Location: Kojo Kamau A, B, C - 4th Floor Speaker: Karen Thompson - Concrete Pipe Association of Australasia Presentation Description: Unrivaled Durability of Concrete Pipe Proven The Australian Concrete Pipe Association has in recent years conducted field investigation and laboratory analysis of aged installed concrete pipe to provide evidence of the products unrivalled durability in […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speakers: TBD - TBD Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bios: More information coming soon!
Location: Kojo Kamau B - 4th Floor Speaker: Karl Beckemeier, P.E. - Rinker Materials Presentation Description: Soils are a critical component of all construction projects and are important to all types of pipe installations. It is important to understand how the information found in various references and guides on soils relates to what might be […]
Location: Kojo Kamau C - 4th Floor Speaker: Brian Schroeder, P.E. - KYTC Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: More information coming soon!
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speakers: TBD - TBD Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bios: More information coming soon!
Location: Kojo Kamau B - 4th Floor Speaker: Trevis Hanson - CCPPA Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: Trevis Hanson is a Certified Engineering Technologist C.E.T.) registered in the Province of Alberta in Canada. He graduated from the Lethbridge Community College in Southern Alberta in the late 1990’s with 2 technology diplomas. In […]
Location: Kojo Kamau C - 4th Floor Speaker: David Slatzer, P.E. - ODOT Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: More information coming soon!
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speakers: Michael Kremer - American Concrete Pipe Association Chelsea Fitzgerald - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bios: Currently based in Des Moines, Iowa, he has been working for the ACPA since April of 2020. As the Vice President of Marketing, he oversees […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speakers: Jennifer Harrell, P.E., ENV SP - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: Based out of the heart of the US, Jennifer has been working with the ACPA since April of 2020. As the South Central Region Engineer with the American Concrete […]
Location: Kojo Kamau B - 4th Floor Speaker: Eghe Igiehon - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: ACPA’s Design Data #1 for Highway Live Loads has recently been updated to address the latest changes in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. As such, it would be a good time to give a presentation on live […]
Location: Kojo Kamau C - 4th Floor Speakers: Brandon Raines, P.E. - WVDOT Jeremiah Knavenshue, P.E. - WVDOT Presentation Description: As part of the Appalachian Development Highway, Corridor H is one of the final routes to be constructed in West Virginia. The intention of this route will be to provide connectivity between I-79 near Weston, […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speaker: Palisha Sthapit - Rinker Materials Presentation Description: This presentation discusses the methods to properly inspect drainage pipe and products before the installation process. It highlights the reasons for inspecting the pipe walking through various examples. This presentation provides the audience with a review of AASHTO R73, which […]
Location: Kojo Kamau B - 4th Floor Speaker: Josh Beakley, P.E. - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: Oftentimes in Pipe School we do our best to give a basic understanding of D-load design for concrete pipe. This is the bread and butter of designing RCP. Unfortunately, with the limited time available, the presentations typically […]
Location: Kojo Kamau C - 4th Floor Speaker: Frederick Ring, P.E. - NYDOT Presentation Description: Load Rating Bridge Size Precast Box Culverts and Frames - Discuss Load Rating Codes - Discuss Load Rating Programs - Discuss the Load Rating differences btw Box Culverts and Frames - Discuss Live Load Influences thru deep fills Speaker Bio: […]
Location: Kojo Kamau B - 4th Floor Speaker: Brian Jenner - Rinker Materials Presentation Description: Precast Concrete Box Culverts are an important part of the United States Infrastructure. Their main purpose is to convey water under roadways. They are also used as pedestrian tunnels, utility tunnels, wildlife passages, and many other uses. They are buried […]
Location: Kojo Kamau C - 4th Floor Speakers: Matt Bruning - ODOT Jacque Annarino - ODOT Presentation Description: Moving super loads takes a lot of planning, preparation, coordination, analysis, and communication. Imagine planning and preparing to move approximately two dozen super loads that are approximately 170 miles along the same roadways in less than one […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speakers: TBD - TBD Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bios: More information coming soon!
Location: Kojo Kamau B, C - 4th Floor Speakers: Michael E. Johnson, P.E. - NDDOT Brandon Barnes - Barr Engineering Co. Presentation Description: Improvements to the drainage system along I94 were required because the existing storm sewer, constructed in the mid-1960s, was undersized and had reached the end of its design life. Site constraints, including […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speakers: Josh Beakley, P.E. - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bios: More information coming soon!
