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A -- EVALUATION OF FORCES IN DOWEL BARS UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS" SOL DTFH61-99-Q-00092 DUE 091099 POC Stephanie Curtis, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-6014, Fax (202) 366-3293, Email stephanie.curtis@fhwa.dot.gov -- Donna McAleer, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 366-4270, Fax (202) 366-3293, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTFH61-99-Q-0 0092&LocID=30. E-MAIL: Stephanie Curtis, stephanie.curtis@fhwa.dot.gov. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) plans to award a Purchase Order with Ohio University to perform the Evaluation of Forces on Dowel Bars under Controlled Conditions. This research will be done to further define the impact of curing, environmental cycling and wheel loading on the performance of PCC pavement. The result of this research is needed to validate and support critical mechanistic pavement design methodologies. The evaluation will be performed by Dr. Sargand of Ohio University who is recognized as a national leader in the area of constructing testing and evaluating instrumented concrete pavements and specifically dowel bar response to environmental and dynamic loadings. In order to accomplish this goal the research must be performed at a US facility that has an accelerated pavement loading facility that is capable of testing full sized concrete pavement test sections under controlled environmental conditions with wheel loads up to 30,000. Because Dr. Sargand and the Ohio University havethe combined unique knowledge and the specialized pavement testing facility required for the success of this pavement research activity, they are the only known source available. This is a Simplified Acquisition and the anticipated award date is September 10, 1999. Posted 08/27/99 (D-SN373443). (0239)

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