AASHTO Product Evaluation List (APEL)

Meeting Agenda Working Session #5

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Please sign the attendance sheet via the iPad

1) 8:10-8:40 AM: Program Status Update (Ross “Oak” Metcalfe) See slideshow for more information

-APEL is used to post data for innovated products for state usage. Current APEL platform is over 14 years old. A new website is under development. APEL develops and carries out new test evaluations and posts state certifications and evaluations. APEL allows states and vendors to save time and money by having product evaluated just once. -APEL Council is made up of the APEL Coordinator, chair, vice chair, and 1 member from each region (minimum of 4 total; currently have 7). The chair and vice chair are currently vacant. We are looking for State Material Engineers to volunteer for these positions. Interested people can also become members at large of the council. -The council’s role is to review product applications and decide whether to proceed with testing. They evaluate the product to determine if it fits the scope of APEL before testing. Monthly meetings are conducted to discuss products and issues. -Products with existing specs/evaluation protocols are NOT applicable for APEL. Also, products already tested/evaluated by states should be posted in APEL by the testing state. -APEL process: initial request, detailed application, scope of work is developed, testing is performed, review and posting of evaluation results. State certifications/evaluations don’t go through much review and can be posted directly onto the APEL website. -7 products are in different phases of evaluation, 1 product completed, 3 products pending evaluation, 2 are going through review. 8 states have listed products on the APEL site with 54 total products tested. -APEL is looking to increase state participation. Developing a new, improved web module and seeking to evaluate more products. -AASHTO evaluated products are accelerated lab tested only (no field evaluation), with a cap of 12 months of testing timeframe. -State submitted products can be lab tested, field tested, or a combination

2) 8:40-9:10 AM: New APEL Module (Riaz Ahmad) Riaz gave a brief overview of what APEL is. APEL 2.0’s main goal is to simplify every process. New homepage gives summary of number of products currently housed in the APEL website. The website will have 3 separate product areas:

AASHTO evaluated products: new products with no testing that have to go through APEL review process before testing DOT evaluated products: products already evaluated by DOT (no login required to post), very quick review process before posting to website by AASHTO State certified products: products certified by states go through simple review process before posting on website, certification wording comes from CFR Website allows any state member to post product information. This is reviewed by AASHTO before going live on the website

-Google search appliance will be utilized to make searching for products much easier. -APEL website is currently being designed and should go live in summer 2015.

