Bridge Workshop - (1 PDH)
Date and Time
Thursday May 19, 2022
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
11:30 Registration & Lunch
12:00 Workshop Starts
1:00 Workshop ends
Worth 1 PDH
Location
Where:
McKimmon Center
1101 Gorman Street
Raleigh, NC 27606
Fees/Admission
Cost:
$30.00 (includes lunch)
for ACEC/NC Members & NCDOT Employees
$45.00 nonmember Price
Registration Details:
Registrations are due in the ACEC/NC Office by Friday, May 13th Please send a substitute if you register but are unable to attend*. Cancellations must be received by end of business on Friday, May 13th in order to receive a refund.
*No-shows will be charged full price.
Contact Information
Meredith Houston
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Description
Topic: Eliminating Bridge Joints with Link Slabs and Two-Bar Metal Rail MASH Crash Tests
Link slabs are used to eliminate bridge joints over interior bents by making the bridge deck continuous while maintaining the underlying girders as simply supported. NCDOT Structures Management Unit (SMU) provided updated link slab policy and guidance in October 2021. The workshop will discuss the design approach used by SMU in developing the Link Slab Design Tables and how to use the tables during plan development.
SMU will also share MASH crash test results for the two-bar metal rail (2BMR) from a recently completed research project with UNC-Charlotte.
Speakers:
Trey Carroll, P.E. is a NCDOT – Structures Management Unit (SMU) Project Engineer. He supervises SMU’s Policy Development, Manuals, Standards and Specifications group and the Asset Management Data group. He is a North Carolina registered Professional Engineer and has worked in the Structures Management Unit for over 10 years.
Nick Pierce, P.E. - is a NCDOT Bridge Engineer.
