Welcome to Webinar on Accelerated Bridge Construction ABC Replacement of a Bridge over Thanksgiving Weekend in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Sponsored by Center for Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC Center) at Florida International University Website: abc.fiu.edu May 9, 2013 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
Webinar Agenda ABC Announcements(10 minutes) Featured Presentation (35 minutes) ABC Replacement of a Bridge over Thanksgiving Weekend in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Michael Dillon, PE, MBA, Allegheny County Dept. of Public Works, Pittsburgh, PA & Mark Pavlick, PE, Project Manager, HDR Engineering Question and Answer(15 minutes) Please post your questions in the chat box
Call for Award Nominations 2013 PCI Design Awards Projects completed within the last three years (no earlier than January 1, 2010) Sponsored by Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Submission Deadline: May 20, For more information, contact: William Nickas,
Call for Award Nominations 2013 National Design-Build Awards Program Best Design-Build Projects in 10 Categories, including Transportation Projects must have been completed on time, on budget, & without litigation (completed and opened after March 31, 2010) Sponsored by the Design-Build Institute of America Submission Deadline: May 21, 2013 For zip file with complete entry package: For more information, contact:
Upcoming Events 2013 International Bridge Conference – Pittsburgh, PA June 2-6, 2013 Sponsored by Engineer’s Society of Western Pennsylvania Featured Agency: Massachusetts DOT Session: Monday, June 3, 1:00 – 5:00 pm ABC Technical Sessions: Wednesday, June 5 ABC 1, 8: :00 pm: Presentations through ABC 2, 1:30 - 4:00 pm: Presentations through FHWA ABC Workshop: Thursday, June 6 W-5, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm: Accelerated Bridge Construction
Upcoming Events Third Orthotropic Bridge Conference – Sacramento, CA June 24-30, 2013 Sponsored by Sacramento Section of ASCE bridge.org/www/2013/2013_Home.html FHWA Orthotropic Bridge Workshop Tuesday, June 25 – 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Free to Conference registrants Topic: FHWA Manual for Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Orthotropic Steel Deck Bridges
Upcoming 2014 Events 2014 Structures Congress – Boston, MA April 3-5, 2014 Sponsored by ASCE/Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Call for Sessions & Abstracts deadline: June 12, html
Upcoming 2014 International Events 4 th International fib Congress 2014 – Mumbai, India February 10-14, 2014 Organized by IMC – fib of The Institution of Engineers (India) Theme: Improving Performance of Concrete Structures Call for Papers Deadline: May 15, 2013 Category: 4.2 Structures for Road Transportation, [4.2.2] Road Bridges and Viaducts per.aspx
Upcoming 2014 International Events 2014 World Steel Bridge Symposium – Toronto, Ontario Co-located with NASCC: The Steel Conference March 26-29, 2014 Sponsored by National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) Call for Papers Deadline: July 1, 2013 Abstracts: 500 words or less Submission: pdf attachment sent to
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Next Webinar Thursday, June 13, 2013 (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern) Featured Presentation Applying ABC Concepts to Long-Span Bridges by Theodore (Ted) P. Zoli, PE, National Bridge Chief Engineer, HNTB Corporation To register, visit:
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Webinar Agenda ABC Announcements(10 minutes) Featured Presentation (35 minutes) ABC Replacement of a Bridge over Thanksgiving Weekend in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Michael Dillon, PE, MBA, Allegheny County Dept. of Public Works, Pittsburgh, PA & Mark Pavlick, PE, Project Manager, HDR Engineering Question and Answer(15 minutes) Please post your questions in the chat box