NTPEP 2015 APEL Session AttendanceFirst Name Last Name Employer Email Phone

1 Riaz Ahmad iEngineering Corporation rahmad@iengineering.com 703-722-2980

2 Abu-Hawash Ahmad IA DOT ahmad.abu-hawash@dot.iowa.gov

3 Sam Allen TRI/Environmental, Inc. sallen@tri-env.com

4 Tony Allen WA State DOT allent@wsdot.wa.gov 360-709-5450

5 Kenny Anderson INDOT kbanderson@indot.in.gov 317-610-7251 x203

6 Andrew Artar Gregory Industries, Inc. aartar@gregorycorp.com 330-477-4800 x123

7 Kean Ashurst KY Transportation Center kean.ashurst@uky.edu 859-257-4513

8 Kyle Baranowski WVDOT kyle.b.baranowski@wv.gov

9 Todd Bennett MODOT todd.bennett@modot.mo.gov 573-751-1045

10 Ken Berg UTDOT kenberg@utah.gov

11 Jason Booth Quality Manager jason@winfabusa.com 912-534-5757

12 Eric Booth Vice President ebooth@winfabusa.com 912-534-5757

13 Heidi Bulgrin SmartDitch heidibulgrin@pendaform.com 608-617-9078

14 Paul Burch AZ DOT pburch@azdot.gov 602-712-8085

15 Brian Chestnut Lane Enterprises, Inc. bchestnut@lane-enterprises.com

16 Chris Cooper Azdot ccooper@azdot.gov 602-712-8365

17 Bill Corbett KTA-Tator, Inc. bcorbett@kta.com 412-788-1300

18 Jack Cowsert NCDOT jcowsert@ncdot.gov 919-329-4000

19 David DeBruler Dayton Superior davedebruler@daytonsuperior.com

20 Kidada Dixon ALDOT dixonk@dot.state.al.us 334-353-6940

21 Thanh Do 3M Company ttdo@mmm.com 651-733-2419

22 Rick Douds GADOT rdouds@dot.ga.gov 404-608-4805

23 Ashish Dubey Usg Corporation adubey@usg.com 847-970-5256

24 John Eiche NVDOT jeiche@dot.state.nv.us

25 Jeannie Elliott Crown Technology jeannie1@crownthermo.com 706-553-9500

26 Anne Ellis AZDOT aellis@azdot.gov

27 William Faber Arizona DOT wfaber@azdot.gov

28 Kyle Fleege Phoenix National Laboratories kyle@pnltest.com 602-431-8887

29 Keelie Floyd Compound Technologies kfloyd@asphaltrelease.com

30 Georgene Geary Principal Engineer ggeary@ggfga.com 770-337-5817

31 Jenjer Gella Fratco, Inc. Jgella@fratco.com 219-954-0138

32 Paul Gentry FLDOT paul.gentry@dot.state.fl.us

33 Jay Goldbaum CDOT Jay.Goldbaum@state.co.us 303-398-6561

34 Dan Grasser WIDOT daniel.grasser@dot.wi.gov 608-266-6885

35 Ethan Griffiths IDDOT ethan.griffiths@itd.idaho.gov

36 Heather Hall TNDOT heather.purdy.hall@tn.gov 615-350-4104

37 Kelly Hanks Diamond Vogel Paints kelly.hanks@vogelpaint.com

38 James Henry DCDOT james.henry@dc.gov 202-671-2393

39 Wendy Henry QUIKRETE whenry@quikrete.com 404-926-3180

40 Stan Hibma Vogel Paint Companies stan.hibma@vogelpaint.com

41 Bobby Howard Fratco, Inc. bhoward@fratco.com 574-806-0936

42 Stephanie Huang AZDOT shuang@azdot.gov 602-712-6430

43 Scott Hughes ILDOT scott.hughes@illinois.gov 217-782-7208

44 Brian Hunter NCDOT bhunter@ncdot.gov 919-329-4093

45 Steven Ingram ALDOT ingrams@dot.state.al.us

46 Joe Kerstetter TNDOT joseph.kerstetter@tn.gov 615-350-4193

47 Wan Soo Kim VADOT wansoo.kim@vdot.virginia.gov

48 Winson King PennDOT wiking@pa.gov 717-783-6716

49 Danielle Kleinhans Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute dkleinhans@crsi.org

50 Brian Korschgen AASHTO bkorschgen@aashto.org 202-624-8566

51 David Kotzer CODOT david.kotzer@state.co.us 303-398-6566

52 Dave Kuniega PennDOT dkuniega@pa.gov 717-787-3966

53 Henry Lacinak AASHTO hlacinak@aashto.org 225-752-2877

54 Julie Lamberson MoDOT julie.lamberson@modot.mo.gov 573-751-2847

55 Danny Lane TNDOT danny.lane@tn.gov 615-350-4175

56 Brian Lewis The Euclid Chemical Company lewisbr@euclidchemical.com 216-375-9027

57 George Lian GADOT glian@dot.ga.gov

58 Mike MacDonald PPG Industries macdonald@ppg.com

59 Katheryn Malusky AASHTO kmalusky@aashto.org 202-624-3695

60 David McKee Plastic Safety Systems dlmckee@plasticsafety.com 216-403-0898

61 Andrew McNair MSDOT amcnair@mdot.ms.gov 601-946-6158

62 Robert Meinzer Contech Engineered Solutions bmeinzer@conteches.com 913-940-1451

