Steel Bridge Essentials: 6-Part Summer Webinar Series
Overview: Our nation is facing an infrastructure crisis. More than 220,000 bridges in the U.S., representing 36 percent of the national bridge inventory, need major repair work or should be replaced. To responsibly fix our nation’s bridges with cost-effective and sustainable solutions, the future must start today. With new innovative materials, designs, and protection systems available, the American steel industry is well positioned to build bridges that will last well into the next century – and possibly beyond.
The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) and Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) are co-hosting a six-part webinar series for bridge owners, designers, faculty and students to provide educational information and certificates of completion to kick off your summer. A distinguished panel of industry experts has been assembled to present. The six webinars (Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week) are free of charge and will cover topics essential to the design and installation of steel bridges.
Attendance Credits for Continuing Education: Attendance hours/credits will be provided to registered participants by the University of Wyoming as follows (requires successful completion of a five-question quiz):
- Attendance Badge: awarded for completion of each webinar.
- Certificate of Completion: awarded for completion of the entire webinar series (six lectures)
Sample certificate of completion – awarded to attendees who complete the entire webinar series (six lectures).
Webinar Schedule (all times are 1-2PM Eastern Time):
Monday, June 14 – Using NSBA’s Guide for Routine Steel Bridge Design
- Introduction to the NSBA Guide
- Domenic Coletti, P.E., Principal Professional Associate, HDR, Inc.
- Using the Guide to Streamline Design
- Brandon Chavel, Ph.D., P.E., Director of Market Development, National Steel Bridge Alliance
Wednesday, June 16 – Live Demonstration of eSPAN140 and LRFD Simon
- Simple Span Bridge Design Using eSPAN140
- Karl E. Barth, Ph.D., Jack H. Samples Distinguished Professor, West Virginia University
- Three-Span Continuous Bridge Using LRFD SIMON
- Devin Altman, P.E., Bridge Steel Specialist, National Steel Bridge Alliance
Friday, June 18 – Modern Corrosion Protection Systems
- Durability Strategies for Steel Bridges (Part 1)
- Jeff Carlson, P.E., Director of Market Development, National Steel Bridge Alliance
- Durability Strategies for Steel Bridges (Part 2)
- Jennifer McConnell, Associate Professor, University of Delaware
Monday, June 21 – Steel Bridge Case Studies
- Seltice-Warner Prefabricated Rolled-Beam Bridge
- Mark Storey, P.E., Public Works Director / County Engineer, Whitman County (WA)
- M30 Truss Bridge
- Shaun Bates, P.E., Construction Engineer, Michigan Department of Transportation
- Montana Capitol Interchange Project
- Dustin Hirose, Project Manager, HDR Engineering
Wednesday, June 23 – Cost-Effective Use of Steel Bridges
- Pricing Study of Recently Constructed Bridges
- John Hastings, P.E., Bridge Steel Specialist, Southeastern Market, National Steel Bridge Alliance
- Historical Life Cycle Costs of Steel and Concrete Girder Bridges
- Michael G. Barker, Ph.D., Professor, Civil & Architectural Engineering, University of Wyoming
Friday, June 25 – Innovative Steel Bridge Designs
- Press Brake Steel Tub Girders
- Bradley Elder, P.E., County Bridge Engineer, Mercer County Bridge Department (PA)
- Buried Steel Bridges
- Joel Hahm, P.E., Senior Engineer, Contech Engineered Solutions LLC
- Vermont River Road Bridge
- Adam Stocktin, Senior Highway Engineer, WSP USA
- Link Slab Bridges
- Michael P Culmo, P.E., Chief Bridge Engineer, CHA Consulting, Inc.
