Financial Summary |
|
Contract Amount: | |
Suggested Contribution: | |
Total Commitments Received: | $1,275,000.00 |
100% SP&R Approval: | Approved |
Contact Information |
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Lead Study Contact(s): | Kyle Hoegh | ||
kyle.hoegh@state.mn.us | |||
FHWA Technical Liaison(s): | Hoda Azari | ||
hoda.azari@dot.gov | |||
Phone: 202-493-3064 | |||
Study Champion(s): | Monica Jurado | ||
monica.jurado@dot.gov |
Organization | Year | Commitments | Technical Contact Name | Funding Contact Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Richard Giessel | Cristina DeMattio |
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Richard Giessel | Cristina DeMattio |
Federal Highway Administration | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Stephen Cooper | Stephen Cooper |
Federal Highway Administration | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Stephen Cooper | Stephen Cooper |
Federal Highway Administration | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Stephen Cooper | Stephen Cooper |
Federal Highway Administration | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Stephen Cooper | Stephen Cooper |
Georgia Department of Transportation | $0.00 | |||
Idaho Department of Transportation | 2024 | $25,000.00 | Sikha Bhusal | Amanda Laib |
Idaho Department of Transportation | 2025 | $75,000.00 | Sikha Bhusal | Amanda Laib |
Iowa Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Brian Johnson | -- -- |
Iowa Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Brian Johnson | -- -- |
Iowa Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Brian Johnson | -- -- |
Iowa Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Brian Johnson | -- -- |
Maine Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Ryan Vose | Ulrich Amoussou-Guenou |
Maine Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Ryan Vose | Ulrich Amoussou-Guenou |
Maine Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Ryan Vose | Ulrich Amoussou-Guenou |
Maine Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Ryan Vose | Ulrich Amoussou-Guenou |
Michigan Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Fawaz Kaseer | Andre' Clover |
Michigan Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Fawaz Kaseer | Andre' Clover |
Michigan Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Fawaz Kaseer | Andre' Clover |
Michigan Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Fawaz Kaseer | Andre' Clover |
Minnesota Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Kyle Hoegh | Leif Halverson |
Minnesota Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Kyle Hoegh | Leif Halverson |
Minnesota Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Kyle Hoegh | Leif Halverson |
Minnesota Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Kyle Hoegh | Leif Halverson |
Mississippi Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Griffin Sullivan | Robert Vance |
Mississippi Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Griffin Sullivan | Robert Vance |
Mississippi Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Griffin Sullivan | Robert Vance |
Mississippi Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Griffin Sullivan | Robert Vance |
Missouri Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Varner | Jennifer Harper |
Missouri Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Varner | Jennifer Harper |
Missouri Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Varner | Jennifer Harper |
Missouri Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Varner | Jennifer Harper |
New York State Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Brendan Rock | Gail Carpenter |
New York State Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Brendan Rock | Gail Carpenter |
New York State Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Brendan Rock | Gail Carpenter |
New York State Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Brendan Rock | Gail Carpenter |
North Dakota Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Stork | TJ Murphy |
North Dakota Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Stork | TJ Murphy |
North Dakota Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Stork | TJ Murphy |
North Dakota Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Stork | TJ Murphy |
Ohio Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Craig Landefeld | Vicky Fout |
Ohio Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Craig Landefeld | Vicky Fout |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Ken Talbot | David Stevens |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Ken Talbot | David Stevens |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Ken Talbot | David Stevens |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Ken Talbot | David Stevens |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Karen Carlie | Mustafa Mohamedali |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Karen Carlie | Mustafa Mohamedali |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Karen Carlie | Mustafa Mohamedali |
The density of an asphalt pavement after
construction is a key indicator of its durability and ability to withstand
traffic demands in the coming years. Achieving desired and consistent pavement