63 Oak Metcalfe MTDOT rmetcalfe@mt.gov 406-444-9201

64 Johnnie Miller TXDOT johnnie.miller@txdot.gov

65 Brandi Mitchell KY Transportation Cabinet brandi.mitchell@ky.gov 502-564-3160

66 Shelby Mock Microbac Laboratories, Inc. shelby.mock@microbac.com 720-406-4800

67 Willy Morrison American Engineering Testing, Inc. wmorrison@amengtest.com 847-902-7548

68 Andrew Mroczkowski CTDOT andrew.mroczkowski@ct.gov 860-594-3296

69 Matthew Mueller ILDOT matthew.mueller@illinois.gov

70 Richard Mulcahy MADOT richard.mulcahy@dot.state.ma.us 617-951-1333

71 Ting Nahrwold INDOT tnahrwold.indot.in.gov

72 Skip Neal Field Lining Systems, Inc. skip@flsi.us

73 Mark Nelson Nelson Testing Laboratories mnelson@nelsontesting.com

74 Brad Nemunaitis The Euclid Chemical Company bnemunaitis@euclidchemical.com

75 Randy Pace NCDOT rpace@ncdot.gov 919-329-4200

76 Mike Paipal Five Star Products paipalm@fivestarproducts.com

77 Charles Palmer AR State Highway and Transportation Department kevin.palmer@ahtd.ar.gov 501-569-2185

78 Chris Peoples NC DOT cpeoples@ncdot.gov 919-329-4000

79 Jerry Peterson TXDOT jerry.peterson@txdot.gov 512-506-5821

80 Keith Platte AASHTO kplatte@aashto.org 202-624-3697

81 Michael Pluimer Crossroads Engineering Services, LLC michael.pluimer@gmail.com 612-236-8169

82 Joseph Putherickal IADOT joseph.putherickal@dot.iowa.gov 515-239-1259

83 Bill Real NHDOT wreal@dot.state.nh.us 603-271-3151

84 Nikita Reed FLDOT nikita.reed@dot.state.fl.us

85 Erany Robinson-Perry GADOT erobinson@dot.ga.gov

86 Brennan Roney GADOT broney@dot.ga.gov 404-608-4816

87 Evan Rothblatt AASHTO erothblatt@aashto.org 202-624-3648

88 Jesus Sandoval-Gil AZ DOT JSandoval-Gil@azdot.gov 602-712-2592

89 Robert Sarcinella Sarc Engineering & Consulting techpsu@yahoo.com 512-791-5591

90 Greg Schafer Haviland Drainage Products gschafer@haviland-drainage.com 419-576-7204

91 Kenny Seward OKDOT kseward@odot.org

92 Bin Shi UTDOT bshi@utah.gov 801-633-6260

93 Temple Short SCDOT shorttk@scdot.org 803-737-6648

94 Guy Skirpan AzDOT gskirpan@azdot.gov 602-206-0447

95 Greta Smith AASHTO gsmith@aashto.org 202-624-5815

96 John Staton MIDOT statonj@michigan.gov 517-322-5701

97 Joseph Stilwell MEDOT joseph.r.stilwell@maine.gov 207-215-3643

98 Paul Sullivan Materials Evaluation Testing Engineer Azdot psullivan@azdot.gov 602-712-8205

99 Jeffrey Syar OHDOT jeffrey.syar@dot.state.oh.us 614-275-1373

100 Douglas Todd Contech Engineered Solutions Consultant dtodd@conteches.com 770-331-6418

101 Jim Trepanier ILDOT james.trepanier@illinois.gov 217-782-9607

102 Michael Vanantwerp Microbac Laboratories michael.vanantwerp@microbac.com 720-406-4800

103 Paul Vinik FLDOT paul.vinik@dot.state.fl.us 352-955-6649

104 Anita Vuckovska W.R. Meadows, Inc. avuckovska@wrmeadows.com 847-214-2100

105 Robert Wade ADOT rwade@azdot.gov 602-712-4875

106 Brenda Waters PennDOT brwaters@pa.gov

107 Terry Williams Thracelinq, Inc. twilliams@thracelinq.com

108 Brad Young OHDOT brad.young2@dot.state.oh.us 614-351-2882

109 Robert Ziskey Usg rziskey@usg.com 248-219-1259

110 Merrill Zwanka SCDOT Zwankame@scdot.org 803-737-6682

National Transportation Product Evaluation Program

AASHTO Product Evaluation List Ross “Oak” Metcalfe, P.E.

Testing Engineer Montana Department of Transportation

& AASHTO Region IV Representative on the APEL Council

What is APEL? (Before)

What is APEL? (After – More to come…)

APEL’s Mission

• Evaluate innovative and/or proprietary materials, products, and devices of common interest for use in highway and bridge construction Develop and carry out new test evaluations Post state certifications and evaluations

Why use APEL?

• APEL Evaluations Member States save time and money Data from independent and credible source Vendors save time and money by having a product

evaluated just once (similar to NTPEP)

Why use APEL?

