Education on RAC and Other CE Applications of

Waste Tires

Education on RAC and Other CE Applications of

Waste Tires

Prepared for the CIWMB MeetingPrepared for the CIWMB Meeting

October 4, 2007October 4, 2007

Purposes of the meetingPurposes of the meeting Project progress overviewProject progress overview Detailed progress on each taskDetailed progress on each task Contract management issuesContract management issues Work plan for the next phaseWork plan for the next phase

Meeting OutlinesMeeting Outlines

Project ScheduleProject Schedule Project TasksProject Tasks

WorkshopsWorkshops RACRAC Other CE ApplicationsOther CE Applications

University CurriculaUniversity Curricula RACRAC Other CE ApplicationsOther CE Applications

Project Progress OverviewProject Progress Overview

Resource InformationResource Information Workshop OutlinesWorkshop Outlines SpeakersSpeakers Draft presentationsDraft presentations

Workshops on RACWorkshops on RAC

Resource InformationResource Information Workshop OutlinesWorkshop Outlines SpeakersSpeakers Draft presentationsDraft presentations

Workshops on CE ApplicationsWorkshops on CE Applications

Resource InformationResource Information University CoursesUniversity Courses Lectures developed this Fall Lectures developed this Fall

semestersemester Transportation EngineeringTransportation Engineering Asphalt Paving MaterialsAsphalt Paving Materials Contract/Spec/Technical Contract/Spec/Technical

ReportsReports Reinforced Concrete Reinforced Concrete

University Curricula Development

University Curricula Development

Labs/Projects DevelopmentLabs/Projects Development Transportation EngineeringTransportation Engineering Contract/Spec/Technical Contract/Spec/Technical

ReportsReports

University Curricula Development

University Curricula Development

Contractor will identify the Contractor will identify the major sources of major sources of information on the use of information on the use of recycled rubber in RAC and recycled rubber in RAC and CE applications. Key CE applications. Key sources of information sources of information include the following:include the following:

RAC- work with MACTEC, RAC- work with MACTEC, Rubber Pavement Rubber Pavement Association, Federal Association, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Administration, and othersand others

CE applications - work with CE applications - work with Professor Dana Humphrey, Professor Dana Humphrey, Richard Holman CSU, CSU Richard Holman CSU, CSU staff and othersstaff and others

Task 1. Identify key sources of resource information

Task 1. Identify key sources of resource information

Contractor will design one Contractor will design one eight-hour course outline eight-hour course outline for each RAC and CE for each RAC and CE course. The topics to be course. The topics to be covered shall include, but covered shall include, but not be limited to, the not be limited to, the following: following:

RAC 101 - design, RAC 101 - design, construction, construction, performance, sound performance, sound reduction, cost benefit, reduction, cost benefit, case histories, etc. case histories, etc.

CE 101 - lightweight fills, CE 101 - lightweight fills, backfills, levees, sound backfills, levees, sound reduction, case histories, reduction, case histories, and other applications, and other applications, etc.etc.

Task 2. Develop detailed course outlinesTask 2. Develop detailed course outlines

Prior to delivering the Prior to delivering the courses statewide, a mock courses statewide, a mock class shall be given to class shall be given to select members of the select members of the CIWMB, Contractor’s CIWMB, Contractor’s technical advisors, and to technical advisors, and to other invited engineers to other invited engineers to solicit feedback on the solicit feedback on the content, appropriateness, content, appropriateness, and effectiveness of the and effectiveness of the courses. The mock courses courses. The mock courses would be offered in would be offered in Sacramento or Chico and Sacramento or Chico and the feedback from the the feedback from the courses would be used to courses would be used to make any needed changes make any needed changes to the course content.to the course content.

Task 3. Mock Class FeedbackTask 3. Mock Class Feedback

Up to eight courses will be Up to eight courses will be delivered statewide, the delivered statewide, the number to be determined in number to be determined in consultation with the CIWMB consultation with the CIWMB Contract Manager. The Contract Manager. The possible locations for the possible locations for the courses are summarized, but courses are summarized, but are subject to change, as are subject to change, as follows:follows:

Northern California - Chico, Northern California - Chico, Sacramento Bay Area, San Sacramento Bay Area, San Luis ObispoLuis Obispo

Central Valley - Fresno, Central Valley - Fresno, BakersfieldBakersfield

Southern California - Los Southern California - Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Angeles, San Bernardino, San DiegoDiego

All courses shall be one or All courses shall be one or two days, depending on the two days, depending on the demand for RAC vs. CE demand for RAC vs. CE applications. applications.

