National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Presentation to AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction David A. Reynaud, Senior Program Officer Transportation Research Board of the National Academies August 18, 2010 NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects

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

AASHTO’s Research Program 1962 State DOTs Leveraged 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 research Panels Research contractors TRB management/facilitation NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects

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 NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects

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 NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects

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 NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects

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 NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects

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

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

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

Recent NCHRP Syntheses Manager-at-Risk Project Delivery for Highway Programs Performance-Based Construction Contractor Prequalification Pre-Overlay Treatment of Existing Pavements Information Technology for Efficient Project Delivery NCHRP/AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Construction Projects

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

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