Conference Presentations

Thank you for completing the 2013 LTC Survey. Links to conference presentations as PDFs are below. Please email emily.wolfe@la.gov with any questions.

Session 1
Reflectivity of Louisiana Chip Seal Pavement
Waterborne Traffice Paint Technology, Performance and Testing

Session 2
Economic Impact of the Ports of Louisiana on the State and Regional Economics
Intermodal Transportation GIS Data
Marine Transportation System
Proposed Rail Program

Session 3
MAP-21 – Opportunities and Challenges
SHSP Implementation Workshop Safety Is Everybody's Business

Session 4
Calibration of the Service and Fatigue Limit States in AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications
Development of Wave and Surge Atlases for the Design and Protection of Coastal Bridges in South Louisiana
LADOTD Bridge Design Manual Update
Louisiana WIM Study

Session 5
Asset Mangement in Reauthorization - National Initiatives
DOTD Asset Management Policy, Steering Committee, & Initiatives
Asset Valuation - Leveraging the Big Picture

Session 6
Engineer's Professional Liability: What is it, How does it work, What does it Cover

Session 7
FHWA Perspective on Warm Mix Asphalt
Going Beyond Foaming
Performance Issues

Session 8
Embedded Data Collection Technology for Piles
LADOTD's New Geotechnical GIS Database
Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA) and CAPWAP Proven Pile Testing Technology Principles and Recent Advances

Session 9
Bid Analysis and Construction Items Price Estimation
Falcon

Session 10
Bio Binders and Bio Polymers
Durability and Performance Of Titanium Dioxide In Photocatalytic Pavements
Overview of Sustainability as it Applies to Infrastructure

Session 11
Aviation Program
Public Transportation Programs
Streetcars

Session 12
Impaired Driving Strategies and Objectives
Occupant Protection in Louisiana
Young Drivers 2013

Session 13
Applications and Performance of NDT Technologies in Condition Assessment of Concrete Bridge Decks
Design and Construction of Recent Bridge Pier Protection
Louisville Bridge Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Design and Construction for the US 190 Mississippi River Bridge Cleaning, Painting, and Repair Project

Session 14
Annexation of Highway Rights-of-Way
CCCD - Devolution or Evolution

Session 15
How Districts use PMS Data for Project Selection
National Perspective on Pavement Preservation
Partnership for Progress

Session 16
Experience on Process of Developing Transportation Management Plan for Specific Project
Update on Federal Mandate on Transportation Management Plan from FHWA Perspective
Workzone for I-12 Design Build Project
Workzone Inspection Proces

Session 17
I-20 Mississippi River Bridge at Vicksburg Geotechnical Solutions
O-Cell Capacity Determination for Driven Piles

Session 18
The Louisiana Quadrangle Map Series; The Data Makes the Maps

Session 19
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Tech University
University of Louisiana - Lafayette

Session 20
LRSP Project Development Process
LRSP Project Successes & Challenges
Overview of Local Road Safety Program & Recent Initiatives
Utilization of Crash Data in Project Identification & Prioritization

Session 21
Developing State Specific SPFs
Safety Impacts of Various Countermeasures
Using ISHDM

Session 22
CFRP Strengthening and Load Testing of the Concrete Deck of I-10 KCS Railroad Overpass
Construction of the CofferdamsPiers at Fort Buhlow Bridge Project
Fort Buhlow Bridge Project (Design)
I-10 Design Build (Siegen -- Highland) KCS Bridge Concrete and Steel Girder Erection

Session 23
Implementing an Internal Self-Assessment Program

Session 24
Current Corridor Studies
J-Turn Project in Baton Rouge - Traffic Analysis
Speed Studies

Session 25
Getting the Most Out of Concrete
Innovative Testing
Overlay Low Volume Roads
Roller Compacted Concrete

Session 26
Minimum Standards for Land Surveyors

Session 27
New Standard Specifications Book General Changes
Part 1 Review of General Provisions Specification Changes
Part 7 Review of Incidental Specification Changes
Part 10 Review of Materials Specification Changes

Session 28
Asphalt GPC Testing
New Product Evaluation
Non-Destructive Elemental and Microstructural Analysis of Construction Materials

Session 29
Changes to the AASHTO Bike Guide
Overview of LPA Programs and Qualification Core Training Program
Responsible Charge & Reporting

Session 30
Basics of Highway Safety

Session 31
Bridge Maintenance Emergency Projects
Compliance with FHWA Metric No 15 -- Bridge Files
I-10 New Orleans East Post Tensioning
Reliability-Based Bridge Load Posting - the LRFR Approach

Session 32
FHWA Transportation Performance Management (TPM) Principles and Practices
LADOTD Performance Management Initiatives
Successful Implementation of Transportation Performance Management

Session 33
Future Transportation Workforce Initiative

Session 34
Improvement of Concrete Sustainability and Performance Using Portland-Limestone Cements
Improving the Durability and Sustainability of Concrete with Internal Curing
Pavement Ride
Pervious Concrete

Session 35
Location Based Decision Support GIS for Managers and Administrators

Session 36
New Standard Specifications Book General Changes
Part 2,3,4 Review of Geotech Specification Changes
Part 5 Review of Asphalt Pavement Specification Changes

Session 37
Calibration of Louisiana Highway Safety Manual
Development of a Tool for Documenting, Tracking, Recording and Analyzing Improvements to Intersection Sites and Roadway Departures in Curve Locations
Development of Minimum Requirements for Local Growth Management Policies
Improving Freight Crash Incident Management

Session 38
New Orleans Rail Gateway Program
Rail Initiatives in Louisiana
Railroad Engineering 101

