The ABC Center at FIU has offered free monthly webinars since March 2011. The ABC-UTC is continuing this series and maintaining an archive of the past events. The intended audience of these webinars includes engineers and other bridge professionals with content ranging from design issues to construction and contracting.
For listing of monthly webinars to date, click here.
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March 11, 2011
Inaugural Free Webinar on Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC)
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April 20, 2011
ABC Technical Resources Available from Utah DOT
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June 2, 2011
Technical Overview of FHWA’s Upcoming ABC Manual
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July 14, 2011
Lightweight Concrete for Accelerated Bridge Construction
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August 25, 2011
A Planning Phase Decision Tool for Accelerated Bridge Construction
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September 29, 2011
Deck Series #1: State-of-the-Art Full-Depth Precast Concrete Bridge Decks
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October 11, 2011
Deck Series #2: Field-Cast UHPC Connections in Full-Depth Precast Bridge Decks
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November 17, 2011
Deck Series #3: Full-Depth Prefabricated Bridge Deck Options for Durability and Cost
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December 15, 2011
Deck Series #4: Recent Durability Performance Results in Closure Joints of Modular Bridge Decks
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January 17, 2012
Everyday Solutions: ABC Standard Designs from SHRP2
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February 16, 2012
Part 2 – Everyday Solutions: Application of SHRP2-Developed Tools in Case Studies
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March 15, 2012
Construction Contractor Series #1: Experiences with ABC Projects in Texas
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April 12, 2012
Construction Contractor Series #2: Experiences with ABC Projects in Utah
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May 10, 2012
Construction Contractor Series #3: Experiences with ABC Projects in Massachusetts
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June 14, 2012
2012 Domestic Scan on ABC Connections Findings & Recommendations
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July 26, 2012
ABC Short-Span Low-Volume Bridge Types & Lessons Learned – Part 1: Steel
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August 21, 2012
ABC Short-Span Low-Volume Bridge Types & Lessons Learned – Part 2: Composite
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September 13, 2012
ABC Short-Span Low-Volume Bridge Types & Lessons Learned – Part 3: Concrete
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October 18, 2012
Economical Details over Piers Using Simple-for-Dead-Load & Continuous-for-Live-Load Design – Part 1: ABC Concrete Girder Bridges
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November 7, 2012
Economical Details over Piers Using Simple-for-Dead-Load & Continuous-for-Live-Load Design – Part 2: ABC Steel Girder Bridges
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December 11, 2012
Economical Details over Piers Using Simple-for-Dead-Load & Continuous-for-Live-Load Design – Part 3: ABC Steel Girder Bridges – Field Application of Simplified & Typical Details
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January 10, 2013
Work-Zone Road User Costs – Comparison between ABC and Conventional Construction
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February 14, 2013
ABC Bridges from a County Perspective
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March 21, 2013
ABC and Innovative Bridge Construction for Minnesota Local Roads
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April 17, 2013
ABC and Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Bridge Abutments in Ohio
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May 9, 2013
ABC Replacement of a Bridge over Thanksgiving Weekend in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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June 13, 2013
Applying ABC Concepts to Long-Span / Complex Bridges
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July 25, 2013
National PBES/ABC Project Exchange
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August 22, 2013
ABC Applications in segmental bridge construction
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September 18, 2013
Integral Abutments for ABC Bridges in Vermont
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October 24, 2013
Washington State’s Skagit River Bridge Emergency Slide
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November 14, 2013
ABC using Self-Propelled Modular Transporters – MassDOT’s Wellesley Cedar Street Bridge
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December 19, 2013
New York State’s I-84/Dingle Ridge Road Lateral Bridge Slide
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January 23, 2014
Modular Decked Steel Folded-Plate Beams for ABC Applications
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February 27, 2014
SHRP2 Solutions – R02 Geotechnical Tools for Accelerated Bridge Construction Projects
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March 20, 2014
Wisconsin DOT’s Rawson Avenue Bridge Replacement using Precast Elements and Systems
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April 17, 2014
Crane Sizing for ABC Bridges
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May 15, 2014
Precast Substructures, Part 1 – Comparison of Non-seismic and Seismic Connection Details
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June 19, 2014
Precast Substructures, Part 2 – Comparison of Non-seismic and Seismic Connection Details
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July 29, 2014
Performance of ABC Bridges in Utah
