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FHWA Demonstration Project
Heat Straightening Repair for Damaged Steel Bridges

Army Corps of Engineers Workshop

Jasper, Texas
February 9-10, 2004

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Monday, February 9

8:00 a.m. Opening remarks about the FHWA project, UIT, and Cold Bending Technique

8:15 a.m. Historical perspective, types of damage, and basic concepts of heat straightening

9:15 a.m. Video on the fundamentals of heat straightening

9:45 a.m. Coffee Break

10:00 a.m. Heat Straightening Basics

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Techniques, design and management of heat straightening projects

3:00 p.m. Coffee Break

3:15 p.m. Behavior of steel before and after heat straightening

4:00 p.m. Adjourn

Tuesday, February 10

8:00 a.m. Laboratory demonstration of heat-straightening repair techniques

9:45 a.m. Coffee break

10:00 a.m. Case study of LA bridge repair

11:15 a.m. Ultrasonic Impact treatment - Mr. Lionel Tehini

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Additional Case studies

2:15 p.m. Cold Bending (Research and Application) - Dr. Sen

3:00 p.m Question and answer period

3:20 p.m. Closing comments

3:30 p.m. Adjourn