density can have tremendous impact on pavement life, with small differences
having major cost implications for future maintenance, repair and
reconstruction. Drilling and testing core samples remains a common method for
testing density, but such spot checks are time intensive, damage the pavement
and cannot accurately represent the density of the entire paved area. A
promising alternative is the dielectric profiling system (DPS), sometimes
referred to as a density profiling system, which uses noninvasive
ground-penetrating technology at the pavement’s surface to measure and report
the density of the area in real time, continuously and completely. However,
while the science is sound, many questions stand as barriers to deployment of
DPS in the field. To develop DPS into an effective and efficient technology
that can be put into practice, Transportation Pooled Fund study TPF-5(443) was
initiated in 2020, funded by lead organization Minnesota Department of
Transportation (DOT), 13 additional state DOTs and FHWA. This pooled fund study
undertook research and study in seven tasks areas: (1) software and hardware
improvements; (2) development of AASHTO data collection and analysis
specification; (3) precision and bias testing; (4) equipment and operator
certification; (5) support communications; (6) training and technical assistance;
and (7) promotion of DPS technology. Representatives from national
and state transportation agencies, academia and industry provided
study guidance and oversight over findings, as documented at https://www.dot.state.mn.us/materials/dps/,
and together moved this technology forward by determining barriers to the
implementation of DPS for field measurement and acceptance, as well as tools
and paths to overcome these barriers. Lab and field full-scale
testing was expanded to include simulation work by the FHWA NDE lab at Turner
Fairbanks that shows promise in defining optimal conditions and best use of DPS
technology. Near the end of the pooled fund study, which is scheduled to
come to a close in late 2024, participants in an informal poll unanimously
agreed that a second phase of the study is needed to completing the
study’s mission with emphasis on assisting states in implementation.
All states (whether they were members of
the initial phase or not) are encouraged to join the 2nd phase of this pooled
fund, as the workplan will be designed to build on the successes of the
previous phase as well as the fresh perspectives of new agencies joining for
phase II.
The objective of the ongoing pooled-fund
project is to use DPS to improve density construction leading to longer lasting
pavements. In addition, the goal is to reduce the need for destructive
methods such as coring in evaluating the in-place density to improve both
safety and coverage of the evaluation process. Phase II will include both
research and implementation track activities. The second phase of the
pooled-fund project will continue to build upon and advance the progress made
in Phase I by answering technical and practical questions related to DPS and
developing tools and guidance for implementing DPS in the field as a best
practice for density measurement.
Detailed Phase II scoping work was conducted
with input and review from Phase I participants. A final work plan will be
developed based on the priorities indicated by the pooled fund participants
during a kickoff meeting and related scoping activities, as well as evolving
needs and changes in the state of the technology and industry. However, based
on the discussion among the current participants, it is anticipated that the
work plan will consist of three tracks: research and development; implementation;
and marketing and communication. The research and development track will
address outstanding technical and engineering questions: (1) field, lab and
simulation research of critical factors to develop best and worst use
conditions for DPS; (2) evaluation of improved data collection methods; (3)
benefit-cost analysis of DPS compared with other density measurements; (4)
development of advanced analysis techniques; and (5) identification of uses of
dielectric data without converting to density. A parallel implementation track
will continue to address user needs and barriers in these areas: (6)
development of training, demonstrations and pilot projects; (7) updating AASHTO
specifications and ghost implementation protocols; (8) support of a national pilot
project ghost implementations; and (10) development of a DPS certification
center. Marketing and communication will include continued support through
meetings, webinars, publication of findings and summaries, updates to the DPS
website with detailed program content, technical training, implementation
training, and technology promotion and marketing. Across all of these tracks
and tasks areas, tentative specific subtasks have been scoped but remain open
to further definition and revision. An outline of the proposed tasks
can be found here: DPS Workplan - Materials & Road Research - MnDOT
(state.mn.us)
This project is expected to have a minimum
participation of at least five agency members with a minimum annual commitment
of $25,000 per agency. The study period will be set for four years. A
matching funds waiver to allow for 100% SP&R funding for this study has
been requested.
