Topic: Landslide

Speaker: Mike Marasa, P.E., Hayward Baker

The November 2007 newsletter is now available for download.

Evolution of Bridges

We can group all bridges into four basic types: girder bridges, suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges and arch bridges. Each of these bridge types has already existed for the last few thousand years. What are the differences between our bridges today and those built millennia ago?

Speaker: Dr. Man-Chung Tang, T.Y. Lin International

Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls & Reinforced Soil Slopes (LRFD and ASD Design Approaches)"

This 3-day course presents the latest national recommendations for design and construction practice for reinforced soil structures. It includes a full day of hands-on instruction in using programs MSEW and ReSSA, licensed to the FHWA as well as State DOT's. This course is offered through the Akron University, Akron, Ohio.

Instructors: Jerry DiMaggio and Dov Leshchinsky

For registration and additional information, download the brochure at
http://www.msew.com/downloads/MSEW_&_RSS_Flyer.pdf

Joint meeting with Engineer’s Club of Columbus, Ohio

Topic: Ethanol and the Road Ahead

Speaker
Grant Mitchell, P.E. - Process Plus Co.

The October 2007 newsletter is now available for download.

The 8th Historic Bridges Conference will be held in Columbus, Ohio, April 28-29, 2008. The conference will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between engineers and preservationists. Papers from both engineers and historians are welcome. Subjects of interest include but are not limited to engineering concerns for safety, performance, preservation, repair, maintenance, and rehabilitation of bridge and other historic structures as well as the historian’s perspective
on the needs and techniques for preserving historic engineering structures.

This one-day short course provides an overview of the field and in-depth coverage of the most important and relevant topics. After completing the course, participants will understand the current status of the national effort to improve transportation and infrastructure security and the basics of protecting transportation assets. An all hazards, asset management approach to the subject is adopted throughout the course. The course was developed under the auspices of the Transportation Security Committee of ASCE’s Transportation and Development Institute.

Topics include:

OTEC - Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference

Join transportation officials, government, and members of the academic community at the 2007 Ohio Transportation Engineering Conference - one of the nation's largest transportation conferences. The conference features exciting speakers, technical sessions, and an exhibit area. Look for your name on the Wall of Recognition, meet other professionals in your specialty area and share stories of innovations in transportation.

Please visit http://www.otecohio.org to register and for more information.