Pittsburgh hosts 'one-stop shop' for the bridge industry
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.
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Three “must see” workshops W-8: Bridge Owner Program Forum W-16: Bridge Construction Best Practices for Engineers |
| IBC Exhibitor List (RAI advertisers in bold) | |
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304 A.D. Marble & Company 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 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 403/405 Computers & Structures, Inc. 600 CONTECH Construction Products Inc. 407 Corrpro Companies, Inc. 825 Crafco, Inc. 726 CTLGroup 120 Cyro / Evonik Industries 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 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 719 Splice Sleeve North America, Inc. 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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