Program
The conference will commence on Monday, August 31 with a Plenary Session, including the Welcome Address by Duluth Mayor Don Ness and Keynote Address by Dean Peterson, Ph.D. Concurrent Technical Sessions will follow. The Ice Breaker Reception will be held that evening.
Morning Concurrent Technical Sessions will be featured on Tuesday, September 1 and Wednesday, September 2. A series of Technical Tours are scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
The Awards Luncheon on Monday, August 31 and Gala Banquet on Tuesday, September 1 will feature awards presentations and guest speakers.
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Schedule-at-a-Glance
(Subject to change)
| Saturday, August 29, 2009 | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. | TCCRE Committee Meetings |
| Sunday, August 30, 2009 | |
| 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | TCCRE Committee Meetings |
| 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Registration |
| Monday, August 31, 2009 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. | Opening Plenary Session |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. | Concurrent Technical Sessions: |
| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Awards Luncheon |
| 1:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. | Concurrent Technical Sessions: |
| Roads | |
| Environment | |
| 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. | Concurrent Technical Sessions: |
| Frost Action | |
| Infrastructure | |
| 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Ice Breaker Reception |
| Tuesday, September 1, 2009 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. | Concurrent Technical Sessions: |
| Roads | |
| Frost Action | |
| Construction | |
| 9:45 - 10:15 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Concurrent Technical Sessions: |
| Roads | |
| Frost Action | |
| Construction | |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Box Lunch in Exhibit Hall |
| 1:15 - 5:30 p.m. | Technical Tours |
| 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. | Conference Banquet |
| Wednesday, September 2, 2009 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. | Concurrent Technical Sessions: |
| Roads | |
| Structures | |
| Railroads | |
| 9:45 - 10:15 a.m. | Refreshment Break |
| 10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Concurrent Technical Sessions: |
| Roads I | |
| Structures | |
| Roads II | |
| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch on Own |
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion – Climate Change |
| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Conference Wrap-Up |
MONDAY, AUGUST 31
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
University of the Arctic’s Thematic Network on Arctic Engineering and Science
H. Zubeck, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK; S. Knutsson, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden; P. Erland Jensen, M. Holtegaard Nielsen, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
AHP for the Assessment of Permafrost Environment in Muli Mining Area of Qinghai Province, China
Wei Cao, Yu Sheng, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; Yinghong Qin, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Estimate the Permafrost Degradation at Muli Coalfield, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Yinghong Qin, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Environmental Engineering Failures in Alaska
Daniel H. Schubert, P.E., M.ASCE, Gregory V. Jones, P.E., BCEE, Lisa A. Woolard, P.E., G.V. Jones and Associates, Inc., Anchorage, AK; James A. Crum, P.E., M.ASCE, Consultant, Anchorage, AK; John Olofsson, Ph.D., University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK; Arthur Ronimus, P.E., Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK
10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Active Layer and Frost Bulb Interaction for a Full-Scale, Buried Chilled Gas Pipeline
Margaret M. Darrow, Ph.D., S.M.ASCE, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
Interactive Behavior Between Frost Bulb and Chilled Pipe by an Axially-Symmetric Freezing Experiment
Shunji Kanie, Hikaru Okamoto, Motohiro Sato, Satoshi Akagawa, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
Thermal Characteristics of Oil and Permafrost Along the Proposed China-Russia Crude Oil Pipeline
G.Y. Li, Y. Sheng, H.J. Jin, W. Ma, Z. Wen, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
1:45 - 3:30 p.m.
Reasonable Height of Roadway Embankment in Permafrost Regions
Jianming Zhang, Mingyi Zhang, Yongzhi Lui, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
An Approach to Applying Spring Thaw Load Restrictions for Low Volume Roads Based on Thermal Numerical Modeling
Jeffrey Chapin, S.M.ASCE, Juan Pernia, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Bruce Kjartanson, Ph.D., Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON
Dust Measurement to Determine Effectiveness of Rural Dust Strategies
David L. Barnes, P.E., M.ASCE, Ron A. Johnson, Richard Wies, Tomas Marsik, Susan Underbakke, S.M.ASCE, Dennis Filler, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; Clark Milne, P.E., M.ASCE, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Fairbanks, AK
Warm Mix Asphalt Using Sasobit® in Cold Region
Shu Wei Goh, S.M.ASCE, Zhanping You, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Session II Track B Environment
1:45 - 3:30 p.m.
