Presentations from the 2009 California Pavement Preservation Conference

Wednesday, April 8   » Thursday, April 9

• Welcome and Opening Remarks
  Shakir Shatnawi, Caltrans State Pavement Engineer
• Pavement Preservation is More Important Than Ever:
  How to be Successful at It
  Larry Patterson, City of San Mateo
• The Caltrans Perspective (Video)
  Randy Iwasaki, Caltrans Chief Deputy Director

Implementation of Pavement Management Programs and Systems

• Importance of Pavement Management to Pavement Preservation
  Dr. Roger E. Smith, Texas A&M University
  
• 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Implementing a Pavement Management Program
  Margot Yapp, Nichols Consulting Engineers
• Implementation of PMP and PMS
  Matt Freeman, Mariposa County Department of Public Works
• The Caltrans PMS Experience
  Peter Vacura, Caltrans

Energy And Emissions Impacts of Roads

• Energy And Emissions Impacts of Roads
  François Chaignon, COLAs, Inc.

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Quieter, Greener Pavements

• Results of Quiet Pavement Research Performed by the University of California Pavement Research Center (UCPRC) for Caltrans
  John Harvey, University of California, Davis
  
• Recycling Strategies: Hot-In-Place, Cold-In-Place, Full-Depth
  Sohila Bemanian, Consultant
• Sustainable Pavement Preservation Strategies
  Steve Mueller, Federal Highway Administration

Pavement Distress and Strategy Selection

• General Distress and the LTPP Manual
  Kevin Senn, Nichols Consulting Engineers
  
• Asphalt Distress and Appropriate Strategy Selection
  Gary Hicks and Ding Cheng, California Pavement Preservation Center at California State University, Chico
• Rigid Pavement Distress and Appropriate Strategy Selection
  Gary Aamold, International Grooving and Grinding Association

Economic Stimulus Update and Funding a Pavement Preservation Program

• Future Directions for the Nation's Transportation Program
  PDF Slides
  Video of Presentation
  Walter "Butch" Waidelich, California Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration
  
• Finding Money for $treet Improvements: A Case History
  Jerry Bradshaw, City of El Cerrito
• Santa Rosa's Use of StreetSaver to Budget Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation: Past, Present, and Future
  Peter Dodsworth, City of Santa Rosa
• California Statewide Local Streets & Roads Needs Assessments: How Much Money Do We Need?
  Margot Yapp, Nichols Consulting Engineers

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Thursday, April 9

Pavement Technology Update: Innovations, New Technologies and Strategies

• Innovation Implementation in California
  Mary Stroup-Gardiner, California Pavement Preservation Center at California State University, Chico
  
• Recommended Practice for In-Place Recycling
  Joe Peterson, Caltrans
• Preliminary Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Pavement Preservation Benefits
  John Harvey, University of California, Davis

Concrete Preservation Overview and Benefits Of Concrete Preservation

• Overview of Concrete Preservation
  Gary Aarnold, American Concrete Pavement Association – Southwest
• Benefits of Concrete Pavement Preservation
  Tom Tietz, California Nevada Cement Association
• Effect Of Diamond Grinding on Noise Characteristics of Concrete Pavements
  Richard Stubstad and Shubham Rawool, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
• Fuel Efficiency Study of Concrete Pavements
  Richard Stubstad, Applied Research Associates, Inc.

Ashpalt Maintenance Treatments

• Slurry Seals and Microsurfacing
  Steve Olsen, Intermountain Slurry Seal
  
• Chip Seals
  Shawn Rizzuto, Caltrans
• Rejuvenator Seals in Caltrans District 9
  John Fox, Caltrans
• Crack Seal
  Michael Stapleton, Caltrans

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Asphalt Overlays

• Bonded Wearing Course
  Bill Moses, Caltrans
  
• Thin Overlays (Including WMA)
  Cathrina Barros, Caltrans
• Rubberized Asphalt Concrete
  Vijay Sinha, City of Stockton

Concrete Preservation Techniques

• Diamond Grinding
  Dulce Rufino Feldman, Caltrans
  
• Partial Slab Repair
  Al Klail, Kwik Bond Polymers
• Full Slab Repair
  Vince Perez, CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp.
• Dowel Bar Retrofit Performance
  Linda Pierce, Applied Pavement Technology

Recycling and Interlayers

• Asphalt Interlayers
  Scott Dmytrow, Telfer Oil Company
  
• Cold In-Place Recycling: Cost-Effective Rehabilitation
  Scott Metcalf, SemMaterials
• California's HIT/HIR Pilot Projects: Lessons Learned
  Don Matthews, Pavement Recycling Systems, Inc.
  Jim Rogers, Caltrans

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