2024 Southeast Cement Conference

October 29-30, 2024

The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center

Blacksburg, Virginia

Program Agenda

 

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

9:00 AM — 10:00 AM
REGISTRATION

10:00 AM — 10:15 AM
WELCOME
Roger Faulkner, PE, 
Executive Director, SCPA
Andy Babish, PE, State Materials Engineer, Virginia Department of Transportation

SESSION I
MODERATOR: ROGER FAULKNER, PE, SCPA

 10:15 AM — 10:45 AM
North Carolina Paver-Laid FDR
Andrew Hartel,
Summit Engineering

10:45 AM — 11:15 AM
Synthesis of Current Practices and Guidelines for FDR
Eshan Dave, PhD,
University of New Hampshire

11:15 AM — 11:45 AM
Equipment & Process
Jessie Anna Boone,
Wirtgen America

11:45 AM — 12:15 PM
Resiliency of FDR
Ben Bowers, PhD, PE
, Auburn University

12:15 PM — 1:00 PM
LUNCH with EXHIBITORS

SESSION II
MODERATOR: DAVID STOWELL, SCPA

1:00 PM — 1:30 PM
Lessongs Learned Geotechnical Testing
Mike Galli, PE,
ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC 

1:30 PM — 2:00 PM
SCPA Best Practices
Hayden Bilyeu, Southeast Cement Promotion Association

2:00 PM -2:30 PM
The Latest Advancements in RCC Mixture Design for Pavement Applications
Fares Abdo, PE, Morgan Corp.

2:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Candidate Selection on Pavement
Steve Lander, PE,
WithersRavenel

 3:00 PM — 3:30 PM
BREAK with EXHIBITORS

SESSION III
MODERATOR: STAN BLAND, PE, SCPA

 3:30 PM — 4:00 PM
Roller-Compacted Concrete 
Dan Vipperman, PE, A.G. Peltz

 4:00 PM — 4:30 PM
Concrete Paving 101 
Eric Ferrebee, PE, American Concrete Pavement Association 

 4:30 PM — 5:00 PM
I-26 Mile Markers 85-101 SCDOT: Concrete Pavement and Synthetic Full Depth Reclamation
Daniel Ruczko, PE, Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering
Jay Thompson, PE, Infranstructure Consulting & Engineering

5:00 PM — 5:30 PM
South Carolina DOT’s Pavement Reclamation Program
Eric Carroll, PE, South Carolina Department of Transportation

 6:00 PM — 8:00 PM
RECEPTION (University Club of Virginia Tech, West End Zone)  
(Lane Stadium, 185 Beamer Way, Blacksburg/Approx 6-minute via car or use Hotel Shuttle)

Dinner on Your Own

Wednesday,  October 30, 2024

7:00 AM — 8:00 AM
BREAKFAST with EXHIBITORS

MODERATOR: ANDY JOHNSON, PHD, PE, SCPA

 8:00 AM — 8:30 AM
Sustainability  of FDR
Stephen Cross, PhD, PE, ARRA

 8:30 AM — 9:00 AM
Virginia DOT Reclamation Research
Brian Diefenderfer, PhD, PE,
Virginia Transportation Research Council

9:00 AM — 9:30 AM
Paver-Laid FDR
Gerardo Flintsch, PhD, Virginia Tech

9:30 AM — 10:30 AM
Full-Depth Reclamation Using No. 10 Screenings
Chaz Weaver, PE, CPEM, Virginia Department of Transportation

SESSION V
MODERATOR: ANDY JOHNSON, PHD, PE, SCPA

10:30 AM-10:45 AM
Overview: Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Test Track
Brian Diefenderfer, PhD, PE, Virginia Transportation Research Council

10:45 AM- 11:15 AM
Door Prizes (must be present to win)
Box Lunch Pick-Up & Hotel Room Check-Out
Depart for Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Test Track (Use Your Own Transporation)

11:45 AM-1:00 PM
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Test Track
3500 Transportation Research Plaza-Blacksburg (5 miles/Approximately 10 minutes from Hotel)

1:00 PM 
Closing Remarks at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Test Track/Adjourn

 

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