Event Summary
Accelerated Bridge Construction using Precast Elements in High Seismic Regions
Summary: Accelerated bridge construction techniques are becoming more commonplace around the world as the need for rapid construction of bridges is driven by societal, economic, and environmental pressures. These construction techniques reduce traffic disruptions, improve safety, and reduce environmental impacts. Prefabricated elements have successfully been used to reduce on-site construction schedules for many years, however the connections between precast concrete elements have long been a challenge to design for high seismic conditions. This presentation overviews research and testing of precast bridge components, summarizes design considerations, and highlights a real-world demonstration project showing that precast bridge systems can successfully be implemented in high seismic regions.
The webinar will run, as a live presentation, from 2.00pm to approximately 3.00pm (AEDT). It is conducted online on the Zoom platform and delegates will be emailed login details and a password for this webinar prior to the event.
CPD
This webinar provides 1 hour of CPD. Engineers Australia members may claim this hour under Type II (Seminars and Workshops), applicable to their area of engineering practice. This webinar is also recognised CPD for members of other professional bodies with annual CPD obligations. Participants should retain their login confirmation as evidence for their CPD records.
Times for all States/Territories
2.00 pm to 3.00 pm NSW / ACT / QLD / VIC / TAS (AEST)
1.30 pm to 2.30 pm SA / NT (ACST)
12.00 pm to 1.00 pm WA (AWST)
Prices (including GST):
$44.00 CIA Professional, Company & Academic Members
$22.00 CIA Retired, Life, Honorary Student
$66.00 Non-members
Speaker Bio:
Stuart Stringer has more than 15 years of structural engineering experience gained on new and retrofit waterfront, marine, and bridge projects. He has worked on projects ranging from complex bridge structures utilising steel, reinforced concrete, and prestressed concrete construction; piers; wharves; trestles; mooring and berthing structures; and steel sheet pile and gravity block seawalls. He specializes in analytical modeling and the seismic design of waterfront and bridge structures for which he has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, along with research reports for agencies such as the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
