Date and Time
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST
Location
The McKimmon Conference Center, NC State
1101 Gorman St
Raleigh, NC 27601
6.5 PDH
Fees/Admission
ACEC/NC, NSBA and NCDOT Registration - $130.00
Non-Member Registration - $175.00
Deadline to register is Wednesday, February 19th. No refunds will be given after this date.
Description
The National Steel Bridge Alliance, in association with ACEC/NC, is pleased to offer the bridge design community a full-day seminar on the design and fabrication of steel highway bridges.
A distinguished panel of industry experts has been assembled and will present on a variety of Steel Bridge design and Fabrication topics.
Agenda - Morning and early afternoon
Time | Topic | Presenter |
8:00 - 8:30am | Registration | |
8:30 - 9:00am | Introduction and Industry Overview | Brandon Chavel, PhD, PE – NSBA; NCDOT |
9:00 - 9:45am | Fatigue and Fracture: A Refresher for the Practicing Bridge Engineer | Rob Connor, PhD, PE – Purdue University |
9:45 - 10:15am | Solutions in Steel for Emergency Situations | Randy Harrison – W&W|AFCO |
10:15 - 10:30am | Break | |
10:30 - 11:15am | AASHTO LRFD BDS 10th Edition - Steel Revisions | Brandon Chavel, PhD, PE – NSBA |
11:15 - 12:00pm | New Stability Bracing Strength and Stiffness Requirements in the AASHTO LRFD BDS | Todd Helwig, PhD – University of Texas at Austin |
12:00 – 1:00pm | Lunch Provided | |
1:00 - 1:30pm | Achieving Speed in Steel - Opportunities from Design to Delivery | Chris Garrell, PE – NSBA |
1:30 - 2:30 pm | New AISC/NSBA Standard Plans for Modern Highway Bridges | Frank Russo, PhD, PE – Russo Structural Services |
2:30 - 2:45pm | Break |
Agenda - late afternoon
Time | Topic | Presenter |
2:45 - 3:15pm | I-40 & Winston-Salem Northern Beltway Interchange - Horizontally Curved Steel Girder Design | Domenic Coletti, PE - HDR |
3:15 - 4:15pm | Structural Steel Contract Sale Through Fabrication & Delivery - A Panel Discussion | Kevin Reynolds – W&W|AFCO; Brad Dillman, PE – High Steel Structures; Jon Stratton – Eastern Steel Works |
4:15 - 4:30pm | NSBA Initiatives and Closing Remarks | Brandon Chavel, PhD, PE – NSBA |
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