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Welcome to Webinar onAccelerated Bridge Construction
Featured Presentation: State-of-the-ArtFull-Depth Precast Concrete Bridge Decks
Sponsored by
Center for Accelerated Bridge Construction(ABC) Center at
Florida International University
Website: abc.fiu.edu
Email: [email protected] 29, 2011 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Webinar Agenda
ABC Announcements (5 minutes)
Featured Presentation (40 minutes)
State-of-the-Art Full-Depth Precast Concrete Bridge Decks
Sameh S. Badie, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, George Washington University; and
Benjamin A. Graybeal, Ph.D., P.E., Structural Concrete Research Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Question and Answer (15 minutes)
Please email your questions to [email protected]
2012 FHWA Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference
Minneapolis, MN Latter part of 2012
The last FHWA ABC Conferences was held in Orlando, Florida;
More than 700 Attended
Today’s Presentationco-sponsored by Precast/Prestressed
Concrete Institute (PCI)
William Nickas and PCI thank participants and the ABC Center for helping to improve U.S. bridges.
PCI will soon be offering a free 2-hr webinar on full-depth precast deck panels
For more information, see http://www.PCI.org
Upcoming EventsSHRP2 / HfL Iowa ABC/PBES Showcase
October 28, 2011Council Bluffs, Iowa
Prefabricated ElementsAbutting deck/beams
Straddle capsParapets
Approach slabs
Additional FeaturesUHPC deck closure joints
Self-compacting backfill
Registrationhttp://www.t2events.ce.ufl.edu/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=146 7
Upcoming Events(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/abc/events.cfm)
NHI Innovations Webinar: Meeting the Implementation Challenges of Accelerated Bridge Construction on Interstate 93October 20, 2011
Idaho DOT / FHWA Deck Panel WorkshopNovember 16, 2011
Upcoming Industry EventsDesign-Build Conference and Expo, OrlandoOctober 19-21, 2011Sponsored by the Design-Build Institute of America:http://www.dbia.org/conferences/expo/
PCI National Bridge Conference, Salt Lake CityOctober 22-26, 2011 (Committee meetings earlier in week)http://pciconvention.org/2011/• ABC Sessions, Parts 1 & 2 – Monday, October 24• Evaluation of Connections Session – Tuesday, October 25
2012 Structures Congress, ChicagoMarch 29-31, 2012Sponsored by Structural Engineers Institute (SEI) of ASCE:http://content.asce.org/conferences/structures2012/• ABC's of Rapid Construction Session – Thursday, March 29
Upcoming Events
Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Center Meetin gMiami, Florida
December 2, 2011
Invitation-Only
Outcomes to be posted at
http://www.abc.fiu.edu/
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University Nevada Reno - Test Matrix Next Generation Bridge Details for ABC
Model ID Coupler Type Partial Pedestal 1. CIP None None/Baseline2. HCNP HRC 500 No 3. HCPP HRC 500 Yes 4. GCNP NMB Sleeve No 5. GCPP NMB Sleeve Yes
More information can be obtained at the address below:
http://wolfweb.unr.edu/homepage/saiidi/caltrans/nex tgen.html
ABC/PBES Peer-to -Peer Exchanges
DC
East Region
S.W. Region
M.N. Region
N.W. Region
PR
S.E. Region
Schedule:5 in 2012
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/abc
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/abc
Industry Resources
For calendar of upcoming concrete and bridge events , see:http://www.nationalconcretebridge.org/calendar.html
For resources related to steel bridges, visit:http://www.steelbridges.org
Next WebinarTuesday, October 11, 2011 (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern)
Featured Presentation
Field-Cast UHPC Connectionsin Full-Depth Precast Bridge Decksby Benjamin Graybeal, FHWA TFHRC
To register, visit
www.abc.fiu.edu for instructions
November WebinarThursday, November 17, 2011 (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern)
Featured Presentation
Full-Depth Prefabricated Bridge Deck Options for Durability and Costby Bruce Johnson, Oregon DOT
To register, visit
www.abc.fiu.edu for instructions
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