It’s a hometown celebration at the 2009 International Bridge Conference (IBC) — an event that’s become synonymous with summer in the City of Bridges. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is welcomed as the featured agency for the 26th annual conference, which returns to Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center June 15–17. On the heels of a successful silver anniversary last year, and despite tough economic times, the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania strives this year to maintain the IBC’s place as the “one-stop shop for the bridge industry” by upgrading the program based on feedback from customers and attendees. These improvements include changes to the exhibit area, new workshops, new training offerings and demonstrations, and three “must-see” workshop events for contractors.
Keynote and plenary sessions The conference begins Monday, June 15 with a keynote session including Rep. James Oberstar (D., Minn.), chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and M. Myint Lwin, P.E., S.E., the director of the Office of Bridge Technology at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The IBC Bridge Awards luncheon follows the keynote session, and the day closes with the featured agency session with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. This session will cover PennDOT’s Accelerated Bridge Program and present a number of speakers on a variety of topics including bridge problems/solutions, bridge fabrication QA/QC, 100-year life for bridges, historic bridges, and bridge inspection, to name a few.
Recognizing the importance of the North American railroads to both our economy and security, the IBC will conduct a special plenary session Tuesday morning devoted to railroad bridges. Discussion will consist of current practices related to railroad bridges, rules and regulations applicable to rail bridges, research and specification requirements, bridge management and inspection programs, and funding.
Technical presentations, workshops, and seminars The IBC gets busy Tuesday and Wednesday with an agenda that offers three intensive, single-topic seminars, the bulk of the 17 workshops, and more than 100 technical presentations on topics including: design/build, bridge evaluation, construction, context sensitive design, long span bridges, bridge monitoring, bridge rehabilitation, bridge management, and accelerated bridge construction.
Exhibit hall This year, more than 175 exhibitors are expected to showcase products and services at the IBC exhibition — which will take up new residence in naturally-lit Hall B of the convention center. There are also plans to add more areas to demonstrate equipment like inspection cranes, man lifts, diving inspection boats, and more. The exhibit hall is open each day throughout the conference. More information about the 2009 IBC, as well as online registration (early-bird discounts are available through May 15) and a downloadable conference brochure in PDF format, is available at www.eswp.com/bridge.
Three “must see” workshops W-6: Detailing for Bridges Presented by John McCaskie, Swank Co. Bridge contractors talking to bridge contractors, owners, and designers on topics such as: rehabilitation, demolition, contractor liabilities, new frontiers, and more.
W-8: Bridge Owner Program Forum Presented by Ronnie Medlock, High-Steel Structures Invited owners from across the region will describe their upcoming bridge programs, as well as the latest information about responses to the stimulus package (actual or anticipated, depending upon the state of the package).
W-16: Bridge Construction Best Practices for Engineers Presented by Michael D. Flowers, American Bridge/Fluor Enterprises, JV; Walter J. Gatti, Tensor Engineering; Brian Fenters, Rampart Hydrodemolition Services This three-part workshop includes an update on the construction of the New San Francisco-Oakland Bay Self Anchored Suspension Bridge, and a demonstration of how states throughout the nation are using hydrodemolition for their bridge rehabilitation projects and how they can learn from one another’s methods.
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311/313 Acrow Corporation of America
325 Advitam, Inc.
427 AECOM
305 AI Engineers Inc.
404 American Arminox, Inc.
102 American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
504 American Bridge Manufacturing
702/704 American Composites Manufacturers Association
114 American Shotcrete Association
327 Amscot Structural Products
104 Applied Foundation Testing
234 Applied Geomechanics, Inc.
715 Architectural Polymers
426 Automatic Power, Inc.
812 Barnhart Crane & Rigging
431 Barrier Systems Inc.
723 BASF Construction Chemicals, LLC
507 Beaufort / Strand7 PTY Ltd
810 BendTec, Inc.
703/705 Bentley Systems
717 Bigge Crane and Rigging Co.
202 Boschung America, LLC
316 Boulderscape Inc.
109 Brayman Construction Corporation
607 Bridge design & engineering magazine
710 Bridge Grid Flooring Manufacturers Association (BGFMA)
112 Bridon International
106 Bureau Veritas
503 Burgess & Niple, Inc.
213 CAE Associates Inc
315 Campbell Scientific, Inc.
813 Cargill - SafeLane
423 Carolina Stalite Company
212 Chase Construction Products
502 ChemCo Systems
500/501 Clodfelter Bridge & Structures Int’l, Inc. (CBSI)
403/405 Computers & Structures, Inc.