New Ecological Design and Construction Techniques Derived from Traditional Design Methods of Persian Architecture for Cold Regions
Elnaz A. Tabrizi, M. Khanmohammadi, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran
Accelerated Fresh Water Corrosion Study and Remediation of Steel Structures
Chad W. Scott, P.E., A.M.ASCE, Joe Radniecki, AMI Consulting Engineers, P.A., Duluth, MN; Gene Clark, P.E., University of Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, WI
Chatfield Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements: A Design and Operational Review, Focused on Cold Weather Issues
Timothy M. Wedin, P.E., LEED-AP, LHB, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Numerical Simulation for Biosurfactant-Enhanced Bioremediation Process Under Cold Climate and Low Soil-Permeability Conditions: A Pilot-Scale Case Study
Hui Yu, S.M.ASCE, Guohe Huang, Xiaosheng Qin, S.M.ASCE, University of Regina, Regina, SK
Session III Track A Frost Action
3:45 - 5:30 p.m.
Differential Frost Heave at Pipeline-Road Crossings
Gerry Ferris, A.M.ASCE, BGC Engineering Inc., Calgary, AB
Foundation Design for Frost Heave
Widianto, Glenn Heilenman, Bechtel Corporation, Houston, TX; Jerry Owen, Javier Fente, ExxonMobil Development Company, Houston, TX
A Basic Study on Frost Susceptibility of Rock: Differences Between Frost Susceptibility of Rock and Soil
Dai Nakamura, Takashi Goto, Yoji Ito, Teruyuki Suzuki, Satoshi Yamashita, Kitami Institute of Technology, Hokkaido, Japan
Session III Track B Infrastructure
3:45 - 5:30 p.m.
Pervious Concrete and Porous Asphalt Pavements Performance for Stormwater Management in Northern Climates
Robert M. Roseen, Ph.D., Thomas P. Ballestero, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, C.G.W.P., P.G., Kristopher M. Houle, Joshua F. Briggs, James J. Houle, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Bioretention of Simulated Snowmelt: Cold Climate Performance and Design Criteria
N. J. LeFevre, G. L. Oberts, Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc., Oakdale, MN; J. D. Davidson, Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District, Farmington, MN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Effect of Remolding on Cement-Stabilized Base Course Blended with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
W. S. Guthrie, A.M.ASCE, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; A. V. Brown, Civil Science, Lehi, UT
Modeling Heavy Wheel Loading on Frozen and Unfrozen Ground
Michael Parker, Barry Coutermarsh, Sally Shoop, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH
Preliminary Study of Evaluating Asphalt Pavement Rutting Performance Using the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
Shu Wei Goh, S.M.ASCE, Zhanping You, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Frost Heave Damage to a Road on a Permafrost Island in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Yu Sheng, Jichun Wu, Ji Chen, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China; Wei Cao, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Session IV Track B Frost Action
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
One-Dimensional Computer Models to Estimate Frost Depth
Lynette A. Barna, Aff.M.ASCE, Sally A. Shoop, Ph.D.,P.E., M.ASCE, Barry A. Coutermarsh, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH
Geophysical Investigations at Shishmaref, Alaska
Mary T. Azelton, Lewis N. Epps, A.M.ASCE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK; Beth N. Astley, Jon E. Zufelt, P.E., M.ASCE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center, Fort Richardson, AK; Kevin Bjella, S.M.ASCE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center, Fort Wainwright, AK
Characterizing the Strength Layering of Freezing Ground
Rosa T. Affleck, Aff.M.ASCE, Sally A. Shoop, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH
A Formula for the Unfrozen Water Content and Temperature of Frozen Soils
Yinghong Qin, Guoyu Li, Guangzhou Qu, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Session IV Track C Construction
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Pre-Thawing: From Mining to Civil Engineering, a Historical Perspective
M.H. Cysewski, S.M.ASCE, Y. Shur, A.M.ASCE, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
Study on Construction Technology for Tunneling in the Plateau Permafrost Region
Hongjian Li, Shijiazhuang Railway Institute, Shijiazhuang, China
