The 2017 ICDM Workshop Schedule was released. Check it out!

The IICTG 2017 conference will be held at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA from September 26 to 28, 2017. The theme for IICTG 2017 is “IC (Intelligent Compaction) – Past and Future”.  Please visit the IICTG webpage for further information (www.IICTG.org).

The call for abstracts for the presentation at the IICTG conference is now open! You are invited to submit an abstract for presentation (< 300 words) in English before February, 2017 by using the IICTG contact webpage with the subject title: IICTG 2017 Abstract (http://www.iictg.org/contact/)

The topics of IICTG 2017 include:

• Integration of Intelligent Construction Technologies (ICT)
• Research and Implementation on Intelligent Compaction (IC) Equipment and Systems
• Research and Implementation on Paver-mounted Thermal Profiling (PMTP) Equipment and Systems
• Positioning Systems and Automated Machine Guidance (AMG) for Intelligent Construction
• Data Analysis and Reporting of Intelligent Construction Data
• Cloud Computing and Data Management for Intelligent Construction
• Standardization of IC Measurements, Data Exchanges, and Storage
• IC Specifications and Case Studies – Lessons Learn

About IICTG

The International Intelligent Construction Technologies Group (IICTG) is a source for knowledge and information on intelligent construction technologies for public agencies, contractors, consultants, academia, and other relevant industries.

IICTG provides a forum for the dissemination of knowledge concerning the collection, analysis, and application of information relating to intelligent construction technologies (ICT).

ICT consists of real time quality monitoring and process control during construction of foundation and pavements for highways, airports, railroads, dams, cities, and ports. ICT involves construction equipment technologies such as pavers, rollers, and other devices.

ICT also makes use state-of-the-art technologies such as Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), automated testing/monitoring (e.g., IC), 3D designs/modeling, automated machine guidance (AMG), Cloud computing, Civil Integrated Management (CIM) and Building Information Modeling (BIM), etc. The goals of ICT are to improve quality control and acceptance of constructions as well as reducing life-cycle cost of the above mentioned assets.

A research paper is published by Transportation Geotechnics demonstrates “use of IC reduces compaction costs by as much as 54 percent and results in a US$15,385 annual savings per 1.6 km throughout the roadway’s life.”  Get the paper to learn further details (Savan et al. (2016), Benefit-cost analysis and application of intelligent compaction for transportation, Transportation Geotechnics, Volume 9, Pages 57–68)!

Prof. Guanghui Xu of Southwest University of China (Co-founder of IICTG) will make an IC presentation entitled “Current Status of Future Development of Intelligent Compaction – International Activities and Development in the past Two Years” (Chinese Title: 智能压实现状与发展 — 近两年国际会议与压实机械相关情况介绍) on October 17 at the 2016 Chinese Pavement and Compaction Equipment Annual Meeting (Chinese Title: 2016年路面与压实机械行业年会) in Lanfang City, Heibei Province, China. (Courtesy of IICTG Partner – Const Machine and Tech Magazine, China)

Dr. George K. Chang of Transtec Group (president of IICTG) will make an IC presentation entitled “Continuous & Intelligent Compaction of Granular Base/Subbase” during the TRB webinar “TRB Webinar: Construction, Quality Control & Performance of Unbound Granular Layers” on November 15, 2016 from 1:00PM to 2:30PM US EST. Viewers will need to register to attend this webinar.

There will be several intelligent compaction (IC) presentation at the Trimble Dimensions 2016 conference in Las Vegas, NV, USA on November 7th and 8th.

[CEC90152] MNDOT’s Use of Intelligent Compaction and VETA to Examine Workmanship
by Rebecca Embacher, Advanced Materials and Technology Engineer, Minnesota Department of
Transportation, Scheduled Monday, Nov 07, 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. | Marco Polo 705

[CEC90154] Implementation of Intelligent Compaction in the US
By Dr. George K. Chang, Director of Research, Transtec Group
Tuesday, Nov 08, 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. | Marco Polo 701

Ms. Embacher is an IC champion at MnDOT, also the leading State for the Pooled Fund Study  “TPF-5(334) Enhancement to the Intelligent Construction Data Management System (Veta) and Implementation“.

Dr. Chang is the leader for the Veta Development Team and the FHWA Team for US national IC implementation. He is also the president of International Intelligent Construction Technologies Group (IICTG.org).

The IC Specification page is updated.

Check out new IC spec. from Alabama DOT and revised IC and CIR specs. from Caltrans!

Dr. George K. Chang and Prof. Guanghui Xu, co-founders of IICTG, had conducted an IC workshop at the ICTIM 2016 Conference in Xian, China, July 16-18, 2106. IICTG is the recently founded “International Intelligent Construction technologies Group” – a sister site of IC.

The workshop contents had covered A to Z about intelligent compaction. The workshop handouts, in mixed English and Chinese, can be downloaded here.

The International Intelligent Construction Technologies Group (IICTG) is a source for knowledge and information on intelligent construction technologies for public agencies, contractors, consultants, academia, and other relevant industries. IICTG is a sister website and organization of IntelligentCompaction.com. Join IICTG as a member today!