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17th Annual ICAR Symposium, May 4-5, 2009

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17th Annual ICAR Symposium
May 4-5, 2009
The University of Texas at Austin
Pickle Research Campus Commons
EN09153

Monday, May 4, 2009
8:00 AM	Registration
9:00 AM	Opening Session Moderator: David W. Fowler, The University of Texas at Austin, Director, ICAR Aggregates Research Outlook, Cheryl Richter, Research Program Manager, Office of Infrastructure R&D, Federal Highway Administration High Fines Pavement Test Sections, Meredith McElroy Joyce, David W. Fowler, The University of Texas at Austin
10:30 – 11:55 AM	Session A1: Characterizing Aggregates for Hot Mix Asphalt, I Chair: Chris Rogers Deterioration of an Asphalt Airport Runway Due to Wetting and Drying of the Aggregate - an Experience From the West Indies Chris Rogers, Consultant Impact of Dust on Aggregate Surfaces on the Performance of HMA Mixtures Amit Bhasin, The University of Texas at Austin TBD Amit Bhasin, The University of Texas at Austin Contributions of Aggregate Properties to Asphalt Pavement Skid Resistance Arash Rezaie and Eyad Masad, Texas A&M University Development of Aggregate Blending Charts Based on Strength of Asphalt Mixtures Enad Mahmoud and Eyad Masad, Texas A&M University
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:15 – 3:00 PM	Session B1: Aggregates in Concrete, I Chair: Applying the New Design Methodology Dallas N. Little, Texas A&M University Types and Amounts of Fines Affecting Unbound Aggregate Behavior Erol Tutumluer, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Performance of Inverted Sections Reza Ashtiani Measuring Compactive Energy in the Laboratory Caroline Herrera, Texas Department of Transportation
3:00 PM	Break
3:20 – 5:30 PM	Session C1: Aggregates in Bases Chair: Ensuring Concrete Performance for Various Aggregates Eric P. Koehler, Ara Jeknavorian, Byong-Wa Chun, Peter Zhou, W.R. Grace, and Co. Some Thoughts on The Chemical Compositions of Fly Ash Lianxiang Du, University of Alabama at Birmingham The Role of Aggregate Microfines in the Alkali Silica Reaction: Enemy or Ally? Jose F.Munoz, Jessica M. Sanfilippo, Steven W. Cramer, M. Isabel Tejedor, Marc A. Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Use of Fossils and Mineral Specificity in Forensic Concrete Petrography Tom Patty, Wiss, Janny, Elstner Associates Shape Comparison of Crushed Wilson Quarry Aggregates in a Size Range of 75 Micrometers to 30 mm Edward J Garboczi, National Institue of Standards and Technology and Michael Taylor, Granite Rock Co.
5:30 PM Adjourn until 8:30 AM Tuesday.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009
8:30 - 10:00 AM	Session D1: Aggregates in Concrete, II Chair: Robin Graves Optimization of Aggregates in Concrete Mixtures Marc Rachad, David W. Fowler, The University of Texas at Austin Research in MFA in Concrete Paving David W. Fowler The University of Texas at Austin Designing a New Crushing Technique to Combine Impact and Compression Fracturing in a Rock Crushing Chamber Roy B. Miller, Mechanical Test Engineer The Effects of Supplementary Cementing Materials on Alkali Carbonate Reaction Medhat H. Shehata and Steven Jagdat, Ryerson University, and Chris Rogers, Consultant Microfines For Improving Workability in Mortar Thomas Matthews, Blue Mountain Minerals
10:00 AM	Break
10:20 – 12:00 PM	Session E1: Department of Transportation/Federal Agency Panelists Discuss Current Aggregates-Related Issues in Their Organizations Chair: Panel Members: TBD
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 – 2:45 PM	Session F1: : Miscellaneous Aggregates Topics Chair: Sam Johnson Recent Developments in Alkali Silica Reaction Kevin J. Folliard, The University of Texas at Austin TxDOT's Annual ASTM C 1260/1567 Proficiency Program Ryan Barborak, Texas Department of Transportation Kemco Dry Sand Making System V7-To Turn Surplus Crusher Dust into Premium Sand Makoto Hashimoto, Kemco Inc
2:45 – 3:00 PM	Break
3:00 – 4:00 PM	Special Session Engineering Ethics Lance Kinney, P.E., Texas Board of Professional Engineers

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