• State Certifications and Evaluations States can use each others

certifications/evaluations Streamline and possibly eliminate the PIF process 23 CFR 635.411 FHWA-HRT-12-009 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/cqit/propriet.cfm

Who is APEL?

• AASHTO APEL Coordinator APEL Council Chair APEL Council Vice Chair APEL Council Members

• (At least) One from each of the four AASHTO regions

APEL Council

APEL Coordinator Evan Rothblatt

(AASHTO)

CHAIR (Vacant)

Region 1 Doug Gayne (ME DOT)

Region 2 Terry Swygert

(SC DOT)

Region 3 Brad Young (OH DOT)

Region 4 Ross “Oak” Metcalfe

(MT DOT)

VICE-CHAIR (Vacant)

Council at Large Rodney Wynn

(MD DOT)

Council at Large Mark Gawedzinski

(IL DOT)

AASHTO Regions

What is AASHTO’s Role?

• Facilitate the Review Process through the APEL Coordinator Communication Organization Coordination of Testing Reviewing Information Posting Test Results

Role of the Council

• The APEL Council makes the decision to proceed with an evaluation based on: Product application information Best and common interests of the States

Product Application

• Standard form designed to capture relevant and important product information to be used as the basis for the Council’s decision.

• Does it fit within the scope of APEL?

Best Interests of the States

• Are the States interested in using the product? • How would it benefit the States? Does it increase or provide Quality Cost Effectiveness Sustainability Etc…

How Often Does the Council Meet?

• Minimum of once per month • Try to meet the last Wednesday of each month • Meet in person during the Annual NTPEP

meeting • Communication must go through the APEL

Coordinator – no official contact between vendors and the Council or Labs under contract with the Council

What is NOT applicable for APEL?

Products with existing specifications or evaluation programs AASHTO NTPEP States

Products currently under research Products not ready for implementation

APEL Review Process

• Initial request for product evaluation • Detailed application submittal • Development of SOW for evaluation • Review and posting of evaluation results

o State evaluation or certification

In the Queue… • 7 products in different phases of evaluation • 1 complete evaluation • 3 products pending evaluation • 2 products going through preliminary review • 1 product at the initial phase • 8 States with products listed (AZ, CO, CT,

ME, MD, MT, NY, OH • 54 products total

Where do we go from here???

• New module under development • More products are being proposed • How do we increase State participation? • Are we serving your needs as Member States?

QUESTIONS????

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APEL AASHTO Product Evaluation List

May 19, 2015

Outline

Introduction

APEL 2.0

Questions/Feedback

What is APEL?

The APEL program and its online database module have been designed to be a repository for findings from the evaluation and testing of innovative and/or proprietary engineered transportation products.

Through APEL, products that do not currently have an evaluation protocol may be submitted to AASHTO for full development, cost analysis, and execution of an evaluation.

What is APEL?

APEL also provide a listing of new products that have been previously evaluated and certified by the state DOTs through formal laboratory or field test procedures.

APEL is NOT an approved products list, rather it is a source for independent, unbiased data and information from which state product coordinators may determine to use new, innovative products in conformance with the Code of Federal Regulations 23 CFR 635.411 (a)(2).

Existing APEL Web Site

Developed in 2005

APEL 2.0 Login | Contact Us | Help

AASHTO Evaluated Products DOT Evaluated Products State Certified Products

State Certified ProductsDOT Evaluated ProductsAASHTO Evaluated Products

Welcome to the AASHTO Product Evaluation List (APEL) web site. This site provides a repository consisting of findings from the evaluation and testing of new, innovative, and/or proprietary engineered transportation products and materials. The three types of information contained within the site are as follows: AASHTO Evaluated Products, State Evaluated Products, and State Certified Products. It is important to note that APEL is NOT an approved products list, rather it is a source for independent, unbiased data and information from which state product coordinators may determine to use new, innovative products in conformance with the Code of Federal Regulations 23 CFR 635.411 (a)(2).

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Patented or proprietary products deemed essential for synchronization with existing highway facilities, or that do not have an

existing, equally suitable alternate, may be certified by state DOTs. The states may

post their certifications here.

(View all State Certified Products)

Data and information for products that have previously been evaluated by a state

DOT, whether laboratory and/or field tested, may be posted here.

