TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
CENTER
Briefing for
SAME Industry Day
Omaha, NE
8 May 2012
Terry W. Sherman, P.E.
Director, USACE Transportation
Systems Center
US Army Corps of Engineers
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Mission
 Serve Army and DOD
 Planning/Design/Construction
 Airfields/Railroads/Roadways
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TSC Services
 Design Reviews
 Technical Consulting
 Criteria Update
 PCASE (Computer Software)
 A-E IDT Contracts
 Training
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Airfield Design Policy
(HQUSACE Policy Nov 02)
https://transportation.wes.army.mil/tsmcx/downloads/revpolcy.pdf
 TSC review all Corps designed
►Airfield
►Road
and railroad projects
projects > $3M
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Airfield Design Policy
(AR 95-2 dated 10 Apr 07)
http://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/95_series_collection_1.html
 TSC review all:
►AAF/AHP
project designs
►AAF/AHP
waivers
►AAF/AHP
airfield evaluations/surveys
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HQ AMC Design Policy
(HQ AMC Policy dated Feb 02)
https://transportation.wes.army.mil/tsmcx/downloads/amcpolcy.pdf
 TSC review all AMC airfield
projects (including airfield
lighting and NAVAIDS) over $1M
 HQ AMC has 12 major bases
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Mandatory Requirements
(ECB 2011-18 dated 26 Sep 11)
 All airfield project designers for USACE
airfield projects are strictly prohibited
from editing or rewriting unbracketed text
of UFGS 32 13 11 and UFGS 32 12 15
without specific prior approval from TSC
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FY05-12 Design
Reviews
1200
1000
Total
800
600
400
FY12
FY11
FY10
FY09
FY08
FY07
FY06
0
FY05
200
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Phase 2
02-06
Major
Design
Review
Phase 3
05-09
Phase 1
97-04
Runway Relocation
Penny
Lake
• 1997 – 2009 ($3B)
• 1000 m Seaward
• Reclaim 531 Acres (+33%)
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• MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
®
North and South Runways

Andersen AFB, Guam
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Osan AB, Korea 9000' Second Runway
(Runway also designed as a levee)
Full ALSF
(Both Ends)
Patriot Facility
Concrete Runway &
Touchdown Zones
Potential ROK
VORTAC
Potential ASR Site
Clear Zone
Clear Zone
Lateral Clear Zone
9000' Runway
1000’
Overrun
Holding Apron
MAAS
1000’
Overrun
MAAS
Existing GS
Hot Cargo Pad
Existing ATCT
Proposed PAPI
(Both Ends)
Proposed Elec
Vault Location
•Basic 9000’ Concrete Runway
Basic 9000’ Runway Includes:
•Hot Cargo Pad
•8000’ Runway w/ PCC Touchdown zones
•Holding Apron
•1000’ Paved Overruns
•Full Patriot Facility
•1300’(West)/1200’(East) ALSF-1 & REILs
•Full ALSF
•BAK-12 & E-5 Barriers
Holding Apron
Existing GS
•2 MAAS
•1 Lane Asphalt Perimeter Road
•New Runway Lighting Vault
•Basic Patriot Facility
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Main Base Runway/Temporary Runway
Edwards AFB, CA
($100M)
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Technical Consulting
(Planning and Design)
 Airfield Suitability Studies
 Planning Charrettes
 Review meetings
 A-E selection panels
 VE Study teams
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Technical Consulting
(Construction)
 Batch Plant Inspection
 Uniformity Testing
 Inspection of test section
 Inspection of mainline paving
 Construction troubleshooting
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Technical Consulting
 One-Stop Service
 On-Site, Telephonic, E-mail
 SIPRNET/Secure VTC
 Planning/Design/Construction
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Mandatory Requirements
(ECB 2011-17 dated 26 Sep 11)
 TSC review all airfield pavement PCC
mix designs and HMA job mix formulas
for USACE managed airfield pavement
projects: funded by district S&A
 Already do for Air Force managed airfield
projects via central funding
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Airfield Construction Policy
(ECB 2009-22 dated 10 Sep 2009)
http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/ARMYCOE/COEECB/ARCHIVES/ecb_2009_22.pdf
 All airfield projects exceeding $10M are
required to obtain additional technical
support from TSC (2 persons/2 weeks)
during initial phases of construction
 Includes evaluation of test sections,
