Bridge Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series - Past Speakers
Speakers and Presentations - Fall 2010
November 29, 2010
George C. Lee, University at Buffalo
"Sustainable Development in Bridge Engineering: Development of Multi-Hazard Design Guidelines"
Lee Flyer | Presentation Slides
November 22, 2010
Lou Triandafilou, Federal Highway Administration
"Trends in High Performance Materials"
Triandafilou Flyer | Presentation Slides
Michael Adams, Federal Highway Administration
"Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Abutments"
Adams Flyer | Presentation Handouts
November 15, 2010
Mary Lou Ralls, Principal, Ralls Newman, LLC
"Successes in Accelerated Bridge Construction"
Ralls Flyer | Presentation Slides | Presentation Handouts
Stuart S. Chen, University at Buffalo
"Bridge Information Modeling: Towards BIM/BrIM for the Bridge Lifecycle"
Chen Flyer | Presentation Slides | Presentation Handouts
November 8, 2010
Ed Wasserman, TN Dept. of Transportation
"Technical Advancements in Design and Construction of Steel Bridges"
Wasserman Flyer | Wasserman Presentation Slides |
Itani Presentation Slides
Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo
"Hybrid Simulation of Complex Structural Systems"
Mosqueda Flyer | Presentation Slides
November 1, 2010
Jerry DiMaggio, Transportation Research Board
"Geotechnology: Past, Present & Future"
DiMaggio Flyer | Presentation Slides
Ken Fishman, McMahon & Mann, Engrs, PC
"Metallically Stabilized Earth Systems, Design and Performance"
Fishman Flyer | Presentation Slides
October 25, 2010
Sreenivas Alampalli, Director, Structures Evaluation Services Bureau, NYSDOT
"Structural Health Monitoring"
Alampalli Flyer | Presentation Slides
Salvatore Salamone, University at Buffalo
"Health Monitoring of Prestressing Tendons in Post-tensioned Concrete Bridges"
Salamone Flyer | Presentation Slides
October 11, 2010
Earl E. Dubin, Senior Structural Engineer, Federal Highway Administration
"Movable Bridges"
Dubin Flyer | Presentation Slides | Handouts
Patrick Clarke, Special Structures Manager,
Washington State Department of
Transportation
"Floating Bridges"
Clarke Flyer | Presentation Slides | Handouts
October 4, 2010
John Fisher, Lehigh University
"Fatigue Design: Its Past, What it is Today, and its Future"
Presentation | Handouts | Speaker Flyer | Video Clip
Michel Bruneau, University at Buffalo
"Buckling Restrained Braces and Structural Fuses"
Presentation | Handouts | Speaker Flyer
September 27, 2010
Phil Yen, Federal Highway Administration
"AASHTO's New Seismic Design
Guide Specifications"
Presentation Slides | Speaker Flyer
Michael Constantinou, University at Buffalo
"LRFD Procedures for Elastomeric Bearings"
Presentation Slides | Speaker Flyer | Handout
September 20, 2010:
W. Jay Rohleder, Jr., Figg Engineers Inc.
"Innovations in Segmental Bridge Construction"
Presentation Slides | Speaker Flyer
Amjad Aref, University at Buffalo
"Seismic Performance of a
Segmental Bridge System"
Presentation Slides | Speaker Flyer
September 13, 2010
Derrell Manceaux, Federal Highway Administration
"Overview of Seismic Retrofitting Manual for Highway Structures: Bridges"
Presentation Slides, Part 1 | Presentation Slides, Part 2 | Speaker Flyer
August 30, 2010: NCHRP Leveraging Resources for Better Transportation
Waseem Dekelbab, NCHRP/Transportation Research Board
"NCHRP Leveraging Resources for Better Transportation"
Presentation Slides | Dekelbab Flyer
