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Welcome to Webinar on Accelerated Bridge Construction Applying ABC Concepts to Long-Span / Complex Bridges Sponsored by Center for Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC Center) at Florida International University Website: abc.fiu.edu Email: [email protected] June 13, 2013 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Webinar Agenda ABC Announcements (10 minutes) Featured Presentation (35 minutes) Applying ABC Concepts to Long-Span / Complex Bridges Theodore (Ted) P. Zoli, PE, National Bridge Chief Engineer, HNTB Corporation Question and Answer (15 minutes) Please post your questions in the chat box Call for 2014 NCHRP Panel Nominations NCHRP 12-98, Guidelines for Tolerances for Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems NCHRP 12-99, Guidelines for Calculating Dynamic Effects in Large-Scale Bridge Moves NCHRP 12-102, Development of an Accelerated Bridge Construction Design and Construction Guide Specification Deadline for Nominations: June 21, 2013 http://www.trb.org/NCHRP/NCHRP.aspx ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD (ENR) BEST PROJECTS 2013 Best Projects in the U.S. & Puerto Rico Projects completed July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 Call for Entries Deadline: July 1, 2013 http://enr.construction.com/bestprojects/2013/ 2014 TRB Annual Meeting Call for ABC Papers – AFF10(3) !!! DUE August 1, 2013 !!!! http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting2014/Annual Meeting2014.aspx Upcoming FHWA Webinar UHPC for Precast Bridge Decks and Connections: Design Guide, Construction Experience, and Owner Perspective Tuesday, June 25, 2013 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. EST Sponsored by FHWA Center for Accelerating Innovation http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/accelerating/ Register for webinar at: http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/w eb_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=25391 Upcoming 2014 International Events 4th International fib Congress 2014 – Mumbai, India February 10-13, 2014 Organized by IMC – fib of The Institution of Engineers (India) http://www.fibcongress2014mumbai.com Theme: Improving Performance of Concrete Structures Call for Abstracts Deadline – Final Extension: June 15, 2013 Category: 4.2 Structures for Road Transportation, [4.2.2] Road Bridges and Viaducts http://www.fibcongress2014mumbai.com/Content_CallPa 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) http://www.aisc.org/wsbs Call for Papers Deadline: July 1, 2013 Abstracts: 500 words or less Submission: pdf attachment sent to [email protected] Links on ABC Center Home Page http://www.abc.fiu.edu/ “Upcoming Events & Activities” “Related News & Publications” 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 Next Webinar Thursday, July 25, 2013 (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern) Featured Presentation National PBES/ABC Project Exchange by Benjamin Beerman, PE, Senior Structural Engineer, FHWA Resource Center, Atlanta, GA To register, visit: www.abc.fiu.edu If you wish to receive one-hour PDH Send an email to [email protected] State that you attended the June 13, 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 Webinar Agenda ABC Announcements (10 minutes) Featured Presentation (35 minutes) Applying ABC Concepts to Long-Span / Complex Bridges Theodore (Ted) P. Zoli, PE, National Bridge Chief Engineer, HNTB Corporation Question and Answer (15 minutes) Please post your questions in the chat box