General Information |
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Study Number: | TPF-5(538) |
Lead Organization: | Minnesota Department of Transportation |
Solicitation Number: | 1610 |
Partners: | AK, FHWA, GADOT, IADOT, ID, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, ND, NY, OH, UT, WA |
Status: | Cleared by FHWA |
Est. Completion Date: | |
Contract/Other Number: | |
Last Updated: | Dec 10, 2024 |
Contract End Date: |
Financial Summary |
|
Contract Amount: | |
Total Commitments Received: | $1,275,000.00 |
100% SP&R Approval: |
Contact Information |
|||
Lead Study Contact(s): | Kyle Hoegh | ||
kyle.hoegh@state.mn.us | |||
FHWA Technical Liaison(s): | Hoda Azari | ||
hoda.azari@dot.gov | |||
Phone: 202-493-3064 |
Organization | Year | Commitments | Technical Contact Name | Funding Contact Name | Contact Number | Email Address |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Richard Giessel | Cristina DeMattio | +1 9074515382 | Cristina.DeMattio@alaska.gov |
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Richard Giessel | Cristina DeMattio | +1 9074515382 | Cristina.DeMattio@alaska.gov |
Federal Highway Administration | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Stephen Cooper | Stephen Cooper | 443-257-7145 | Stephen.J.Cooper@dot.gov |
Federal Highway Administration | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Stephen Cooper | Stephen Cooper | 443-257-7145 | Stephen.J.Cooper@dot.gov |
Federal Highway Administration | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Stephen Cooper | Stephen Cooper | 443-257-7145 | Stephen.J.Cooper@dot.gov |
Federal Highway Administration | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Stephen Cooper | Stephen Cooper | 443-257-7145 | Stephen.J.Cooper@dot.gov |
Idaho Department of Transportation | 2024 | $25,000.00 | Sikha Bhusal | Amanda Laib | 208-334-8181 | amanda.laib@itd.idaho.gov |
Idaho Department of Transportation | 2025 | $75,000.00 | Sikha Bhusal | Amanda Laib | 208-334-8181 | amanda.laib@itd.idaho.gov |
Iowa Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Brian Johnson | -- -- | -- | Transfer.Research@iowadot.us |
Iowa Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Brian Johnson | -- -- | -- | Transfer.Research@iowadot.us |
Iowa Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Brian Johnson | -- -- | -- | Transfer.Research@iowadot.us |
Iowa Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Brian Johnson | -- -- | -- | Transfer.Research@iowadot.us |
Maine Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Ryan Vose | Ulrich Amoussou-Guenou | Ulrich.Amoussou-Guenou@maine.gov | |
Maine Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Ryan Vose | Ulrich Amoussou-Guenou | Ulrich.Amoussou-Guenou@maine.gov | |
Maine Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Ryan Vose | Ulrich Amoussou-Guenou | Ulrich.Amoussou-Guenou@maine.gov | |
Maine Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Ryan Vose | Ulrich Amoussou-Guenou | Ulrich.Amoussou-Guenou@maine.gov | |
Michigan Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Fawaz Kaseer | Andre' Clover | 517-749-9001 | clovera@michigan.gov |
Michigan Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Fawaz Kaseer | Andre' Clover | 517-749-9001 | clovera@michigan.gov |
Michigan Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Fawaz Kaseer | Andre' Clover | 517-749-9001 | clovera@michigan.gov |
Michigan Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Fawaz Kaseer | Andre' Clover | 517-749-9001 | clovera@michigan.gov |
Minnesota Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Kyle Hoegh | Leif Halverson | Leif.Halverson@state.mn.us | |
Minnesota Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Kyle Hoegh | Leif Halverson | Leif.Halverson@state.mn.us | |
Minnesota Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Kyle Hoegh | Leif Halverson | Leif.Halverson@state.mn.us | |
Minnesota Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Kyle Hoegh | Leif Halverson | Leif.Halverson@state.mn.us | |
Mississippi Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Griffin Sullivan | Robert Vance | RVance@mdot.ms.gov | |
Mississippi Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Griffin Sullivan | Robert Vance | RVance@mdot.ms.gov | |
Mississippi Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Griffin Sullivan | Robert Vance | RVance@mdot.ms.gov | |
