Looking for innovative solutions for expedient and economic bridge replacement? Hear success stories on how agencies replaced their traditional structure with Short Span Steel Bridges to save time, money, and reduce impacts to the traveling public. Thursday, July 9, 2020 from 1 to 2:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time) Sharing their success stories will be: Brian … Read more Short Span Steel Bridges for Local Agencies – Webinar
Romeo Garcia, Bridge Construction Engineer from FHWA Office of Infrastructure will be presenting on the following subject on June 23, 2020 from 8:45 AM to 9:15 AM, Central Time. Every Day Counts, Project Bundling, Overview and Objectives with emphasis on Bridge Bundling Registration is now open for the Virtual Event: Local Agency Bridge Innovation and … Read more Iowa Local Agency Bridge Innovation and Demonstration Days Virtual Event
To better understand the long-term effectiveness of in-place scour countermeasures designed using FHWA’s HEC 23 guidance, the FHWA partnered with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to assess the condition of existing scour countermeasures at various bridge sites across the country which had experience significant flooding. From 2014 to 2018, the USGS reviewed countermeasure plans, flood … Read more Results of FHWA Study Assessing Bridge Scour Countermeasures
Load-and-Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Methodology for California Bridges is designed for bridge engineers and technicians from California agencies and the private sector, who wish to understand how the LRFD specifications achieve a uniform and accepted level of bridge safety, and how to appropriately use the specifications with California Amendments for bridge design. Load and Resistance Factor … Read more Upcoming Bridge Courses and Symposium
This 2-day course, October 16-17, 2019, provides practical training for bridge design engineers and technicians on the application of the new Caltrans Seismic Design Criteria (Ver 2.0) for the design of typical concrete bridges in California. In particular, this course will focus on slab and cast-in place post-tensioned box girder structures. California transportation agencies are … Read more Seismic Design of Concrete Bridges in California
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced the availability of “GEC 14 – Assuring Quality in Geotechnical Reporting Documents (FHWA-NHI-17-016). This publication presents information intended to assist users with effectively incorporating Quality Assurance (QA) into the preparation of Geotechnical Reporting Documents (GRDs), which includes reports and other documents that communicate geotechnical data, analysis and recommendations. This publication … Read more Assuring Quality in Geotechnical Reporting Documents (FHWA-NHI-17-016)