Continuing Education Seminars (Day 1)
| Tuesday, October 19, 2004 |
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 8:00 AM ON OCTOBER 19 FOR ALL SEMINARS EXCEPT JACKED STRUCTURES. REGISTRATION FOR WEDNESDAY'S JACKED STRUCTURES COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 AT 8:00 AM.
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM . 1.4 CEU'S
REGISTRATION: TUESDAY, 8:00 AM
WATER QUALITY MODELING (Day 1 of 2)
Among questions to be answered during this two-day seminar on Water Quality Modeling are these: If you could measure only one water quality parameter what would you choose? Why are algae important in the water quality picture? What is a limiting nutrient? What is the summer triple threat to water quality? Do all coliforms come from animals and humans? What loads have more effect on a system, point or non-point? How do LA's, WLA's, and MOS's fit together to give a TMDL that's OK for EPA?
Anyone who works in the water resources field has to deal with issues of water quality. Gaining insight into the principals and practices of water quality modeling is a good way for the engineer, scientist, regulator, or stakeholder to understand the mechanisms that control and influence water quality. New regulations and programs like TMDLs make water quality issues a problem that many people will have to address. These include people who actually do the calculations, those who review them, and those stakeholders who are impacted by the implications.
Most major issues associated with water quality modeling are covered in this course: modeling of common water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen, temperature, suspended solids, algae, nutrients, coliforms, and toxics. The three major types of hydraulic systems are also discussed: rivers and streams; estuaries, harbors, and bays; lakes and reservoirs. Existing 1D, 2D, and 3D models will be reviewed and case studies presented. The linkage of receiving water models to watershed models will be discussed. The impact of point and non-point source loads and TMDL calculations will also be reviewed.
INSTRUCTOR:
SCOTT A. LOWE, Ph.D. P.E., is Senior Project Manager at Lawler, Matusky & Skelly Engineers in Pearl River, NY and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY. He has more than 15 years' environmental modeling experience and has worked on water quality modeling projects of rivers, estuaries, lakes, reservoirs, and harbors throughout the US and internationally. He has served on EPA panels, participated in workshops, and published articles on water quality modeling. He teaches graduate and undergraduate modeling courses and computer programming at Manhattan College.
FEE: $875 M / $1,065 NM
$695 Member attending Conference / $855 Non-Member attending Conference
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM . 1.4 CEU'S
REGISTRATION: TUESDAY, 8:00 AM
CONTEXT-SENSITIVE SOLUTIONS
Formally initiated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 1998, Context- Sensitive Solutions (CSS) is a nationwide trend recognizing that all users have an integral stake in the ways in which the design of new transportation facilities and reconstruction of existing transportation facilities can affect the quality of their lives. The CSS process is being adopted by many states and is transforming the way transportation projects are designed.
This two-day seminar provides an overview of the Context-Sensitive Solutions (CSS) approach to planning, design, construction, and maintenance of transportation improvement projects. The term CSS implies that solutions are developed that are sensitive to the environment and take into consideration the concerns of key stakeholders. Basic terminology and concepts such as placemaking, consensus building, and funding classifications vs. contextual classifications are presented and discussed. The seminar draws from the most recent publications, research, and experience in employing the CSS philosophy in a multimodal environment.
The first day presents how history has changed the way transportation projects are planned, designed, and constructed and why the CSS process emerged. It will focus on how important the defining of place and implementation of the principles of placemaking are to building consensus. The course develops an understanding of the community's role in building consensus. Tools such as audit forms, visual imaging, and other methods are presented to help participants understand the challenges and techniques necessary to move stakeholders to consensus.
The second day focuses on the application of flexible design standards. Participants will be able to see the implementation and its benefits from actual projects that have been designed and constructed. Participants will get the opportunity to apply these principles in a case study activity.
Participants will gain an understanding of the core components of employing a CSS approach and will understand their role in the process as planner, designer, municipal official, etc. The seminar will utilize case studies that have won FHWA awards and participants will have the opportunity to work with instructors who have been key contributors to the success of those projects.
INSTRUCTORS:
EDWARD A. PATTON, P.E., is a transportation engineer and current Manager of Engineering Services for Vollmer Associates, Pittsburgh, PA. A graduate of Penn State University, Mr. Patton focuses on the "Flexibility in Design" concepts of the CSS process, which he presents under DOT training contracts within the US. His most recent curriculum includes the philosophical changes noted in the 2001 AASHTO Policy on Geometric Design (Green Book). Mr. Patton actively employs the CSS philosophy and process for a variety of transportation projects. He has conducted case studies on major complex urban transportation improvement projects and is currently conducting one on a major corridor in Pittsburgh. As part of the 2002 Transportation Safety & Engineering Conference at Penn State University, Mr. Patton presented the CSS process in conjunction with Lehigh University's Collaboration Model and PennDOT's collaboration practices.