Mississippi Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Griffin Sullivan | Robert Vance | RVance@mdot.ms.gov | |
Missouri Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Varner | Jennifer Harper | 573-526-3636 | Jennifer.Harper@modot.mo.gov |
Missouri Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Varner | Jennifer Harper | 573-526-3636 | Jennifer.Harper@modot.mo.gov |
Missouri Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Varner | Jennifer Harper | 573-526-3636 | Jennifer.Harper@modot.mo.gov |
Missouri Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Varner | Jennifer Harper | 573-526-3636 | Jennifer.Harper@modot.mo.gov |
New York State Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Brendan Rock | Gail Carpenter | 518-457-8083 | Gail.Carpenter@dot.ny.gov |
New York State Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Brendan Rock | Gail Carpenter | 518-457-8083 | Gail.Carpenter@dot.ny.gov |
New York State Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Brendan Rock | Gail Carpenter | 518-457-8083 | Gail.Carpenter@dot.ny.gov |
New York State Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Brendan Rock | Gail Carpenter | 518-457-8083 | Gail.Carpenter@dot.ny.gov |
North Dakota Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Stork | TJ Murphy | 701-328-6910 | tjmurphy@nd.gov |
North Dakota Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Stork | TJ Murphy | 701-328-6910 | tjmurphy@nd.gov |
North Dakota Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Stork | TJ Murphy | 701-328-6910 | tjmurphy@nd.gov |
North Dakota Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Jonathan Stork | TJ Murphy | 701-328-6910 | tjmurphy@nd.gov |
Ohio Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Craig Landefeld | Vicky Fout | 614-466-3029 | vicky.fout@dot.ohio.gov |
Ohio Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Craig Landefeld | Vicky Fout | 614-466-3029 | vicky.fout@dot.ohio.gov |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Ken Talbot | David Stevens | 801-589-8340 | davidstevens@utah.gov |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Ken Talbot | David Stevens | 801-589-8340 | davidstevens@utah.gov |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Ken Talbot | David Stevens | 801-589-8340 | davidstevens@utah.gov |
Utah Department of Transportation | 2028 | $25,000.00 | Ken Talbot | David Stevens | 801-589-8340 | davidstevens@utah.gov |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2025 | $25,000.00 | Karen Carlie | Mustafa Mohamedali | 360-704-6307 | Mustafa.Mohamedali@wsdot.wa.gov |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2026 | $25,000.00 | Karen Carlie | Mustafa Mohamedali | 360-704-6307 | Mustafa.Mohamedali@wsdot.wa.gov |
Washington State Department of Transportation | 2027 | $25,000.00 | Karen Carlie | Mustafa Mohamedali | 360-704-6307 | Mustafa.Mohamedali@wsdot.wa.gov |
The density of an asphalt pavement after
construction is a key indicator of its durability and ability to withstand
traffic demands in the coming years. Achieving desired and consistent pavement
density can have tremendous impact on pavement life, with small differences
having major cost implications for future maintenance, repair and
reconstruction. Drilling and testing core samples remains a common method for
testing density, but such spot checks are time intensive, damage the pavement
and cannot accurately represent the density of the entire paved area. A
promising alternative is the dielectric profiling system (DPS), sometimes
referred to as a density profiling system, which uses noninvasive
ground-penetrating technology at the pavement’s surface to measure and report
the density of the area in real time, continuously and completely. However,
while the science is sound, many questions stand as barriers to deployment of
DPS in the field. To develop DPS into an effective and efficient technology
that can be put into practice, Transportation Pooled Fund study TPF-5(443) was
initiated in 2020, funded by lead organization Minnesota Department of
Transportation (DOT), 13 additional state DOTs and FHWA. This pooled fund study
undertook research and study in seven tasks areas: (1) software and hardware
improvements; (2) development of AASHTO data collection and analysis
specification; (3) precision and bias testing; (4) equipment and operator
certification; (5) support communications; (6) training and technical assistance;
