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1. Welcome to Webinar on Accelerated Bridge Construction ABC Applications in Segmental Bridge Construction Sponsored by Center for Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC Center) at Florida International University Website: abc.fiu.edu Email: abc@fiu.edu August 22, 2013 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
2. 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
3. Upcoming ABC Lateral Slide Showcase I-5 Skagit River Bridge Span Replacement – Bellevue, Washington September 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
4. Additional Upcoming ABC Lateral Slide Showcases New York: I-84 Over Dingle Ridge Road TENTATIVE DATE: September 24, 2013 Iowa: Iowa Hwy 92 at Massena TENTATIVE DATE: September/October 2013 Oklahoma: SH-51 Over Cottonwood Creek TENTATIVE DATE: Late October 2013
5. Upcoming 2014 Events 2014 Design-Build in Transportation Conference – San Jose, CA March 19-21, 2014 Sponsored by Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) http://www.dbia.org/ Call for Presentations Extended Deadline for submission: September 23, 2013 Submit presentations online at: https://www.dbtranspo.com/call_for_papers.cfm
6. Upcoming 2014 Events 15th Biennial Heavy Movable Structures Symposium – New Orleans, Louisiana September 15-18, 2014 http://heavymovablestructures.org/2014-biennial-movable-bridge-symposium/
7. Upcoming 2014 International Event Lake Louise Peace Bridge, Calgary, Alberta Ninth International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges – Calgary, Alberta, Canada July 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/
8. Links on ABC Center Home Page http://www.abc.fiu.edu/ “Upcoming Events & Activities” “Related News & Publications”
9. National ABC Project Exchange PBES/ABC Project Examples: Photos Contract Plans Specifications Bid Tabs Schedule Other Related Information
10. 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 Portal https://www.transportationresearch.gov/dot/fhwa/default.aspx Benjamin Beerman, PE Federal Highway Administration Benjamin.beerman@dot.gov
11. 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
12. Next Webinar Wednesday, September 18, 2013 (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern) Featured Presentation Integral Abutments for ABC Bridges in Vermont by Wayne B. Symonds, P.E., Structures Design Engineer, & Bill Lammer, Accelerated Bridge Program Lead Designer, Vermont Agency of Transportation To register, visit: www.abc.fiu.edu
13. If you wish to receive one-hour PDH Send an email to abc@fiu.edu State that you attended the August 22, 2013 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
14. 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