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Welcome to Webinar onAccelerated Bridge Construction
ABC Applications in Segmental Bridge
Construction
Sponsored by
Center for Accelerated Bridge Construction(ABC Center) at
Florida International University
Website: abc.fiu.eduEmail: abc@fiu.edu
August 22, 2013 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Webinar Agenda
ABC Announcements (10 minutes)
Featured Presentation (35 minutes)
ABC Applications in Segmental Bridge Construction
William R. (Randy) Cox, P.E., Manager, American Segmental Bridge Institute
Question and Answer (15 minutes)
Please post your questions in the chat box
Upcoming ABC Lateral Slide Showcase
I-5 Skagit River Bridge Span Replacement– Bellevue, WashingtonSeptember 6-7, 2013
Friday, September 6, 1:30-5:30 pm: Information Session
Saturday, September 7, 8:00 am – noon:Field Trip to Site
For more information, contact:Bijan Khaleghi, KhalegB@wsdot.wa.gov
Additional Upcoming ABC Lateral Slide Showcases
New York:I-84 Over Dingle Ridge RoadTENTATIVE DATE: September 24, 2013
Iowa:Iowa Hwy 92 at Massena TENTATIVE DATE: September/October 2013
Oklahoma:SH-51 Over Cottonwood CreekTENTATIVE DATE: Late October 2013
Upcoming 2014 Events
2014 Design-Build in Transportation Conference – San Jose, CAMarch 19-21, 2014Sponsored by Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)http://www.dbia.org/
Call for Presentations Extended Deadline for submission: September 23, 2013 Submit presentations online at:
https://www.dbtranspo.com/call_for_papers.cfm
Upcoming 2014 Events
15th Biennial Heavy Movable Structures Symposium – New Orleans, Louisiana
September 15-18, 2014
http://heavymovablestructures.org/2014-biennial-movable-bridge-symposium/
Upcoming 2014 International Event
Lake Louise Peace Bridge, Calgary, Alberta
Ninth International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges – Calgary, Alberta, Canada
July 15-18, 2014
Sponsored by Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CACE)
Topics include Accelerated Bridge Construction
Call for Abstracts Deadline: September 16, 2013
http://www.smsb2014.ca/
Links on ABC Center Home Page
http://www.abc.fiu.edu/
“Upcoming Events & Activities”
“Related News & Publications”
National ABC Project Exchange
PBES/ABC Project Examples:1.Photos2.Contract Plans3.Specifications4.Bid Tabs5.Schedule6.Other Related
Information
To get started, download the ABC Project Exchange User’s Guide:
Refer to the July 25, 2013 (National ABC Project Exchange) ABC Center webinar http://www.abc.fiu.edu/archive-of-past-events/
FHWA External Collaboration Portalhttps://www.transportationresearch.gov/dot/fhwa/default.aspx
Benjamin Beerman, PEFederal Highway
Administration
Benjamin.beerman@dot.gov
Industry Resources
For resources related to concrete bridges, visit:http://www.nationalconcretebridge.org/
For resources related to steel bridges, visit:http://www.steelbridges.org
For resources related to composite bridges, visit:http://www.acmanet.org/dac/tsc.cfm
Next Webinar
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern)
Featured Presentation
Integral Abutments for ABC Bridgesin Vermont
by
Wayne B. Symonds, P.E., Structures Design Engineer, & Bill Lammer, Accelerated Bridge Program Lead Designer,
Vermont Agency of Transportation
To register, visit: www.abc.fiu.edu
If you wish to receive one-hour PDH
Send an email to
abc@fiu.edu
State that you attended the August 22, 2013 webinar
Give first and last name of everyone at your site who wishes to receive PDHs
Please do not send request to any other email account
Webinar Agenda
ABC Announcements (10 minutes)
Featured Presentation (35 minutes)
ABC Applications in Segmental Bridge Construction
William R. (Randy) Cox, P.E., Manager, American Segmental Bridge Institute
Question and Answer (15 minutes)
Please post your questions in the chat box