potential to save money on the 9L-27R new north runway • Ongoing study of soil and turfgrass will develop improved decisions that will save money

9. Mid-Year Program Review • Our goals for today: • Report progress • Improve connections of projects to OMP activities • Discuss future needs that can be addressed in 2007 research program

10. Agenda • 12:30 pm Introduction and CEAT Program Overview – David Lange • 12:45 pm OMP Program Overview – Chris Arman, OMP Deputy Director • 1:00 pm Sub-grade Support and Stabilization (’05-‘06 Tech Project) – Erol Tutumluer/ Marshall Thompson [OMP Contact: Ross Anderson] • 1:30 pm Materials/Potassium Acetate on ASR (’05 -’06 Tech Project) – Leslie Struble [OMP Contact: Michael Vonic] • 2:00 pm Field Validation of Constructed Pavement (’06 Tech Project) – John Popovics [OMP Contact: Ross Anderson] • 2:30 pm PCC Mix Designs (’05-‘06 Tech Project) – Jeff Roesler/ David Lange [OMP Contact: Ross Anderson] • 3:00 pm Reflective Cracking and Grooving of Asphalt Overlays (’06 Tech Project) – Bill Buttlar/Imad Al-Qadi/Hyunwook Kim-RA [OMP Contact: Dave Peshkin] • 3:30 pm Airport Wildlife Safety Mgmt (’06 Tech Project) – Bruce Branham/Ed Herricks [OMP Contact: Larry Martin] • 4:00 pm Aggregate Testing (’06 Tech Project) – Erol Tutumluer [OMP Contact: Ross Anderson] • 4:30 pm Potential Frost Problems in Pavement Components for O’Hare (’06 Tech Project) – Barry Dempsey • 4:40 pm Outreach Program – David Lange/Minosca Alcantara [OMP Contact: Larry Martin] • 5:00 pm Discussion and Action Items • 5:30 pm Adjourn

11. Questions?