Technical Tracks
11/4/2024- This is a DRAFT of the Technical Tracks. Full descriptions, speakers, and locations will be live on the NACE Conference Portal when available. If you do not see the option to select sessions on the NACE Conference Portal then these sessions are NOT live.
Pavement Preservation Sessions sponsored by Asphalt Materials
| 4/15- 10:00am | PP04- Improving Performance of Asphalt Pavements |
| 4/15- 11:00am | PP05- Designing Flexible Pavements – Perpetual Pavements and PaveXpress Designing Discussion on designing long lasting pavements |
| 4/15- 1:45pm | PP07- Preservation Treatments for HMA Pavement Presentation will focus on pre-preservation, early-life, and mid-life preservation treatments for HMA pavements and we will work in sustainable rehabilitation treatments to extend the end of life. |
| 4/15- 2:45pm | PP02 Thinlay HMA for Pavement Preservation Discussion on Thin overlays, their preservation, and other related information |
| 4/16- 1:30pm | PP06 Benefits of Smooth Pavements and IRI
Everyone wants Smooth pavements. Come hear about why this has more benefit to a smooth pavement than just ride quality. |
| 4/16- 4:30pm | PP03 Pavement Preservation Option Selection for County Engineers |
| 4/17-11:00am | PP01 MnROAD HMA Reflective Cracking Challenge |
Safety & Technology Sessions sponsored by Benesch
| 4/14- 2-5:00pm | Pre-Conference Safety Workshop: Overview of LRSP/Safety Action Plans – Safety Champion Program Planning & Engineering Module #3 if time allows -Walk through of the LRSP DIY site -Discussion of topics such as: -how to fund your LRSP/Safety Action Plan – incorporating demo projects into a SS4A grant -how to incorporate non-engineering pieces into an LRSP -how to incorporate equity -how to incorporate SSA -implementation of an LRSP -Case study example of a completed LRSP – how accomplished and how implementing |
| 4/15- 10:00am | ST01 Session TBD |
| 4/15- 11:00am | ST03 Collecting Roadway Inventory Information for Roadway Safety FHWA overview of the Requirement Collecting and managing asset information utilizing AI to process scanned point cloud data collected from Mobile LiDAR Systems |
| 4/15- 1:45pm | ST02 Federal Safety Updates Human Factors Guide for Roadway Systems & General Federal Safety Updates |
| 4/15- 2:45pm | ST04 Local Road Safety Plan/Safety Action Plan Examples 2023 SS4A Demo Project) Boone County, IL (URBAN) - Radar Speed Sign and Attenuator for Spring Creek and Poplar Grove roads corridors |
| 4/16- 10:00am | ST08 Safety Systems Approach Overview of Program- Resources available – Vision Zero Toolkit, SSA Roadway Design Hierarchy, SSA for Speed Management, SSA for Bikes and Peds, SSA Alignment Frameworks (Project-based and Policy-based) |
| 4/16- 2:45pm | ST06 Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Success Stories Webster County, IA (RURAL) – 2023 SS4A Implementation Project – roadway departures – widening and paving shoulders, adding edge and center line rumble strips, pavement markings ; Hillsborough County, FL (URBAN) – 2022 SS4A Implementation Project – peds, bikes, transit users at 22 locations – low cost countermeasures – sidewalks, leading ped intervals, curb bulb-outs, crosswalk improvements, bike lanes, speed management |
| 4/16- 3:45pm | ST05 Illinois Local Safety Projects Safer Roads with Rumble Strips and LJS/VRAM using HSIP Funding - Otterville Road, Jersey County, Illinois Case Study; IDOT’s run off the road tool to look at treatments that would be appropriate. It was used to apply for safety funds |
| 4/17-10:00am | ST07 Non-Engineering Safety Strategies Education on the infrastructure changes for safety – collaborating with your State Highway Safety Office (SHSO); Clackamas County - Collaborations with Public Health |
Structures & Environment Sessions
| 4/15- 10:00am | SE06 I-80 Mississippi River Bridge Replacement Development of the preferred alternative for I-80 Mississippi River bridge and issues involved with its development |
| 4/15- 11:00am | SE01 Session TBD |
| 4/15- 1:45pm | SE02 Building for the Future: Corrosion Protection Systems for Steel Bridges- ** 2 hour session County bridges play a crucial role in infrastructure, and ensuring their long-term durability is essential to maximizing value. Several chemistry and coating solutions are available for corrosion protection in steel bridge systems. Each system offers distinct advantages in terms of performance and cost-effectiveness, making them suitable for various county bridge projects. Industry experts from the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) will provide detailed presentations on the applications, benefits and limitations of weathering steel, galvanizing, metallizing, and painting systems for both new construction and repair/rehabilitation work. A moderated discussion with county personnel will follow the presentations, offering further insights into these protection options |
| 4/16- 11:00am | SE05 SNBI Structure |
| 4/16- 2:45pm | ST06 Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Success Stories Webster County, IA (RURAL) – 2023 SS4A Implementation Project – roadway departures – widening and paving shoulders, adding edge and center line rumble strips, pavement markings ; Hillsborough County, FL (URBAN) – 2022 SS4A Implementation Project – peds, bikes, transit users at 22 locations – low cost countermeasures – sidewalks, leading ped intervals, curb bulb-outs, crosswalk improvements, bike lanes, speed management |
