2017 Mid Atlantic Quality Assurance Workshop
The 2017 Mid Atlantic QAW was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation at the Hershey Lodged located in Hershey Pennsylvania.
The 2017 Mid Atlantic QAW had over 415 registered attendees including 55 walk ins and 31 vendors. We believe this was one of the largest workshops in our 50-year history. The three-day session included over 50 technical presentations presented from technical experts for around the region, as well as international experts.
Day 1: Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Mainline Session 1
DOT Innovations -STIC:(PDF) Tom Harman, Center for Accelerating Innovation
Leadership:(PDF) Duane Miller, Lincoln Electric
PennDOT P3 Rapid Bridge Replacement:(PDF) George McAuley, PennDOT Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration
QA of Painting on DB/P3 Projects:(PDF) Ken Trimber, KTA Tator
Building a Safety Culture:(PDF) Michael Caro, TRC
Day 2: Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Metals Session
Understanding the Updated AWS CWI Exam:(PDF) Ken Coryell, Welding Consultant
The Do's and Don'ts of Painting Bolted Connections:(PDF) Ken Timber, KTA Tator
A1010 Steel:(PDF) Bill Via, VDOT; Adam Steppe, High Steel Structures Inc.
Phased Array: Mark Davis and Charles Hansen, VERIPHASE (No Presentation Available)
AWS 2015 Update:(PDF) David McQuaid, D.L. McQuaid and Associates
Sign Structure Bolt Testing and Inspection:(PDF) Bruce Abernathy, MDSHA
Paperless Inspection Reporting - PennDOT's EQMS:(PDF) Joe Bracken, PennDOT; Scott Kopp, High Steel Structures Inc.
NDT ASNT Certification Requirements - Coating Certification:(PDF) Jim Kretzler and Cindy Rice, KTA Tator
Maintenance and Asset Mgmt Session
PennDOT's Maintenance IQ:(PDF) Shawn Crane, Nate Reck, and Jamie Dietrich, PennDOT
PennDOT's Stormwater Initiatives and MS4 Permitting:(PDF) Jon Flemming and Rich Heineman, PennDOT
Concrete Pavement Grinding:(PDF) John Roberts, IGGA
MS4 Permitting:(PDF) Chris Swanson, VDOT
Asset Management: Tony Mento, FHWA (No Presentation Available)
NJ DOT's Federal Funding for Maintenance Contracts:(PDF) Gerald Oliveto, NJDOT
PennDOT's Asset Management Initiatives:(PDF) Mike Long, PennDOT
DOT's Asset Management Plans:(PDF) Andrew Williams
Asphalt Session
NEAUPG Update:(PDF) Greg Harder, Asphalt Institute
Observations of International Improvements in Asphalt Paving:(PDF) Larry Michael
Specification Adjustments to Improve Cracking Resistance:(PDF) Ray Bonaquist, Advanced Asphalt Technologies LLC
Evaluation of Laboratory Performance Tests for Cracking of Asphalt Pavements:(PDF) Phil Blankenship, Asphalt Institute
FHWA Enhanced Durability Through Increased In-Place Pavement Density Pilot Projects' "What did we learn":(PDF) Jeff Withee, FHWA
PennDOT's New Thin Lay Specifications
PennDOT Longer Life Asphalt Pavement Spec:(PDF) Gary Hofffman, PAPA; Neal Fannin PennDOT
FHWA Quality Assurance Stewardship Reviews:(PDF) Jeff Withee, FHWA
Map 21 Status of Pavement Performance Measures: Tony Mento, FHWA PA Division (No Presentation Available)
Implementing PennDOT's Pavement Management System:(PDF) Halley Cole, PennDOT
Concrete session
Super Slab:(PDF) Dan Moellman, The Fort Miller Co., INC.
Performance Engineered Concrete Mixtures/Concrete Pavement Performance System:(PDF) Michael Praul, FHWA
Mass Concrete:(PDF) Michael Mence, WVDOH
ASR Panel Discussion: State Agency Representatives
Ultra-High Performance Concrete:(PDF) Ben Graybeal, FHWA
Optimized Aggregate Gradations:(PDF) Justin Bryan: Bryan Materials Group
Innovative Use of Precast Members - Flyover Bridge, Jacksonville FL:(PDF) Gregg Reese, Summit Engineering Group, Inc.
Material Related Concrete Pavement Distress:(PDF) Mark Snyder, Pavement Engineering and Research Consultants, LLC
Geotechnical and Aggregates Session
Compaction Control Specifications - PennDOT Direction:(PDF) Frank Namatka, Gannett Fleming
Use of Storm Water Gravity Injection Wells for Sinkhole Control:(PDF) Jim Lolcama, KFC Groundwater Inc.
Techniques for Unstable Rock Slope Mitigation Design:(PDF) Matt Morris, Gannett Fleming
Research Results for Use of Geotextile to Prevent Fines Migration into Pavement Drainage:(PDF) Kerry Petrasic, PennDOT
Recylced Plain Cement Concrete Aggregates:(PDF) Mark Snyder, Pavement Engineering and Research Consultants LLC
Friction Testing Using the Dynamic Friction and Circular Texture Meter:(PDF) Dan Sajedi, MDSHA
Inverted Pavements:(PDF) Kevin Vaughn, Vulcan Materials
Freeze Thaw Testing - Correlations and Possible Advantages over Sodium Sulfate Testing:(PDF) Patricia Baer, PennDOT
Day 3: Thursday, February 9, 2017
Mainline Session 2
TC3 Update:(PDF) Ron Stanevich, WVDOH
Turner Fairbanks Resource Center: Mark Swanlund, FHWA (No Presentation Available)
Pedestrian/Bike Lanes - Industrial Track Greenway:(PDF) Jeff Niezgoda, DelDOT
QAW - 50th Anniversary Review:(PDF) James Dunne, Consultant; Woodrow Hood, MDSHA