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IDOT UPDATE. Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers Eric E. Harm, PE Assistant Chief Engineer May 18, 2006. New Staffing. Director of Highways – Milt Sees Chief of Staff – Clayton Harris III Chief of Operations – Brice Sheriff Engineer of Tests – Matt Mueller. SAFETEA-LU.
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IDOT UPDATE Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers Eric E. Harm, PE Assistant Chief Engineer May 18, 2006
New Staffing • Director of Highways – Milt Sees • Chief of Staff – Clayton Harris III • Chief of Operations – Brice Sheriff • Engineer of Tests – Matt Mueller
SAFETEA-LU • August 10, 2005 • $295 B Nationwide • $6.18 B Illinois (33% increase) • Safety Emphasis
Earmarks • $1.25 B Highway Earmarks • Over 300 Earmarks • Required Match $315 M • Shortfall ± $8 B
Downside • Locals have to match • Obligation Ceiling ≈ 85% • Funds are not upfront • Cost of projects up • Mix of projects
High Profile Earmarks • New Mississippi River Bridge • $164 M plus $75 M for Missouri • O’Hare Western Access • $140 M • Prairie Parkway • $207 M • River Bridge in Quad-Cities • $12 M plus $48 M for Iowa
Recycling Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP)
Let’s Rap on RAP • Usage is in Chapter 53 BD&E Manual. • Used successfully for 20 years. • Improvements made over the years.
What’s Driving The Equation? • Aging system • Few bare pavements to overlay (How many bare pavements did you drive over to get here?) • Limited new construction • Mill and Fill 1:1 • Results in excess • Newer mixes with polymer limit RAP usage
What’s Driving The Equation? • Problem areas • Currently urban • State wide in future
More RAP’n • Some agencies are not allowing RAP by showing “0% RAP” on plans. • SB 120 introduced: • All mixes to use RAP and Rubber Tires. • Died in committee. • Need to follow sound usage of resources or it will be legislated to us.
S = I - O Storage = Inflow - Outflow Piles of RAP = Milling – Reuse Depends upon: Allowable RAP usage
Recycling Summit – 3 meetings • RAP as aggregate. • Revisit RAP use in HMA. • Concrete as Aggregate.
RAP as an Aggregate • Increase usage for Non-Quality uses • Look into ways of testing for Quality uses
RAP into HMA • Increase %’s • Allow RAP in Polymer Mixes
Recycled Concrete as Aggregate • Change sampling stockpile to 10,000T • Use in HMA?
ASR Alkali Silica Reactivity
Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) • Alkalies React with Silica • Alkalies from Cement/Cementitious Materials • Silica from Aggregate • Needs Water • Gel is Formed • Expands and Cracks The Concrete
ASR on IDOT System • ASR Confirmed in Districts 3, 4, and 8 • Four bridge parapets • Two bridge medians • Two bridge decks • One pavement • Constructed Between 1985 and 1997
IL 116 over I-39 Optical micrograph showing ASR gel fully filling circular void in center and partially filling circular void to left (width of field is 1.4 mm).
CTL Report: Cracking Related to ASR IL 29 (1997)
Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) • Why So Long to Find This Problem? • FHWA Training • ASR Takes 5-15 Years to Manifest Itself • Requires Cores (Assumed D-Cracking) • Luck Because Low Alkali Cements Have Been Used in Highly Reactive Locations
Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) • Current Status • Specification Is In Final Draft Form • Industry Has Provided Numerous Suggestions For Development • Specification Intent Is To Provide Reasonable ASR Protection • No Intent To Burden Any One Industry
Quality Tests • Current: Every Year • New: Every Year or Every Other Year
Quality Tests • Will Not Apply To: • Special Provision • Recycled Products
Quality Tests (Coarse) • Tests Looked At: • Soundness • Abrasion • Count
Quality Tests (Fine) • Tests Looked At: • Soundness • Count • Minus (-) #200
Quality Tests • Reviewed 10 Years of Test Data • Entire Ledge Was Rated • This Year: • All every year and ½ of every other year • Next Year: • All every year and other ½ plus any left from this year
Freeze-thaw Tests • Current Frequency >0.030 – Every Year <0.030 – Every Other Year
Freeze-thaw Tests • New Frequency >0.030 – Every Year 0.015 – 0.030 – Every Other Year <0.015 – Every Three Years
New Approved List • Alphabetical • P/S # • Quality on Tickets (June 1, 2006) • Ticket Designation • Material Approval
Quality on Tickets • Thanks • Being rolled out this year!