National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

Crawford F. Jencks Deputy Director, Cooperative Research Programs Presentation AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction August 5, 2009 TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

Transportation Research Board

a private nonprofit institution

    Technical Activities – – Standing Committees (Construction Section) TRB annual meeting Policy Studies Cooperative Research Programs – – National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Transit, Airport, Freight, and Hazmat Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP 2) – – Renewal Safety, Reliability, Capacity

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National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

Managed by: Assisted by:

Transportation Research Board (TRB)

Sponsored by:

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) i.e., the state DOTs Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

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New Projects

NCHRP 10-81, Evaluation of Fuel Usage Factors in Highway Construction NCHRP 10-83, Alternative Quality Systems for Application in Highway Construction TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

Active Projects

 NCHRP 10-77, Use of Automated Machine Guidance (AMG) within the Transportation Industry Iowa State University, David J. White, 7/24/2009 – 1/23/2011, $350.000

 NCHRP 10-78, Nighttime Construction Impacts on Safety, Quality, and Productivity Iowa State University, Jennifer S. Shane, 5/7/2009 -- 5/6/2011, $250.000

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Nearing Completion

NCHRP 10-58(01), Time-Related Incentive and Disincentive Provisions in Highway Construction Contract Trinity Construction Management Services Gary Fick NCHRP 10-68, Guidelines for the Use of Highway Pavement Warranties Trauner Consulting Services, Inc.

Sidney Scott NCHRP 21-09, Intelligent Soil Compaction Systems Colorado School of Mines Michael A. Mooney

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NCHRP Reports

584 Full-Depth Precast Concrete Bridge Deck Panel Systems 607 Specifications and Protocols for Acceptance Tests on Processing Additions in Cement Manufacturing 609 Recommended Construction Specifications and Process Control Manual for Repair and Retrofit of Concrete Structures Using Bonded FRP Composites 627 Traffic Safety Evaluation of Nighttime and Daytime Work Zones

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NCHRP Reports

626 NDT Technology for Quality Assurance of HMA Pavement Construction 634 Texturing of Concrete Pavements 636 Tools to Aid State DOTs in Responding to Workforce Challenges 637 Guidelines for Dowel Alignment in Concrete Pavements

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NCHRP Syntheses

376 Quality Assurance in Design-Build Projects 379 Selection and Evaluation of Alternative Contracting Methods to Accelerate Project Completion 385 Information Technology for Efficient Project Delivery 388 Pre-Overlay Treatments of Existing Pavements 390 Performance-Based Construction Contractor Prequalification

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NCHRP Project 20-83

Long-Range Strategic Issues Facing the Transportation Industry (30 to 50 years out) 1. Anticipate future issues and better prepare 2. Explore visions of what could be

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Project 20-83 FY 2009: $5M

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(4) (5) Economic Changes Driving Future Freight Transportation Expediting Future Technologies for Enhancing Transportation System Performance

Long-Range Strategic Issues Affecting Preservation, Maintenance, and Renewal of Highway Infrastructure

Effects of Changing Transportation Energy Supplies and Alternative Fuel Sources on Transportation Climate Change and the Highway System: Impacts and Adaptation Approaches

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Project 20-83 FY 2010: $3M

6) Effects of Socio-Demographics on Travel Demand 7) Sustainable Transportation Systems and Sustainability as an Organizing Principle for Transportation Agencies And $1M unassigned —AASHTO SCOR to select topic(s) and consider future of the concept

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Project 20-83 Request

A Request for Problem Concepts Due September 15, 2009 TRB.org

http://www.trb.org/notesdocs/nchrp20-83-solicitation.pdf

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