A very good seminar. Valuable information for all engineers involved in bridge inspection, rating and rehabilitation. William A. Parks, Chief of Structural & Track Engineering, Maryland Transit Authority, Baltimore, MD

Bridge rehabilitation design differs from new bridge design in many ways. It requires a very high degree of knowledge and skill in structure condition evaluation, structural analysis, application of new materials, maintenance of traffic (staged construction), construction methods, and project lifecycle cost analysis. All of these are project specific, and require sound judgment to develop the best design alternative. Because of the complexity, most universities do not offer undergraduate or graduate courses on this subject.

This two-day seminar covers subjects such as: structure condition evaluation, bridge load rating and rehabilitation analysis, state-of-the-art rehabilitation techniques, alternative analysis models, new material applications, construction methods and constructability analysis, and project lifecycle cost analysis.

• Gain an understanding of overall bridge rehabilitation procedures
• Learn existing bridge condition evaluation and Bridge Management System (BMS)
• Learn decision-making models
• Learn state-of-the-art bridge rehabilitation techniques

• Conduct or supervise bridge inspections to meet National Bridge Inspection Standards
• Perform a bridge load rating analysis per AASHTO The Manual for Bridge Evaluation or using load test and finite element analysis
• Use decision making tools to select the best bridge rehabilitation alternative
• Perform a detailed bridge rehabilitation design using materials and new techniques

DAY 1

Introduction

• Define seminar objective
• Brief review of bridge rehabilitation procedures
• Bridge inspections
• Non-destructive bridge inspection methods
• Condition evaluation and load rating analysis
• Load rating calculation examples

New Materials and Techniques

• Substructure rehabilitation
• Superstructure rehabilitation
• Earthquake retrofitting design
• Applications of new construction materials and construction methods

DAY 2

Staged Construction

• MOT introduction
• Design procedures
• Construction consideration
• Bearings and deck joints
• Example problems and solutions

Decision Making Models

• Decision matrix
• Lifecycle cost analysis
• Risk analysis
• Replacement vs. rehabilitation
• Bridge Management System Examples

Case Studies

• Case study 1 Castlewood Canyon Bridge Rehabilitation, Douglas County, Colorado
• Case study 2 Kanawha River Bridge Replacement / Rehabilitation Project, Charleston, West Virginia

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