Institute for Transportation

Technical Presentations

The Minutes from the 2008 Fall National Concrete Consortium are available as a PDF.

Joint Problems

• Joint Rot: The Latest Headache or Not? (PDF)
  Peter Taylor, Ph.D, P.E., CP Tech Center
• Deterioration of Concrete Pavement I-35 and TH-61 in Northeastern Minnesota (PDF)
  Schwartz

Research in Progress

• The Deleterious Chemical Effects of Concentrated Deicing Solutions on Portland Cement Concrete (PDF)
  Larry Sutter, Michigan Tech
• Deicer Scaling Resistance of Concrete Pavements, Bridge, Decks, and Other Structures Containing Slag Cement (PDF)
  S. Schlorholtz, Iowa State University
  R.D. Hooton, University of Toronto
• First Winter Joint Damage in Airfield Pavement – Offut AFB, Nebraska (PDF)
  Toy Poole, US Army Corps of Engineers
• Premature Joint Deterioration in Indiana Concrete Pavements (PDF)
  J. Olek, M. Arribas, M. Radlinski, and N. Whiting, Purdue University
  T. Nantung, Indiana DOT

Mix Track

• Evaluation of Test Methods for Permeability (Transport) and Development of Performance Guidelines for Durability (PDF)
  Tommy Nantung, Indiana DOT
  Karthik Obla, NRMCA
  Jason Weiss, Purdue
• CP Tech Center Overview of Trainings/Workshops (PDF)
  Tim Cost, P.E., Holcim

Calorimetry

• Calorimetry Overview: Why Monitor Concrete Temperature? And How? (PDF)
  Peter Taylor, Ph.D, P.E., CP Tech Center
• Isothermal Calorimetry of Cement (PDF)
  Holton
• Practical Sem-Adiabatic Calorimetry for Concrete Mixture Evaluation (PDF)
  Tim Cost, P.E., Holcim