Low-Volume Roads
Monday, January 10, 2005, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Marriott
Anthony R. Giancola, Transportation and Local Government, presiding
Sponsored by:
Low-Volume Roads Committee (AFB30)
Axle and Wheel Loads in Developing Countries and Consequences for Material Specifications (05-0326)**
André Molenaar, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Agenda TRB LVR (AFB30) Committee Meeting
Monday, January 10, 2005-8:00 am – 12 noon, Washington B2 Marriott
1. Call to Order (chair)
2. Introductions (chair)
3. Approval of January 12, 2004 meeting minutes (chair)
4. 9th International LVR Conference-June 24-27, 2007, Austin, TX (Update Mike Long & Jolanda or Jorge Prozzi)
5. Presentation of Dr. Charles Jahren, Iowa State University Update Report on when do you pave an aggregate (unbound or gravel) road (15 minute limit)
6. Presentation by André Molenaar, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, on Axle and Wheel Loads in Developing Countries and Consequences for Material Specifications (20 minute limit)
7. Presentation by Michael Voth, Pavement Discipline Leader, FHWA - Federal Lands Highway Program & Chris Marshall, Golder Associates A Guide for Selection of Context Sensitive Roadway Surfacing (15 minute limit)
8. Presentation by Dr. Annabel Davis, TRL (UA) “A Guide to Road Project Appraisal” (20 minute limit)
9. TRB Staff Report (Jayaprakash)
10. Friends of Committee Report (Kestler)
11. Committee Liaison Reports (Nahra, Kestler, Orr, others)
12. Status report on two existing RCSs (LVR Research Committee Problem Statements)
Managing Environmental Impacts of Erosion and Sedimentation of and from Low Volume Roads (Mike Long)
Development of a Design, Construction and Maintenance Manual on Low Volume Roads (Larry Emig)
13. Old Business (chair)
- Potential Synthesis Projects (discussion and action)
14. AFB30 is now under Design and Construction Group and in 2006 our committee needs to submit a Triennial Self-Evaluation Report. Need to establish a task force to prepare this report. (Action)
15. Opportunity to participate in NCHRP Project 1-40A(04) - Orr/Irwin
16. New Business
- Proposed 2006 sessions (Ron Eck lead on session on (1) low cost safety
improvements and (2) incorporating safety into local road planning).
- Congratulatory & Photo Opportunity Moment for Ron Eck and Asif Faiz, newly selected emeritus members
- LVR Webboard (Orr and Nahra)-When was last time you visited? What is missing or needed? Input please.
- Design Section A meeting report (Giancola)
- Announcements
o Annual NACE conference, April 17-21, 2005, Bismarck, ND
Closed Session (members only)
16. Committee vacancies & rotation
17. Emeritus Discussions
18. Adjournment
Note 1: LVR Committee Sponsored Sessions
Monday, January 10, 2005, 1:30pm- 3:15pm, Marriott, Virginia A
Rapid and Low Cost Embankment Slope Repairs
Monday, January 10, 2005, 3:45pm- 5:30pm, Marriott, Virginia A
Preserving Low-Volume Roads Using Pavement Management
Note 2: LVR Committee Cosponsored Sessions or Workshops:
Sunday, January 9, 2005, 8:30am- 5:00pm, Hilton, Monroe West - Invasive Species and Transportation: Issues and Challenges (Workshop)
Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 7:30pm- 9:30pm, Hilton, Cabinet
Bringing Research into Practice: Implementing Research Results and Market-Ready Technologies
Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 1:30pm- 3:15pm, Marriott, Maryland B Surface Transportation Weather, Part 3: New Partnerships
Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 3:45pm- 5:30pm, Marriott, Maryland B Surface Transportation Weather, Part 4: Caucus on Issues and Future Directions
Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 1:30pm- 3:15pm, Marriott, Virginia B Advanced Techniques for Evaluating, Testing and Taking Measurements for Cold Regions Transportation Facilities
Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 8:00am- 9:45am, Marriott, Maryland A Climatic and Seasonal Effects on Low-Volume Roads, Part 1
Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 10:15am-12:00pm, Marriott, Maryland A Climatic and Seasonal Effects on Low-Volume Roads, Part 2
Subject Areas:
Geology and Earth Materials
Maintenance
Operations
Pavement Management
Safety
Soil Mechanics
Structures