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State Materials Office

Meeting Information

 

August 16-17, 2012

Florida Department of Transportation, State Materials Office, 5007 NE 39th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 323609

Meeting Agenda [PDF - 24KB]

Day One -- Thursday, August 16, 2012

Please Note: Final report presentations are designated below. All remaining titles are in-progress projects.

 

Time

Topic

Presenter

9:15 - 10:15

Final Report: Development of Variable LRFD f  Factors for Deep Foundation Design due to Site Variability [PDF-947KB]

Drs. Mike McVay and Harald Klammler

10:15 - 10:45

Development of a Smear Proof Horizontal and Vertical Permeability Probe [PDF-2.05MB]

Dr. David Bloomquist

10:45 - 11:15

Field Testing of a Jet-Grouted Pile and Mast Arm Drilled Shaft Foundation [PDF-3.7MB]

Drs. Mike McVay and
David Bloomquist

11:15 - 11:45

Drilled Shaft Resistance Based on Diameter, Torque and Crowd (Drilling Resistance versus Rock Strength) [PDF-1.17MB]

Drs. David Bloomquist and Mike McVay

1:00 - 1:30

Bottom Side Grouting of Drilled Shafts Prior to Tip Grouting [PDF-2.72MB]

Drs. Mike McVay and
David Bloomquist

1:30 - 2:00

Effect of High Viscosity Slurry on Drilled Shaft Performance [PDF-3.42MB]

Dr. Gray Mullins

2:00 - 2:30

Development of LRFD Resistance Factors for Retaining Wall [PDF-862KB]

Drs. Mike McVay and
David Bloomquist

2:45 - 3:45

Final Report: Improving the Properties of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement for Roadway Base Application [PDF-2.25MB]

Drs. Paul Cosentino and
Al Bleakley

3:45 - 4:00

Soil Mixing Design Methods and Construction Techniques for Use in High Organic Soils * [PDF-1.29MB]

Dr. Gray Mullins

4:00 - 4:15

Ground Tire Rubber (GTR) as a Stabilizer for Subgrade Soils * [PDF-1.29MB]

Drs. Paul Cosentino and
Al Bleakley

Day Two -- Friday, August 17, 2012

Please Note: Final report presentations are designated below. All remaining titles are in-progress projects.

 

Time

Topic

Presenter

8:30 - 9:00

Embedded Data Collector (EDC) Evaluation Phase II - Comparison with Instrumented Static Load Tests [PDF-1.87MB]

Dr. Mike McVay

9:00 - 9:30

Evaluation of Vibration Limits and Mitigation Techniques for Urban Construction [PDF-1.39MB]

Dr. Bayraktar

9:30 - 10:00

Continuation of Down-Hole Geophysical Testing for Rock Sockets [PDF-3.33MB]

Dr. Dennis Hiltunen

10:30 - 10:45

Pile/Shaft Designs Using Artificial Neural Networks (i.e., Genetic Programming) with Spatial Variability Considerations * [PDF-579KB]

Drs. Michael McVay and
Khiem T. Tran

10:45 - 11:15

Investigation of Erosion Rates of Field Samples Using FDOT's Enhanced Sediment Erosion Rate Flume (SERF) [PDF-5.32MB]

Dr. David Bloomquist

11:15 - 11:45

Detection of Sinkholes or Anomalies Using Full Seismic Wave Fields [PDF-755KB]

Drs.  Khiem Tran and
Michael McVay

11:45 - 12:00

Surface Pavement Solutions for Poor Subgrade Conditions Phase II: Performance Analysis of Test Sections and Implementation Guidelines (Test section update) [PDF-2.73MB]

Dr. Khaled Sobhan