Western Bridge Engineers’ Seminar -> Presentations from the 2015 WBES at Reno, NV

Presentations from the 2015 Western Bridge Engineers' Seminar

Keynote Speakers
- The Tappan Zee Bridge
  Jeff Han, HDR Engineering
2A Accelerated Bridge Construction
- Utah SR201 Bridge Slide
  Richard Hansen, Michael Baker International
- ABC Methods for Replacement SH55, North of Cascade (D)
  Leonard Ruminski, Idaho Department of Transportation
- The Lardo Bridge Slid
  Brian Byrne, Lochner
2B Brigde Foundation Seismic Design
- Modeling and Design of the Gilman Drive Overcrossing Foundations
  Garrett Dekker, Moff att & Nichol
- Seismic Design of Adjacent Rail Bridges in Deep Liquefiable Soils
  Kelly Burnell, Kleinfelder
  Ebrahim Amirihormozaki, Kleinfelder
- 2D Seismic Site Response Analysis in a Subduction Zone Environment
  Zia Zafir, Kleinfelder
2C Bridge Design Considerations
- New Design Provisions for Lightweight Concrete in Bridges
  Reid Castrodale, Expanded Shale Clay and Slate Institute
- FHWA Slide-in Bridge Construction Cost Estimation Tool
  AJ Yates, Michael Baker International
- The Future of Bridge Design, Modeling and Analysis: 3D Modeling from Design to Decommission
  Barbara Day, Bentley Systems
2D Bridge Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation of Bridges
  Kash Nikzad, TranTech Engineering, LLC
- Replacement of Trunnion Bearing, 92nd Street Bascule Bridge, Chicago, IL
  Paul Bandlow, Staff ord Bandlow Engineering, Inc.
- Slausen Avenue Bridge Over San Gabriel River
  Bob Fish, AECOM Transportation
3A Accelerated Bridge Construction
- Accelerated Bridge Construction in Alaska
  Leslie Daugherty, Alaska DOT & PF
- Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program: Pre-cast Concrete Elements for ABC Construction
  Tim Moore, Washington State Department of Transportation
- Innovative Bridge Designs for Rapid Renewal, SHRP2 RO4, Lessons Learned
  Finn Hubbard, Fish & Associates
3B Bridge Design and Construction
- Design of the Gilman Drive Bridge over I-5 at the University of California, San Diego
  Gernot Komar, Moffatt & Nichol
  Tony Sanchez, Moffatt & Nichol
- Hybrid Spliced Girder Concept to Solve Bridge Constructability Challenges
  Sami Megally, Kleinfelder
- Design of a Modern Cable-Stayed Bridge in a High Seismic Zone
  Patrick Montemerlo, David Evans & Associates, Inc.
3C Bridge Construction
- Girder Stability in Erection and Demolition
  Michael Garlich, Collins Engineers, Inc.
- Project Risk Management on the New San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
  Richard Foley, California Department of Transportation
- Response to Falsework Collapse During Bridge Construction
  Mark Creveling, Kleinfelder
  Jeff Turner, Flatiron
3D Bridge Rehabilitation
- In-Service Replacement of Box Girder Bottom Slab WSDOT Bridge 5/537S Span 11
  Craig Boone, Washington State Department of Transportation
- Bridge Deck Replacement on Precast Concrete Bulb-T Girders with Sacrificial Flange Technique
  Tanarat Potisuk, Oregon Department of Transportation
- Accelerated Bridge Construction, Rehabilitation of the I-280 in San Francisco
  Ric Maggenti, California Department of Transportation
4A Accelerated Bridge Construction
- Accelerated Bridge Construction of the West Humbug Creek Bridge
  Jason Kelly, OBEC Consulting Engineers
- Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems for Accelerated Bridge Construction
  Greg Banks, BergerABAM
- Seattle’s Not-So-Boring SR99 Bored Tunnel Project
  Tim Moore, Washington State Department of Transportatio
- New Development in Accelerated Bridge and Culvert Construction in Washington State
  Patrick Gallagher, Washington State Department of Transportatio
4B Bridge Durability and Materials
- Use of Grade 80 Reinforcement in Oregon
  Craig Shike, Oregon Department of Transportation
- Durability Design of Bridges
  Mike Bartholomew, CH2M Hill
- Durability of Lightweight Concrete for Bridge
  Reid Castrodale, Expanded Shale Clay and Slate Institute
4C Bridge Construction
- Lateral Slide of a Historic Warren Truss in Washington State