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August 21, 2014
Semi-Integral Abutments with UHPC Connection for ABC Bridges in New York State
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September 16, 2014
Lateral Slide of Historic Bridge in Washington State
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October 16, 2014
Accelerated Bridge Construction in Pennsylvania
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November 10, 2014
Milton-Madison Bridge Replacement: the Mega-Lateral Slide
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December 18, 2014
Colorado Flyover Ramp Showcases Precast Pier Caps and Curved Spliced Precast U-Girders
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January 22, 2015
Detailing of ABC Bridges for Simplicity and Durability
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February 19, 2015
PBES for Local Systems – Iowa’s Perspective, Experience, and Research
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March 26, 2015
Utah DOT’s Experience with UHPC
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April 16, 2015
Incorporating Proprietary Products in ABC Projects
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May 21, 2015
Boeing North Bridge in Washington State
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June 30, 2015
Case Study: GRS-IBS with Folded Plate Girders in Nebraska IBRD/ABC/EDC Implementation
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July 23, 2015
Emerging ABC Connection Details for High Seismic Areas
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August 20, 2015
PennDOT Replacement of Route 581 Bridge during Weekend Closures
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September 24, 2015
Oklahoma Department of Transportation ABC Bridge Replacement on SH-51 over Cottonwood Creek
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October 29, 2015
Connecticut DOT’s Weekend Closure to Replace I-84 Bridges over Marion Avenue
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November 30, 2015
Iowa County Bridge Constructed of K-UHPC
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December 17, 2015
Industry Perspective on Precast Element Details for Successful ABC Projects
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January 21, 2016
UHPC Connections for Accelerated Bridge Construction
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February 25, 2016
Tennessee DOT’s Fast Fix 8 Project in Downtown Nashville
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March 17, 2016
Accelerated Bridge Construction Risk, A Contractor’s Perspective
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April 21, 2016
Ontario’s Rapid Installation of Concrete Rigid Frame Bridges
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May 19, 2016
Ontario’s Rapid Installation of Single-Span Bridges
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June 16, 2016
Concrete Filled Steel Tube Bridge Pier Connections – An ABC Solution
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July 14, 2016
Alabama’s Bridge Slide on Ross Clark Circle over an Existing Culvert
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August 25, 2016
PennDOT SR 30 over Bessemer Avenue Bridge Replacement in One Weekend
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September 15, 2016
Latest ABC Innovations in Railway Bridges in the U.S.
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October 20, 2016
Accelerated Bridge Construction in New York State
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November 17, 2016
West Virginia’s Basnettville Bridge Lateral Slide
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December 29, 2016
From HCB to ABC – The Knickerbocker Bridge in Boothbay, Maine
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January 19, 2017
ABC Rehabilitation of Historic Franklin Avenue Bridge
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February 16, 2017
Programmatic Implementation and Value of ABC – The VTrans Approach
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March 16, 2017
Georgia’s Rapid Replacement Utilizing Full-Depth Precast Deck Panels with UHPC Closure Joints
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April 20, 2017
PennDOT’s Rapid Bridge Replacement Project Utilizing Folded Steel Plate Girder Bridge
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May 18, 2017
Virginia’s Rehabilitation of I-64 Dunlap Creek Bridges Using High-Performance Link Slabs and Overlay Materials: ABC Component
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June 29, 2017
NCHRP 12-98, Part 1: Tolerances for Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems (PBES)
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July 20, 2017
NCHRP 12-98, Part 2: Dynamics of Bridge Systems
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August 10, 2017
87-Hour Bridge Construction in Arizona: ABC and ARC at the Speed of Commerce
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September 21, 2017
Ohio’s Muskingum County Bridge Replacement with SPS Deck on Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girders
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October 19, 2017
Use of Pretensioned Bent Caps in Texas
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November 16, 2017
Prestressed/Precast Florida-Slab-Beams for Robust Local Bridges and Accelerated Construction
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December 14, 2017
Accelerated Bridge Strengthening using UHPFRC
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January 18, 2018
Designer Perspective on Tackling ABC Projects – Spotlight on SHRP2 R04 Gila River Project
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February 15, 2018
Northeast Extreme Tee (NEXT) Beam with Rochester VT Case Study
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March 15, 2018
Construction Methodology for Alconétar Arch Bridges in Spain
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April 19, 2018
