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Welcome to Webinar onAccelerated Bridge Construction
SHRP2 Solutions – R02 Geotechnical Tools for Accelerated Bridge Construction
Projects
Sponsored by
Accelerated Bridge Construction Center(ABC Center) at
Florida International University
Website: abc.fiu.eduEmail: [email protected]
February 27, 2014 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Webinar Agenda
ABC Announcements (10 minutes)
Featured Presentation (35 minutes)
SHRP2 Solutions – R02 Geotechnical Tools for Accelerated Bridge
Construction Projects
Vernon Schaefer, Professor, Iowa State University& Silas Nichols, P.E., Principal Bridge Engineer,
Federal Highway Administration
Question and Answer (15 minutes)
Please post your questions in the chat box
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Extended Deadline: April 28
2014 National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference
December 4-5, 2014December 3 - workshops
Miami, Florida
www.2014abc.fiu.edu
Co-Sponsoring State DOTsAlaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York State
Oregon
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Washington State
Other Co-Sponsoring Agencies
Federal Highway Administration
National Concrete Bridge Council (NCBC)
National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA)
www.2014abc.fiu.edu
500-word abstract must be submittedby April 28, 2014
Authors will be notified of status of abstractsby May 16, 2014
Travel Scholarships will be developed to assist DOT employees to attend the conference
• Ed Power – Vice President, HDR• Carlos Duart – President, CDR Maguire
Opportunities exist to exhibit during Conference
ABC Conference Topics
Design considerations Substructure Short- and long-term monitoring
Seismic issues Foundations Nondestructive testing
Service life Innovative materials Maintenance
Accelerating retrofitting processes International experiences Inspection
Construction considerations Research results State ABC initiatives
Fabrication considerations Lessons learned Contracting
Erection considerations Cost comparisons Policy, planning, and procurement
Constructability Insurance issues Specification
Heavy moves Analysis software Budget and financing
Traffic management Visualization tools Public outreachPrefabricated bridge elements and systems Decision-making tools Proprietary systems and
technologies
Call for Abstracts
2014 National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference
To submit an abstract please visit:
www.2014abc.fiu.edu
Select “Abstract Submission” page& submit your abstract electronically
Immediately after submitting your abstract you will get an email
acknowledging your submission & instruction to modify your abstract if
needed, before April 28 deadline
www.2014abc.fiu.edu
Coming Soon!
ABC-UTC website(will replace ABC Center website)
Call for Award Nominations
2014 PCI Design AwardsProjects completed within the last three years (no earlier than January 1, 2011)Sponsored by Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institutehttp://www.pci.org
Submission Deadline: May 19, 2014http://www.pci.org/About_PCI/Awards/PCI_Design_Awards/
For more information, contact:William Nickas, [email protected]
TRB Subcommittee for ABCAFF10(3)
www://sites.google.com/site/trbaff103/home
Google: TRBAFF103
FHWA Incentive-Based Funding
• Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) grantwww.fhwa.dot.gov/accelerating/grants
• State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC)Kathleen Bergeron: [email protected]
• MAP-21: Section 1304www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/qandas/qaipd.cfm
Please visitabc.fiu.edu
for other ABC-related news and events
Next WebinarThursday, March 20, 2014 (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern)
Featured Presentation
Wisconsin DOT’s Rawson Avenue Bridge Replacement using Precast Elements and
Systems
by
William Oliva, P.E., Chief, Structures Development, WisDOT – Bureau of Structures
To register, visit: www.abc.fiu.edu
If you wish to receive one-hour PDH
Send an email to
State that you attended the February 27, 2014 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)
SHRP2 Solutions – R02 Geotechnical Tools for Accelerated Bridge
Construction Projects
Vernon Schaefer, Professor, Iowa State University& Silas Nichols, P.E., Principal Bridge Engineer,
Federal Highway Administration
Question and Answer (15 minutes)
Please post your questions in the chat box