NCHRP UPDATE AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction. Timothy Hess National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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1 NCHRP UPDATE AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Timothy Hess National Cooperative Highway Research Program

2 National Cooperative Highway Research Program State DOTs support -Problems -Funds Applied research focus -National issues -Shared issues Contract research Panels Research contractors

3 The National Academies Private, Nonprofit Research Institution National Academy of Sciences (NAS) National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Institute of Medicine (IOM) National Research Council (NRC) Transportation Research Board (TRB) (Division F)

4 Transportation Research Board A TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES B STUDIES & INFO C ADMIN & FINANCE E SPECIAL PROGRAMS D COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS NCHRP TCRP CTBSSP

5 NCHRP REPORTS (completed research) NCHRP SYNTHESIS PROJECTS ACTIVE NCHRP PROJECTS NEW NCHRP PROJECTS FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS

6 NCHRP Reports Report 510, Interim Planning for a Future Strategic Highway Research Program Report 498,Illumination Guidelines for Nighttime Highway Work Report 476, Guidelines for Design and Operation of Nighttime Traffic Control for Highway Maintenance and Construction

7 NCHRP Reports Report 475, A Procedure for Assessing and Planning Nighttime Highway Construction and Maintenance Report 451, Improved Contracting Methods for Highway Construction Projects Reports 448, 443, and CRP CD-7, Environmental Impact of Construction and Repair Materials on Surface and Ground Water

8 NCHRP Reports Web Document 51, Construction Engineering and Management Research Needs Study- HSOC Web Document 38, Quality-Based Performance Rating of Contractors for Prequalification and Bidding Purposes Selected Studies in Transportation Law, Volume 1, Construction Contracts

9 NCHRP Reports Feasible Construction Tolerances in Response to the Draft ADA Guidelines (Project 20-7/167)-HSOC Revision of AASHTO R9-97 Standard Recommended Practice for Acceptance Sampling Plans for Highway Construction (Project 20-7/164) Synthesis of Best Practices and Development of Guidelines on Project Cost Estimating (Project 20-7/152)

10 Synthesis Topic 37-06, Technologies for Construction Delivery Synthesis 346, State Construction Quality Assurance Programs Synthesis 343, Management of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Issues in Construction Contracting

11 Synthesis Synthesis 331, Statewide Highway Letting Program Management Synthesis 315, Compensation for Contractor s Home Office Overhead Synthesis 308, Owner Controlled Insurance Programs Research Results Digest 274, Quality Assurance of Structural Materials

12 Active Research Projects Evaluation of the Use of Incentives/Disincentives (I/D) to Reduce Time to Complete Highway Projects (Project 10-58(1))-HSOC Effectiveness of Pavement Warranties (Project 10-68)-HSOC Innovative Contracting for Major Transportation Projects (Project 20-24(43)- HSOC

13 Active Research Projects Design and Construction Specifications for Horizontally Curved Concrete Highway Bridges (Project 12-71) Procedures for Determining the Mixing and Compaction Temperatures of Superpave Asphalt Binders in Hot Mix Asphalt (Project 9-40) Guidelines for Dowel Bar Insertions in Concrete Pavements (Project 10-69)

14 Active Research Projects Using Contractor Performed Tests in Quality Assurance (Project 10-58(2))-HSOC LRFD Soil-Nailing Design and Construction Specs (Project 24-21) Construction Specifications for Bonded Repair and Retrofit of Concrete Structures Using RFP (Project 10-59)

15 Active Research Projects Best Value Procurement Methods for Highway Construction Projects (Project 10-61)-HSOC Development of the 2002 Guide for the Design of New and Rehabilitated Pavement Structures (Project 1-37) Nondestructive Testing Technology for Quality Control and Acceptance of Flexible Pavement Construction (Project 10-65)-HSOC

16 Active Research Projects Texturing of Concrete Pavements (Project10-67) Design and Construction Guidelines for Long- Span Decked Precast, Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges, (Project 12-69) Self-Consolidating Concrete for Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridge Elements, (Project18-12) Guide for Pavement Friction (Project 1-43)

17 Active Research Projects Design of Construction Work Zones on High-Speed Highways, (Project 3-69) Illumination Guidelines for Nighttime Highway Work, (Project 5-13) Guidelines for Selection and Application of Warning Lights on Roadway- Operations Equipment, (Project 13-02)

18 Active Research Projects Standard Practice for Independent Assurance Programs, (Project 20-07, Task 198) Use of Positive Protection in Work Zones, (Project 20-07, Task 174) Development of an AASHTO Design-Build Request-for-Proposals Specification Guide, (Project 20-7,Task 172)

19 New Research Projects Update of the AASHTO Guide Specifications for Highway Construction, (Project 20-7, Task 207)-HSOC Use of Warranties in Highway Construction, (Project 20-7, Task 201)

20 Future Research Projects NCHRP Project 10-58, Construction Engineering and Management Research Needs Study (Web Document 51) 17 Problem Statements Developed 2 have been funded 15 problem statements yet to be funded TRB Construction Management Committee Compiled and endorsed 19 problem statements

21 trb.org/trb/nchrp Information on NCHRP and TCRP Search engine All research projects since 1988 Project statements (requests for proposals) Anticipated projects CRP publication lists and how to order them Registration form for receipt of RFPs

22 Questions?