2024 Pipe School Encore Schedule
The 2024 Pipe School Encore offers an abbreviated schedule of the in-person event held in Frisco, TX. Over three days, there will be 15 courses taken from the original Transportation, Engineering, and Marketing Forum schedule and presented virtually. Each presentation will have a PDH offering and will be tracked online for participants.
The Pipe School Encore Requires a Zoom Login
To view the Encore, you must first log into Zoom. A paid Zoom account is not required; if you do not have an account, you can obtain one for free by visiting Zoom.us.
If you are unable to log into or access Zoom from your workplace, you may need to log out of your VPN. If that does not work, you may have to find alternative location or use a personal account.
Tuesday, March 5th
**All times are in Central**
10:00am – 11:00am
Pre-Installation Inspection
Read Description
Palisha Sthapit, EIT
Rinker Materials
11:00am – 11:15am
Break
11:15am – 12:15pm
Pipe Installation
Read Description
David Matocha
Rinker Materials
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Break
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Low Head Pressure
Read Description
Margarita Takou Ph.D, P.E., ENV SP
American Concrete Pipe Association
1:30pm – 1:45pm
Break
1:45pm – 2:45pm
Box Culvert Design
Read Description
Brian Jenner, P.E.
Rinker Materials
2:45pm – 3:00pm
Break
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Box Culvert Installation & Alternative Uses of Box
Read Description
Steve Smart
County Materials
Wednesday, March 6th
**All times are in Central**
10:00am – 11:00am
Virtual Plant Tour
Read Description
Greenfield, IN
Rinker Materials
11:00am – 11:15am
Break
11:15am – 12:15pm
Post-Installation Inspection
Read Description
Al Hogan, P.E.
American Concrete Pipe Association
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Break
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Culvert Repair & Replacement
Read Description
James Freed, P.E.
Rinker Materials
1:30pm – 1:45pm
Break
1:45pm – 2:45pm
Deep Fill Boxes
Read Description
Adam Gillispie, P.E.
West Virginia Division of Highways
2:45pm – 3:00pm
Break
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Bridge Replacement with Box Culverts
Read Description
Wes Musgrove, P.E.
Iowa Department of Transportation
Thursday, March 7th
**All times are in Central**
10:00am – 11:00am
Ethics
Read Description
Ron Reichert
AmeriTex Pipe & Products
11:00am – 11:15am
Break
11:15am – 12:15pm
Shifting Paradigms
Read Description
Jason Allen, P.E.
Oldcastle Infrastructure
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Break
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Resilient Design
Read Description
Jeremy Bowers, P.E.
SG&H
1:30pm – 1:45pm
Break
1:45pm – 2:45pm
Concrete Pipe Design Basics
Read Description
Melitza Avila
Rinker Materials
2:45pm – 3:00pm
Break
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Producer & DOT Collaboration
Read Description
Joe Black
MN DOT
Riley Dvorak
Rinker Materials
About Pipe School
Pipe School is the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA)’s annual event where members, DOTs, consulting engineers, subject matter experts, and other industry personnel get together to discuss, learn, and engage with one another. The school advances the industry by teaching classes on production, advanced production, and quality, while engaging with industry stakeholders to ensure that they are provided with information vital to their decision making process.