2021 Structural Engineering Conference
Thursday, March 4, 2021 | 1:00 - 5:00 PM (CST)
Friday, March 5, 2021 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST) - Choose to attend the Bridge Track or Building Track
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Agenda
General Session - Thursday, March 4, 2021 | 1:00 - 5:00 PM (CST)
| Speaker | Presentation | Presentation Time |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome | 1:00PM - 1:20PM | |
| Bo Dowswell, P.E., Ph.D. Arc International | AISC Higgins Lecture - Gusset Plates: The Evolution of Simplified Design Models | 1:20PM - 2:20PM |
| 10 Minute Break | 2:20PM - 2:30PM | |
| Yang Jiang, Ph.D, PE, SE, Principal Engineer - Bridges and Tunnels, HNTB | Gerard Desmond Bridge Replacement | 2:30PM - 3:30PM |
| 10 Minute Break | 3:30PM - 3:40PM | |
| Robert Accetta, Civil Engineer; Steve Prouty, P.E., Senior Bridge Engineer; Dan Walsh, P.E., Senior Bridge Engineer of National Transportation Safety Board of Highway Safety | FIU Bridge Collapse Investigation | 3:40PM - 4:40PM |
| Close | 4:40PM - 4:45PM |
Building Session - Friday, March 5, 2021 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
| Speaker | Presentation | Presentation Time |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome | 8:00AM - 8:20AM | |
| Matthew Fadden, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Associate, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc | Investigative Engineering: Answering Questions about the Built World | 8:20AM - 9:05AM |
| 10 Minute Break | 9:05AM - 9:15AM | |
| Matt Ross, Project Engineer and Raymond Chou, Project Engineer of Thorton Tomasetti | The Transformation of Key Arena | 9:15AM - 10:00AM |
| 10 Minute Break | 10:00AM - 10:10AM | |
| Joe DiPeompeo, P.E., SECB, F.SEI, F.ASCE President | Lessons Learned: Operating a Design Office Remotely in COVID-19 Times | 10:10AM - 10:55AM |
| 10 Minute Break | 10:55AM - 11:05AM | |
| Marc Maguire, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Behavior and Design of Composite Concrete Insulated Walls | 11:05AM - 11:55AM |
Bridge Session - Friday, March 5, 2021 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
| Speaker | Presentation | Presentation Time |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome | 8:00AM - 8:20AM | |
|
Temple Overman, P.E., Bridge Project Engineer, HNTB, Tyler Schulke, Ames Construction, and Jose Mares, BNSF Railway |
BNSF Br. 0.95 Emergency Reconstruction | 8:20AM - 9:05AM |
| 10 Minute Break | 9:05AM - 9:15AM | |
| Chad Hall, Senior Project Manager, HDR & Kevin Zimmer, Area Engineer, KDOT | Cedar Bluff Reservoir Replacement | 9:15AM - 10:00 AM |
| 10 Minute Break | 10:00AM - 10:10AM | |
| Chad Quaglia, P.E., Bridge Project Engineer, HNTB | Myrtle Avenue Viaduct Replacement | 10:10AM - 10:55AM |
| 10 Minute Break | 10:55AM - 11:05AM | |
| Bill Spencer, Ph.D., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | State-of-the-Art and Practice for Monitoring of Bridge Infrastructure in the USA | 11:05AM - 11:55AM |
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