  Kevin Dusenberry, Jacobs
- Tower Erection Engineering for the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Self-anchored Span
  William Wu, Klohn Crippen Berger LTD
  David Dowdel, Klohn Crippen Berger LTD
- Design and Construction of the St. Patrick’s Island Pedestrian Bridge
  Brent Whitcomb, Parsons Brinckerhoff
4D Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement
- San Elijo Lagoon Bridge Replacement
  Jeremy Lahaye, T.Y. Lin International
- Tioga Pedestrian Bridge Replacement
  Bob Grubbs, Oregon Department of Transportation
- Alexander Avenue Bridge Retrofit Project, Larkspur, California
  Carlos Ramirez, Parsons Brinckerhoff
5A Accelerated Bridge Construction
- Faster Construction and Better Seismic Performance: You Can Have Both
  Marc Eberhard, University of Washington
- Innovative, Accelerated, and Cost Eff ective Options for Short Span Bridges
  Michael Barker, University of Wyoming
- Novel Deconstructible and Resilient Columns for ABC in High Seismic Zones
  Sebastian Varela, University of Nevada, Reno
5B Bridge Research and Analysis
- Instrumenting Anchorage Zone of Post-tensioned Box Girder Bridges
  Ahmed Maree, University of Nevada, Reno
  Marc Friedheim, California Department of Transportation
- Structural Response of Bent Caps in Reinforced Concrete Box-Girder Bridges
  Mohamed Moustafa, University of California, Berkeley
- Computer Aided Design, Analysis, and Load Rating of Precast-Prestressed Spliced Girder Bridges
  Rick Brice, Washington State Department of Transportation
5C Foundation Design and Construction
- Thermal Integrity Pro? ling as a Drilled Shaft Quality Assurance Tool
  Mark Gaines, Washington State Department of Transportation
- Honolulu Rail Transit Project: Drilled-Shaft Design Considerations and Challenges
  Ahilan Selladurai, AECOM Transportation
  Ahmad Abdel-Karim, AECOM
- Sellwood Bridge Perched Box Caisson Design & Construction
  Garret Ellingson, McGee Engineering
  Shayne Tennis, McGee Engineering
5D Bridge Materials and Maintenance
- Specialized Post-Tensioning Inspection and Repair
  Travis Green, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
  Eric Anderson, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
- Bridge Materials and Methods
  Hormoz Seradj, Oregon Department of Transportation
- Development of National Training for Bridge Maintenance
  Eric Thorkildsen, Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
6A Bridge Design and Construction
- Design and Construction Complexities of the Yerba Buena Island Transition Structures for the New East Span - SFOBB
  Robert Dameron, Moffatt & Nichol
- Replacement of the Highway 85 Bridge Over the Missouri River Near Williston, North Dakota
  Michael Marks, KLJ
  Colin Moran, KLJ
- US-34 Missouri River Pushing the Design and Construction Limits for a Haunched Steel Girder with Substringer Bridge
  Phil Rossbach, HDR Engineering, Inc.
6B Bridge Design and Construction
- Maximizing the Flexibility of Precast Concrete to Accommodate Unusual Bridge Geometry in a Constrained Urban Environment
  Yuling Teo, City of Seattle
  Hong Guan, CH2M Hill
- Salt Creek Half Viaducts
  Bob Goodrich, OBEC Consulting Engineers
- MSS Box Girder Transverse Design of Geral Desmond Bridge Replace Project
  Sammy Tu, STV Inc.
6C Bridge Materials and Details
- Material Properties of Lightweight Concrete for Bridge Design
  Reid Castrodale, Expanded Shale Clay and Slate Institute
- Good Bridges, Bad Details, and Ugly Cracks: A Study in Titanium Alternatives to Fiber Reinforced Polymers
  Paul Strauser, Oregon Department of Transportation
- Crack-less Bridge Decks
  Craig Knapp, California Department of Transportation
6D Inventory and Maintenance
- Utilizing 3D Models for Better Bridge Asset Inspection and Management of Complex Bridges
  Lee Tanase, Bentley Systems
- Where’s the Guidance? An Interim Approach for Load Rating Culverts and Flexible Buried Bridges
  Joel Hahm, Big R Bridge
- Developing Risk Assessment Protocols for Six Iconic Willamette River Bridges
  Douglas Lampkin, David Evans and Associates Inc.
