International Concrete Crosstie and Fastening System Symposium University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign-Urbana, IL 6-8 June 2012

Safety Briefing Emergency Exits  Right and Left of 1310 Reassemble on north side of Main Street (north of Yeh Student Center) Use the buddy system, look out for your neighbor In the event of severe weather (tornado) please take shelter in basement of Newmark Lab Stairs located inside Newmark Civil Engineering Lab, on the northwest corner of the building UIUC personnel will receive text alerts Who is CPR Certified? AED in Newmark Crane Bay (Near Center of Bay)

Safety Briefing (Cont.) Newmark Crane Bay – Please use caution Note any tripping hazards in the classrooms or in the Newmark Crane Bay No smoking in the building or near the entrances Campus Phone Emergency Number: 11911 For cell phone users, please dial 911 Assign designated callers Meeting Location: Newmark Civil Engineering Lab, Yeh Student Center, 205 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL

Current Research Program Personnel 7 Graduate Research Assistants Post Doctoral Researcher 6 Undergraduate Students 2 Research Engineers 4 Principal Investigators (PIs) Research Sponsors Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) CN Fellowship in Railroad Engineering Association of American Railroads (AAR) Technology Scanning Program Amsted RPS / Amsted Rail, Inc. NEXTRANS Region 5 Transportation Center

Improved Concrete Crosstie and Fastening System Research Program Objectives Conduct an international literature review and state-of-the-art assessment Conduct laboratory and field testing Develop mechanistic tie and fastener design practices Deliverables and Outcomes Improved mechanistic design recommendations for concrete crossties and fasteners Improved safety and reliability of infrastructure components Centralized document depository Industry Partners:

Symposium Administrative Items Overview of Newmark Civil Engineering Lab and the Yeh Student Center Meeting Room 1310 Conference Room 3350 [Reserve at registration desk] Wireless Internet Access (orange sheets inside folder) Uploading Symposium Presentations  Please see Vicki Dixon or Kim Hagemann as soon as possible Dinner Tonight at Memorial Stadium (5 June) Time, Location, and Parking

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus Map

Yeh Student Center (Newmark Civil Engineering Lab) 1st Floor

Yeh Student Center (Newmark Civil Engineering Lab) 2nd Floor

Yeh Student Center (Newmark Civil Engineering Lab) 3rd Floor

Memorial Stadium Dinner Map Parking locations shown in Program (count of drivers) Enter Memorial Stadium from the west side, Gate 16 Go to 6th Floor to the 77 Club Social Hour at 6:00 PM Dinner at 7:00 PM Prof. Freudenstein’s Keynote Address to Follow

Dr. Amr S. Elnashai Title Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering William J. and Elaine F. Hall Endowed Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering Education MS and PhD: Imperial College, University of London, UK Research Interests Multi-resolution distributed analytical simulations, network analysis, large-scale hybrid testing and field investigations of the response of complex networks and structures

Dr. Christopher Barkan Title Professor - Civil and Environmental Engineering Director - Rail Transportation & Engineering Center and National University Rail Center (NURail) Education PhD: State University of New York at Albany MS: State University of New York at Albany BA: Goddard College Research Interests Rail safety, risk, hazardous materials transport, rail capacity, energy efficiency Teaching Railroad Transportation Engineering, Railway Signaling and Operation, Advances in Railway Technology, Shared Rail Corridor Engineering and Operation

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Welcoming Remarks Cam Stuart (Program Manager) Hugh Thompson (General Engineer)

International Concrete Crosstie and Fastening System Symposium Overview: RailTEC Concrete Crosstie and Fastening System Research Program International Concrete Crosstie and Fastening System Symposium 7 June 2012 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Outline Introduction Research History Timeline Overall Research Objectives Current Research Thrusts Current Research Highlights Acknowledgements

Timeline 2008 August – Hired First Graduate Research Assistant (John Zeman) 2008 October – Attendance at First AREMA C-30 Meeting in Savannah, GA 2009 January – First Research Project (CN and AAR funding) 2009 August – Hired Second Graduate Research Assistant (Mauricio Gutierrez) 2009 October – Second Project (Amsted RPS funding) 2010 August – Hired Third Graduate Student (Ryan Kernes) 2011 January – Hired Full-Time Research Engineer (Marcus Dersch) 2011 January – Third Research Project (NEXTRANS Co-Funding) 2011 June – Begin FRA Tie and Fastener BAA Principal Investigators (David Lange, Bassem Andrawes, Daniel Kuchma) Hired Graduate Research Assistants (Sihang Wei, George Chen, Justin Grasse, and Brandon Van Dyk) 2011 Summer – Hired Graduate Research Assistants for Amsted RPS and NEXTRANS Projects (Chris Rapp and Amogh Shurpali) 2012 Summer – Hired Second Full-Time Research Engineer (Ryan Kernes) and Graduate Research Assistant (Thiago Bizarria)

Research Levels Materials Components System Concrete Mix Design Pad / Insulator Materials (Admixtures) Components Prestress Design Frictional Characteristics Shoulder (Embedment) Fastener (Fatigue) System Structural Improvements System Behavior (PLTM Testing) (Modeling)

