KSDOT Soil IC demo
Dates:
Monday, August 18, 2008 - Friday, August 22, 2008
Location:
The test site was at K52/US-69 in southeast of KS from Aug 18 to Aug 22, 2008.
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The detailed US 69 site site plan can be viewed here.
Weather condition of the test site.
Material Types:
Type II Cohesive Soil
Sections:
The length of the test section is about ½ mile. The lift will be about 8". It consists of 10 to 11' of fill and the width is about 80'.
Roller(s):
The Sakai and Caterpillar single-drum pad foot IC roller were selected to be used for this demo.
Objectives:
- Demonstrate soil IC technology to KSDOT personnel, contractors, and etc.,
- Evaluate the benefits and effectiveness of IC Rollers vs. conventional rollers,
- Assist KSDOT to accelerate the development of IC quality control (QC) specifications for soil pavement materials,
- Identify and prioritize needed improvements and further research for IC equipment.
Meetings and Reports:
Web meetings
- July 11, 2008. Meeting minutes from this web conference can be viewed here.
- Aug. 8, 2008. This meeting was to finalize the plan and logistics.
Reports
- Field summary sheets (detailed test schedule/test bed and IC settings).
- Final report (9.9 MB, Jan., 2010)
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Open House
- An Open house was held on Thursday, Aug. 21. See the flier for details. It was a very successful event with more than 40 participants from KSDOT, MODDOT, and University of Kansas.
Video Clips
Video Clips No.1: Introduction and Test Beds 1-3
Video Clips No.2: Test Beds 4, Open House, and etc.
Host TWG:
James Brennan, KDOT HQ, TPF rep, Brennan@ksdot.org, (785) 296-3008
Hugh Bogle, KDOT, Hugh@ksdot.org, (785) 448-5446
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