Transportation Research Board 84^nd Annual Meeting

TRB Committee AFF20 (A2C02)
Steel Bridges

Agenda

Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 7:30-10:00 pm
Hotel: Marriott- Washington B5 Room

1. Opening Remarks Mr. Mark L. Reno, Chairman
2. Introductions of members and guests
3. TRB Announcements
4. Technical presentations
   1. "Effective Slab Width Criteria for Composite Steel Girder Bridges"
      • Hani Nassif, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
      • Abu-Amra Talat, Ph.D., Bradley University, Peoria, IL
      • El-Tawil Sherif, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
   2. "Alternate Approach to Approximate Deteriorated Steel Beam End Capacity"
      • John van de Lindt, Ph.D., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
      • Theresa Ahlborn, Ph.D., P.E., Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
      • Sridhar Kethu, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI
   3. "Lateral Stability of U-Shaped and Twin Girder Systems During Construction"
      • Joseph A. Yura, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, TX
   4. "FHWA/AASHTO Prefabricated Bridge Scanning Tour"
      • Dan Dorgan, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation, Oakdale, MN
5. Analysis of Steel Bridges Sub-Committee Report
6. Research Problem Statements
7. Committee Triennial Self Evaluation Report Summary
8. Future Activities / Sessions for TRB 2006/ Assignments/Workshops/Synthesis Topics
9. 6^th International Bridge Engineering Conference - Boston, Mass July 2005
10. Tub Girder Information Assemblage - John Yadlosky
11. Other Committee Business
    1. 2004 Committee Minutes
    2. Discussion of Workshop at 2005 Annual Meeting
    3. Paper Reviews for 2005 Annual Meeting
    4. Committee Rotation (Diversity, Geographic, Young Members, etc.)
    5. Other Business
12. Adjourn