Task 4. Identifying locations for course delivery and developing course brochure

Task 4. Identifying locations for course delivery and developing course brochure

Deliverables will include, but Deliverables will include, but not be limited to, Power Point not be limited to, Power Point presentation handouts, at presentation handouts, at least two qualified lecturers, least two qualified lecturers, and a reference manual and a reference manual handout for each of the eight handout for each of the eight (8) courses delivered (8) courses delivered throughout the State. throughout the State. Contractor shall coordinate Contractor shall coordinate efforts with the other efforts with the other contractors working for the contractors working for the CIWMB on RAC (MACTEC) and CIWMB on RAC (MACTEC) and CE applications (Professor CE applications (Professor Dana Humphrey). MACTEC and Dana Humphrey). MACTEC and Professor Dana Humphrey will Professor Dana Humphrey will be involved as technical be involved as technical advisors to Contractor’s team advisors to Contractor’s team to ensure the materials to ensure the materials developed are consistent with developed are consistent with the materials being produced the materials being produced on existing CWIMB contracts. on existing CWIMB contracts.

Task 5. Presentations Task 5. Presentations

Contractor will create an Contractor will create an evaluation component for each evaluation component for each course and will obtain approval course and will obtain approval from the CIWMB Contract from the CIWMB Contract Manager prior to its Manager prior to its implementation in each course. implementation in each course. The evaluation forms shall be The evaluation forms shall be distributed at the end of each distributed at the end of each course and be used to provide course and be used to provide feedback on the quality and feedback on the quality and effectiveness of the course effectiveness of the course presentation and course presentation and course materials. Adjustments will be materials. Adjustments will be made to the course as needed, made to the course as needed, based on the feedback before based on the feedback before the next course presentation.the next course presentation.

Task 6. Evaluations Task 6. Evaluations

Contractor will add modules to existing Contractor will add modules to existing courses to introduce students to the RAC courses to introduce students to the RAC and other CE applications topics in a and other CE applications topics in a variety of courses required to earn their variety of courses required to earn their degrees. Modules shall be developed for degrees. Modules shall be developed for the following core courses in the CE the following core courses in the CE programs: programs:

Introduction to Civil Engineering Design - Introduction to Civil Engineering Design - introduce the concept for recycling and introduce the concept for recycling and sustainability and discuss civil engineering sustainability and discuss civil engineering applications of utilizing waste tires.applications of utilizing waste tires.

Materials Science - include modules for Materials Science - include modules for developing the mechanical properties of developing the mechanical properties of crumb rubber for asphalt and concrete crumb rubber for asphalt and concrete applications.applications.

Transportation - include modules on RAC Transportation - include modules on RAC in pavement design and rehabilitation.in pavement design and rehabilitation.

Geotechnical - include modules on the use Geotechnical - include modules on the use of RAC in fills, backfills, and levees and to of RAC in fills, backfills, and levees and to develop the appropriate engineering develop the appropriate engineering properties of crumb rubber.properties of crumb rubber.

Construction - include modules for special Construction - include modules for special methods needed to handle these materials methods needed to handle these materials on construction projects.on construction projects.

Environmental class - reasoning for Environmental class - reasoning for recycling tires and the reduction in land recycling tires and the reduction in land fill requirements.fill requirements.

Capstone design class - design project Capstone design class - design project where crumb rubber is used as a where crumb rubber is used as a pavement material or in other CE pavement material or in other CE applications.applications.

Task 7. Develop detailed outlines for each moduleTask 7. Develop detailed outlines for each module

This task includes the This task includes the development of the development of the course materials and course materials and visual aids for each of visual aids for each of the modules. The the modules. The Contractor will be Contractor will be responsible for responsible for coordinating with coordinating with existing CIWMB expert existing CIWMB expert Contractors to ensure Contractors to ensure that the information that the information included in the course included in the course materials is the most materials is the most current available and is current available and is consistent with other consistent with other Board-approved Board-approved materials and materials and publications.publications.

