American Segmental Bridge Institute

There is still time to sign up for ASBI’s August Webinar, so be sure to register! Chris Burgess of GM2 Associates, Inc. will present ”Performance of Carbon Fiber Strand in a Maine Cable Stay Bridge” from 1-2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Burgess will inform viewers of the Maine Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration's efforts to evaluate carbon fiber strands in bridges and detail the installation of these parts at the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory in Maine. Follow the link below to register. https://lnkd.in/eGgW2Wm2 #ASBI #AmericanSegmentalBridgeInstitute

ASBI will host a session of our Flexible Filler Certification Training next week, so don’t forget to register. The training will take place on Aug. 23 at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in Tallahassee. The Flexible Filler Certification Training is required for foremen, technicians and quality control inspectors involved with post-tensioning tendon flexible filler injection in Florida. Individuals who complete the course will receive a certificate, and professional engineers can receive certificates for 8.25 professional development hours for attending and completing the course. Follow the link below to learn more or to register. https://lnkd.in/esqm9zcw #ASBI #AmericanSegmentalBridgeInstitute

Did you enjoy this read by Kent Montgomery? Be sure to register for our 36th Annual ASBI Convention and Committee Meetings to hear Kent and our talented lineup of speakers. ASBI just released the lineup of speakers and technical agenda for this year’s convention and committee meetings, which will be held on Oct. 20-23 at the Loews Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta. Follow the link below to check out the full list of speakers, learn more about the event or to register. https://lnkd.in/erZN9g2p #ASBI #AmericanSegmentalBridgeInstitute #convention ASPIRE - The Concrete Bridge Magazine | Loews Hotels & Co | AECOM | Arup | HNTB | Parsons Corporation | RS&H | McNary Bergeron & Johannesen | Superior Construction | TYLin | Flatiron Construction | HDR

ASBI is a proud member of the National Concrete Bridge Council, and we’re excited to promote its August Webinar! Join us on Aug. 21 from 1-2 p.m. as Anthony Del Percio and Jeffrey Rogozinski present, “Introducing Textured Epoxy Coated Reinforcing.” The webinar is part of NCBC’s 2024 Series focused on bridge design, maintenance, construction and asset management regarding the concrete bridge industry. Follow the link below to register. https://lnkd.in/eTGEx-HV #ASBI #AmericanSegmentalBridgeInstitute #NCBC #NationalConcreteBridgeCouncil

Don’t forget to register for the 2024 Flexible Filler Certification Training! ASBI will host a training session on Aug. 23 at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in Tallahassee. The Flexible Filler Certification Training is required for foremen, technicians and quality control inspectors involved with post-tensioning tendon flexible filler injection in Florida. Individuals who complete the course will receive a certificate, and professional engineers can receive certificates for 8.25 professional development hours for attending and completing the course. Follow the link below to learn more or to register. https://lnkd.in/esqm9zcw Florida Department of Transportation #ASBI #AmericanSegmentalBridgeInstitute

Registration for ASBI’s August Webinar is LIVE, so be sure to sign up! Join us from 1-2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Aug. 28, as Chris Burgess of GM2 Associates, Inc. presents, ”Performance of Carbon Fiber Strand in a Maine Cable Stay Bridge.” Burgess will inform viewers of the Maine Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration efforts to evaluate carbon fiber strands in bridges and detail the installation of these parts at the Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory in Maine. Follow the link below to register. https://lnkd.in/eGgW2Wm2 #ASBI #AmericanSegmentalBridgeInstitute

If you missed last month’s National Concrete Bridge Council webinar, sponsored by ASBI and Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, we have the link for you! ASBI President John Corven attracted more than 700 attendees to his presentation, “A Review of Precast Segmental Bridge Design Resources,” which focused on the role that concrete segmental bridges have played in the last 50 years. John detailed their cost-effectiveness and adaptability and covered typical span lengths, construction methods and resources from ASBI and PCI. Follow the link below to watch a recording of the webinar. https://lnkd.in/emTCM_Ya #ASBI #AmericanSegmentalBridgeInstitute #PCI #NCBC #NationalConcreteBridgeCouncil

ASPIRE - The Concrete Bridge Magazine recently published its Summer 2024 edition, and one concrete segmental story in the new issue is the perfect #educationalpost for today! ASBI is a proud sponsor of ASPIRE, and we’re pleased with the inclusion of “A History of Checks on Web Principal Tensile Stress in Bridge Design Specifications” by Kent Montgomery in the latest publication. His article tells the story of why designers need to check web tension in concrete girders while also taking a closer look at the mechanics behind current specifications. Follow the link below to read the story. https://lnkd.in/e-w3ni56 #ASBI #AmericanSegmentalBridgeInstitute #ASPIRE #ASPIREBridgeMagazine

August 1 is Colorado Day, and we spent two days in the Centennial State in late June during our Construction Practices for Segmental Concrete Bridges Seminar! We’re thankful for the more than 75 individuals who joined us in Denver for informative sessions on precast segmental construction, quality and inspection, segmental details, specialized structures and more. A special thanks to @CDOT for their support throughout the seminar. If you couldn’t make it, check out our Construction Practices Handbook to learn part of what our annual seminar teaches. https://lnkd.in/eEbDUSYf #ASBI #AmericanSegmentalBridgeInstitute

July 30 is National Paperback Book Day, celebrating the day that the first paperback book was completed 89 years ago. Attendees of our Construction Practices Seminar receive a copy of the 3rd Edition of our “Construction Practices Handbook for Concrete Segmental and Cable-Supported Bridges,” but you can access the 440-page digital version anywhere, anytime. It might not have the same smell or feel of a paperback book, but it has the latest practices, terminology and procedures. Follow the link below to access the document. https://lnkd.in/eEbDUSYf #ASBI #AmericanSegmentalBridgeInstitute #resources #book #bridge