Agenda
Thursday, March 13
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Registration (Lobby) Exhibits Open
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
WELCOME
J. R. Tucker Marine Corps JROTC Color Guard
National Anthem – “The Virginians” Barbershop Chorus
Roger Faulkner, PE, Executive Director, Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA)
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
OPENING COMMENTS
Sheppard “Shep” Miller, III, Virginia Secretary of Transportation
Kendal Walus, PE, Virginia DOT, VTRC, Former State Structure and Bridge Engineer
MODERATOR: (Blue Ridge Room)
Roger Faulkner, PE, Executive Director, Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA)
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Progress Updates
Karl Schmid, PE, HDR
Chris Dean, PE, HDR
Chris Foley, PE, WSP
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
The Port of Norfolk VA, Roller-Impacted Concrete
Dan Vipperman, PE, CE, A.G. Peltz
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
BREAK (Exhibits Open) – Chesapeake Ballroom/Pre-Function Area
MODERATOR: (Blue Ridge Room)
Marie Derby, Virginia Chapter ACI / SCPA & David Stowell, SCPA
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Route 189 over Backwater River – Movable to Fixed Bridge
Vijay Modi, PE, HDR
Brett Shankles, PE, Bryant Structures, Inc.
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Engineering The Future: How Science Is Making 300+ Year Concrete A Reality
Bill Denison, Jr., CCPf’, FACI, ECS-Mid-Atlantic, LLC
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Virginia ACI Concrete Awards Presentation
T.R. Fluker, PE, Schnabel Engineering/Virginia Chapter ACI
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
RECEPTION (EXHIBITS OPEN)
Dinner on your own
DAY ONE CONCLUDES
Friday, March 14
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast (Exhibits Open)
8:00 am – 12:00 noon
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS
PAVING SESSION (8:00 am – 12:00 noon)
Shenandoah Junior Ballroom
MODERATOR: Andy Johnson, PhD, PE, SCPA
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Use of Low-Density Cellular Concrete on the Road to Carbon Neutrality while maintaining Sustainability and Resilience
Nico Sutmoller, Aerix Industries
8:30 am – 9:00 am
I-540, Roller-Compacted Concrete, North Carolina
Matt Munsick, Andale Construction / ACEiT Industries
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Henrico County Paver-Laid Full-Depth Reclamation Efforts
Terrell Hughes, PE, Henrico County VA
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Colonial Parkway, Williamsburg VA
Chris Jones, PE, Schnabel Engineering
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 – 11:00 am
Beneath the Runway: Cement Applications for Base Course, Subbase, and Soil Stabilization
Mark McGuire, PE, WK Dickson
11:00 – 11:30 am
VDOT Specification Update
Sean Li, PhD, PE, Virginia DOT, Materials Division
11:30 am – 12:00 noon
Concrete Roundabouts
Robert Ridgell, PE, Wallace Montgomery
BRIDGE BREAKOUT SESSION (8:00 am – 12:00 noon)
Blue Ridge Ballroom
MODERATOR
Jacob George, PE, Virginia DOT, Structure and Bridge Division
8:00 am – 8:30 am
VTRC Research Updates
Celik Ozyildirim, PhD, PE, Virginia DOT, VTRC
Mary Sharifi, Virginia DOT, VTRC
8:30 am – 9:15 am
Continuity Diaphragm Design with New AASHTO Provisions
Carin Roberts-Wollmann, PhD, PE, Virginia Tech
Abdullah Al Rufaydah, Virginia Tech
9:15 am – 10:00 am
Route 58 over Powell River – Construction/Phasing Considerations
Mike Hall, PE, HDR
Erin Foley, PE, HDR
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
History & Vision with FRP Reinforced Concrete Bridges – Harkers Island Bridge, NCDOT
Cabell Garbee, II, PE, North Carolina DOT, Materials & Tests
11:00 am – 11:30 am
Bridge Safety Inspection Services & Challenges
Brenton Stone, PE, Volkert, Inc.
Chris Thrift, Collins Engineers
Conference Closing Remarks
12:15 pm
Charles “Andy” Babish, PE, Virginia DOT, Materials Division
** Prize Drawings (Must be present to win) **