Western Bridge Engineers’ Seminar -> Presentations from the 2023 WBES at Phoenix, AZ

Presentations from the 2023 Western Bridge Engineers' Seminar

Keynote Speakers
- History of the Navajo Bridges
  Jerry Cannon - Cannon and Associates
- Proven tools, Fresh Perspectives: The Bridges of Broadway Curve
  Mark Chase, John Gleason - AZTEC Engineering
- 2A Bridge Design and Construction
  - The Marion Street Pedestrian Bridges: A New Icon for the Revitalized Seattle Waterfront
    Bethy Clark, Don Nguyen - HDR Engineering Inc
    Stephen Wilson - Seattle Department of Transportation
  - The South Jerome Interchange: When Two Bridges are Better than One
    Michael Johnson, Elsa Johnson - Idaho Transportation Department
  - Lengthening Existing Spans on a Post-tensioned Box Girder Bridge
    Jim Pyne - T.Y. Lin International
- 2B Accelerated Bridge Construction
  - 40 Day Bridge Replacement: A-1 Mountain TI, Flagstaff, Arizona
    Lance Briley, Tad Niemyjski, Ivan Tullao - ADOT
  - ABC of Network Tied Arch Using SPMTs: Construction Update
    Mike LaViolette - HDR Engineering Inc.
  - Accelerated Bridge Construction Techniques for Fish Passage Projects: The Padden Creek Fish Passage Story
    Trevor Lighty, Aaron Olson - KPFF
- 2C Rehabilitation and Preservation
  - Bridge Deck Rehabilitation Techniques to Address an Aging Bridge Population
    Travis Kinney - David Evans and Associates, Inc.
  - Cathodic Protection, Gen 2.1
    Rebecca Burrow - ODOT
  - Rehabilitation of a 700-ft Main Span Balanced Cantilever Cast-in-Place Segmental Bridge
    Christopher Dyck - COWI North America Ltd.
- 3A Bridge Load Rating
  - Addressing the Challenges of Load Rating Small Off-System Bridges Without Plans
    Brice Carpenter - Bridge Diagnostics Inc.
    Lauren Graham - Idaho Transportation Department
  - Design Load Rating (DL) Process for Montana DOT’s Load Rating Manual
    Keely Matson, Luke Potthast - Michael Baker International
  - Proof Load Testing of Short Span Precast Channel Girder Bridges
    Jason Lee - King County
- 3B Precast Bridges
  - Design and Construction of the SR-520 West Approach Bridge South Project in Seattle WA
    Kevin Almer, Norman Smit - T.Y. Lin International
  - Kenmore West Sammamish River Bridge Design & Construction
    Kevin Kim - Jacobs Engineering
  - ? Use of Modified Prestressed Slabs for West Fork Dairy Creek Bridge in Oregon
    Clayton Davey - ODOT
- 3C Seismic
  - Interstate Bridge Replacement Program
    John Horne - Consultant
    Robert Turton - Interstate Bridge Replacement Program
  - Japan’s Proven Solutions for Prevention of Unseating of Bridge Superstructures During Seismic Events
    Benjamin Reeve - Structural Technologies
  - Lateral Spreading Design Solutions
    Marshall Moore - Mark Thomas
- 4A UHPC
  - Case Study of Nevada’s First Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Project
    Robbie Coomes - Jacobs Engineering
  - Repairing Precast Concrete Girders with UHPC for US-30 Snake River (Ontario) Bridge
    Tanarat Potisuk - ODOT
  - Structural Design of Precast, Pretensioned UHPC Bridge Girders
    Richard Brice - WSDOT
- 4B Steel Bridges
  - CMAR Influenced Solutions Result in Longest Steel Girder Span Bridge in Arizona
    Matt Lacey - Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
    Greg Lingor - HDR Engineering Inc.
  - Design and Construction of the US-60 Pinto Creek Bridge
    William Downes - ADOT
  - Spanning the Umpqua River: Replacement of the Historic Scottsburg Bridge Has Unique Challenges
    Robert Grubbs, Zach Beget - ODOT
- 4C Seismic and FRP
  - Experimental Investigation of Infiltrated Water and Ice on Friction Pendulum Bearings
    Keri Ryan - University of Nevada Reno
  - Seismic Strengthening of Bridge Column with CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) in Lieu of Steel Casing
    Scott Tyson - Structural Technologies
  - Applicable NDT Methods for Inspection of FRP Reinforced/Strengthened Concrete Elements
    Seyed Saman Khedmatgozar Dolati - Florida International University
- 5A Bridge Management
  - Characterization of Bridge Deck and Culvert Deterioration in Western States Using NBI Data
    Vaishnavi Kandgule, Ben Dymond - Northern Arizona University
  - Asset Preservation: System-Wide and Structure Specific Bridge Asset Management Plans
    Travis Butz, David Van Atta - Burgess and Niple
  - Impact of Collection & Analysis of Bridge Data on Understanding & Improving Performance of Bridges
    Shri Bhide, Jean Nehme - FHWA
- 5B RRehabilitation and Preservation
  - East Garden Grove-Wintersburg Channel (C05) Bridge Redecking: Warner Avenue, Springdale Street and Edwards Street
    Aziz Gulistani - Dokken Engineering
  - Historic Rehabilitation of World’s Most Challenging Bridge
    Rafael Davis - ADOT
  - Into the Unknown: Umtanum Suspension Bridge Rehabilitation
    Nicholas McDowell, Jeremy Miles, Michael Roberts - HDR Engineering Inc.
