January Dinner Meeting
Topic: Constructing Africa!
(Online registration and payment available, see bottom of page.)
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium visitors soon will have the chance to experience the African plain here in Central Ohio. The Zoo is currently developing a $30.5 million dollar, 43 acre development that is scheduled to open this year. This 43 acre development is phase one of a plan to build up the 110 acres to the west of the zoo’s 8-acre $20 million polar bear exhibit that opened in 2010.
Blue Jackets vs Washington Capitals Hockey Game
We have a group package of tickets to the Blue Jackets-Capitals game on Thursday, January 30th. Tickets are $10 per member and $15 per non-ASCE guest. We’re accepting pre-payment now using Paypal (see below). As these tickets usually sell for $50 face value, it’s a heckuva deal! Prior to the game, we’ll have a social for the game attendees put on by the Younger Members group at Brother’s, so even if you don’t want to go to the hockey game, please come out for drinks, food and fellowship!
Radar Rainfall Estimation for Modeling and Design
*Open only to Central Ohio Section Members
*Seating is limited to the first 25 people
*Bring your own lunch
Design of Geomembranes for Surface Impoundments
*Open only to Central Ohio Section Members
*Seating is limited to the first 25 people
*Bring your own lunch
LRFD Best Practices in Subsurface Investigations and Soil and Rock Testing
*Open only to Central Ohio Section Members
*Seating is limited to the first 25 people
*Bring your own lunch
Design of Anchor Bolts
*Open only to Central Ohio Section Members
*Seating is limited to the first 25 people
*Bring your own lunch
December Luncheon Meeting
Topic: Temporary Pre-Engineered Structures Featuring the Railroad Bridge over Alkire Road in
Southwest Franklin County
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This presentation will touch upon the process of erecting pre-engineered bridges. Among several other national and international projects, the temporary railroad bridge over Alkire Road in southwest Columbus at Harrisburg Pike (US 62-SR3) will be featured. The 1902 railroad stone arch bridge over Alkire Road was replaced due to increased traffic, narrowness, and vertical and horizontal clearance issues. The bridge replacement construction had to be performed with limited railroad track use outages during so called “Railroad Holidays” or slow scheduled train movement time periods. Any outages beyond these “Railroad Holidays” resulted in fees to the project for the added mileage for train detours. With limited work space to build the new structure, the temporary pre-engineered railroad bridge considerably reduced the inconvenience to railroad and Alkire Road vehicle traffic and avoided any fees due to track outages.