The Behavior of Moisture in High-Water-Content Soil During the Freeze-Thaw Process Under Natural Cold Conditions
Atsuko Sato, Satoshi Nishimoto, Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Regions, Hokkaido, Japan; Dai Nakamura, Teruyuki Suzuki, Kitami Institute of Technology, Hokkaido, Japan
Montana State University’s Subzero Science and Engineering Research Facility: New Interdisciplinary Cold Regions Research Laboratories
D.A. Miller, E.E. Adams, B.W. Gunnink, P.E., M.ASCE, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Highway Embankment on Degrading Permafrost
H. Batenipour, D. Kurz, M. Alfaro, A.M.ASCE, J. Graham, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB; T.N.S. Ng, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, Winnipeg, MB
Using Ice Surfaces to Decrease the Impact of a Remediation Project
Michael R. Walsh, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; Jon E. Zufelt, P.E., M.ASCE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center, Fort Richardson, AK; Charles M. Collins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center, Fort Wainwright, AK
Mitigation of Road-Users Interactions in the Wake of Snowstorms: A University Case Study
Behzad Rouhieh, S.M.ASCE, Ciprian Alecsandru, A.M.ASCE, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Geosynthetical Materials in Designs of Highways in Cold Regions of the Far East
S.A. Kudryavtsev, T.Y. Valtseva, E.D. Goncharova, R.G. Mikhailin, Far Eastern State Transport University, Khabarovsk, Russia; Y.B. Berestyanyy, DV-Geosynthetika Ltd., Khabarovsk, Russia
Session V Track B Frost Action
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Ruggedness Evaluation of the Tube Suction Test
W. S. Guthrie, A.M.ASCE, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; J. W. Shambaugh, Oregon Department of Transportation, Salem, OR.
An Innovative Sensor for Assisting Spring Load Restrictions: Results of Field Demonstration Study
Xiong (Bill) Yu, P.E., M.ASCE, Xinbao Yu, S.M.ASCE, Bin Zhang, S.M.ASCE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Ning Li, Virginia Department of Transportation, Richmond, VA
Compressive Strength of Floating Ice and Calculation of Ice Force on Bridge Piers During Ice Collision
Tianlai Yu, Haibo Yu, Sidi Shan, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China;
Junqing Lei, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China; Chengyu Li, P.E., M. ASCE, URS Corporation, Denver, CO
Session V Track C Construction
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Extending the Season for Concrete Construction and Repair: The Next Phase
Lynette A. Barna, Aff.M.ASCE, Peter M. Seman, Aff.M.ASCE, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; Charles J. Korhonen, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Consultant, Chassel, MI
Application of Seismic Methods for Early Stage Concrete: The Influence of Freezing Effects
Yan Liu, Xiong (Bill) Yu, P.E., M.ASCE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Constructed Rock Beach Winter Installation
Sonia Maassel Jacobsen, P.E., USDA-NRCS, St. Paul, MN; Scott Alan Smith, P.E., USDA-NRCS, Fergus Falls, MN
Experimentation of Several Mitigation Methods in Tasiujaq Airport to
Minimize the Effects Caused by the Melting of Permafrost
Anders Stuhr Jørgensen, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark; Guy Doré, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Université Laval, Québec City, QC
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Introduction to Cold Regions Pavement Engineering
H. K. Zubeck, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK; Guy Doré, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Université Laval, Québec City, QC
Construction Aggregate Potential of Minnesota Taconite Industry Byproducts
L.M. Zanko, D.R. Fosnacht, Ph.D, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN; David M. Hopstock, Ph.D, David M. Hopstock & Associates, LLC, Roseville, MN
Initial Analysis of the New Hampshire Spring Load Restriction Procedure
Robert A. Eaton, P.E., M.ASCE, New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Enfield, NH; Richard L. Berg, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, FROST Associates, West Lebanon, NH; Andrew Hall, P.E., New Hampshire Department of Transportation Bureau of Materials & Research, Concord, NH; Heather J. Miller, P.E., M.ASCE, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, N. Dartmouth, MA; Maureen A. Kestler, Aff.M.ASCE, USDA Forest Service, San Dimas, CA