- 5C Seismic
  - Post Earthquake Structural Inspection: A Case Study in Modern Seismic Design
    Andrew Wells - AK DOT&PF
  - Seismic Behavior and Retrofit Design of Admiral Way Conjoined Steel and Concrete Bridges
    Arzhang Alimoradi - TranTech Engineering
    Adrián Corella - Jacobs Engineering
  - Seismic Evaluation of a Historic Concrete Arch Bridge
    Sean White - ODOT
- 6A Bridge Inspection
  - ITD’s Mores Creek Bridge Asset Management Plan Case Study
    Brian Leshko - HDR Engineering Inc.
  - Planning and Executing a Major Urban Bridge Inspection
    Makenzie Ellett, Matt Harlan - David Evans and Associates, Inc.
  - UAS Inspections in Remote Alaska
    Benjamin Fetterhoff - AK DOT&PF
- 6B Bridge Design and Construction
  - Downtown Redmond Link: Aerial Guideway Design & Construction
    Joshua Schettler - Jacobs Engineering
  - Haines Debris Culverts: 4 Minor Structures, 1 Major Problem
    Jesse Escamilla III - AK DOT&PF
  - I-86/I-15 System IC: Drilled Shaft Construction Lessons Learned
    William Johnson - Idaho Transportation Department
- 6C Wildlife Bridges
  - City of Larkspur: Bon Air Road Bridge Replacement Over Corte Madera Creek
    Scott Dendall - City of Larkspur
  - Design and Construction of the Chico Creek Bridges
    Cory Caywood, Kristy Young - Jacobs Engineering
  - WSDOT’s Development of Standard Plans for Buried Structures in Support of Fish Passage
    William J. Miller III - WSDOT
- 7A Alternative Delivery
  - US-89 Progressive Design-Build
    Richard Hansen, Ben Nelson - Horrocks Engineers
  - Risk Management for Bridge Design and Construction under a Progressive Design Build Contract
    James Frost - Kleinfelder
  - The Gordie Howe International Bridge Project
    Barry Chung, Dipal Vimawala - AECOM
- 7B Accelerated Bridge Construction
  - Cloverdale Bridge Emergency Bridge Replacement: Expedited Design and Construction
    Mike Johnson - Idaho Transportation Department
- 7C Rehabilitation and Bridge Funding
  - Rehabilitating the West Seattle Bridge: The Final Phase
    Timothy Barry - RS&H
  - Rehabilitation and Recoating of a 100 Year-Old Steel Truss Bridge
    Scott Loptson - Morrison Hershfield Limited
  - Leading Idaho Local Bridge Program Implementation and Innovation
    Scott Wood - Idaho Local Highway Technical Assistance Council
- 8A Pedestrian Bridges
  - Earl Blumenauer Bridge: Designing and Constructing a Large Landmark Structure on a Constrained Urban Site
    Stephen Whittington - KPFF
  - Use of Spliced Girders for Long Spans Crossing Environmentally Sensitive Areas
    Sami Megally - Kleinfelder
  - Port of Long Beach, Ocean Boulevard Coastal Bike Trail Connector Project
    Omar Jaradat - Moffatt & Nichol
- 8B Bridge Design and Construction
  - Pedestrian Land Bridge: Blending Nature and City
    Brad Wilton - T.Y. Lin International
  - Reno Spaghetti Bowl Xpress DB Project: Utilizing Multiple Bridge Types to Meet Project Challenges
    Jared Olsen - Horrocks Engineers
  - Introduction to the New FHWA Bridge Geometry Manual
    Thomas Eberhardt - HDR Engineering Inc.
- 8C Bridge Load Rating
  - Load Rating for Self Issue Over Legal Permitting
    Jake Legler - Idaho Transportation Department
  - LRFR Calibration of Two-Strut Buckling Model for Evaluation of Compression Diagonal Gusset Plates of Steel Truss Bridge
    Richard Tsang - Professional Engineers in California Government
  - Proof Testing of a Shear Deficient Bent Cap
    Robin Tuchscherer - Northern Arizona University
- 9A Complex Bridge Construction
  - 22nd Street Bridge: Kino Parkway to Tucson Boulevard
    Mike Keller - Member ASBI
  - Elevated Guideway Structures for Sound Transit West Seattle Link Extension Project
    Yang Jiang - HNTB Corporation
    Amanda Wong - Jacobs Engineering
  - Precast Segmental as an ABC Tool
    Gregg Freeby - American Segmental Bridge Institute
- 9B Rehabilitation and Preservation
  - Saving a Structure: Innovations in Strengthening and Protection
    Jason Carlaftes - WSP USA, Inc.
  - Stretch That Bridge! Lengthening of a 2-Span Concrete Box Girder Bridge
    Thomas Wilson - COWI
  - Structural Strengthening of Three 1940s RCDG Bridges on Oregon US 101 Highway
    Tanarat Potisuk - ODOT
- 9C Hydraulics
  - ADOT I-10 Widening: Gila River Bridges Study
    Dan Pfeifer - HDR Engineering, Inc.
  - Foundation Location Based on WSDOT Scour Policy
    Amy Leland - WSDOT
  - Slide Ridge Culvert Replacement
    Anne Fabrello-Streufert - KPFF
- 10 Closing Session
  - Eliminating a 100-mile Detour: Gila River Bridge Slide
    Christopher Labye, Robert Ringwald - AECOM
  - Innovative Approaches to Design Review of Contract BIMs
    Colby Christensen - HDR Engineering Inc.
  - Fern Hollow Bridge Emergency Replacement Project
    Jason Fuller - HDR Engineering Inc.