Concrete Crosstie Materials Tests Large Scale Abrasion Frame: Used to investigate abrasion as a mechanism leading to rail seat deterioration (RSD) while varying load magnitude and frequency Lapping Machine: Provides a means to investigate concrete deterioration rate as a function of loading cycles

Concrete Crosstie Static Test Frames Static Tie Tester: Used to study the flexural and bending moment behavior of the concrete crosstie under field loading conditions Static Load Testing Machine (SLTM): Provides a means to study the behavior of the crosstie and fastening system under static load

Pulsating Load Testing Machine (PLTM) Used for Full Scale Concrete Tie and Fastening System Testing Housed at the Advanced Transportation and Research Engineering Laboratory (ATREL) Three 35,000 lb. actuators: two vertical and one horizontal Provides the ability to simulate various L/V ratios by varying loads

Monticello Railway Museum Test Installation

Acknowledgements - Organizations

Acknowledgements - Individuals Amsted RPS / Amsted Rail, Inc.: Jose Mediavilla, Dave Bowman, Brent Wilson, Thai Nguyen, Chase Nielsen BNSF Railway: John Bosshart, Tom Brueske, Hank Lees, Seth Ogan, Hal Lewandoski, Union Pacific Railroad: Kevin Hicks, Eric Gehringer, Dwight Clark, Steve Ashmore Vossloh: Winfred Boesterling, Michael Steidl, Rigi Chackanad, Chris Kenyon Pandrol Track Systems: Bob Coats, Scott Tripple, Dave Kangas, Frank Brady CXT Concrete Ties: Pelle Duong, Jim Parsley, Mark Hammons, Vince Petersen VAE Nortrak: Steve Mattson Rocla Concrete Tie: Al Smith (retired), Rusty Crowley, Pedro Lemmertz GIC: Mauricio Gutierrez, Carlos Gutierrez TTCI: Dave Davis, Richard Reiff Engis Corporation: Peter Kuo, Steven Griffin Others: Jerry Rose, Conrad Ruppert, Tim Johns, Bill Riehl, Brandon Hunter, Al Smith, Fabian Weber, John Clark, Jim Gauntt, Michael Land, Rob Loomis, Jeff DeGross UIUC: Tim Prunkard, Don Marrow, Darold Marrow, Marc Killion, Ernie Barenberg, Greg Banas, Jim Meister, Dauren Kumarbekov, Emily Van Dam, Josh Brickman, Steven Jastrzebski, Michael Wnek, Andrew Kimmle, Calvin Nutt, Alex Ng, Kris Gustafson

Thank You Marcus Dersch University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) Email: mdersch2@iilinois.edu

2012 Concrete Crosstie Symposium International Concrete Crosstie and Fastening System Symposium Objectives 2012 Concrete Crosstie Symposium Urbana, IL, 6-8 June 2012 Marcus Dersch, J. Riley Edwards, David Lange, Daniel Kuchma, Bassem Andrawes, and Ryan Kernes

Symposium Objectives Engage international and domestic concrete crosstie communities with respect to: Design requirements Performance challenges Innovative design solutions Recent research Research needs

Who is Attending Getzner, Hanson, CTL, Ensco and Georgetown Rail Five Continents: Seven Countries Australia, Austria, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, South Korea, and the United States International and North American Concrete Crosstie Manufacturers LB Foster CXT, Conprem, KSA, Rocla, SSL, VAE Nortrak International and North American Fastening System Manufacturers Amsted RPS, Pandrol, and Vossloh North American Class I Railroads Amtrak, BNSF, CSX, and Union Pacific Academic Researchers Kansas State, Michigan Tech, Technical University of Munich, the University of Illinois, and University of Wollongong Infrastructure Researchers Automated Track Inspection, Engineering, and Testing Firms Track Standards Engineers Director of Standards & Technology  Department of TransportationThe Federal Railroad Administration Researchers, TTCI, and the Volpe Center Getzner, Hanson, CTL, Ensco and Georgetown Rail Developer of the WILD System

Advancing the State of the Art Federal Railway Administration’s Broad Agency Announcement Mechanistic Design of Concrete Crossties and Fastening Systems Advanced Concrete Formulations Freeze Thaw Performance Prestress Bond LB Foster CXT Concrete Tie Wing Tie Supporting UIUC, KSU, Volpe under the BAA RFID for life monitoring of crossties Endura Tie SSL Full Frame and Half Frame Ties Union Pacific Rail pad study

Why We are Here To share, learn, and collaborate to understand and improve the concrete crosstie and fastening system components Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success Henry Ford

Expected Outcomes Better understanding of current state of practice Improved coordination among international and domestic researchers, suppliers, owners, and maintainers Industry-wide awareness of latest research projects Strengthened relationships between industry and academic community Comprehensive list of research needs Shared vision for the critical path to better performance and increased utilization of concrete sleepers and fastening systems

Research Needs Statement Development We need your participation! Please use Google Document (see link that was emailed this morning) Three levels: materials, component, system Need both basic and applied research needs Basic: research related to understanding fundamental relationships (e.g. materials properties) Applied: research that aims to solve practical problems (e.g. system level testing)

Useful Contact Information Vicki Dixon 1117 Newmark Lab Cell: (217) 202-5492 Marcus Dersch 3214 Newmark Lab, Cell: (812) 779-1750 Riley Edwards 1245A Newmark Lab Cell: (931) 624-4623