| 4/16- 3:45pm | SE03 Driving Change for Listed Species An overview of the Endangered Species Act and the relevance to transportation agencies. Also, we will look at conservation measures used to mitigate impacts to listed species from DOT projects. |
| 4/16- 4:45pm | SE04 Assessing Floor Reduction Benefits On-Road Structures (ORS) offer a promising alternative to traditional culvert/bridge design, with the potential to better mitigate flood impacts. ORS use roadway embankments as dams to control flow into culverts, providing flood storage during peak flow events. Several Iowa counties have implemented ORS in HUC12 watersheds, with anecdotal evidence indicating reduced flood impacts from recent extreme rainfall events. This presentation will provide an overview of the project, and demonstrate the web-based information platform that was developed to guide and enhance ORS adoption in Iowa. |
| 4/17-11:00am | SE07 State of Practice for Concrete Reinforcement Different types of reinforcement have been used in concrete since concrete was first used for structural applications. Today, there are many different types of reinforcement available including steel with different chemical compositions, strengths, and coatings, and fiber reinforced polymers. Different types of reinforcement may be beneficial for different applications. This presentation will give a brief survey of different types of reinforcement including possible applications where it may be beneficial to use certain types. |
Unpaved Roads Sessions sponsored by TeamLab
| 4/15- 11:00am | UR03 When to Upgrade and Unpaved Road What triggers are used to upgrade an unpaved road to seal coat, concrete, asphalt, or other? What costs are associated with these upgrades? What are ownership costs of an unpaved road versus a paved road? |
| 4/15- 1:45pm | UR07 Engineered Water Repellency to Reduce the Freeze Granular roadways in northern plains are routinely subjected to seasonal freeze-thaw (F-T) cycles, resulting in extensive damage from frost-related problems such as frost heave, frost boils, thaw settlement, thaw weakening, rutting, and potholes. As a new method, the current project funded by Iowa Highway Research Board (IHRB) studied to make subgrade soils water repellent via the use of nanoscale organo-silane (OS) products as additives to mitigate the damage that occurs due to F-T cycles. The presentation will present and explain the evaluation of the use of OS to control water and increase subgrade and overall granular roadway performance. |
| 4/15- 2:45pm | UR08 TeamLab- Session TBD |
| 4/16- 10:00am | UR01 County Engineer Panel Discussion Regarding Unpaved Road Maintenance |
| 4/16- 11:00am | Optimizing Granular Road Maintenance with Data-Driven Design and Performance Models The presentation highlights developing a Granular Road Design and Performance Assessment Tool as well as discussing many experimental test sites across five Iowa counties in 2023, featuring multiple test sections for periodic field tests and performance monitoring. This data can help identify temporal changes in surface deficiencies and structural capacities, key factors in creating data-driven models that predict blading and resurfacing intervals—critical maintenance events during a design period. The tool also incorporates life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) for annual cost assessments. This presentation will highlight the methodology and results from the tool’s development, focusing on its practical application to enhance decision-making in granular road maintenance and management practices. |
| 4/16- 2:45pm | UR05 Unpaved Road Metrics and Asset Management for Gravel Roads Metrics used to effectively and efficiently manage unpaved roads. |
| 4/16- 3:45pm | UR04 Unpaved Rds Restoration Standards |
| 4/16- 3:45pm | UR06 Performance-Based Design of Unpaved Roads with Consideration for Chemical Treatments for Dust Control This presentation covers performance-based design of gravel roads, with a focus on understanding basic wearing course material properties from two very simple tests and using the results to predict how a road will perform. The presentation includes demonstrations of two web-based tools, one for selecting wearing course materials, blending two materials, or converting paved to unpaved, and the second for selecting appropriate chemical treatments for a given set of conditions. |
Emergency Preparedness Sessions
| 4/15- 10:00am | EP04 Earthquake!! Saving the County Fair
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| 4/16- 3:45pm | EP01 FEMA Best County Practices Funding roundtable, how are agencies dealing with reimbursements and how is that affecting your cash flow/current projects/maintenance. Also State of Minnesota program to fund agencies while they await reimbursement.
- Roundtable with FEMA and local agencies – Current issues and FEMA changes? - Debris management, pre and post disaster - County Best Practices |
| 4/16- 4:45pm | EP03 Tornadoes Preparedness and Response |
| 4/17- 10:00am | EP02 Preventing winter debris flow after summer fires |