Schedule

Tue
Nov 19
7:30 – 10:00 AM Registration

Morning General Session

Presiding: Paul Thompson, SE, PE, Chairman

8:25 – 8:30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Chairman Paul Thompson, SE, PE

8:30 – 9:30 Champlain Towers South Collapse Investigation by WJE

Matthew Faden, Associate Principal, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

9:30 – 10:30 Variability in NDT Data - Is it time to raise the bar?

Robert Connor, Professor, Purdue University

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:45 Engineering Ethics: “Hold Safety Paramount to Prevent Los of Life – Virtual Presentation

Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl, Ph.D., PE, Professor Emeritus of Structural Engineering, The University of California, Berkeley

Lunch

Presiding: Paul Thompson, SE, PE

11:45 – 12:45 Settlement Remediation at the Dubuque Ice Arena (ImOn Arena)

Mike Shimkus, PE, SE, Structural Engineer, WHKS & Co

Concurrent Sessions – Building Session

Presiding Kari Sebern, Planning Committee Member

12:45 – 1:40 Lessons Learned from Building Enclosure Delegated Design Disasters

Amy Peevey, PE, Managing Director, Secretariat Advisors LLC

1:40 – 2:35 Economic Floor Systems with Composite Steel Joists

David Samuelson, P.E. Structural Research Engineer (Retired – 2021), Vulcraft – Verco Group

2:35 – 3:30 Using Point Clouds for Design and Evaluation of Structures

Lauren Ray, PE, Field Services Team Leader, Vice President, Origin Design and Mike Shimkus, PE, SE, Structural Engineer, WHKS & Co

Concurrent Sessions – Bridges Session

Presiding Jim Nelson, Planning Committee Member

12:45 – 1:40 Design of the New IA 9 Lansing Mississippi River Truss Bridge

Greg Hasbrouck, PE, Complex Bridge Technical Director, Parsons

1:40 – 2:35 Independent peer review for complex bridges (e.g. Lansing)

Aleksander Nelson, PE, Regional Bridge Leader, HDR

2:35 – 3:30 Emergency Response – Structural Solutions for Repairing the Iowa 9 Blackhawk Bridge at Lansing, Iowa

Travis Konda, PE, Bridge Project Manager, HNTB and Clayton Burke, Iowa Department of Transportation

3:30 – 3:45 Break

Afternoon General Session

Presiding Mark Currie, Planning Committee Member

3:45 – 4:30 The Importance of Hand Calculations and Rules of Thumb in the Artificial Intelligence Age

Ciro Cuono, PE, Principal, Cuono Engineering PLLC

4:30 – 5:30 pm Charles C. Sunderland and John A. Roebling’s Sons Co. Innovations in 20th Century Bridge Design and Construction

Dario Gasparini, Ph.D., PE, Professional Emeritus, Case Water Reserve University

Wed
Nov 20

8:00 – 8:15 AM Iowa DOT Welcome and Steel Bridge Update

Jim Nelson

8:15 – 8:45 NSBA Steel Bridge Resources, Capacity and Estimating

Tony Peterson

8:45 – 9:15 NSBA Tools for Steel Bridge Design

Tony Peterson

9:15 – 10:15 Steel Bridge Design Basics

Frank Russo

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:30 Steel Bridge Design Basics (continued)

Frank Russo

11:30 – 12:00 PM Bolting Design Considerations

Brandon Chavel

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 Steel Mill and Bridge Fabrication Basics including Welding

Ronnie Medlock & Graham Holman

2:00 – 2:30 AASHTO 10th Edition Steel Updates

Brandon Chavel

2:30 – 3:00 NSBA Bridge Plate Girder Standards

Frank Russo

3:00 – 3:15 Break

3:15 – 4:15 Steel Bridge Erection and Constructability

Dave Rogowski & Josh Crain

4:15 – 4:45 Emergency Bridge Replacements

Ronnie Medlock

4:45 – 5:15 Coatings for Steel Bridges

Tony Peterson