  Ian Cannon, Multnomah County
7A Bridge Seismic Design
- Seismic Design of Light Rail Transit Bridges with Fault Rupture
  James Gingery, Kleinfelder
  Ebrahim Amirihormozaki, Kleinfelder
- Seismic Design Considerations for Single-Column Piers Supporting Highly Curved Ramp Bridges
  Greg Griffin, AECOM Transportation
- Sellwood West Approach Interchange Bridge - Design Challenges and Project Delivery
  Vu Phan, CH2M Hill
7B Bridge Designs and Scour Challenges
- Design of the 13th Street Bridge at Vandenberg AFB for Hydraulics, Scour, and Seismic
  Tony Sanchez, Moffatt & Nichol
- Acquiring and Implementing TIGER Grant Funding for the I-15 Virgin River Bridge #6 Superstructure Replacement and Substructure Widening
  Rafael Davis, Arizona Department of Transportation
- History of the Oldest Bridge Pons Fabricius
  Luong Tran, Washington State Department of Transportation
7C Bridge Seismic Design
- Performance of Bridge Columns Under Long Duration Ground Motions
  Mohammed Mohammed, University of Nevada - Reno
- Maximizing Bridge Value with Advanced Seismic Analysis
  Christopher Pitt, KPFF Consulting Engineers
- Application of Performance Based Earthquake Engineering (PBEE)
  Yeo (Tony) Yoon, California Department of Transportation
  Toorak Zokaie, California Department of Transportation
7D Instrumentation and Inspection
- Implementing the Next Generation of Bridge Inspection and Management Systems
  Lee Tanase, Bentley Systems
- Economics of Infrastructure Health Monitoring
  Brian Westcott, Intelligent Structures, Inc.
- Macro vs. Micro: The Future and Past of Bridge Instrumentation
  Shaun Dustin, Campbell Scientific
8A Bridge Joints and Bearings
- High Load Multirotational Bearings for the Sellwood Bridge
  Ron Watson, R.J. Watson, Inc.
- Nenana River Bridge Seismic Retrofit
  Travis Arndt, Alaska DOT & PF
- Innovations in Bridge Engineering
  Iman Talebinejad, SC Solutions
8B Rail and Retaining Structures
- Design Optimization for Sound Transit’s Light Rail Lynnwood Extension
  Yuhe Yang, Parametrix
- Significant Changes for Design and Construction Costs of Earth Retaining Structures Caused by Changes in Recent AASHTO LRFD Design Criteria
  Ahilan Selladurai, AECOM Transportation
  Robert Fish, AECOM
- Lightweight Cellular Concrete Fill to Mitigate Railroad Bridge Approach Settlement
  Nathan Johnson, Kleinfelder
  Moises Arzamendi, Kleinfelder
8C Bridge Seismic Design
- Base Isolating the New NY Bridge
  Nick McDowell, HDR Engineering
  Ted Bush, HDR Engineering
- 2nd Street Connector, Gateway to Historic Sacramento
  Ali Seyedmadani, Parsons Brinkerhoff
- Seismic Design of Walnut Avenue Overpass
  Ali Rejaie, HNTB
8D Load Rating
- Methods for Improving Load Rating of Existing Bridges
  Kash Nikzad, TranTech Engineering, LLC
- An Innovative Procedure for Load-Rating of Suspension Bridges
  Hassan Sedarat, SC Solutions
- Snake River Load Test: Addressing Bridge Management Issues
  Brice Carpenter, Bridge Diagnostics
  Shanon Murgoitio, Idaho Transportation Department
9A Bridge Design and Construction
- Hells Canyon Bridge SR89
  Mike Morrison, Arizona Department of Transportation
- Design and Construction of an International Airport Bridge between California and Mexico
  Paul Morel, Kleinfelder
- Seismic Retrofit and Reconstruction of the Historic Georgia Street Concrete Arch Bridge
  Ebrahim Amirihormozaki, Kleinfelder
  Nathan Johnson, Kleinfelder
9B Bridge Analysis
- Effect of Curved Alignment and Skewed Supports on Bridge Response
  Lucas Miner, Drake Haglan and Associates
- Liveload Distribution on Bridge Abutments
  Toorak Zokaie, California Department of Transportation
- Impact of Air Pressure Testing on Post-Tensioned Anchorage Ducts
  Brett Allen, Eclipse Engineering
9C Bridge Design and Construction
- Accelerated Scheduling for I-90/Cliff Ave. Bridges
  Hadley Eisenbeisz, South Dakota Department of Transportation
- Seismic Retrofit of Ogden Siphon Pipe Suspension Bridge
  Mark Reno, Quincy Engineering, Inc.
- I Didn’t Know They Could Do That! Capabilities and Design Considerations for Flexible Buried Bridges
  Joel Hahm, Bridge R Bridge
9D Bridge Inspection
- Vertical Clearance Measurements and Posting of VC Signs
  Homer Saidi, Arizona Department of Transportation
- Underwater Inspection of the Golden Gate Bridge: The Image of an Icon
  Daniel Stromberg, Collins Engineers, Inc.
- Summary of Safety Inspection Practices for Bridges with Fracture Critical Members
  Brian Leshko, HDR Engineering, Inc.