WHRP Serving WisDOT Through Useable Research

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-WHRP- Serving WisDOT Through Useable Research

• Presented to
• WisDOT Regional Offices
• Spring 2007
• By
• Hussain Bahia, Dan Enz, and Andrew Hanz

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Outline of talk

• Raise awareness of all that WHRP has to offer.
• Gather feedback regarding regions use of the
  results.
• About 40 projects completed and 28 underway! Are
  they of any use to you ?
• Request your involvement to ensure highest value
  is received by the Wisconsin DOT.

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Research Library Snapshot
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Why Does WHRP Exist?

• The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
  Transportation Equity Act A Legacy for Users
  (SAFETEA-LU).
• 2 of apportionments must be used for State
  Planning and Research (SPR) activities.
• States must allocate 25 of SPR funds for
  research, development, and technology.

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WHRP - Background

• Established in 1998
• Mission Coordinate and supervise materials and
  construction research for WisDOT
• Part of the Research Communication Services
  Section
• Research Administrator / Bureau of Business
  Services

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WHRP Organization

• Steering Committee
• Five Technical Oversight Committees
• Structures
• Flexible Pavements
• Geotechnics
• Rigid Pavements
• Data Integration
• Frozen Four
• Technical Service /Assistance to the Information
  Commons Program

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Key Staff

• Research and Library Unit
• Jim McDonnell, Acting Research Administrator
• Ann Pahnke, Program Analyst
• Pat Casey, CTC Associates
• WHRP
• Hussain Bahia, Technical Director
• Andrew Hanz, Program Manager
• Dan Enz, Program Development Assistant
• TOC Chairs
• Structures Scot Becker
• Rigid Pavements James Parry
• Geotechnics Bob Arndorfer
• Flexible Pavements Leonard Makowski

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Typical Membership of TOCs

• 11 members (for Structures TOC)
• WisDOT
• Scot Becker , Ed Fitzgerald, Finn Hubbard, Bruce
  Karow
• Industry
• Darrin Stanke, Jim Lucht, Mike Pheifer
• Academia
• Chris Foley, Al Ghorbanpoor, Jeff Russell
• FHWA Tom Strock

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Key Functions of WHRP

• Define and prioritize research needs
• WisDOT regions/statewide bureaus
• Industry
• Academia
• Conduct and implement research
• Advertise research requests solicit proposals
• Process contracts/supervise progress
• Publish research results
• Coordinate implementation plans
• Partnering/collaboration with
• Regional and national partners (Frozen Four,
  SHRP,FHWA)
• Internally within WisDOT

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Serving the WisDOT regions
WHRP is expected to serve all parts of WisDOT.
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Re-stated Purpose of Visit

• Request your involvement to ensure highest value
  is received by the Wisconsin DOT.
• Help define research needs
• Help review progress
• Utilize results, when appropriate

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WHRP Research Process
Ideas
Potential projects
Prioritize Approve Projects
Advertise Bid
Select Researcher Sign Contract
Reporting, close out Follow up
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Current WHRP Research Process
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WHRP Research Process-Reporting
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Open Discussion

• What is the best way to get you involved?
• Research needs
• Reporting problems
• When is the best time to contact you?
• Who should we contact, and how?

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WHRP Looking Forward

• Enhance Research Impact
• Funding implementation projects
• Funding rapid response projects
• Promoting Innovation
• Linking all phases of R-D-T
• Optimize Pooled Fund Projects
• Strategic Projects
• Mechanistic Design
• Marquette Interchange
• South East Freeway

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Thank you, Contact information

• Please access the WHRP website, provide ideas,
  use results
• www.whrp.org
• Dan Enz, 608/890-1766,
• enz_at_wisc.edu
• Andrew Hanz, 608/262-3835
• ajhanz_at_wisc.edu

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Ideas for Defining Research Needs

• Provide names of staff that you feel can assist
  with identifying
• Early distress (RED reports)
• Gaps / weakness in specifications or manuals(We
  are planning a survey to identify gaps)
• Processes or procedures that need change or
  modifications
• New needs, procedures, materials you want to try
• Others
• Get your staff involved in TOCs
• 4-5 meetings every year

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Ways You Can Contribute

• Take the survey identify staff to take it
• Attend TOC meetings
• Evaluate proposals
• Participate in Project Oversight Team (POTs)
• Review progress reports in your expertise
• Review final reports / presentations
• Implement, implement, and implement

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Web-Based Survey

• Objectives
• User-friendly format
• Identify potential specification deficiencies and
  other research needs.
• Will help TOCs develop research ideas/RFPs.
• Source Documents
• Standard Specifications
• Construction Materials Manual
• Facilities Development Manual

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Web-Based Survey

• Target Audience
• WisDOT Statewide and Regional Personnel
• Pavement Bridge Design
• Project Management
• Laboratory Technicians
• Consultants and contractors

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Web-Based SurveyOpening Page
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Web-Based SurveySample Questions
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WHRP Frozen Four Partnering/collaboration
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Regional Activities

• Compare Wisconsin research funding to those of
  surrounding states
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WHRP Looking Forward

• Enhance Research Impact
• Funding implementation projects
• Funding rapid response projects
• Promoting Innovation
• Linking all phases of R-D-T
• Optimize Pooled Fund Projects
• Strategic Projects
• Mechanistic Design
• Marquette Interchange
• South East Freeway

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Why does WHRP Exist?

• State Planning and Research Program (SPR) is
  authorized by Title 23, USC
• States must allocate 25 (of SPR funds) for
  research, development, and technology.
• Research new areas of knowledge
• Adapt findings to practical applications
• Develop new technologies
• Transfer new technologies
• Adoption of innovations by users

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WHRP Funding Progress

• Funding is allocated by the Research
  Communication Services Section / Bureau of
  Business Services
• 1999 410,000
• 2000 500,000
• 2001 750,000
• 2002 2006 1,000,000 / year
• Total to date 6,660,000
• As of 12/2006 40 projects completed,
  28 projects in progress

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Examples of Completed Projects 12/2005
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Examples of Project Findings
Main Findings

• Identified 42 NDE methods
• suited to specific
• deterioration mechanisms
• Inspection critical during
• fabrication, after erection
• Spreadsheet tool helps
• assess options
• rehabilitation methods
• include chemical treatment
• of chlorides

• Non-Destructive Testing of Highway Bridge
  Structures for Structural Evaluation
• 0092-00-15 May 2005
• Structural Analysis of Sign and Luminaire Support
  Structures
• 0092-00-16 - March 2004
• Assessment and Rehabilitation Strategies to
  Maximize the Service Life of Concrete Structures
  
• 0092-00-17 February 2002