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2002 FHWA Steel
Bridge Conference For The Western United States
Poster Presentation Note:
Outlines of ongoing projects at various states related to High Performance
Steel will be on exhibit during the breaks, lunch hours and social
hour. There will also be several poster presentations, featuring major
steel bridge design and construction activities. During the conference,
several exhibitors will be showcasing their products.
| Thursday,
December 12, 2002 |
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7:00 - 8:00
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Registration
Morning Session Moderators: Jerry Weigel, Washington
State Bridge Engineer and Richard Land, California State Bridge
Engineer
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| 8:00 - 8:25 |
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Vasant Mistry, Steel Bridge Specialist, Office of Bridge Technology,
FHWA
Jim Cooper, Director, Office of Bridge Technology, FHWA
Tom Lulay, Deputy Director, Oregon Department of Transportation
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| 8:25 - 9:00 |
Keynote Talk- "The Future of Steel Bridges
in Western States with the Introduction of High Performance
Steel"
Ray McCabe, Senior Vice President, HNTB Corporation |
| 9:00-
9:15 |
FHWA Perspective on High Performance
Steel for Bridges
Bill Wright, Research Structural Engineer, Office of Infrastructure
R&D, FHWA |
| 9:15 - 9:35 |
What is High Performance Steel?
Vasant Mistry, Steel Bridge Specialist, Office of Bridge Technology,
FHWA |
| 9:35 - 10:00 |
Fatigue and Fracture Properties of High Performance
Steel
Pedro Albrecht, Professor-Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Maryland |
| 10:00 - 10:20 |
Break
Mid-Morning Session Moderators: David Nazare, Utah
State Bridge Engineer and Jimmy D. Camp, New Mexico State
Bridge Engineer
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| 10:20 - 10:45 |
AASHTO Design Code Provisions and High Performance
Steel
Dennis Mertz, Associate Professor-Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Delaware |
| 10:45 - 11:00 |
Availability and Future Developments of High Performance
Steel
Alex Wilson, Customer Technical Services Manager, Bethlehem
Steel
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| 11:00 - 11:25 |
Welding with High Performance Steel
Duane K. Miller, ScD., P.E., Manager, Welding Technology
Center and Lon Yost, Senior Applications Engineer, Lincoln Electric
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| 11:25 - 12:00 |
Cost Comparison of Bridges Designed using Conventional
Steel and High Performance Steel
Ed Power, Senior Vice President, HDR Inc. |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch
Afternoon Moderators: Mark Leonard, Colorado State Bridge
Engineer and F. Daniel Davis, Arizona State Bridge Engineer
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| 1:00 - 1:25 |
Dos and Don'ts in Fabrication and Erection
using High Performance Steel with Emphasis on the Western United
States
Scott Kopp, Welding Technician, High Steel Structures |
| 1:25 - 1:40 |
Weathering Steel
Charlie Gorman, Senior Structural Consultant, Bethlehem Steel
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| 1:40 - 2:05 |
Cost-effective Details for Steel Bridges
Lynn Iaquinta, Western Regional Director, National Steel
Bridge Alliance |
| 2:05
- 2:35 |
Advantages of Using Steel Bridges
in Seismic Regions
I. M. Buckle, Professor-Civil Engineering, University of
Nevada, Reno |
| 2:35 - 3:05 |
Latest Trends and Future Seismic Research in
the Area of High Performance Steel
Ahmad Itani, Associate Professor-Civil Engineering, University
of Nevada, Reno
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| 3:05
- 3:20 |
Break
Mid-Afternoon Moderators: Richard A. Pratt, Alaska State
Bridge Engineer and Mark E. Hirota, Oregon State Bridge Engineer
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| 3:20 - 3:45 |
Designing Steel Bridge Systems Made Simple
for Dead Loads and Continuous for Live Loads
Atorod Azizinamini, Professor-Civil Engineering, University
of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| 3:45 - 4:10 |
Innovative Steel Bridge Systems using High
Performance Steel
Pat Cassity, Principal Bridge Engineer, Earth Tech |
| 4:10 - 4:35 |
Design of Cross Frames for Steel Bridges
William Clawson, PhD, Vice President, HNTB Corporation |
| 4:35 - 4:50 |
Steel Bridges with Corrugated Web
Richard Sause, Professor-Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Lehigh University |
| 4:50 - 5:20 |
Tips for Effective and Efficient Design of
Steel Bridges
Ken Wright, Bridge Section Manager, Vice President, HDR Inc.