Location: Kojo Kamau B, C - 4th Floor Speaker: Mike Pniewski, P.E., P.S. - Lucas County Presentation Description: Will provide a case study of several concrete pipe storm sewers throughout Lucas County, that have been in place for over 50 years, and are still performing sufficiently. Case study will include pictures and video of existing […]
Location: Kojo Kamau B - 4th Floor Speaker: Bob Hildebranski, P.E. - Orion Engineers Presentation Description: Constructability reviews are conducted during various phases of a design effort. The structured review is performed to validate that a project can be built as designed, identify potential construction-related issues and develop & present alternatives to the design team […]
Location: Kojo Kamau C - 4th Floor Speaker: Jimmy Farrell - ASTM International Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: Jimmy Farrell is a Technical Committees Manager at ASTM International. He manages 4 technical committees, C04 on Vitrified Clay Pipe, C13 on Concrete Pipe, C28 on Advanced Ceramics and D37 on Cannabis. Along with […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speaker: Darrell West - Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: Mr. West currently serves as a Division Director - Training and Safety for the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources. Mr. West graduated in 1990 with a degree in Chemistry, […]
Location: Kojo Kamau B - 4th Floor Speaker: Joe Romanyk, EIT - County Materials Presentation Description: In this presentation, the cause of durability and structural related cracking occurring in reinforced concrete will be discussed. Discussion will be lead through examples of case studies from RCP installation as well as other instances of durability related damages […]
Location: Kojo Kamau C - 4th Floor Speakers: Trevor McDonald, P.E. - Mountain States Concrete Pipe Association Nathan Lee, P.E. - Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bios: Currently based near Salt Lake City, Utah, Trevor has been working for the ACPA since February 2022. Prior to that, he served as a municipal engineer […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speakers: Michael Morgan - Rinker Materials Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: More information coming soon!
Location: Kojo Kamau B - 4th Floor Speaker: Melitza Avila - Rinker Materials Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: Melitza Avila is a Technical Resource Specialist based out of the East Coast of Central Florida. Melitza has been in the Concrete Pipe industry since 2007 working in several roles including Project Manager and […]
Location: Kojo Kamau C - 4th Floor Speaker: James Ballinger, P.E., PLS - KYTC Presentation Description: An Associated Press news article from July 25th,2024 states: "When it comes to extreme weather and other so-called natural disasters, people generally look to the hurricane or earthquake-prone coasts and say that’s where the danger is. But that’s not […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speaker: Larry Mauck, P.E. - Pretech Presentation Description: This presentation will take a practical look at selling reinforced concrete pipe (RCP)\reinforced box culvert(RCB) to contractors and engineers\municipalities. I will point out what each customer, engineer or contractor, is looking for in a salesperson. I will be identifying similarities […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speaker: Al Hogan, P.E. - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: This class will walk the students through the basic concepts of the structural design of RCP. The speaker will utilize the content of our ACPA Fill Height Table to walk the students through an interactive exercise to […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speakers: Stefan Schemionek - German Concrete Pipe Association Markus Lanzerath - German Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: In 2015 the "Paris Agreement" was signed by 195 countries to reduce CO2-Emissions with the goal to keep the rise in global surface temperature to below 3,6 °F. As a consequence, the European […]
Location: Kojo Kamau B - 4th Floor Speaker: Luther Liggett - ? Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: More information coming soon!
Location: Kojo Kamau C - 4th Floor Speaker: Ratan Huda, P.E., MSSE - NYDOT Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: More information coming soon!
Location: Kojo Kamau A - 4th Floor Speaker: Carlos Villarreal - County Materials Presentation Description: Purpose of this course is to help managers and leaders be more effective when working with employees or supervising employees with different cultural backgrounds. How to build tolerance and how to understand behaviors. The course will introduce the 4 dimensions […]
Location: Kojo Kamau B - 4th Floor Speaker: David Claman, P.E. - FHWA Resource Center Presentation Description: The design of culverts is dependent upon many factors that influence hydraulic capacity based on operating in inlet or outlet control. The presentation will discuss these factors and how the culvert hydraulic capacity is affected (or not) by […]
Location: Kojo Kamau C - 4th Floor Speaker: Peter Stinchcomb - WYDOT Presentation Description: The Wyoming Department of Transportation along with the Wyoming Game and Fish and many NGO partners have teamed up and used concrete box culverts and a concrete arch culvert to increase the safety of Wyoming’s highways for not only its users […]
Location: Amina Robinson Grand Ballroom - 5th Floor VIEW THE EXHIBITOR LIST The Pipe Show is a trade show created exclusively for the concrete pipe industry and is open for all Pipe School attendees. With over 25 exhibitors showcasing their products, services, and people, there is something for everyone to see at the Pipe Show! […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A, B, C - 4th Floor Speaker: Brian Hogge - Federal Highway Administration Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: Brian Hogge is the Director of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), where he leads an office shaping policy and guiding the implementation of highway design, contract […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A, B, C - 4th Floor Speaker: Jeff Syar, P.E. - ODOT Presentation Description: The Ohio DOT has approximately 91,000 conduits consisting of culverts and storm sewers under pavement. Conduits are a tier one asset with a dedicated annual allocation consisting of 22 million dollars to address deficiencies identified by routine inspection […]
Location: Kojo Kamau A, B, C - 4th Floor Speaker: Mark Bailey, P.E. - INDOT Presentation Description: which version of HY-8 INDOT requires and why (newer versions incorrectly calculate the hydraulics when in a sump condition) the various inputs used by INDOT for design in HY-8 and what we look for when selecting a proposed […]