Session 39
Basics of Highway Safety

Session 40
Case Study Rapid Embankment Construction of US 17 Bypass Interchange Over Soft Compressible Soils Using Lightweight Aggregate, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
General and Comprehensive Framework for Design of Bridges for Service Life
Pile Driving Vibration Management
Web-Based Toolbox for Geotechnical Engineers

Session 41
ADA Self-EvaluationTransition Plan
Implementation of Small Business Element Program

Session 42
Implementation of Practical Design in Missouri
Practical Design Tort Liability

Session 43
History of Asphalt Pavement Design
Louisiana's Experience with Multiple Stress Creep Recovery
Why the Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) Test Should be Implemented

Session 44
Pavement Management
Traffic Monitoring

Session 45
New Standard Specifications Book General Changes
Part 6, 9 Review of Concrete Pavement Specification Changes
Part 8 Review of Structures Specification Changes

Session 46
Development of Performance Measurement for Freight Management
Economic Analysis of Short Line Railroads
Use of Containers to Carry Bulk & Breakbulk Commodities and Its impact on Gulf Region Ports and International Trade

Session 47
Louisiana Statewide Transportation Plan
Regional Prioritization of Freight Networks
Summary of New Transportation Law – MAP 21

Session 48
Accessing Crash Data
Why Collect Crash Data

Session 49
Danziger Bridge Vertical Lift Bridge Instrumentation
Houma Navigation Canal Swing-Span Bridge Rehabilitation
Overview of Roadway Lighting in Louisiana
Stage 0 and Environmental State 1 Bridge Study for the Chef Menteur Bridge Replacement

Session 50
Fifty Ways to Lose Your Money – Preservation of Federal Money in Right of Way Acquisition
The High Cost of What You Don't Buy – The Complexity of Partial Takings
The Right of Way Production Procedure -- A Hot Tamale

Session 51
Acadianas Roundabout Experience
Multi-lane Roundabout Design
US 171 at LA 8 Roundabout - Before and After Safety and Operations

Session 52
Emulsions - Tack Coat to Chip Seal
Research Update Testing and Analysis of LWT and SCB Properties of Asphaltic Concrete Mixtures
Sustainability in Asphalt Pavement Design and Construction

Session 53
Highway Inventory
Local Road Inventory
Mapping

Session 54
Bid Collusion
Civil Rights Labor Management Systems
Consultants Rating and Proposal Advertisements

Session 55
Calibration of Resistance Factors of Drilled Shafts for LRFD in Louisiana
Design Values of Resilient Modulus of Stabilized and Non-Stabilized Base
Geosynthetic Stabilization for Wet Subgrade
Intelligent Compaction in Louisiana

Session 56
Innovative Bridge Applications in Louisiana – Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System (GRS IBS)
Innovative Bridge Applications in Louisiana – Prefabricated Bridge Elements
Innovative Contracting Methods – Learn What the "Construction ManagerGeneral Contractor" Project Delivery Method is and How it Applies to Louisiana
Why Should Every Day Count for you How Every Day Has Counted in Louisiana – Our Successes so Far!

Session 58
3-D Finite Element Analysis and Load Rating of I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge, Lake Charles
AccelBridge - Practical Solutions for Full Depth Precast Decks
I-49 North Segment K Project – Segmental Concrete Girder Design
Stay Cable Replacement of the Luling Bridge

Session 59
Capitalized Asset or Maintenance Activity Classification
Consultant Overhead Rates and Direct Charges
The Misconceptions of Indirect Cost Funding

Session 60
Electronic Tolling, the technology in the road, the vehicle and behind the scenes
Intelligent Parking Systems
ITS Services for internal DOTD support and public information
Motorist Assistance Patrol, when to include in a TMP and use in construction zones
Traffic Control for Incident Management

Session 61
Better Business through Better Reporting
Show Me the Money - Contracts Payments and Closure Process

Session 62
Use of Mobile Devices with Agile Assets in Louisiana

Session 63
I-210 Interchange Improvements – Making Every Day Count
LAuberge Casino Project
Productivity - Making the Most of Your Teams Time

Session 64
Evaluation of Friction Characteristics of Wearing Course Mixtures in Louisiana
Integrating Rolling Wheel Deflectometer Deflection Measurements into Pavement Management Systems using Multivariate Statistical Methods and Fuzzy Logic
Pavement Structure Evaluation using Rolling Wheel Deflectometer Data
Rideability Prediction for HMA Overlay Treatment of Flexible and Composite Pavements for Louisiana

Session 65
Florida Avenue
I-12 to Bush
I-49 North
I-49 South
Ouachita River Bridge LA143 to US165

Session 66
On the Same Page

Session 67
Challenges Maintaining a Vital East-West Rail Corridor at Vicksburg Mississippi Measures Taken and Repairs Made to the Railroad Truss
Geotechnical Investigation at and near I-20 Mississippi Bridge at Vicksburg
Implementation of Warning System for I-20 Mississippi Bridge at Vicksburg
Truss Retrofit to Mitigate Substructure Displacement at I-20 Mississippi Bridge at Vicksburg

Session 68
Rehabilitation of the Cane River Spillway
Statewide Flood Control Program
Using GPS and GIS in Levee Inspections

Session 69
Haynesville Shale Exploration and Production -- Infrastructure Challenges
Quantifying the Key Factors That Create Roadway Flooding
Use of J-Turns for Access Management in District 62

Session 70
IT Customer Centric Reorganization - Whats in it for You
New e-Business Solutions at DOTD
Sharepoint - How can it make my job easier

Session 71
Infrastructure and Water Management

Session 72
Coastal Use Permitting
Environmental Justice on the Inner City Connector Project
Louisiana Historic Bridge Inventory Project Update