Welcome to Webinar on

Accelerated Bridge Construction

Performance of ABC Bridges in Utah

Sponsored by

Accelerated Bridge Construction University Transportation Center

(ABC-UTC) at

Florida International University

Website: abc-utc.fiu.edu

Email: abc@fiu.edu

July 29, 2014 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern

Webinar Agenda

ABC Announcements (10 minutes)

Featured Presentation (35 minutes)

Performance of ABC Bridges in Utah

Carmen Swanwick, P.E., Chief Structural

Engineer, Utah Department of Transportation

Question and Answer (15 minutes)

Please post your questions in the chat box

2014 National Accelerated Bridge

Construction Conference

December 4-5, 2014 December 3 – workshops

Hyatt Regency, Miami, Florida

www.2014abc.fiu.edu

Travel Scholarships

- Travel scholarships are available for Agency

Owners

- You will receive a travel scholarship if you are

a State DOT employee and are a presenting

author

- Please send Dr. Azizinamini an email if you are

a bridge owner and want to receive a travel

scholarship

aazizina@fiu.edu

ABC Conference Awards

- An Awards Committee was established for the

conference

- Award criteria and nominations forms will be

available early August on the conference

website

- Nominations are due September 30

www.2014abc.fiu.edu

Hotel Reservations

- A block of rooms at the Miami Hyatt Regency, at

a special Conference rate, is available

www.2014abc.fiu.edu

Registration Information - Please visit www.2014abc.fiu.edu to:

- Register online

- Speakers should register

- Make your hotel reservation

- View complete conference and workshop

descriptions

- Information for exhibiting

- How to contribute to development of travel

scholarship

Automated Procedure

Issuing PDH Certificate

Notification Email:

Additional Certificate Form

Notification Email:

2015 TRB Annual Meeting

Call for ABC Papers – due August 1

http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting2015/

AnnualMeeting2015.aspx

Upcoming Events

2014 PCI National Bridge Conference – Washington, DC

September 6-9, 2014

Sponsored by Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)

http://www.pci.org/convention/

Example ABC-related Sessions:

• NBC2: ABC – Part I

• NBC6: UHPC

• NBC10: ABC – Part II

• NBC15: Bridge Decks

• NBC17: Prefabricated Substructures

Early bird registration deadline: August 1, 2014

EDC-3 Regional Summit Locations

Puerto Rico/US VI

DC

Hawaii/Guam

Alaska

EDC 3 Summit Location

7 - Portland

1 – DC Metro

8 - Charlotte

5 - Sacramento 2 - Louisville

3 – St. Louis

6 - Seattle

4 - Phoenix

Lateral Slide Showcase August 14, 2014

US-131 North/Southbound bridge over 3 Mile Road

(Grand Rapids)

Julia Tanner/MDOT

517.335.2177

http://www.ctt.mtu.edu/sites/ctt/files/flyers/2014_BridgeSlideShowcase.pdf

Please visit

abc-utc.fiu.edu

for other ABC-related news and

events

Next Webinar

Thursday, August 21, 2014 (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern)

Featured Presentation

Semi-Integral Abutments

with UHPC Connection

for ABC Bridges in New York State

by

Wahid Albert, P.E., Director,

Structures Design Bureau, NYSDOT

To register, visit: www.abc-utc.fiu.edu

Webinar Agenda

ABC Announcements (10 minutes)

Featured Presentation (35 minutes)

Performance of ABC Bridges in Utah

Carmen Swanwick, P.E., Chief Structural

Engineer, Utah Department of Transportation

Question and Answer (15 minutes)

Please post your questions in the chat box