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| Friday,
December 13, 2002 |
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8:00 - 8:20
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Morning Session Moderators: Gregg C. Fredrick, Wyoming
State Bridge Engineer and William S. Fullerton, Montana State
Bridge Engineer
Experiences with High Performance Steel Bridges: Early
Days
Ed Wasserman, Engineering Director, Structures, Tennessee
Department of Transportation
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| 8:20
- 8:35 |
The MHD Route 3 Project-Widening of Existing 21 Mile Two-lane
Highway from Burlington, Massachusetts to New Hampshire
Emile Troup, Technology Transfer Consultant, and William
Egan, Project Director, URS
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| 8:35 - 8:50 |
Fabricators' Experience with High Performance
Steel
Aaron Dacey, Quality Control, Structural Steel Products
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| 8:50 - 9:05 |
HPS Potential and a Practical Application-The
New Oklahoma US 59 Bridge
Michael Borzok, Structural Engineer, Lawrence Egan, Structural
Engineer, Todd McMeans, PE, Senior Associate, Modjeski and Masters
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| 9:05 - 9:20 |
Wintergreen Gorge Bridge
Robert Bondi, Project Manager, Michael Baker Jr, Inc |
| 9:20 - 9:35 |
High Performance Steel on a Signature Cable Stayed Bridge
Sena Kumarasena, Associate Vice President, and Raymond
McCabe, Senior Vice President, HNTB Corporation
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| 9:35 - 9:50 |
Design and Fabrication of the Sylvan Overcrossing-HPS-70W
High Performance Steel Box Girder Bridge
Hormoz Seradj, Bridge Engineer, Oregon Department of Transportation
and Bruce Johnson, Division Bridge Engineer, FHWA |
| 9:50 - 10:05 |
Innovative High Performance Steel Plate Girder
Bridges in Washington State
Mark A. Gaines, Paul Kinderman, Nathan Brown, John Van Lund,
Bridge and Structures Office, Washington State Department of
Transportation |
| 10:05 - 10:20 |
Break
Mid-Morning Session Moderators: Matthew M. Farrar, Idaho
State Bridge Engineer and William C. Crawford, Nevada State
Bridge Engineer |
| 10:20 - 10:35 |
Whites Hill Sidehill Viaduct Bridge in California
Jeff Olson, CEO, Quincy Engineering
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| 10:35 - 10:50 |
High Performance Steel and the Colorado Highway 67 Bridge
Near Victor
Donald Conners, Transportation Section Manager, HDR, Inc.
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| 10:50 - 11:05 |
Beyond the Code for a Curved Steel Bridge-Design of Raccoon
Creek Bridge
Bud N. Roloson, Structural Project Manager, Palmer Engineering
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| 11:05
- 1:00 |
Panel Discussion: "Future of Steel Bridges in the Western
United States with the Introduction of High Performance Steel
- Expectations and Challenges to Producers, Designers, Fabricators
and Contractors" with Opening Remarks by Mynt Lwin, Structural
Design Engineer, FHWA
Panel Moderators: Dennis Mertz, Associate Professor,
University of Delaware and John Kulicki, President, Modjeski
& Masters
| Panel
Members: |
Thomas Lulay,
Deputy Director, Oregon DOT
Richard Pratt, Chief Bridge Engineer, Alaska DOT&PF
Mark Leonard, Bridge Engineer, Colorado DOT
Richard Land, Bridge Engineer, California DOT
Jerry Weigel , Bridge & Structures Engineer, Washington
DOT
Mark Hirota, Bridge Engineer, Oregon DOT
Matthew Farrar, Bridge Engineer, Idaho DOT
William Crawford, Chief Bridge Engineer, Nevada DOT
Daniel Davis, State Bridge Engineer, Arizona DOT
William Fullerton, Chief Bridge Design Engineer, Montana
DOT
Gregg Fredrick, State Bridge Engineer, Wyoming DOT
David Nazare, Chief Structural Engineer, Utah DOT |
Jimmy Camp,
Bridge Engineer, New Mexico SHTD
Ralph Anderson, Engineer of Bridges & Structures, Illinois
DOT
Lyman Freemon, State Bridge Engineer, Nebraska DOR
Edward Wasserman, Civil Engineering Director, Structures,
Tennessee DOT
Lynn Iaquinta, Western Regional Director, NSBA
Alex Wilson, AISI
James Cooper, Director, Office of Bridge Technology, FHWA
Myint Lwin, Structural Design Engineer, FHWA
Ken Price, Vice President, HNTB Corporation
Ed Power, Senior Vice President, HDR, Inc.
Bob Case, Vice President of Technology, High Steel Structures,
Inc. Utah Pacific Representative |
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1:00 - 1:05
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Concluding Remarks John Hooks, Team Leader for
Infrastructure Inspection & Management, Office of Infrastructure
R&D, FHWA |
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