Schedule

Tue
Oct 28
Conference

7:30 – 10:00 AM Registration

Morning General Session

Presiding: Paul Thompson, SE, PE, Planning Committee Chairman

8:25 – 8:30 Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Chairman Paul Thompson, SE, PE

8:30 – 9:30 Bridge Demolition Engineering and the Francis Scott Key Bridge Cleanup

Josh Crain, PE, SE, Associate, and Stephen Percassi, PE, Associate, Genesis Structures

 

9:30 – 10:15 Thermal Spray Coating (Metallizing) for Corrosion Control on Bridges

J. Peter (Pete) Ault, PE, President/Sr. Engineer, KTA-Tator

10:15 – 10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:30 Engineering Ethics and Wellness: It’s All About You

Kristine A. Kubes, J.D., MN Construction Lawyer, Kubes Law Office, PLLC

Lunch

Presiding: Paul Thompson, SE, PE

11:30 – 12:30 AISC/ISU ASCE Student Steel Bridge Competition Highlights

Anthony Peterson (AISC), Will Van Gheem (ISU)

Concurrent Sessions – Building Session

Presiding: Kari Sebern, PE, Planning Committee Member

12:30 – 1:25 Memoire Warehouse District Adaptive Re-Use: New Orleans

Josh Dortzbach, SE, PE, CEO, Forefront Structural Engineers

1:25 – 2:20 Considerations for Temporary Shoring During Construction in Existing Buildings and Temporary Structures

Ezra Arif Edwin, SE (IL), Consulting Engineer, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

2:20 – 3:15 Joslyn Art Museum Expansion

Andrew Johnson PE, LEED AP BD+C, Thompson, Dreessen & Dorner, Inc. (TD2)

Concurrent Sessions – Bridges Session

Presiding: Anthony Peterson, PE, Planning Committee Member

12:30 – 1:25 Sherman Minton Rehabilitation - 30 More Years Through Innovation

John Finke, D.Engr, PE, SE, Department Manager, Jacobs, and Andrew Kimmle, PE, SE, Structural Engineer, Jacobs

1:25 – 2:20 An S-Curved Tied Arch Overnight: Design and Construction of the Northaven Trail Bridge

Matthew Keusch, PE, SE, Senior Bridge Engineer, HNTB Corporation

2:20 – 3:15 3-Tower 4-Span Cable Stayed Solution for the Chester Design Build Project over the Mississippi River

Chris Knipp, PE, Principal Bridge Engineer, Parsons

3:15 – 3:30 Break

Afternoon General Session

Presiding: Fouad Fanous, Ph. D. PE, Planning Committee Member

3:30 – 4:15 Achieving Excellence in Fabricated Structural Steel

Ronnie Medlock, PE, VP – Technical Services, High Steel Structures LLC

4:15 – 5:15 pm Application of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete in Building Structures: 2024 PCI Design Award Winner - Steel District Office Building

Collin Moriarty, PE, Partner – Precast Division and Mostafa Abo El-Khier, Ph.D., PE, Senior Structural Engineer, e.construct.us

Wed
Oct 29
Workshop

8:00 – 12:00 In-Depth Steel Joist and Metal Deck Workshop

Presented by Vulcraft

8:00 – 9:15 Do’s and Don’ts of Steel Joists and Deck

Dave Henley, PE, Product Manager and Alex Brown, PE, Product Champion, Vulcraft

9:15 – 10:00 Composite Joist Design with Flush Frame Connections

Dave Samuelson, PE, Samuelson Structural Engineering and Alex Brown, PE, Product Champion, Vulcraft

10:00 – 10:15 Break

10:15 – 10:30 Composite Joist Use in Storm Shelter Roofs

Dave Henley, PE, Product Manager, Vulcraft

10:30 – 11:00 Understanding Fire Ratings of Joist and Deck

Collin Boehmer, Design Engineer, Vulcraft

11:00 – 11:30 Economical Industrial Building Roof and Lateral System Design with Steel Joists and Metal Deck

Alex Brown, PE, Product Champion, Vulcraft and Dave Henley, PE, Product Manager

11:30 – 12:00 Virtual Plant Tour: Joist and Deck Fabrication Process

Alex Brown, PE, Product Champion, Vulcraft

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 5:15 Designing for Tornado Loads: Understanding Hazards, Codes, and Standards

1:00 – 2:00 Rationale for Tornado Requirements and Tornado Hazards

Alice Alipour, Ph.D., PE, F. SEI, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University

2:00 – 3:00 Comparing Straight-Line Wind and Tornado Design Load Provisions in ASCE 7

David Prevatt, Ph. D., PE, Professor of Civil & Coastal Engineering, University of Florida

3:00 – 3:15 Break

3:15 – 4:15 Assessment of Structural Loads and Response in Tornado and Other Windstorms through Laboratory Simulations and Modeling

Partha Sarkar, Ph. D., Professor, Iowa State University

4:15 – 5 :15 Code-Compliant Tornado Shelter Design: Integrating Analysis, Testing, and Field Lessons

Brad Young, PE, Senior Structural Engineer, IMEG