Whether you’re involved in bridge design, maintenance, construction, or asset management these recorded webinars bring you valuable insights regarding the concrete bridge industry. OnDemand/ replay credit is not available.
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February 2025 Webinar: Register to View Recording
“Intro to Precast Prestressed Concrete Piles for Deep Foundations”
Presented by Roy Eriksson, Jim Parkins, Catrina Walter, Justin Yard
PCPs are the preferred choice for durable and resilient deep foundations in building, bridge, and marine applications. Attendees will learn about the raw materials and production process, handling and installation, and an overview of design considerations throughout the life cycle of PCPs. This course will also feature case studies illustrating the successful use of PCPs.
March 2025 Webinar: Register to View Recording
“Truck platoons and understanding the impact of heavy loads on prestressed concrete girders”
Presented by Jay Puckett, PhD and Joshua Steelman, PhD
This webinar reflects on the history of the stress limitation approach and how that may impose unnecessary limitations on platooning operations. Reliability indices associated with different load levels will be discussed. The research performed on platooning will help guide structural design in the future.
April 2025 Webinar: Register to View Recording
“Mastering Bridge Geometry: Insights into Precast Concrete Segmental“
Presented by John Corven, PE
Since their introduction more than 50 years ago concrete segmental bridges have played an important part in our infrastructure. Specialized casting and construction methods have produced cost-effective bridges that are adaptable to any highway geometry or site constraints. This online seminar covers segmental geometry, span lengths, construction methods, casting methods, and ASBI resources.
May 2025 Webinar: Register to View Recording
“Resilience of Post-Tensioned Box Girders“
Presented by Brian Merrill, PE
The webinar will review lessons learned from the evaluation of in-service bridges in corrosive environments, historical construction practices, damage from fire incidents, and planned demolition. Do you know how the service life of post-tensioned box girders has been impacted by historical construction practices? Can you evaluate the impact of grout voids on the performance of PT tendons? Here is an opportunity to learn from our expert Brian Merrill, PE, who has almost 40 years of experience in the design, construction and maintenance of post-tensioned concrete bridges.
June 2025 Webinar: Topic to be rescheduled
July 2025 Webinar: Register to View Recording
“Extending the Service Life of Concrete Using Lightweight Aggregates”
Presented by Fariborz M Tehrani, PhD, PE
This presentation delves into the benefits of lightweight aggregates and their pivotal role in extending the service life of concrete. The goal is to establish industry best practices. Key topics will include the evaluation of lightweight aggregate concrete mixtures, various curing methods, and durability performance metrics. The presenter will discuss experimental and analytical approaches to test concrete samples, predict their longevity, and evaluate their economic and environmental impacts.
August 2025 Webinar: Register to View Recording
“The new PCI Recommended Practice to assess and control prestressing strand/concrete bonding properties”
Presented by Oguzhan Bayrak, PhD, PE
This webinar delves into the changes in strand bond as outlined in the new Recommended Practice. The development of PCI’s Recommended Practice on Strand Bond will be discussed. Key developments, new testing practices and examples demonstrating the new testing practices will be covered. The implementation and adoption by AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications will also be discussed.
September 2025 Webinar: Register to View Recording
“Overcoming severe environments for more durable concrete bridges”
Presented by David Tepke, PE
This webinar delves into the definition of severe environments before the discussion of repairing and extending the service life of concrete in those circumstances. Why are some environments considered “severe”? How are they defined by different organizations and technical committees? The presentation covers the types of deterioration mechanisms and materials-related distress that may severely and quickly deteriorate concrete bridges, and U.S. geographical considerations.
October 2025 Webinar: Register to View Recording
“An Introduction to Concrete Segmental Bridges”
Presented by Eric Johnson, PE
This presentation offers an overview of concrete segmental bridge technology and its current applications in bridge construction. It begins with the American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI) and its mission to educate and support stakeholders in the advancement of segmental bridge technology. The presentation lists ASBI’s resources, such as certification programs, technical publications, and industry durability surveys. Attendees are introduced to principles of segmental bridge design, construction methods including span-by-span and balanced cantilever, and equipment used for segment erection. Several project examples demonstrate how segmental construction addresses various environmental, geometric, and logistical considerations. Durability data from ASBI’s recent survey reports the condition ratings of segmental bridges. The presentation ends by outlining the characteristics of segmental construction—such as appearance, speed, maintenance requirements, and resilience—for infrastructure projects.
November 2025 Webinar: Register to View Recording
“Advances in Ready Mixed Concrete for Bridge Applications”
Presented by Greg Halsted, PE
This webinar offers information on the latest ready mixed concrete innovations for bridge construction and repair. The presentation includes achieving higher strength and durability with Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) for field-cast connections. How fly ash and other supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in concrete can improve flowability, accelerate curing, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.