1. Welcome to Webinar on Accelerated Bridge Construction SHRP2 Solutions – R02 Geotechnical Tools for Accelerated Bridge Construction Projects Sponsored by Accelerated Bridge Construction Center (ABC Center) at Florida International University Website: abc.fiu.edu Email: abc@fiu.edu February 27, 2014 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern

2. Webinar Agenda ABC Announcements(10 minutes) Featured Presentation (35 minutes) SHRP2 Solutions – R02 Geotechnical Tools for Accelerated Bridge Construction Projects Vernon Schaefer, Professor, Iowa State University & Silas Nichols, P.E., Principal Bridge Engineer, Federal Highway Administration Question and Answer(15 minutes) Please post your questions in the chat box

3. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Extended Deadline: April 28 2014 National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference December 4-5, 2014 December 3 - workshops Miami, Florida www.2014abc.fiu.edu

4. Co-Sponsoring State DOTs AlaskaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIowaLouisianaMinnesotaMississippiNebraska New Jersey New York State OregonTennesseeTexasUtahVermont Washington State

5. Other Co-Sponsoring Agencies Federal Highway Administration National Concrete Bridge Council (NCBC) National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) www.2014abc.fiu.edu

6. 500-word abstract must be submitted by April 28, 2014 Authors will be notified of status of abstracts by May 16, 2014 Travel Scholarships will be developed to assist DOT employees to attend the conference Ed Power – Vice President, HDR Ed Power – Vice President, HDR Carlos Duart – President, CDR Maguire Carlos Duart – President, CDR Maguire Opportunities exist to exhibit during Conference

7. ABC Conference Topics Design considerationsSubstructure Short- and long-term monitoring Seismic issuesFoundationsNondestructive testing Service lifeInnovative materialsMaintenance Accelerating retrofitting processes International experiencesInspection Construction considerations Research resultsState ABC initiatives Fabrication considerationsLessons learnedContracting Erection considerationsCost comparisons Policy, planning, and procurement ConstructabilityInsurance issuesSpecification Heavy movesAnalysis softwareBudget and financing Traffic managementVisualization toolsPublic outreach Prefabricated bridge elements and systems Decision-making tools Proprietary systems and technologies

8. Call for Abstracts 2014 National Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference To submit an abstract please visit: www.2014abc.fiu.edu Select “Abstract Submission” page & submit your abstract electronically

9. Immediately after submitting your abstract you will get an email acknowledging your submission & instruction to modify your abstract if needed, before April 28 deadline www.2014abc.fiu.edu

10. Coming Soon! ABC-UTC website (will replace ABC Center website)

11. Call for Award Nominations 2014 PCI Design Awards Projects completed within the last three years (no earlier than January 1, 2011) Sponsored by Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute http://www.pci.org Submission Deadline: May 19, 2014 http://www.pci.org/About_PCI/Awards/PCI_Design_Awards/ For more information, contact: William Nickas, WNickas@pci.org

13. TRB Subcommittee for ABC AFF10(3) www://sites.google.com/site/trbaff103/home Google: TRBAFF103

14. FHWA Incentive-Based Funding Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) grantwww.fhwa.dot.gov/accelerating/grants State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) Kathleen Bergeron: 202-366-5508kathleen.bergeron@dot.gov MAP-21: Section 1304www.fhwa.dot.gov/map21/qandas/qaipd.cfm

15. Please visit abc.fiu.edu for other ABC-related news and events

16. Next Webinar Thursday, March 20, 2014 (1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern) Featured Presentation Wisconsin DOT’s Rawson Avenue Bridge Replacement using Precast Elements and Systems by William Oliva, P.E., Chief, Structures Development, WisDOT – Bureau of Structures www.abc.fiu.edu To register, visit: www.abc.fiu.edu

17. If you wish to receive one-hour PDH Send an email to abc@fiu.edu State that you attended the February 27, 2014 webinar Give first and last name of everyone at your site who wishes to receive PDHs Please do not send request to any other email account

18. Webinar Agenda ABC Announcements(10 minutes) Featured Presentation (35 minutes) SHRP2 Solutions – R02 Geotechnical Tools for Accelerated Bridge Construction Projects Vernon Schaefer, Professor, Iowa State University & Silas Nichols, P.E., Principal Bridge Engineer, Federal Highway Administration Question and Answer(15 minutes) Please post your questions in the chat box