Seminar 54 Information

UWM Center for By-Products Utilization

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

UWM-CBU Concrete Materials Technology Series Program No. 54

Workshop and Field Demonstration for Use of Permeable Concrete in Base Course – A Solution for Pavement Drainage Management

Sponsored By:

UWM Center for By-Products Utilization, Milwaukee, WI

Combustion By-Products Recycling Consortium, Morgantown, WV

Co-Sponsored By:

Holcim (US) Inc.; Marquette University; Northeast Asphalt, Inc.; Peters Concrete Co.; We Energies;

WPS Resources Corporation; and Zenith Tech, Inc.

September 19, 2002, Green Bay, WI

Workshop Description

Program

Speakers

Workshop Description

The purpose of the workshop is to present important technical information and review production and construction aspects for a new type of concrete and base course material for roads, highways, airfield pavements, parking lots, and other pavements. Permeable base is a type of concrete that is an agglomeration of coarse aggregates coated with a paste consisting of cement, fly ash, and water. A properly designed and constructed porous base eliminates pavement distress caused by pumping, faulting, and cracking. Use of a permeable base is estimated to provide up to a 70% increase in the service life of concrete or asphalt pavements. Such permeable concrete is generally roller-compacted. It is cost competitive; has a long-life; and is durable.

The workshop will present case histories of successful installations. It will include a demonstration of permeable concrete base production and placement. Handout materials will be provided. The workshop will be of interest to those associated with pavement design, engineers, engineering technicians, engineers working in governmental agencies, industry and private practice, engineering faculty and students, as well as ready mixed concrete producers, aggregates suppliers, and contractors. Knowledgeable professionals engaged in specifying, approving, marketing, and using coal ash and permeable concrete base course will present state-of-the-art information

Program

8:00 a.m.      Registration

8:45              Welcome and Introduction

Lori-Lynn C. Pennock, Fossil Fuel and Combustion By-Products Analyst, WPS Resources Corporation, Green Bay

9:00              What is a permeable concrete and its use in base course, engineering properties and mixture proportions of permeable concrete made with coal ash (physical & chemical properties of coal ash, strength, shrinkage, permeability, etc.)

                      Tarun R. Naik

10:15            Break

10:35            Field applications of permeable base course materials containing high- or variable-carbon coal ash and FGD Materials.

                      Bruce W. Ramme

11:30           Design and Construction Considerations for Asphaltic Concrete Pavements with Open-graded Base Course

                     Professor James Crovetti, Marquette University, Milwaukee

12:15 p.m.     Lunch

1:15             Adjourn to the construction demonstration location.

1:30              Field Demonstration: Permeable base course placement process; and Questions and Answers

Philip M. Hayes, Project Management Group Leader, WPS Resources Corporation, Green Bay; and Tarun R. Naik

3:30 p.m.       Adjourn

SPEAKER INFORMATION

     Tarun R. Naik, Ph. D., P. E.

Director, UWM Center for By-Products Utilization, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dr. Naik has over 35 years of experience in the use of cement, aggregates, admixtures, and by-products in concrete. His contribution in teaching and research has been well recognized nationally and internationally. His research has resulted in over 250 technical reports and papers in ACI, ASCE, ASTM, RILEM, etc. He is a member of ACI, ASCE, ASEE, ASTM, RILEM, NSPE, and WSPE. He is also a member of technical committees of several of these organizations. He has served as a president of WI-ACI, WSPE, and other organizations.

     Bruce W. Ramme, P. E.
Principal Engineer, Combustion Products Utilization, We Energies, Milwaukee, WI.
Mr. Ramme has worked for about 20 years with We Energies and is currently working towards the goal of 100% utilization of We Energies coal combustion products. He is a member of ACI, ASCE, and other professional organizations. He was chairman of ACI Committee 229 on CLSM; and ACI 213B on By-Product Lightweight Aggregate, and a member of other technical committees of ACI. He is also a past-president of the Wisconsin Chapter of ACI and the Southeast Branch of the Wisconsin Section of ASCE.

    James A. Crovetti

Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.

Dr. Crovetti has extensive experience with the analysis, design, and construction of asphalt pavements. His current research includes the analysis of material properties using nondestructive test data, mechanistic pavement design incorporating nonlinear material properties and seasonal effects, laboratory modeling of pavement systems, and measurement of load induced deformation behavior.

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