TRB AFF20 Committee on Steel Bridges

Methods of Analyzing Steel Bridges

November 22, 2002

To: Members and Friends of TRB Subcommittee A2C02 (1)

From: Prof. Karl Barth, Secretary
Prof. Dan Frangopol, Chairman

Meeting Location:

Tuesday, January 14, 2003
3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Marriott Wardman Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, Washington DC
Johnson Room

Held in Conjunction with the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Agenda:

1. Call to order, opening remarks, and introduction of members and friends

2. Review and approval of agenda

3. Review of 2002 Minutes

4. TRB Section Announcements

5. Technical presentations and discussions
   (15 minute presentations with 5 minutes for Q/A)

   1. Analysis of Bridges for Super Loads; Mike Culmo, CME Engineering

   2. Efficient Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis of Composite Steel Bridge Girders; Karl Barth and Haiyong Wu, West Virginia University

   3. Seismic Evaluation of Complex Steel Bridge Structure with Built-up Members, Case Study: Carquinez Strait Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project; Alex Krimotat, SC Solutions, Inc.

   4. Analysis of Curved Steel I-Girder Bridge with Geometric Imperfections; John Lobo and Dan Linzell, Penn. State

   5. Computational Software for the Analysis of Curved Girders under Construction Loads; Eric Williamson, Univ. of Texas at Austin

6. Discussion of proposed sessions and problem statements to be forwarded to A2C02 Steel Bridges

7. Other new business

8. Adjourn

Notes:

1. Please see appended list of sessions sponsored by A2C02 being presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

2. Session 651 (Wed. January 15, 2003) is co-sponsored by A2C02(1)

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