Location: Frisco 7, 8, & 9 Event Evaluations: UNIQUE URL (to SurveyMonkey) <-- Many URLs created Welcome to the 2022 Pipe School! Hear from the Chairman of the Board, ACPA President, Education Committee Chair, and two keynote speakers as they kick the week off with messages of inspiration. Speakers Branimir Kovac - ACPA Chairman of […]
Location: Frisco 1 Speakers: Margarita Takou, PhD, P.E. & Josh Beakley, P.E. - ACPA Presentation Description When you think of national standards for reinforced concrete pipe and box culverts, AASHTO and ASTM are the two associations that usually come to mind. However, there are other national standards bodies that have their own specifications to follow when […]
Location: Frisco 2 Speaker: Wes Musgrove - IowaDOT Presentation Description When backfilling and compaction by flooding is required, backfill may be placed in lifts up to 2 feet thick. Place backfill simultaneously on both sides of culvert. Determine if pipe culverts need to be restrained and take appropriate actions to prevent floating of culverts during […]
Location: Frisco 1 Speakers: Scott Kennedy - BESSER Presentation Description Plant equipment plays a critical role in product quality. Understanding its proper operation, maintenance, capabilities, and limitations is paramount to consistently producing high quality concrete products. Speaker Bio Scott owned and operated his family’s Besser-equipped pipe plant in North Carolina for over twenty years, successfully […]
Location: Frisco 2 Speaker: Brian Barth, P.E. - TxDOT Presentation Description Brian Barth is the Deputy Executive Director for Program Delivery for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), responsible for overseeing all program and project delivery for the Department. A member of the TxDOT family since 1988, Barth began his career as an engineering assistant […]
Location: Rinker Materials Buses will load at the Embassy Suites Convention Center parking lot. 6:25am - 1st bus leaving 6:35am - 2nd & 3rd bus leaving 6:45am - 4th & 5th bus leaving Tours are approximately 2.5 hours and will require each participant to sign a release on the bus.
Location: Frisco 3, 4, & 5 Speaker: Michael Kremer - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description All too often we focus so much on the product or service that we are representing and forget to focus on ourselves. We know our product is the right one for the situation and pour countless hours scouring for […]
Location: Frisco 3, 4, & 5 Speaker: Ashley Kizzire - Advancing Organizational Excellence (aoe) Presentation Description When used properly, charts and graphs are a very effective way to communicate data. However, simple missteps in design can muddle your data, weaken your message and confuse your audience. Avoid common mistakes by following best practices to ensure […]
Location: Frisco 2 Speakers: Luke Assink - WSDOT & Corey Fraser - CPNW Presentation Description WSDOT Fish Passage Projects involve complex construction conditions with severe time constraints. Learn how WSDOT and Precast Concrete Producers have worked together to incorporate innovative planning, design, materials, and construction methods to meet these stringent requirements. At the conclusion of this […]
Location: Frisco 3, 4, & 5 Speaker: Don Conrad, PE (Forterra) | Al Hogan, PE (American Concrete Pipe Association) Presentation Description Obtaining useful specifications requires building relationships with specifiers and it calls for great effort and attention by our industry members. This presentation will provide examples of how different state associations have successfully engaged specifiers […]
Location: Frisco 1 Speakers: Riley Dvorak, P.E. (Forterra), Rick Traylor, P.E. (Rinker), Kim Spahn, P.E. (ACPA) Presentation Description The ACPA Infrastructure Committee’s (IC) primary focus is improving the position of concrete pipe with specifying agencies around the country. This course will walk attendees through the inner workings of the IC and help to answer the […]
