Suspension Bridges and Tunnels for Railroads and Highways (series)
Agenda
Suspension Bridge Basic Concepts and Structural Evaluation
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Friday, October 1, 2021
1:30 – 6:00 pm CDT (incl. two 15-min breaks)
Presented by
Avinash Prasad
Agenda:
• Define the major components of suspension bridge
• What is structural evaluation of a bridge?
• Uniqueness of suspension bridges in comparison to other types of bridges
• How to increase the service life of a suspension bridge?
• Concept of FLAGS
• Various types of inspections of suspension bridges
• Concept of NDT (non destructive testing) as applied to suspension bridges
• Benefits of NDT (non destructive testing) compared to conventional Inspection
• Innovative structure evaluation techniques of suspension bridges
• What is bridge asset management (BAM)?
• Why is BAM required?
• What is the limitation of the current/previous BAM?
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Suspension Bridge Advanced Concepts and Structural Evaluation
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Friday, October 8, 2021|1:30
6:00 pm CDT (incl. two 15-min breaks)
Presented by
Avinash Prasad
Agenda:
• Advanced knowledge of suspension bridges
• Fracture critical and fatigue prone details of a suspension bridge
• Comparison of highway and railroad loading on suspension bridges
• Advanced structural evaluation techniques of suspension bridges
• Reasons for structural failure of suspension bridges
• Structural problems of New York state suspension bridges carrying highway
and railroad traffic
• Innovative structure evaluation techniques of suspension bridges
• What is risk rating and condition rating in BAM?
• Correlation between condition rating and risk rating
• What is a Weibull distribution function?
• How statistical data analysis performed using the Weibull distribution function?
• How can the earlier research be used by the Bridge Maintenance Agency decision
makers in forecasting the degradation rate of their bridge system?
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
Webinars are presented via GoToWebinar, an easy-to-use application that can be run on most systems and tablets. Instructions and login information will be provided in an email sent close to the date of the webinar. It is highly recommended that you download, install and test the application before the webinar begins by clicking on the link in the email.
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Basic Tunnel Design and Cost Analysis
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Friday, October 15, 2021
1:30 – 6:00 pm CDT (incl. two 15-min breaks)
Presented by
Avinash Prasad
Agenda:
• Preference of selection of tunnel over bridges, etc.
• Illustration of different tunnel sections
• History of US highway and railroad tunnels
• Comparison of infrastructure life: underground vs. above-ground
• What are the main problems of existing tunnel structures
in the United States and abroad?
• Illustration of tunnel pictures under different conditions and discussion
• Why is water leakage the main problem for underground tunnels?
• How to mitigate the water leakage problem for underground tunnels
• Basic types of highway and railroad tunnel construction in common use
• Cut and cover: bottom up and top down methods
• Basic concept of life cycle cost analysis
Webinar Instructions
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Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Advanced Tunnel Life Cycle Cost Analysis
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Friday, October 22, 2021
1:30 – 6:00 pm CDT (incl. two 15-min breaks)
Presented by
Avinash Prasad
Agenda:
• What is tunnel life cycle cost analysis?
• What are other contributing factors in selection of tunnel apart
from life cycle cost analysis?
• Condition of our existing old famous tunnels who have passed their life cycle period
• Need and applications of life cycle cost analysis (LCCA)
• Features of LCCA
• Various costs of LCCA
• Life-cycle cost model
• A sample calculation of life cycle cost (LCC) of a typical tunnel
• LCC methodology
• Maximizing the infrastructure investment values using LCCA
• Limitations of LCCA
• Future work for upgradation of highway and railroad tunnel technology
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
Webinars are presented via GoToWebinar, an easy-to-use application that can be run on most systems and tablets. Instructions and login information will be provided in an email sent close to the date of the webinar. It is highly recommended that you download, install and test the application before the webinar begins by clicking on the link in the email.
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Credits
Professional Engineers:
4.0 PDHs
Architects:
4.0 HSW CE Hours
AIA: (AIA credits only available for attending live Webinar)
4.0 LU|HSW
Continuing Education Credit Information
Suspension Bridges and Tunnels for Railroads and Highways
Each webinar offers 4.0 PDHs to professional engineers and 4.0 HSW continuing
education hours to architects licensed in all states.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for
engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059),
Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), and North Carolina
(S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education
sponsor for New York engineers and architects via its registration with the
American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of
the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Other states do not preapprove
continuing education providers or courses.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved
each webinar for 4.0 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is
reportable to the AIA/CES.
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event,
respond to all prompts, and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows
the presentation (multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Avinash Prasad , PE, PLS, PP, PhD, MSCE, MSEM, F. ASCE, MAREMA
Dr. Prasad is a licensed professional engineer, land surveyor, and professional planner with more than three decades of professional experience in civil engineering, surveying, and management field since his graduation. He has recently earned Ph.D. degree from New York University in Civil Engineering. Dr. Prasad has double M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and Engineering Management from New Jersey institute of technology and an B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. He has more than 2000 hours of continuous professional education as instructor/participating professional (1990-2022) excluding formal education. Dr. Prasad is a New Jersey state certified emergency medical technician (EMT), emergency medical responder (EMR), fire fighter (FF). He is a fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers and also an active member of several professional organizations such as: AREMA, PMI, AISC, NYSAPLS etc. His technical papers were accepted in multiple ASCE journals and various other organizations like ASCE, AREMA & NYSAPLS conference proceedings for presentation and or publication multiple times.