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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

WisDOT Research & Library Unit

Research Administrator

Managed by UW-Madison Managed by WisDOT

WisDOT Research & Library Advisory Committee

Nine-Member Policy Group

State Partnerships University Industry

City/County/Regional

Regional/National Partnerships

FHWA, TRB, AASHTO, Other

State DOTs

MRUTC – Midwest Regional University Transportation Center (UW-Madison) CFIRE – National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (UW-Madison) Other UW transportation research programs

TRB Transportation Research Board

Pooled Fund Projects

Library & Information

Services

WPRP

Wisconsin Policy Research Program

NCHRP National

Cooperative Highway Research

New Products/Tech Transfer

Bureau of Technical Services

Other Research Grants Experimental Projects

Etc.

WHRP Wisconsin Highway Research

Program

TOPS Lab Traffic Operations and

Safety Lab

CMSC Construction,

Materials Support Center

TIC Transportation

Information Center

Bridge & Security Center

February 2007

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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 (SP&R) activities.

States must allocate 25% of SP&R funds for research, development, and technology.

Federal Programs with Apportionments Interstate Maintenance National Highway System Surface Transportation Highway Bridge

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement

Equity Bonus programs

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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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WHRP is expected to serve all parts of WisDOT.

Serving the WisDOT regions

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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

Prioritize &

Approve Projects

Advertise & Bid

IdeasPotential projects

Select Researcher

& Sign Contract

Reporting,close out & Follow up

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Current WHRP Research Process

Task(s) Description Who

Ideas Solicit and define research ideas

TOC’s, Central and Regional DOT offices

Potential Projects Transform ideas into research plans (Projects)

TOC

Prioritize projects Typically 4-6 ideas generated per TOC 2-3 projects brought forward (funding)

TOC Prioritize & Approve

Approve projects Steering committee

Advertise & Bid Advertise projects for bidding

WHRP

Select a contractor (researcher) for each project

TOC Select Researcher &

Sign Contract Sign contract and monitor progress

WHRP

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WHRP Research Process-Reporting

Task(s) Description Who Review quarterly reports, pay invoices when reports are approved

TOC point person

Close out projects with submittal of the final report (posted on WHRP web site)

WHRP

Develop/determine follow up action required implementation additional research

(phase II, or new project)

TOC

Fill out implementation form WHRP

Reporting, close out & Follow up

Fill out impact form WHRP

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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@wisc.edu

Andrew Hanz, 608/262-3835 ajhanz@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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Please answer the following questions. Please circle Yes or No. 1. Have you heard of WHRP before this visit? ……………………….. …………………….Yes No Comments: ………………………………………………………………… 2. Have you reviewed any of the WHRP reports? …………………………………………… Yes No Comments: …………………………………………………………. 3. Have you visited the WHRP web site before ? ……………………………………………..Yes No Comments: …………………………………………………………. 4. Has anyone contacted you before requesting

research ideas / needs before? ………………………….. Yes No Comments: …………………………………………………………. 5. Have you used any of the WHRP products / reports in your work? ………………………Yes No Comments: …………………………………………………………. 6. Were you aware of the pooled fund (PF) research program? ………………………...... Yes No Would you like to be contacted for suggesting WisDOT contributions to PF projects? .. Yes No 7. Were you aware of the Wisconsin Policy Research Program? …………………….. ……..Yes No Would you like to make suggestions for policy projects?.. ...............................................Yes No 8. Have you used services of the Hill Farms Library or SE Region

Library either in person, by phone or online? ……………..Yes No 9. Were you aware you could request literature searches and synthesis

reports from the WisDOT Research and Library Unit? …..Yes No Do you have topics you would like us to get started on? …….……Yes No

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Regarding this visit: 10. Was the information presented useful to you and your work? ……………… ………….. Yes No Comments: …………………………………………………………. 11. Would you like to get more involved in the following WHRP activities? Defining research needs ……….……………………………………...Yes No Comments: …………………………………………. Joining the TOCs …. ………….……………………. …………………. Yes No Comments: …………………………………………. Implementing research results ………..………………………………………. Yes No Comments: …………………………………………. 12. Would you like to learn more about library and information services

available to all WisDOT staff? …………... Yes No 13. If interested in getting involved, what is the best way of contacting you? e.mail me at ____________________________ Call me at ______________________________ Other _________________________________ My Name is (optional ) ___________________________________________ Thank you.

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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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Illinois

Michigan

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Annual Funding

$3,000,000 $750,000 to $1,000,000

~$7,238,000 ~$850,000

SP&R match 25% State 75% Federal

20% State 80% Federal

$2.2M Federal

20% State 80% Federal

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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

(SP&R) is authorized by Title 23, USC States must allocate 25 % (of SP&R 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

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

Identified 42 NDE methods

suited to specificdeterioration mechanisms

Inspection critical duringfabrication, after erection

Spreadsheet tool helpsassess options;rehabilitation methodsinclude chemical

treatmentof chlorides

Main Findings :