Partial-Depth Precast Deck Panel Design and Construction in Texas
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May 17, 2018
Owner Perspective on ABC – Spotlight on SHRP2 R04 Fort Goff Creek Project and Caltrans’ Laurel Street Overcrossing Project
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June 21, 2018
Rhode Island DOT Replaces Bridges Over Extended Weekends Using PBES and SPMTs
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July 19, 2018
Route 37 EB Mathis Bridge – NJ’s Largest Precast Exodermic Deck Replacement Project
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August 23, 2018
Use of SPMTs, Barges, and Strand Jacks to Build the Hastings, MN Bridge
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September 20, 2018
Contractor Perspective on ABC – SHRP2 R04 Spotlight on IL 115 Gar Creek Bridge Lateral Slide
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October 18, 2018
ABC Methods for Delaware’s All-Precast Bridge 1-438
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November 13, 2018
Tight Construction Windows for BNSF Railway Bridge 24.8 Replacement in Camas, Washington
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December 13, 2018
Connecticut DOT’s ABC Decision Process Methodology
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January 10, 2019
FDOT Main Street Bridge over Hogan’s Creek Emergency Replacement Using ABC
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February 21, 2019
Use of Longitudinal Full-Depth Precast Deck Panels on Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue Bridge
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March 28, 2019
Foundation Reuse for Highway Bridges
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April 18, 2019
Caltrans’ 2017 Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge Emergency Replacement
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May 16, 2019
Lightweight Superstructure Replacement of MDTA’s Patapsco River Flats Bridge
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June 20, 2019
Michigan DOT’s Use of Externally-Bonded FRP Systems for Bridge Element Strengthening
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July 18, 2019
Missouri DOT’s 2018 Poplar Street Bridge Lateral Slide
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August 22, 2019
WSDOT’s Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project: SR-99 Seattle Tunnel Precast Deck
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September 19, 2019
Precast Segmental Bridges for the LaDOTD I-49/I-220 Interchange
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October 17, 2019
FHWA Bridge Bundling Guidebook (BBG)
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November 7, 2019
Colorado DOT’s Bronco Bridge over Platte River Replacement Project
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December 19, 2019
Connecticut DOT’s Atlantic Street Railroad Bridge Project
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January 23, 2020
Use of ABC Techniques for the Samuel De Champlain Bridge
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February 13, 2020
Tennessee DOT’s I-240 MemFix4 CMGC ABC Project
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March 19, 2020
Proprietary Products Regulation: FHWA Rescission and MaineDOT Implementation
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April 16, 2020
PennDOT’s First SPMT Bridge Move: Shaler Street Bridge
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May 21, 2020
Lateral Slide and UHPC Integral Abutment Connections on Iowa’s 2019 Camp Creek Bridge Replacement
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June 18, 2020
Design and Construction of High-Capacity Micropiles in ABC Projects
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July 23, 2020
Deck Replacement of Vermont’s I-89 Bridges with Weekend Closures
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August 20, 2020
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge & Safety Bay Construction, Past & Present
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September 17, 2020
Innovative Contracting Project to Accelerate Replacement of Multi-County Bridges in Iowa
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October 22, 2020
2019 Emergency Partial Reconstruction of Nebraska BNSF Bridge 0.95
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November 12, 2020
Rapid Replacement of CSX’s Bayou Sara Bridge Swing Span in Alabama
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December 17, 2020
Connecticut’s Rapid Rehabilitation of US Route 1 Bridge over I-95
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January 21, 2021
Blackhall Road Bridge Project: Modular Decked Beams Made with Bulb Tee Girders
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February 18, 2021
Segmental ABC and More: I-59/20 Birmingham Central Business District Bridges Project
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March 18, 2021
San Antonio Street/Comal River Bridge Rehabilitation – Accelerated Schedule with Precast Elements
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April 22, 2021
Precast Culverts Flood Mitigation & Pedestrian Safety Solution – Allen Creek Railroad Berm Project
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May 13, 2021
How Contractors Can Help Owners Deliver Better ABC Projects
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June 17, 2021
Bring Your A-GaME to ABC - Adding Project Value Using Newer Geotechnical Tools
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July 22, 2021
South Dakota ABC and Monolithic Precast Box Culverts
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August 19, 2021
Nebraska’s All-Precast Bridge: Belden to Laurel Project
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September 16, 2021
Idaho’s ABC Multi-Span Bridge over Snake River Replacement Project
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October 14, 2021
Montana's ABC Clark Fork River Bridge Rehabilitation near Trout Creek