Task 8. Develop the lecture materials/visual aids for the modules

Task 8. Develop the lecture materials/visual aids for the modules

The initial focus of this effort will be to The initial focus of this effort will be to work with Butte, Shasta, and Yuba work with Butte, Shasta, and Yuba community colleges, which are the community colleges, which are the primary feeder schools to the civil primary feeder schools to the civil engineering programs. Contractor will engineering programs. Contractor will also include one of the Sacramento area also include one of the Sacramento area colleges in this process. The methods to colleges in this process. The methods to be implemented in this effort will include, be implemented in this effort will include, but not be limited to, the following:but not be limited to, the following:

1.1. Meet with the junior colleges in Meet with the junior colleges in the local area at their locations to the local area at their locations to describe the project and establish describe the project and establish participation and to coordinate of this participation and to coordinate of this effort.effort.

2.2. Invite participating junior college Invite participating junior college staff to the Contractor’s campus to staff to the Contractor’s campus to collaborate on the curriculum plan, collaborate on the curriculum plan, provide information on the environmental provide information on the environmental benefits, and offer expert assistance on benefits, and offer expert assistance on the implementation of the effort. the implementation of the effort.

Task 9. Collaborate with community colleges to introduce material in the freshman or

sophomore years.

Task 9. Collaborate with community colleges to introduce material in the freshman or

sophomore years.

Contractor is one of 23 state Contractor is one of 23 state universities and has a good working universities and has a good working relationship with other state relationship with other state university engineering programs. university engineering programs. Furthermore, the State University Furthermore, the State University System produces more engineers System produces more engineers than any other system in California. than any other system in California. Objectives of this task include, but Objectives of this task include, but are not limited to, the following:are not limited to, the following:

Identify the best way to interact with Identify the best way to interact with the other state universities, for the other state universities, for example, inviting the primary example, inviting the primary “individuals” to a seminar to explain “individuals” to a seminar to explain the project and goals of the the project and goals of the proposed collaboration, possibly as proposed collaboration, possibly as part of a retreat at one of the state part of a retreat at one of the state university facilities. Traveling to university facilities. Traveling to some of the state universities to some of the state universities to teach the modules on their teach the modules on their campuses is another possible campuses is another possible approach. approach.

Focus shall begin on the largest Focus shall begin on the largest engineering programs - Contractor engineering programs - Contractor has identified Sacramento State, San has identified Sacramento State, San Jose State, Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo, Jose State, Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal-Poly Pomona, Fresno State, and Cal-Poly Pomona, Fresno State, and San Diego State as the primary San Diego State as the primary engineering institutions.engineering institutions.

Task 10. Work with the State University System to introduce course modules

Task 10. Work with the State University System to introduce course modules

This task will focus on introducing This task will focus on introducing these modules to the University of these modules to the University of California System. Contractor has California System. Contractor has worked with some of these universities worked with some of these universities (Davis and Berkeley), but their missions (Davis and Berkeley), but their missions are different than the State University are different than the State University System. Their focus is on graduate System. Their focus is on graduate education and research. It may be education and research. It may be more difficult to introduce these more difficult to introduce these modules into courses taught at modules into courses taught at University of California campuses. University of California campuses. Contractor’s approach will include, but Contractor’s approach will include, but not be limited to, the following: not be limited to, the following:

Invite the key faculty to a seminar to Invite the key faculty to a seminar to explain the project and how they can explain the project and how they can support it in their classrooms. This support it in their classrooms. This could be held at a retreat at one of the could be held at a retreat at one of the UC campuses.UC campuses.

The effort will focus on the largest The effort will focus on the largest engineering programs first - Berkeley, engineering programs first - Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, and San Diego.Davis, Los Angeles, and San Diego.

Integrate any appropriate UC research Integrate any appropriate UC research results in the course modules. results in the course modules. Contractor has a working relationship Contractor has a working relationship through the pavement research centers through the pavement research centers at UC Davis and UC Berkeley.at UC Davis and UC Berkeley.

Task 11. Work with the University of California System

Task 11. Work with the University of California System

An important part of An important part of any successful project any successful project includes an evaluation includes an evaluation component to measure component to measure the success of the the success of the program. Both program. Both segments of this project segments of this project have a separate have a separate evaluation component. evaluation component.

Task 12: Evaluation And Final ReportTask 12: Evaluation And Final Report

Work PlanWork Plan

SUMMARYSUMMARY

OverviewOverview

WorkshopsWorkshops

CurriculaCurricula

Work PlanWork Plan

The BeginningThe BeginningKeeping roads good with asphalt rubberKeeping roads good with asphalt rubber

The BeginningThe BeginningKeeping roads good with asphalt rubberKeeping roads good with asphalt rubber

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