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Welcome to Webinar on Accelerated Bridge Construction SHRP2 Solutions – R02 Geotechnical Tools for Accelerated Bridge

Welcome to Webinar on Accelerated 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.edu Email: abc@fiu.edu

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Welcome to Webinar on Accelerated Bridge Construction SHRP2 Solutions – R02 Geotechnical Tools for Accelerated Bridge

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  1. Welcome to Webinar on Accelerated 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.edu Email: abc@fiu.edu February 27, 2014 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern
  2. 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
  3. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Extended Deadline: April 28 2014 National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference December 4-5, 2014 December 3 - workshops Miami, Florida www.2014abc.fiu.edu
  4. Co-Sponsoring State DOTs Alaska Arizona California Colorado Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Iowa Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi Nebraska New Jersey New York State Oregon Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Washington State
  5. Other Co-Sponsoring Agencies Federal Highway Administration National Concrete Bridge Council (NCBC) National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) www.2014abc.fiu.edu
  6. 500-word abstract must be submitted by April 28, 2014 Authors will be notified of status of abstracts by 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
  7. ABC Conference Topics
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Coming Soon! ABC-UTC website (will replace ABC Center website)
  11. Call for Award Nominations 2014 PCI Design Awards Projects completed within the last three years (no earlier than January 1, 2011) Sponsored by Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute http://www.pci.org Submission Deadline: May 19, 2014 http://www.pci.org/About_PCI/Awards/PCI_Design_Awards/ For more information, contact: William Nickas, WNickas@pci.org
  12. TRB Subcommittee for ABC AFF10(3) www://sites.google.com/site/trbaff103/home Google: TRBAFF103
  13. FHWA Incentive-Based Funding Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) grant www.fhwa.dot.gov/accelerating/grants State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Kathleen Bergeron: 202-366-5508 kathleen.bergeron@dot.gov MAP-21: Section 1304 www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/qandas/qaipd.cfm
  14. Please visit abc.fiu.edu for other ABC-related news and events
  15. Next Webinar Thursday, 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
  16. If you wish to receive one-hour PDH Send an email to abc@fiu.edu State that you attended the February 27, 2014 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
  17. 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
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