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November 18, 2021
Arkansas’ ABC & First Lateral Bridge Slides
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December 16, 2021
MBTA Weekend Railroad Bridge Replacement over Parker Street
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January 20, 2022
New Hampshire’s First Lateral Slide-In Bridge Project: Bearcamp River Bridges, Ossipee, NH
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February 17, 2022
World’s Longest Pultruded Pedestrian Bridge: Bermuda’s Flatts Inlet FRP Bridge
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March 17, 2022
Precast Concrete Culvert Standards for WSDOT Fish Passage Projects
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April 21, 2022
North Carolina’s Rodanthe “Jug Handle” Bridge: Precast Bridge Elements and Innovative Construction Approach
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May 19, 2022
Experimentation with ABC Technology in South Carolina: S-770 Bridge over Hanging Rock Creek - Lancaster County
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June 16, 2022
New Mexico’s Precast, UHPC, ABC Bridge: NM 50 over Glorieta Creek
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July 21, 2022
DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) I-295 over South Capitol Street Bridge Rehabilitation (Bridge 1016 NB & 1017 SB)
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August 18, 2022
Hawaii DOT’s Waikoko Bridge Replacement Project
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September 15, 2022
Caltrans’ 21st Avenue Bridge: Identify & Implement
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October 20, 2022
Using ABC to Address Climate Change in Alaska’s Arctic
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November 17, 2022
East 138th Street Bridge Replacement Project: A Marriage of ABC and Digital Delivery at NYSDOT
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December 15, 2022
UHPC Connections for Accelerated Restoration of Live Load Continuity – Oklahoma’s U.S. 183/412 Bridge over Wolf Creek
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January 19, 2023
California’s Jacoby Creek Bridge Replacement Jack & Slide (101 SB, Left Bridge)
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February 16, 2023
Precast Substructure Connection Details – AASHTO and PCINE Guidance
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March 16, 2023
Incremental (Longitudinal) Launching of Bridges
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April 20, 2023
RIDOT’s Glenbridge Avenue Bridge Replacement using Lateral Slide and SPMTs
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May 18, 2023
ABC of Detroit’s Network Tied Arch using SPMTs
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June 29, 2023
FHWA’s Lightweight Concrete Bridge Design Primer – ABC Applications
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July 20, 2023
Prioritization Efforts for ABC in Texas
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August 17, 2023
First U.S. Bridge with 100% UHPC Superstructure: Michigan’s Bricker Road Bridge over Quackenbush Drain
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September 21, 2023
Five Million Pound Utah Bridge Slide
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October 12, 2023
Ferpecle Concrete Bridge in Switzerland Rehabilitation Utilizing UHPFRC
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November 9, 2023
USDOT’s Vision for the Future of Transportation Infrastructure, with Emphasis on Bridges
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December 14, 2023
Steel Bridge Rehabilitation Using UHPC to Repair Corroded Steel Beam Ends
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January 18, 2024
Building Bridges at the Speed of Segmental
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February 15, 2024
Implementing the New Specifications for the National Bridge Inventory (SNBI): Idaho Transportation Department’s Plan
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March 21, 2024
Accelerated Replacement of the Iconic Nashville Broadway Viaduct Bridge
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April 18, 2024
Ultra-High Performance Concrete Link Slab Design and Construction
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May 16, 2024
Condition Assessment of In-Service Bridge Cables Using the Innovative BTC Method
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June 13, 2024
Dogwood Bridge Replacement Utilizing Press Brake Tub Girders
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July 18, 2024
Bridge Slide over Gila River on SR 79 in Arizona – 1,416’ Span
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August 15, 2024
General Overview of Vessel Collision Risk Analyses
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September 19, 2024
What is Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Why Should Bridge Engineers Care?
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October 17, 2024
Galvanic Concrete Encasements for Accelerated Repair and Service Life Extension
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November 21, 2024
Observed Long-Term Performance of Prefabricated Deck Level Connections
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December 5, 2024
ODOT Combines Multiple ABC Methods for Maximum Value at I-5 over 26th Ave.
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January 16, 2025
Seismic Connections of Precast Columns Utilizing UHPC
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February 20, 2025
Fast Cast Bridges for Rural Transportation Solutions
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March 20, 2025
Sprayable UHPC – VDOT Abutment Repair and Development of Mobile Capability
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April 17, 2025
I-95 Bridge Collapse in Philadelphia: Accelerated Restoration of Traffic & Bridge Replacement
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May 15, 2025
Maine Builds Fiber Reinforced Polymer Tub Girder Bridges