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After 5 years of service as the chair of the Rigid team, Brett Trautman of the Missouri DOT has changed roles within the AASHTO organization and needed to step down. In a unanimous decision of the Rigid Team voting agency members, Ali Arabzadeh of the Wisconsin DOT has been named the new chair.
We give a sincere thanks for all that Brett has done to lead this team in the last five years. Brett will continue participating with NRRA and the Rigid Team as an agency member.
Meet Ali Arabzadeh
Ali is currently a Pavement Policy and Research Engineer at the Bureau of Technical Services (BTS) of Wisconsin DOT. In this role, he is involved with a variety of activities such as investigating new pavement-related technology developments and formulating policy recommendations affecting pavement preservation and design of highway projects. Prior to joining Wisconsin DOT, Ali was a Postdoc Researcher at Iowa State University (ISU), where he earned his doctorate degree in civil engineering (materials). During his PhD and Postdoc appointments at ISU, he was involved with many different projects funded by state and federal agencies. These projects focused on fabricating next-generation pavement materials with application in increasing the sustainability of pavement systems.
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The Geotech and Flexible Teams project on a Flooded Pavements Assessment App is requesting feedback from all NRRA members for completion of Task 1. The project team provided a preview of the app at the February Geotech meeting. The private recording is available on our YouTube channel and also linked on the app website.
The goal is for the NRRA community to provide feedback on the recently developed PaveSafe App for flooded pavement assessment and to help us strategize the research for the second phase of the project. The survey will be open until Monday March 7, 2022, and can be reached using this link: https://unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_804yvgTGqgKDjzE.
For more information
- More information about the App, installation instructions, user manual, and demo video can be found on the PaveSafe App website
- Check out the rest of the tasks on the NRRA project page
- Contact the PI, Majid Ghayoomi, PhD, PE, Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire at majid.ghayoomi@unh.edu.
May 17-19, 2022
RiverCentre, St. Paul, Minnesota
Feel free to download social media graphics to promote the conference this month:
The website has been relaunched with much more information and registration is open: https://www.mtcexpo.com
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February 15
Development of Concrete Mix Designs/Matrix of Materials, Performance Properties, and Construction Field Sampling and Testing Expectations During Construction by Thomas Van Dam, Ph.D., P.E., principal, Nichols Consulting Engineers Chtd.
March 15
ICT as a Service and for Compliance – How ICT Research has led to the Removal of Technicians from Construction Sites in the UK presented by Ruairi Charlesworth of Highway Data Systems
Highway Data Systems are a certified materials testing house who operate their own ICT hardware and software as an integrated service for asphalt contractors in the UK and Ireland. Highway Data Systems research has been used by national and local overseeing organizations to update technical specifications for asphalt testing and is the driving force behind using ICT for compliance as well as quality assurance in road construction.
This talk will discuss HDS technology, how ICT can be delivered as a service and explain how ICT is being used for asphalt testing compliance in the UK and Ireland.
April 19
Spray on Rejuvenator Test Sections, Preventive Maintenance Team Project Update
May 17
We will take the month of May off due to the Minnesota Transportation Conference & Expo that week.
To suggest a future webinar topic, please email Lauren Dao at lauren.dao@state.mn.us.
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MnDOT invites and encourages participation by all. If you need an ASL, a foreign language interpreter, or other reasonable accommodation, or need documents in an alternative format (such as braille or large print), please email your request to Janet Miller at ADArequest.dot@state.mn.us or call 651-366-4720.
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