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: abc@fiu.edu

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, WNickas@pci.org

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: 202-366-5508kathleen.bergeron@dot.gov

• 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

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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