JOSEPH WEBB is a private consultant who provides guidance on developing strategies for communicating to large groups to share information and build consensus. As an adult instructor and public involvement specialist, he has educated many about the skills and techniques needed to communicate across various organizations - including major US companies and large utilities - as the key component to build consensus. With more than 30 years experience in the field, Mr. Webb developed the curriculum used to educate individuals on these techniques.
FEE: $965 M / $1,175 NM
$775 Member attending Conference / $945 Non-Member attending Conference
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM . 1.4 CEU'S
REGISTRATION: TUESDAY, 8:00 AM
ANALYSIS AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BRIDGES(Day 1 of 2)
"Congress hereby finds and declares it to be in the national interest to encourage the rehabilitation, reuse, and preservation of bridges significant in American history, architecture, engineering, and culture. Historic bridges are important links to our past, serve as safe and vital transportation routes to the present, and can represent significant resources for the future."
This Congressional Act allows historic bridges to be rehabilitated if "reasonable costs" for preservation can be achieved and if load capacity and safety features are deemed adequate. This act coupled with the National Preservation Act of 1966, wherein the Section 106 process was instituted, and the 1966 Department of Transportation Act, Section 4(f), which allows removal of historic bridges only when there is "no feasible or prudent alternative," would lead one to believe that many historic bridges would be scheduled for preservation. This, however, has not been the case.
Rehabilitation of bridges in a historically sensitive manner is a difficult task that requires a team effort between preservationists and bridge engineers. Successful restorations can only be accomplished when each side realistically looks at and accepts the balance between historical significance and sound bridge engineering principles.
This two-day course is intended to bring preservationists and bridge engineers into the same classroom to learn about each others' concerns and problems. Engineers need to know what details are historically significant and how to test and retrofit them. Preservationists need to know what an engineer can and cannot do with a bridge and be ready to accept compromises when appropriate.
The focus of the seminar will be on what course of action bridge engineers, preservationists, and historians can agree. Case studies of successfully completed restorations will be presented to show how the process works from identification and agreement of the historic significance to the actual testing, design, and construction of the work. To present a fair analysis, examples of those bridges that could not be restored will also be presented.
INSTRUCTORS:
JOSEPH J. PULLARO, P.E., Principal, Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers, Inc., Paramus, NJ, has more than 38 years' experience in the inspection, testing, and rehabilitation design of all types of fixed and movable bridges. He has particular experience with historic bridges and directs the firm's work in this field. He is very experienced with Section 106 and 4(f) requirements and preparation of studies for large historic bridge inventories. He has been responsible for the rehabilitation design of historic bridges of steel, masonry, and covered timber. Many of these projects required new and innovative solutions and many also included load testing and the utilization of methods to determine type and quality of the structural members. Mr. Pullaro has written technical papers and presented at more than 30 conferences in both the US and Europe on the evaluation and restoration of historic bridges and their settings.
MARY E. MCCAHON, Architectural/Technology Historian, Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers, Inc., Paramus, NJ, is experienced in the analysis and documentation of historic contexts and structures, including bridges, buildings, industrial sites, and districts. She has served as project manager and principal researcher on surveys and individual structure reports. She has worked with SHPO offices and the Section 106 and Section 4(f) programmatic requirements, and with the survey and preparation of National Register of Historic Places nominations.
FEE: $895 M / $1,095 NM
$715 Member attending Conference / $875 Non-Member attending Conference
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM . 1.4 CEU'S
REGISTRATION: TUESDAY, 8:00 AM
TECHNIQUES FOR THE MODERN ENGINEERING MANAGER - WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (Day 1 of 2)
This comprehensive two-day seminar is designed to assist engineers making the transition from technical professional to management professional, as well as those already in middle or upper management who seek additional professional management training. The course will create an understanding of the basic management functions of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling in a team-building manner with in-depth discussion on how to coordinate, delegate, motivate, communicate, and negotiate with others to achieve desired goals. One-half day will focus on the specific communication techniques and personal behaviors that will make engineers and engineering managers more effective in relationships with fellow employees, clients, and outside members of project teams. These skills can be used to build confidence to achieve a high level of success regardless of your current role or responsibility.
INSTRUCTOR:
GARY D. BATES, P.E., F.ASCE, Partner in the management consulting firm of Roenker Bates Group and a former senior executive and educator, specializes in the techniques of "effective management through positive communication" and "systems for continuous improvement." Mr. Bates has managed design and construction firms and projects valued at $1 billion for domestic and international markets. He is known nationally for his expertise in partnering and team-building, and has worked with more than 225 multi-organization teams on projects valued above $10 billion. He holds Bachelor and Master of Science in Civil Engineering degrees from the University of Kentucky, and serves as part-time instructor there and at the University of Cincinnati. He is active in many professional and civic organizations, and is Editor Emeritus of ASCE's Journal of Management in Engineering and co-author of Win-Win Negotiating: A Professional's Playbook, published by ASCE Press.
