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Center of Excellence for Airport Technology OMP Project Meeting, July 14, 2005 David Lange Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Center of Excellence for Airport Technology OMP Project Meeting, July 14, 2005 David LangeDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
CEAT welcomes you to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • The #1 CEE Department (US News Survey) • 450 undergrads; 420 grad students • 5700 in College; 39,000 in University • 46 tenure-track faculty • Transportation, Materials, Geotechnical, Structures, Environmental Eng., Hydrology, Construction Management
OMP, FAA and UIUC in partnership OMP FAA Subgrade issues Materials & Pavements Outreach Subgrade & pavements Wildlife issues Anti-icing Outreach
OMP and FAACommon technical goalsComplementary outreachLeveraged effort Enhanced visibility
News from our FAA partner • 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 • MOA Extension has been approved to sustain CEAT beyond the 10th anniversary (i.e. Sep 30, 2005 is 10th anniversary of original FAA funding) • FY2005 Program approved and funded ($467,000)
Schedule for Today 10:00 Introduction — David Lange 10:30 Stabilization of Subgrade — Marshall Thompson 11:00 Raw Materials — Leslie Struble 11:30 PCC Mix Design — Jeff Roesler 12:00 Box Lunch and Poster Session 1:00 Outreach 2:00 Discussion about 2005-6 Work Plan 3:00 CEAT Advisory Meeting (Lange, Arman, Anderson, Depa, Hanlon)
UIUC team Faculty and Staff • Marshall Thompson • Jeff Roesler • Erol Tutumluer • Leslie Struble • John Popovics • Sam Carpenter • Bill Buttlar • Barry Dempsey • Minosca Alcantara • Eve Earles • Vicki Dixon UIUC Students: • Francis Nelson III • Zach Grasley • Rob Rodden • Cristian Gaedicke • Salvador Villalobos • Harkanwal S. Brar • Pat Hodina
Recap & Highlights • OMP sponsored work began Sep 2004; funding in place in Oct 2004 • Major meetings: Oct 2004 kickoff; Feb 2005 Program Review at OMP • Three technical projects now underway • subgrade, materials, and pavements • 19 Tech Notes completed
Pre-Feb Tech Notes • TN1: OMP Technical Note Overview and Guidelines • TN2: PCC Mix Design • TN3: Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Airfield Rigid Pavements • TN4: Feasibility of Shrinkage Reducing Admixtures for Concrete Runway Pavements • TN5: K-150 Considerations for RW 9-27 • TN6: Subgrade Strength/Stiffness Evaluation • TN7: "Working Platform" Requirements for Pavement Construction • TN8: Subgrade Stability Manual (IDOT) • TN9: Freeze Thaw Performance of Coarse Aggregate • TN10: Summary of IDOT & ASTM Specifications for Coarse Aggregate Gradation
Feb-Jul Tech Notes • TN11: Measurement of Water Content in Fresh Concrete Using the Microwave Method • TN12: Guiding Principles of OMP PCC Mix Design • TM13: Moisture Limitations for Lime Stabilization • TN14: Admixture Stabilization (Lime Treatment of Subgrades) • TN15: Evaluation, Testing and Comparison between Crushed Manufactured Sand and Natural Sand • TN16: Concrete Mix Design Specification Evaluation • TN17: PCC Mix Design Phase 1 • TN18: Analysis of the Suitability of Soils at OHare to Support Turfgrass Growth • TN19: Analysis of Stockpiled Soils at OHare
Recap & Highlights (cont.) • Outreach activities • Outreach Coordinator: Minosca Alcantara • Contractor outreach • Tech transfer activities -- Brown Bag Lunch; Tech Transfer Symposium on Instrumentation • Student programs -- Pre-college, college, interns • Administrative • Asst to Director: Vicki Dixon • Nifty website by Pat Hodina • New office area opened in May 2005