ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
Center of Excellence for Airport Technology
OMP Project Meeting, July 14, 2005
David LangeDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity 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
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
OMP, FAA and UIUC in partnership
OMP FAA
Subgrade issues
Materials & Pavements
Outreach
Subgrade & pavements
Wildlife issues
Anti-icing
Outreach
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
OMP and FAA
Common technical goalsComplementary outreach
Leveraged effort Enhanced visibility
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
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)
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
Schedule for Today10:00 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 Plan3:00 CEAT Advisory Meeting (Lange, Arman, Anderson, Depa, Hanlon)
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
UIUC teamFaculty 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
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
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
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
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
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
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
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
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
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
ILLINOISUniversity of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign
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