ESWP Program Highlights
Paul Hoback, Director of Development for the Allegheny County Airport Authority (ACAA) was guest speaker at ESWP’s luncheon event on June 25. Mr. Hoback presented an update on the ACAA Terminal Modernization Program to an audience of more than 70 members and guests at ESWP. Mr. Hoback presented a detailed overview of the preliminary plans for the airport modernization, along with a video which simulated many of the facets under consideration. The ESWP Program Committee thanks Mr. Hoback for his very informative presentation!
Nicholson Construction Company News!
ESWP Bronze Corporate Member and Pittsburgh-based geotechnical engineering and construction firm Nicholson Construction Company was recently awarded the contract for anchor work at a
dam in Graham County, North Carolina.
The dam is located on the Little Tennessee River and is the tallest dam east of the Rockies. Nicholson will be de-tensioning a total of 582 previously installed, post-tensioned bar anchors at the dam. Of these anchors, 561 will be de-tensioned completely from a load of approximately 175 kips to 0 kips and the load bearing assemblies will be removed, thus de-commissioning them.
The de-commissioned anchor holes will then be flushed and grouted. The remaining 21 anchors will be re-tensioned at a minimum level to permit the load cells on those anchors to track alkali aggregate reaction-induced (AAR) concrete growth over time. AAR is a chemical reaction in the cement and aggregate material that causes concrete to expand slowly over time.
Nicholson’s work on the project started in the spring of 2019.
ESWP YMF Teed Off Summer at Top Golf
The ESWP Young Member Forum (YMF) teed the summer off with their first Top Golf Outing with over 40 attendees. Networking was in full swing at this event with 20 different engineering companies exchanging business cards and swinging a golf club. Top Golf Pittsburgh is the new trendy activity for all ages, located in Bridgeville, PA.
Topgolf’s mantra is, you don’t have to be a golfer to have a good time here, and in fact, its target audience is non-golfers. They can come in to eat and drink and not touch a club. This was the perfect location for ESWP YMF to host an event and we look forward to visiting Top Golf Pittsburgh again in the future.
The event was sponsored by Advantus Engineers, LLC, Business Transition Advisors, Inc., E. Holdings, Inc., Elevator Management Services, Gannett Fleming, HDR, KU Resources, Inc., McKim & Creed, Michael Baker International, Sanitaire, a xylem brand, and Total Equipment Company.
We hope to see you at ESWP’s Young Member Forum’s next event. View the complete list here.
Scenes from the evening…..
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IBC 2019 Highlights
The 36th Annual International Bridge Conference (IBC) was held June 10-12, 2019 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.
The IBC brought together more than 1,000 bridge owners, engineers, government officials, bridge designers, construction executives and more from the US and abroad. We had more than 20 different countries represented this year, as well as more than 40 states from the United States. Our furthest traveled attendees came all the way from Australia.
We started the conference off on Monday, June 10th with three Special Sessions at 8:00 AM. These Special Sessions included Construction, New Technology and Bridge Asset Management.
The official start and welcome happened during our Keynote Session. Our Keynote Speakers did an excellent job kicking off the start of the 2019 IBC!
We were pleased to welcome our Featured State, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). WSDOT organized a Session for Monday afternoon, which included 6 presentations on some of their ongoing projects, as well as a large display in our Exhibit Hall.
The 3-day conference had over 80 presentations and 13 continuing education workshops that were conducted. Not to mention, we had 10 Posters and 5 Bridging the Gap Theatre Presentations. The Posters and Bridging the Gap Theatre were new additions to this year’s conference, along with the Outdoor Demonstrations in our Outdoor Exhibit space.
The Exhibit Hall is one of the main attractions at the IBC and was a great opportunity to network with the various vendors and fellow attendees. We would like to thank our 2019 Exhibitors for their continued support as IBC attendees always enjoy strolling through the Exhibit Hall learning about the latest technologies, products, and services the bridge industry has to offer.
In addition to all the other excitement, the IBC Attendees were able to get an exclusive sneak peak of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Rehabilitation on Tuesday, June 11th. We couldn’t have asked for better weather for this outdoor tour! The tour began with a brief project introduction and overview, which was presented by the Kiewit Construction team and Federal Highway Administration in the Kiewit Field Office. This introduction was then followed by the guided walking tour on the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
We also held our Annual IBC Awards Dinner on Tuesday, where the winning projects were recognized and presented with an Award. We were pleased to have Dr. Karl Frank, P.E., our 2019 IBC Roebling Award winner, attend the dinner and provide us with a brief presentation of his outstanding achievements.
We want to thank all the IBC attendees, sponsors, presenters, exhibitors, and committee members for contributing to another successful conference.
We hope to see everyone for our 37th Annual IBC in Pittsburgh, PA June 8-11, 2020.