National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects Presentation to AASHTO Highway Subcommittee

National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects

Presentation to AASHTO HighwaySubcommittee on Construction

David A. Reynaud, Senior Program OfficerTransportation Research Board of the National Academies

August 18, 2010


Transportation Research Boarda private nonprofit institution

Technical ActivitiesStanding Committees (Construction Section)

TRB annual meeting

Policy StudiesCooperative Research Programs

National Cooperative Highway Research Program-NCHRP

Transit, Airport, Freight, and Hazmat

Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP 2)Renewal

Safety, Reliability, Capacity



Managed by: Transportation Research Board

Sponsored by: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (i.e., the state DOTs)

Assisted by: Federal Highway Administration


AASHTO’s Research Program1962

State DOTsLeveraged Funds ≈ $40M/year (5.5% of SP&R funds) Problem Submittal (subject to AASHTO 2/3 approval)

Applied research focus National issues (emerging concerns)Shared issues (common problems)

Contract researchPanelsResearch contractorsTRB management/facilitation


NCHRP Products

•Research Reports•Synthesis Reports (state of practice)

•Quick Response (for SCOH and its subcommittees)

•Legal Studies•IDEAs•International Scans•Domestic Scans•Long Range Strategic Issues


New SOC Projects

FY 2011

NCHRP 10-85, A Guidebook for Construction Manager-at-Risk Contracting for Highway Projects

FY 2010

NCHRP 10-81, Evaluation of Fuel Usage Factors in Highway Construction

NCHRP 10-83 Alternative Quality System for Application in Highway Construction


Active Projects

NCHRP 10-68 Guidelines for the Use of Highway Pavement Warranties. Trauner Consulting Services,

$400,000, In press

NCHRP 10-75 Guide for Pavement Type Selection. Applied Research Associates, $299,911, 1/28/2011

NCHRP 10-77 Use of Automated Machine Guidance (AMG) Within the Transportation Industry. Iowa State University, $350,000, 1/23/2011

NCHRP 10-78 Analysis of Nighttime Construction Activities and Impacts to Safety, Quality, and Productivity. Iowa State University, $250,000, 5/6/2011


Active Projects

NCHRP 10-79 Guidelines for Quality-Related Pay Adjustment Factors for Pavements. Fugro Consultants, $249,793, 5/7/2011

NCHRP 10-81 Fuel Usage Factors in Highway and Bridge Construction. Jack Faucett Assoc., $300,000, 5/9/2012

NCHRP 10-82 Performance-Related Specifications for Pavement Preservation Treatments. $500,000

NCHRP 10-83 Alternative Quality Systems for Highway Construction. $500,000


Active Projects

NCHRP 10-84 Modulus-Based Construction Specification for Compaction of Earthwork and Unbound Aggregate . $500,000

NCHRP 10-85 A Guidebook for Construction Manager-at-Risk Contracting for Highway Projects. $400,000

NCHRP 10-86 Alternate Bidding of Pipe Materials. $750,000

NCHRP 21-09 Intelligent Soil Compaction Systems. Colorado School of Mines, $599,879, In press

NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects

Recent NCHRP Reports

658 Guidebook on Risk Analysis Tools and Management Practices to Control Transportation Project Costs

652 Time-Related Incentive and Disincentive Provisions in Highway Construction Contracts

648 Mixing and Compaction Temperatures of Asphalt Binders in Hot-Mix Asphalt

640 Construction and Maintenance Practices for Permeable Friction Courses


Recent NCHRP Reports

637 Guidelines for Dowel Alignment in Concrete Pavements

636 Tools to Aid State DOTs in Responding to Workforce Challenges

634 Texturing of Concrete Pavements


Recent NCHRP Syntheses

402 Manager-at-Risk Project Delivery for Highway Programs

403 Performance-Based Construction Contractor Prequalification

404 Pre-Overlay Treatment of Existing Pavements

405 Information Technology for Efficient Project Delivery


Recent NCHRP Syntheses

379 Selection and Evaluation of Alternative Contracting Methods to Accelerate Project Completion

376 Quality Assurance in Design-Build Projects

372 Emerging Technologies for Construction Delivery



Thank you for your interest and participation!

Documents

National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects Presentation to AASHTO Highway Subcommittee