Welcome to Webinar onAccelerated Bridge Construction

ABC Applications in Segmental Bridge Construction

Sponsored byCenter 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 PresentationsExtended Deadline for submission: September 23, 2013Submit presentations online at:

https://www.dbtranspo.com/call_for_papers.cfm

Upcoming 2014 Events

15th Biennial Heavy Movable Structures Symposium –New Orleans, LouisianaSeptember 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, CanadaJuly 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

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Federal Highway AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Highway AdministrationFederal Highway Administration

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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 Design er,

Vermont Agency of Transportation

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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