600 CONTECH Construction Products Inc.
407 Corrpro Companies, Inc.
825 Crafco, Inc.
726 CTLGroup
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411 D.S. Brown Company, The
307 D’Appolonia
740 DeAngelo Brothers, Inc.
100 Deery American Corporation
414 DGI Menard
537 Dynamic Surface Applications, Ltd (DSA)
814 E.T. Techtonics Inc.
817 Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc.
735 Enerpac
400 Epoxy Interest Group of CRSI
301 Eriksson Technologies, Inc.
818 Euclid Chemical Company, The
734 Figg Engineering Group
418 Freyssinet, Inc.
302 Fyfe Company LLC
402 Fynite Solutions & Clark Testing Group
700 Greenman-Pedersen, Inc./Instrument Sales, Inc. a GPI Company
205 Greenstone Inc. of Delaware
534 Harcon Corporation
701 Hardesty & Hanover, LLP
231 Hayward Baker Inc.
206 High Steel Structures, Inc.
215/217 Hill & Smith Inc.
413 Hilman Rollers
207 Houston Structures
505 HRV Conformance Verification Associates, Inc.
222 Hydro-Technologies, Inc.
535 InspectTech
330 Insulfoam LLC
424 Jancy Engineering
718 KTA-Tator, Inc.
714 LARSA Inc.
428 Lehigh University - ATLSS Research Center
711 Loadtest, Inc.
210 LUSAS
725 Maguire Group Inc.
713 Marion Hill Associates, Inc.
722 McClain & Co., Inc.
506/507 MDX Software
419 Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
736 Michelman - Cancelliere Iron Works
322 MISTRAS Group, Inc.
605 Monotube Pile Corporation
415 National Steel Bridge Alliance
312 NDT Corporation
724 Non-Destructive Testing Services
324 North American Galvanizing Co.
219 NX Infrastructure
602 OSMOS-USA
417 Palmer Engineering
211 Pennoni Associates Inc.
604 Pickering, Corts & Summerson, Inc.
822 Pieresearch
816 Polyset Company
728 Portland Cement Association
306 Power Team
716 Prestressed Concrete Association of Pennsylvania
235 Pro-Bel Group of Companies
819 Proto Manufacturing, Inc.
317 Q.B. Associates, Inc.
116 Quikrete Companies, The
401 R.J. Watson, Inc.
425 Rampart Hydro Services
416 Reinforced Earth Company, The
830 Richard Goettle, Inc.
314 Roads & Bridges Magazine
730 Roctest, LTD
541 Salit Specialty Rebar
203 Scougal Rubber, Corp.
712 Seismic Energy Products, L.P.
303 Sensr
310 Sherwin-Williams
603 SIKA Corporation
434 Silica Fume Association
113 Skala, Inc
230 Snap-Tite
601 Sofis Company, Inc.
331 Sound Fighter Systems, LLC
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218 SSI/Dow Corning
706 Stirling Lloyd Products, Inc.
437 Structal Bridges
412 Structural Integrity Systems, LLC
101 T - Wall Retaining Wall System
815 T.Y. Lin International
707 Termarust Technologies
318/319 Thyssenkrupp Safway, Inc.
108 TNO DIANA North America
406 Transpo Industries Inc.
323 TRC
121 Trinity Highway Products, LLC
225 U.S. Bridge International
200/201 Unibridge USA, Inc.
429 Universal Manufacturing Corp.
440 Vector Corrosion Technologies
430 Viathor, Inc.
831 W.J. Castle Associates
422 Watson Bowman Acme Corp.
606 Westfall Company, Inc.
410 Wheeling Corrugating Company
223 Williams Form Engineering
300 WireCo World Group
435 Wirerope Works, Inc.
823 WSP Sells
731 ZMPC / Busch Industries
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