Thursday, March 12

11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Registration (Lobby)
Exhibits Open  Chesapeake Ballroom/Pre-Function Area

Blue Ridge Ballroom (1:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Welcome
J.R. Tucker Marine Corps JROTC Color Guard
Roger Faulkner, PE, Executive Director
Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA)

1:15 pm – 1:45 pm
Opening Comments

• Kerry Bates, PE, Virginia DOT State Construction Engineer
• Michael Fitch, PhD, Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC) Director

 
MODERATOR: 
Roger Faulkner, PE, Executive Director, Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA)

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Hurricane Helene Reconstruction in North Carolina
Tyler Rogers, PE, North Carolina DOT, Divisions 11, 13, and 14
Aaron Powell, PE, North Carolina DOT, Divisions 13 and 14

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
HRBT Expansion Project Update
Chris Foley, PE, WSP

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm (Chesapeake Ballroom/Pre-Function Area)
BREAK (Exhibits Open)

MODERATORS:
Marie Derby, Virginia Chapter ACI/SCPA & David Stowell, Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA)

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Recycling with Slurry Cement on Blue Ridge Parkway, VA
Matt Munsick, Andale Construction / ACEiT Industries

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Reinforced Concrete for New Construction: State of Practice and Shifting Paradigms for Mild Reinforcing
Danielle Kleinhans, PhD, PE, F.ACI, Mateenbar Composite Reinforcements

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 Chesapeake Ballroom/Pre-Function Area Reception
(Exhibits Open)

DAY ONE CONCLUDES

Friday, March 13

7:00 am – 8:00 am (Lobby & Chesapeake Ballroom)
Registration & Continental Breakfast
(Exhibits Open) Chesapeake Ballroom/Pre-Function Area

8:00 am – 12:00 noon
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS

PAVING SOLUTIONS BREAKOUT SESSION 
8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Shenandoah Junior Ballroom

MODERATOR:
Andy Johnson, PhD, PE, Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA)

8:00 am – 8:30 am
I-64 & I-81 VA Soil-Cement Stabilization
Hayden Bilyeu, Southeast Cement Promotion Association (SCPA)

8:30 am – 9:00 am
Bus Rapid Transit in Charleston, SC
Eric Carroll, PE, South Carolina DOT, Office of Materials and Research

9:00 am – 9:30 am
Airfield Concrete Paving: Trends within the Southeastern States
Greg Dean, ACPA-SE Chapter

9:30 am – 10:00 am
ASR in Concrete
Aline Nascimento, NC State University
Amir Behravan, Virginia DOT, VTRC

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
Meeting the Generative AI Challenge to Highway QA Integrity
Mike Copeland, Idaho Transportation Department

11:00 – 11:30 am
Grinding & Grooving
John Roberts, International Grooving & Grinding Association

11:30 am – 12:00 noon
Full-Depth Reclamation Using Number 10 Screening on I-81
Chaz Weaver, PE, CPEM, F.ASCE, Virginia DOT, Staunton District

BRIDGES BREAKOUT SESSION (8:00 am – 12:00 noon)
Blue Ridge Ballroom

MODERATOR
Todd Springer, PE, Virginia DOT, Structure and Bridge Division

8:00 am – 8:30 am
Non-Cementitious Grouting for Substructure Rehab – VDOT Case Studies
Kirk Roberts, CJGeo
Martha Moore, CJGeo
Tyler Kaplan, PE, CJGeo

8:30 am – 9:30 am
CO S&B Program Updates – Varina-Enon Cable-Stayed Bridge Rehab Updates
Micah Ceary, PhD, PE, Virginia DOT, Structure & Bridge Division
Andy Zickler, PE, Virginia DOT, Structure &  Bridge Division

9:30 am – 10:00 am
Embankment Construction using LDCC and Gravix Walls on Route 58
John Tuschak, Crowder Construction

10:00 am – 10:30 am
BREAK (Exhibits Open)
Chesapeake Ballroom/Pre Function Area

MODERATOR
John Schuler, PE, PMP, Virginia DOT, Materials Division

10:30 am – 11:00 am
Route I Rappahannock River (Falmouth Bridge) Rehabilitation
Siva Venugopalan, Siva Corrosion Services, Inc.

11:00 am – 11:30 am
How to Show FRP Reinforcement on Your Plans to Facilitate a Successful Delegated Design: Shear Strengthening of Bridge Beams
Dennis Dempsey, PE, FYFE

11:30 am – 12:00 noon
VTRC – Research Updates – Materials/Processes
Mary Sharifi, Virginia DOT, VTRC
Celik Ozyildirim, PhD, PE, Virginia DOT, VTRC

   
Conference Closing Remarks
12:15 pm
Blue Ridge Ballroom
Charles “Andy” Babish, PE, Virginia DOT, Materials Division

 
**Prize Drawings (Must be present to win) **