AASHTOs National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

AASHTO’s National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP) Daniel Grasser, P.E. State Administrator Wisconsin Department of Transportation

• Why NTPEP is valuable to each AASHTO Member Department • Growth of NTPEP (2012-2015) • Purpose of increasing annual state contribution fee

Why NTPEP is valuable to each AASHTO Member Department • Combines the professional and physical resources of the AASHTO Member Departments in order to evaluate materials, products and devices of common interest for use in highway and bridge construction • Primary Goal- provide cost-effective evaluations for the AASHTO Member Departments

• Simplify the product evaluation process • Make it more cost-effective for both the manufacturer and the end user. • Reduce duplication of effort by State DOTs. • Serve as a “One Stop Shop” for Manufacturers of engineered products.

Growth of NTPEP 1994 2008 2012 2015 5 18 24 30 Paper Online Reporting Fully implemented online Undergoing the design, Reports submittal & real time data development, and implantation of reporting capabilities the next version of the online (DataMine 2.0) reporting database (DataMine 3.0) Audit Program is The following audit The following audit programs are launched for programs were launched in being launched in 2015: HDPE Pipe and 2012: PVC Pipe, Welded Guardrail/Guiderail, Erosion Rebar Wire Reinforcement, Control Products, and Elastomeric Geotextiles, and Bridge Bearing Pads. The following Geosynthetic evaluation programs are being Reinforcement launched: Warm Mix Additives, Spray Applied Pipe Liners, Sediment Retention Devices AASHTO Product Evaluation Listing (APEL) became part of NTPEP in 2013

# of Products vs Year 800 700 600 500 # of Products Actual 400 Products Projected Products 300 200 100 0 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Years

Purpose of increasing annual state contribution fee • Need for additional resources  Increase in amount of audits and evaluations • Cost associated with the design, development, and implementation of DataMine 3.0 * On average, NTPEP receives annual contributions from 45 states*

Questions? Katheryn Malusky Associate Program Manager, NTPEP Email: kmalusky@aashto.org Phone Number: 202-624-3695 www.ntpep.org http://data.ntpep.org