and (7) promotion of DPS technology. Representatives from national
and state transportation agencies, academia and industry provided
study guidance and oversight over findings, as documented at https://www.dot.state.mn.us/materials/dps/,
and together moved this technology forward by determining barriers to the
implementation of DPS for field measurement and acceptance, as well as tools
and paths to overcome these barriers. Lab and field full-scale
testing was expanded to include simulation work by the FHWA NDE lab at Turner
Fairbanks that shows promise in defining optimal conditions and best use of DPS
technology. Near the end of the pooled fund study, which is scheduled to
come to a close in late 2024, participants in an informal poll unanimously
agreed that a second phase of the study is needed to completing the
study’s mission with emphasis on assisting states in implementation.
All states (whether they were members of
the initial phase or not) are encouraged to join the 2nd phase of this pooled
fund, as the workplan will be designed to build on the successes of the
previous phase as well as the fresh perspectives of new agencies joining for
phase II.
The objective of the ongoing pooled-fund
project is to use DPS to improve density construction leading to longer lasting
pavements. In addition, the goal is to reduce the need for destructive
methods such as coring in evaluating the in-place density to improve both
safety and coverage of the evaluation process. Phase II will include both
research and implementation track activities. The second phase of the
pooled-fund project will continue to build upon and advance the progress made
in Phase I by answering technical and practical questions related to DPS and
developing tools and guidance for implementing DPS in the field as a best
practice for density measurement.
Detailed Phase II scoping work was conducted
with input and review from Phase I participants. A final work plan will be
developed based on the priorities indicated by the pooled fund participants
during a kickoff meeting and related scoping activities, as well as evolving
needs and changes in the state of the technology and industry. However, based
on the discussion among the current participants, it is anticipated that the
work plan will consist of three tracks: research and development; implementation;
and marketing and communication. The research and development track will
address outstanding technical and engineering questions: (1) field, lab and
simulation research of critical factors to develop best and worst use
conditions for DPS; (2) evaluation of improved data collection methods; (3)
benefit-cost analysis of DPS compared with other density measurements; (4)
development of advanced analysis techniques; and (5) identification of uses of
dielectric data without converting to density. A parallel implementation track
will continue to address user needs and barriers in these areas: (6)
development of training, demonstrations and pilot projects; (7) updating AASHTO
specifications and ghost implementation protocols; (8) support of a national pilot
project ghost implementations; and (10) development of a DPS certification
center. Marketing and communication will include continued support through
meetings, webinars, publication of findings and summaries, updates to the DPS
website with detailed program content, technical training, implementation
training, and technology promotion and marketing. Across all of these tracks
and tasks areas, tentative specific subtasks have been scoped but remain open
to further definition and revision. An outline of the proposed tasks
can be found here: DPS Workplan - Materials & Road Research - MnDOT
(state.mn.us)
This project is expected to have a minimum
participation of at least five agency members with a minimum annual commitment
of $25,000 per agency. The study period will be set for four years. A
matching funds waiver to allow for 100% SP&R funding for this study has
been requested.
Title | File/Link | Type | Private |
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Letter of Acceptance - TPF-5(538) | Letter of Acceptance - TPF-5(538)LH.pdf | Other | Public |
Title | File/Link | Type | Private |
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#1610 SPR Match Waiver Memorandum | #1610 SPR Match Waiver Memorandum MNDOT.pdf | Memorandum | Public |