Spring Thaw Predictor and Development of Real Time Spring Load Restrictions
Robert A. Eaton, P.E., M.ASCE, Alan Hanscom, P.E., New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Enfield, NH; Maureen A. Kestler, Aff.M.ASCE, USDA Forest Service, San Dimas, CA;Andrew Hall, P.E., New Hampshire Department of Transportation Bureau of Materials & Research, Concord, NH; Heather J. Miller, P.E., M.ASCE, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, N. Dartmouth, MA; Richard L. Berg, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, FROST Associates, West Lebanon, NH
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
The Peculiar Features of the Foundations and the Artificial Bases Construction of the Covered Stadium in Cryolithozone
A.G. Kerimov, Norilsk Department of Research Institute of Bases and Underground Constructions, Norilsk, Russia; V.I. Grebenets, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Deformations of Buildings and a Problem of Operation of the Bases in Norilsk Area
A.G. Kerimov, Norilsk Department of Research Institute of Bases and Underground Constructions, Norilsk, Russia; V.I. Grebenets, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Analyses of Frost-Migration Under Post-Tensioned Slabs
Daniel D. Overton, P.E. F.ASCE, John D. Nelson, Ph.D., P.E. F.ASCE,
Kuo-Chieh Chao, Ph.D., P.E. M.ASCE, Engineering Analytics, Inc., Fort Collins, CO
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Geocryological Conditions of the Railway Bridge Construction Site, South Yamal Peninsula (Western Siberia, Russia)
S. N. Titkov, Geological Research Institute for Construction, Moscow, Russia; V.I. Grebenets,Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Causes and Preventative Methods for Rail Seat Abrasion in North America’s Railroads
Russell H. Lutch, Devin K. Harris, Theresa M. Ahlborn, P.E., M.ASCE, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Experimentation of Gravimetric Measurements to Detect the Presence of Buried Ice Along the Mary River Railway Corridor
Guy Doré, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Université Laval, Québec City, QC
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Porous Asphalt Proven Successful in Cold Region: WBUUC Porous Parking Lot
J. W. Tiggelaar, LHB Corporation, Minneapolis, MN; R.D. Lisi, P.E., A.M.ASCE, LHB Corporation, Duluth, MN
Mechanical Properties of the Active Layer for Pavement Design in Permafrost Conditions
Guy Doré, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Université Laval, Québec City, QC
Statistical Comparison of Mechanistic-Empirical Models for Predicting Fatigue Life
of Cement-Treated Base Layers Over Weak Subgrades
W. S. Guthrie, A.M.ASCE, D. L. Eggett, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; R. A. Crane, A.M.ASCE, URS Corporation, Indianapolis, IN
Warm-Mix Asphalt for Rural County Roads
Lyndon Robjent P.E., M.ASCE, Wayne Dosh, Crow-Wing County Highway Department, Brainerd, MN
Session VII Track B Structures
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Modeling of Snow Load Using Filtered Poisson Process
Y.J. Yin, W. M. Bulleit, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Y. Li, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
Performance of Stress-Laminated Timber Highway Bridges in Cold Climates
James P. Wacker, P.E. M.ASCE, Forest Products Laboratory, U.S. Forest Service, Madison, WI
10:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Numerical Study on Cooling Effect of Closed Crushed-Rock Embankment Along Qinghai-Tibet Railway in China
Mingyi Zhang, Fujun Niu, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Using Soil Stress State Transducers in Freezing Ground
Sally A. Shoop, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Barry Coutermarsh, Deborah Diemand, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH; Thomas Way, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Services, Auburn, AL
MnROAD Pavement Temperature Profiles
Greg Johnson, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Rochester, MN; Benjamin J. Worel, P.E., M.ASCE, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Maplewood, MN
Subgrade Temperature and Freezing Cycles in Pervious Pavements
R. J. Rohne, M. A. Lebens, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Maplewood, MN
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