2023 Virginia Concrete Conference
Count on Concrete for Life
March 16-17, 2023
March 16-17, 2023
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Registration (Lobby) Exhibits Open
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm
WELCOME
Roger Faulkner, PE, Executive Director, Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA)
1:10 pm – 1:50 pm
OPENING COMMENTS
John Lawson, Virginia DOT Deputy Secretary of Transportation
Catherine McGhee, PE, Virginia DOT Chief Deputy Commissioner
Thomas L. Nelson, Jr., PE, FHWA Virginia Division Administrator
MODERATOR: (Blue Ridge Room)
Roger Faulkner, PE, Executive Director, Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA)
1:50 pm – 2:30 pm
Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel – Design & Construction
Martha Gross, PE, Virginia DOT
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Virginia Transportation Research Council – Latest Concrete Technological Advancements
Celik Ozyildrim, PhD, PE & Scientists, Virginia Transportation Research Council
Mary Sharifi, Virginia Transportation Research Council
Gabriel Arce, PhD, Virginia Transportation Research Council
Amir Behravan, PhD, PE, Virginia Transportation Research Council
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
BREAK (Exhibits Open) – Chesapeake Ballroom/Pre-Function Area
MODERATOR: (Blue Ridge Room)
Marie Derby, Virginia Chapter ACI / Argos USA
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Inspiring Innovations
Sam Fallaha, PE Virginia DOT, NOVA
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Type IL Cement
Ryan Betz, Argos USA
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Virginia ACI Concrete Awards Presentation
T.R. Fluker, PE, Schnabel Engineering/Virginia Chapter ACI
DAY ONE CONCLUDES
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
RECEPTION (EXHIBITS OPEN)
Dinner on your own
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast (Exhibits Open)
8:00 am – 12:00 noon
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
PAVEMENTS BREAKOUT SESSION (8:00 am – 12:00 noon)
Shenandoah Junior Ballroom
MODERATOR:
Andy Johnson, PhD, PE,SCPA
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Base Stabilization
Jay Thompson, PE, Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering
Farinaz Safaei, PhD, PE, Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Long-Life Concrete Pavements Across America
Tim Martin, PE, ACPA National
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Concrete Pavement Preservation – Sustainability that Pays
Nicholas “Nick” Davis, International Grooving & Grinding Association
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Asset Management Tools and Solutions for Promoting the Sustainability of Pavement Life Cycle
Hessam Azarijafari, PhD, Deputy Director, MIT, Concrete Sustainability Hub
10:00 am – 10:30 am
BREAK (Exhibits Open)- Chesapeake Ballroom/Pre-Function Area
MODERATOR:
Angela Beyke, PE, Virginia DOT, Materials Division
10:30 am – 10:50 am
FDR General Aviation
Andy Johnson, PhD, PE, Southeast Cement Promotion Association
10:50 am – 11:20 am
Considerations to Maximize the Benefits of RCC Pavements
Fares Abdo, PE, Morgan Corp.
11:20 am – 12:00 noon
RCC Panel Discussion
Fares Abdo, PE, Morgan Corp.
Matt Munsick, Vice President, ACEiT Industries / New Product Development, Andale Construction
Shabbir Hossain, PhD, PE, Virginia Transportation Research Council
Kwame Adu-Gyamfi, PhD, PE,Fredericksburg District Materials Engineer, Virginia DOT, Fredericksburg District
BRIDGES BREAKOUT SESSION (8:00 am – 12:00 noon)
Blue Ridge Ballroom
MODERATOR
Jacob George, PE, Virginia DOT, Structure and Bridge Division
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Virginia DOT State Structure & Bridge Engineer
Gregory Henion, PE, Virginia DOT
8:15 am – 8:45 am
Bridge Design for Extreme Scour Conditions – Route 671 over Nottoway River
Vijay Modi, PE, HDR
Michael Mo, PE, HDR
Kyle Wiley, Crowder Construction Company
8:45 am – 9:15 am
Prestressed Girder Design and Fabrication Innovations- Past to Future
David C. Morgan, PE, Coastal Precast Systems
9:15 am – 10:00 am
FDOT I-395 Criss-Cross Arch Bridge, Miami
Thomas Andres, PE, BCC Engineering
Matthew Kosar, PE, BCC Engineering
10:00 am – 10:30 am
BREAK (Exhibits Open)- Chesapeake Ballroom/Pre Function Area
MODERATOR
Ed Page, PE, Concrete Pipe & Precast, LLC
10:30 am – 11:00 am
Material Choices to Extend Structure Service Life
Siva Venugopalan, Siva Corrosion Services
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Testing, Monitoring, Engineering Services – Structural Health
Nathaniel Dubbs, PhD, PE, PENG, BDI
Shane Boone, PhD, BDI
11:30 am – 12:00 noon
Preconstruction
Kirk Roberts, CJGeo
Evan Morris, PE, Schnabel Engineering
Conference Closing Remarks
12:15 pm
Charles “Andy” Babish, PE, Virginia DOT, Materials Division
** Prize Drawings (Must be present to win) **
Southeast Cement Promotion Association, Inc.
770-230-4060 FAX 770-501-9811
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