FEE: $845 M / $1,025 NM
$675 Member attending Conference / $825 Non-Member attending Conference
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM . 1.4 CEU'S
REGISTRATION: TUESDAY, 8:00 AM
DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING (Day 1 of 2)
Since 1982, the volume of domestic DB contracts has grown from $6 billion to $56 billion and now represents 23% of the non-residential US market. Both private and public owners use this method to accrue savings in costs and time by streamlining the project delivery process. With DB, Department of Defense Non-Appropriated Fund projects showed savings of 18% in costs and 14% in time. A Florida DOT study found that DB project change-order costs were reduced to only 1.99% of award cost compared to DBB cost growth of 8.78%. The study also showed that average DB construction time was 21.1% shorter and, most strikingly, actual DB procurement times (i.e. from concept to turnover) were 54% shorter than conventional projects. To achieve these returns, the DB project concept must be well developed, and the design process must be totally coordinated with the construction.
This seminar will help you understand the dynamics of this innovative process and will impart the technical management skills you need to capitalize on DB's potential. This seminar is a series of learning modules, developed to break down the DB decision-making process into its component steps and reassemble it into a straightforward, logical methodology to develop DB projects from the owner's standpoint. The seminar will alternate between lecture/ discussion periods and short, high-impact team exercises designed to reinforce the preceding lecture's learning objectives. Case studies of actual DB projects will be used to illustrate many of the seminar's points.
INSTRUCTOR:
DOUGLAS D. GRANSBERG, P.E., C.C.E., is Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma. He recently joined the faculty after spending five years on the College of Engineering faculty at Texas Tech University. Before moving to academia, he spent 20 years in the US Army Corps of Engineers. In his final posting, he was the Europe District's Area Engineer, stationed in Ankara, Turkey, where he pioneered the use of DB to deliver facilities in remote locations. His private consulting business has contracts to provide various construction management services including DB to US and international construction companies, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), several cities, and Fannie Mae, plus several projects in Turkey. Consequently, he brings both the contractor's and the owner's perspective of DB contracting to this seminar. Additionally, he has been contracted by the Texas Department of Transportation to research and write the DB specifications and policy documents for future implementation by TxDOT. He has delivered this seminar to USACE, NAVFAC, and Washington's Metro Transit Authority.
FEE: $895 M / $1,095 NM
$715 Member attending Conference / $875 Non-Member attending Conference
CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINARS (Day 2)
| Wednesday, October 20, 2004 |
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM . 0.7 CEU'S
REGISTRATION: WEDNESDAY, 8:00 AM
JACKED TUNNEL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION (1 Day Only)
There is increasing demand to construct large underground structures below existing highways, rail tracks, airports, and buildings. Traditional top-down construction can be unacceptable or, at best, extremely disruptive and prohibitively expensive. New approaches and techniques have been developed to mitigate the problem. Construction is based on jacking techniques using horizontal forms of construction. Jacked structures offer a non-disruptive approach that can be very economic. These structures can be pre-constructed as complete boxes prior to installation or made up from modular units. They are used to create pedestrian walkways, large drainage structures, road underpasses, subways, metro lines, metro stations, and short tunnels beneath roads, rail tracks, airports, and property. Structures with cross-sectional dimensions as large as 80-ft. wide and 40-ft. high have been installed. Such techniques have been used for some 30 years but have only recently come to prominence in North America since their application in the Boston Artery project.
This seminar provides an understanding of alternative techniques and the permanent and temporary design and installation issues, particularly in relation to ground movements. The ASCE publication, "Jacked Tunnel Design and Construction," will be provided to seminar attendees.
INSTRUCTOR:
DAVID ABBOTT holds a B.Eng. degree in Civil Engineering from Liverpool University in the United Kingdom, and is a registered professional engineer throughout Europe. He is a Senior Consultant with Jason Consultants. He has some 32 years of experience in construction and has been actively involved in the design and construction of tunneling, pipe jacking, microtunneling, and other forms of trenchless technology for many years. His expertise covers all aspects of project development from project evaluation and feasibility study through conceptual and detailed engineering to equipment selection, project construction, and operation management. Since 1983, he has been involved in more than 300 projects in these areas. He has presented more than 30 papers and written numerous articles for technical journals, and recently served Technical Advisor on the ASCE Utility Tunneling Video.
FEE: $525 M / $625 NM
$425 Member attending Conference / $495 Non-Member attending Conference
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
WATER QUALITY MODELING(Day 2)
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CONTEXT-SENSITIVE SOLUTIONS (Day 2)
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ANALYSIS AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC BRIDGES(Day 2)
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TECHNIQUES FOR THE MODERN ENGINEERING MANAGER WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (Day 2)
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DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING(Day 2)
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