NSBA Steel Bridge Forum

700 SW Harrison St.,Topeka KS 66603

19 May, 2022

Description

Host: Kansas DOT Date & Time: May 19, 2022 Location: Eisenhower State Office Building, 4th Floor, 700 SW H Agenda: 8:00 – 9:00 AM: Welcome, steel bridge costs and advantages, steel mill capabilities and production - Tony Peterson & Dave Stoddard 9:00 – 10:00 AM: Design, fabrication & construction of a non-fracture critical crossbeam on a steel straddle bent – Ronnie Medlock 10:00 – 10:30 AM: KDOT Steel bridge projects update – Mark Hurt 10:30 – 10:45 AM: Break 10:45 – 11:45 AM: Economical steel bridge design, steel girder fit, and skewed bridge design considerations for the designer - Mike Grubb 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM: Steel bridge erection and constructability – Dave Rogowski & Josh Crain 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM: Lunch 1:45 – 2:45 PM: AASHTO 9th edition major updates (and look-ahead to 10th edition) regarding steel bridges - Mike Grubb 2:45 – 3:45 PM: Bolting for bridges, standards update, review of existing and new pre-tensioning methods - Chad Larson 3:45 – 4:00 PM: Break 4:00 – 5:00 PM: Steel bridge fabrication, coatings and solutions – Gary Wisch & Sean Peterson 5:00 – 5:30 PM: FHWA Bridge Welding Manual, Routine Steel Bridge Design Guide, Completing an Effective Steel Bridge Project - Tony Peterson