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
10:30 – 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
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
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
10:15 – 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
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
3:15 – 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