Date and Time
Wednesday Mar 1, 2023
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM EST
11:30 Registration & Lunch
12:30 Workshop Starts
1:30 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, February 24th Please send a substitute if you register but are unable to attend*. Cancellations must be received by end of business on Friday, February 24th in order to receive a refund.
*No-shows will be charged full price.
Contact Information
Tammy Bromley
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Description
High Load Multirotational Bearings for Bridges and NCDOT FIB Standards
Speakers:
Ronald J. Watson
President
RJ Watson, Inc.
Ron has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering from The State University of New York at Buffalo. He has over 40 years of experience in the design, manufacture and testing of high load multi-rotational bearings, seismic isolation devices and bridge deck joint sealing systems. He serves as Chairman of the International Joints and Bearings Research Council and also chairs ASTM Subcommittee D04.32 on Bridges and Structures. He is the Vice Chairman of NSBA Task Group 9 on Bearings. He is also President of R.J. Watson, Inc. which specializes in the design, manufacture and testing of bridge bearing devices and joint sealing systems.
Ahmad Ighwair, PE
Bridge Engineer
NCDOT
Ahmad Ighwair is a NCDOT Structures Management Unit (SMU) engineer in the Policy Development group with over 8 years of experience working for the Department. He is a North Carolina registered Professional Engineer and graduated from North Carolina State University with a master’s degree in civil engineering.