(View all DOT Evaluated Products)

New, innovative products that do not currently have an evaluation protocol can be submitted for accelerated laboratory testing by AASHTO. A protocol will be developed and implemented with a timeframe not to exceed 1 year in

duration. At the conclusion of testing a final report will be posted here.

(View all AASHTO Evaluated Products)

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Total State Certified Products: 234Total DOT Evaluated Products: 587

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Total AASHTO Evaluation Requests: 230

230 Submitted

95 In Progress

135 Published

APEL 2.0 Features

AASHTO Evaluated Products

DOT Evaluated Products

State Certified Products

AASHTO Evaluated Products

New, innovative products that do not currently have an evaluation protocol can be submitted for accelerated laboratory testing by AASHTO. A protocol will be developed and implemented with a timeframe not to exceed 1 year in duration. At the conclusion of testing a final report will be posted on the APEL web site.

AASHTO Product Evaluation Process

Step #1: Any manufacturer/vendor can submit request for product evaluation to AASHTO.

Step #2: Product evaluation request will be reviewed by AASHTO and APEL Council.

Step #3: If accepted, AASHTO will contact the manufacturer/vendor to initiate evaluation process.

Step #4: Evaluation progress and results will be posted on the APEL web site.

DOT Evaluated Products

Data and information for products that have previously been evaluated by a state DOT, whether laboratory and/or field tested, may be posted to APEL by the state DOTs.

DOT Product Evaluation Process

Step #1: State DOTs can submit product information and evaluation report of any previously evaluated product to the APEL web site.

Step #2: Product evaluation information will be reviewed by AASHTO.

Step #3: If accepted, the evaluation will be published on the APEL web site.

State Certified Products

Patented or proprietary products deemed essential for synchronization with existing highway facilities, or that do not have an existing, equally suitable alternate, may be certified by state DOTs. The states may post their certifications on the APEL web site.

State Product Certification Process

Step #1: State DOTs can submit product information and evaluation report of any previously certified product to the APEL web site.

Step #2: Product certification information will be reviewed by AASHTO.

Step #3: If accepted, the certification will be published on the APEL web site.

Prototype Demonstration

State Certification Products Process

Visit NTPEP/APEL booth for more information.

State Certified Products

State Certified Products

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Cable Technologies, Inc. (A Tokyo Rope Company)

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Canoga

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N-12 HP Storm Pipe

Bridge-in-a-Backpack

GridSmart 360

Parking Access Control

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Maryland Department of Transportation

Arizona Department of Transportation

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Manufacturer Name: 3M

Product Name: Canoga

Product Description: Loop amplifiers/detectors

Intended Use:

Category (ies): Traffic Control Devices - Loop Detectors

Date Added: 4/30/2014

Product Information

There are 2 of 7 product(s) currently selected.

Product Details

Canogo will be used for the following pruposes:1) To environmentally track the inductance of a loop detector (i.e. cold to warm to cold pavements as a the result of thermal heating / rain and snow) of thermal heating / rain and snow) 2) To calibrate the units based upon actual ?t inductance change values rather the percentage of change to ?t values (i.e. the amplifiers can detect small mass vehicles such as motorcycles with 1,000’ lead-in cables)

3) The ability to operate our non-invasive micro-loop detector devices that are currently deployed in the field as upstream / advance detection

Certification Status: Product Certified

Tracking Number: MD-2014-0003

Agency: Maryland Department of Transportation

Area: Traffic Safety

Basis of Approval: Synchronization

Extent: Statewide

Submittal Date: 3/15/2013

Approval Date: 3/20/2013

Expiration Date: 3/15/2016

Attachment(s): 3M Canoga.pdf

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Please refer to attachment provided. If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Michael L. Paylor, P.E., Chief, Traffic Engineering Design Division (TEDD), SHA at 410-787-7697, toll free 1-888-963-0307 or via email at mpaylor@sha.state.md.us.

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Schedule

Design

Spring 2015 Development

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Testing

Summer 2015 AASHTO will test APEL web site.

Deployment

Summer 2015

Comments and Feedback

For more information/feedback/suggestions, please contact: Evan Rothblatt (erothblatt@aashto.org)

Riaz Ahmad (rahmad@iengineering.com)