verification of plant calibration and on-site
evaluation of paving operations
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Airfield Construction Policy
(ECB 2011-17 dated 26 Sep 2011)
http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/ARMYCOE/COEECB/ecb_2011_17.pdf
 TSC review all airfield pavement
PCC mix designs and HMA job mix
formulas for USACE managed
airfield pavement projects: funded by
district S&A
 Already do for Air Force managed
airfield projects via central funding
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Criteria Update
 Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC)
 Guide Specifications (UFGS)
 NATO/ASCC
 Develop/Update/Review
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Criteria Update
 34 UFCs
 66 UFGSs
 12 NATO STANAGS
 34 ASCC Air Standards
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Criteria Update
 ETL 1110-3-506 Aviation Complex
Planning and Design Criteria for Army
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
dated 1 Mar 2011
 Final review for new Army, Air Force
and Navy UAS ETL
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Software for the design and
evaluation of airfields and roads
PCASE Desktop
NEW official version – PCASE2.09.02 (Feb 2012)
NEW PCASE2.09 User Manual (available on website)
PCASE Website
www.pcase.com
https://transportation.wes.army.mil/pcase
PCASE Workshops (2 days)
• USACE, Kansas City District, Missouri – 20-21 Jun 2012
PCASE-PAVER Workshops (4 days)
• Air Force, Aviano Air Base, Italy – 16-20 Jul 2012
A-E IDIQ Contracts
 Airfields/Railroads/Roads
 Available to all Districts
 To customers via Districts
 Airfield obstruction chart (AOC) surveys
 New contract for Petrographic/Specialized
Concrete Testing
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A-E IDIQ Contracts
(Airfield Obstruction Surveys)
 CH2MHill (Jan 2015)
 Midlands Surveying (Jun 2014)
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A-E IDIQ Contracts
(Airfield Design/Evaluation)
 Stanley-Hanson JV (Nov 2015)
 Pond & Co. (Dec 2015)
 Tigerbrain (Sep 2015)
 Dorsey & Dorsey (Jul 2015)
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A-E IDIQ Contracts
(Railroad/Roadway Design/Evaluation)
 HDR (Jul 2015)
 Hanson (Aug 2015)
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A-E IDIQ Contracts
(PAVER/Design Reviews)
 All About Pavements, Inc (May
2012)
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A-E IDIQ Contracts
(Petrography and Specialized Concrete
Testing)
 New contract
 Tentatively, 1 large and 2 small
businesses
 Working on scope of work
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Training
 PCASE Workshops (2 – 6)
 TS2012 Workshop (every 4 yrs)
 Airfield Paving Workshops (10 – 20)
 Airfield Lighting Workshops (1 – 2)
 Airfield Design Workshops (1 – 2)
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• 418 attendees: USACE (89), Air Force (89),
Army (5), Navy (24), Marine Corps (4), FAA
(7), Academia (28), A-Es, contractors, and
industry (193), DOT and other Govt (10)
• 48 exhibitors, 8 seminars, 4 computer labs, 5
poster presentations, 39 sessions
• 155 presenters and 41 moderators
Airfield Construction Policy
(HQUSACE Policy Feb 01)
https://transportation.wes.army.mil/tsmcx/wrkshppolicy.pdf
 Conduct on-site Airfield Paving
Workshops for all airfield projects
> $5M
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PCC Airfield Paving Workshop
 Intro/Materials/Mix Design/Plants
 Uniformity Testing/Demolition
 Slipform and Fixed Form Paving
 Dowel Installation/Sawing and Sealing
 Control Charts/CQC Testing & Inspection
 Acceptance/Review of Specs
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HMA Airfield Paving Workshop
 Mix Design/Plants
 Surface Preparation
 Laydown/Compaction
 QC/QA testing and inspection
 Performance Problems
 Review of Specs
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Airfield Lighting Construction
Workshop
 Intro/Airfield Lighting Circuit Theory
 Grounding/Piping/Drainage Systems
 L-823 Connectors (5KV)
 Snow Plow Rings/Photometric Testing
 Approach Light Systems
 FAA Flight Checking
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Airfield Design Workshop
 Overview/Airfield Criteria
 Project Data Gathering
 Airfield Geometrics/Pavement Marking
 Subdrainage/Specs/Design Package
 Design Details/Arresting Systems
 Airfield Lighting/PCASE
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