Characterization of Bridge Foundations Workshop Report

APPENDIX A—WORKSHOP AGENDA

Characterization of Bridge Foundations Workshop

April 30–May1, 2013
FHWA—National Highway Institute (NHI), Virginia Room
1310 N. Court House Road, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22201

Workshop Program
Tuesday April 30, 2013
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Session 1: Introduction and Federal Research Programs - National Perspective
Moderator: Frank Jalinoos (FHWA)         8:00 AM – 10:00 AM                                                      

• Call to Order / Introduction,Frank Jalinoos, FHWA
• “Welcome, Objective of Workshop, FHWA Perspective,” Louis Triandafilou, Jorge Pagán-Ortiz, FHWA
• “Overview for FHWA’s Characterization of Bridge Foundation Program,”Frank Jalinoos, FHWA
• “Hydraulics Research and ANL/TRACC Modeling,”Kornel Kerenyi, FHWA, Steven Lottes and Cezary Bojanowsky, ANL/TRACC
• “Overview of Past, Current, and Planned Geotechnical Research at TFHRC in the Fields of Unknown Foundations, Foundation Health Monitoring, Serviceability, and Load Testing of Shallow and Deep Foundation,”Jennifer Nicks, FHWA
• “FHWA Long Term Bridge Performance Program (LTBP) – Report on the Workshop on Bridge Substructure Issues and Overview of the GeoTech Tools,” Vern Schaefer, Iowa State University

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Break

Session 2:  Geo / Hydraulic Hazards and Impacts
Moderator: Phil Yen (FHWA)                10:15 AM – 12:00 PM                                                      

•  “National Bridge Inspection Program: The Unknown Foundation and Hydraulic Scour Question,” Dave Henderson, FHWA
• “Unknown Foundation Investigation Program in North Carolina,” Mohammed A. Mulla,
  North Carolina Department of Transportation
• “FDOT’s Approach to Resolve Unknown Foundations,”Larry Jones,  Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
• “Foundation Evaluations for Geo/Hydraulic Hazards and Design Purposes,”
  Jim Cuthbertson, Washington State Department of Transportation
• “Evaluation of Existing Foundations with Non-Destructive Methods,” Khamis Haramy, FHWA

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch

Session 3: Changes in Service Loads and Foundation Reuse
Moderator: Khalid Mohamed (FHWA)   1:00 PM – 2:20 PM                                                          

• “Evaluating Foundations for Reuse: Looking Ahead” (20 min), Ben Rivers, FHWA
• “Experiences with Evaluation and Reuse of Bridge Foundations at MassDOT,”
  Peter J. Connors, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
• “IDOT Past and Present Polices on Determination of Existing Foundation Capacity for Reuse,” William M. Kramer, Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
• “Potential of Structural Identification for Characterizing Existing Bridge Foundations,” A. Emin Aktan, Drexel University

2:20 PM –2:30 PM Break

• 2:30 – 2:45 PM Breakout Assignments for Breakout Session I  – Vern Schaefer, Frank Jalinoos

Breakout Session I: Geo / Hydraulic Hazards and Impacts
                                                                  2:45 – 4:30 PM                                                                

• Group I – Session Chair: Mohammed Mulla (NCDOT)
• Group II – Session Chair: Khamis Haramy (FHWA)

4:30 PM Adjourn

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM

• Report Out from the Breakout Session I (Mohammed Mulla,  Khamis Haramy)
• Breakout Assignments for Breakout Session II  – Vern Schaefer, Frank Jalinoos

Breakout Session II: Changes in Service Loads and Foundation Reuse
                                                                  8:45 AM – 10:45 AM                                                      

• Group I – Session Chair: Ben Rivers (FHWA)
• Group II – Session Chair: Khalid Mohamed (FHWA)

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break

Session 4: Panel Discussion (Identification of Gaps and Opportunities for Collaboration)
Moderator: Frank Jalinoos                        11:00 AM – 12:00 PM                                                     

• Report Out from the Breakout Sessions II (Ben Rivers, Khalid Mohamed)
• Where Do We Go from Here? Path Forward. – Vern Schaefer
• Summary and Wrap-Up

12:00 PM Adjourn