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SUMMARY:Plant Tour
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Fred Weber \nBus 1 departs Hyatt at 6:30 am \nBus 2 departs at 6:40 am \nBus 3 departs 6:50 am \nBuses 4 & 5 depart at 7:00 am \nTours are approximately 2.5 hours and will require each participant to sign a release on the bus.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-plant-tour/
LOCATION:Fred Weber
CATEGORIES:Advanced Production,Engineering,In-Person,Marketing,Pipe School 2023,Plant Management,Production,Quality School,TEM,Tour,Transportation,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T102500
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221216T180631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T162437Z
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SUMMARY:Resilience & Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom B \nSpeaker:  James Freed\, P.E. – Rinker Materials \nPresentation Description: \nWe all know the importance of having a resilient and sustainable development. But what does that mean? This session dives further into the factors that make up resilience and sustainability. We will look into how this has impacted the history of modern-day precast concrete and what disasters can impact these products. \nSpeaker Bio: \nJames Freed graduated from Texas Tech University in 2015 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He currently resides in Houston\, TX with his wife\, 9-month-old daughter\, and their four dogs. He started his career in TX consulting\, focused on Site development; as well as\, being contracted to the City of Houston Public Works Department\, where he was a part of a team created to rehabilitate the storm outfalls that failed due to Hurricane Harvey. After all that design experience\, James decided to switch over to the manufacturing side of civil. He joined Rinker Materials in 2020 as a part of the engineering team where he mastered designing Reinforced Box Culverts. James now serves as a TRE with Rinker and his goal is to teach everyone the benefits of precast concrete and concrete products.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-resilience-and-sustainability/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom B
CATEGORIES:Engineering,In-Person,Pipe School 2023,TEM,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T102500
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221216T192719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T061015Z
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SUMMARY:How to Give an Effective Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom A \nSpeaker:  Michael Kremer – American Concrete Pipe Association\n \nPresentation Description \nGiving a presentation is as much of an art as it is a science.  Knowing your audience is key\, but you also need to know yourself.  Anyone can give an effective presentation and you can do it by being an ACE.  During this session\, Michael Kremer\, ACPA Vice President of Marketing\, what it takes to give an ACE presentation:  Authentic\, Confident\, and Engaging. \nAt the end of the presentation\, attendees will walk away with: \n\nUnderstand how to be an ACE\nDifferences between giving in-person and virtual presentations\nTips & tricks to being more effective\n\nSpeaker Bio \nMichael Kremer is the Vice President of Marketing at the ACPA and has spent 20 years in the marketing field. Throughout his 20 year career\, Michael has worked for a variety of different organizations including Caterpillar\, Intertek\, AgriSync (an ag-tech start-up)\, and even ran his own business\, Eighty35 Marketing\, where he spent time on the speaking circuit.  In addition to his current role at the ACPA\, Michael teaches an intro to marketing class as his local community college. Throughout his marketing career Michael has given dozens of presentations focusing on a wide range of topics to a variety of audiences ranging from technical to sales to executives.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-how-to-give-an-effective-presentation/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom A
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Marketing,Pipe School 2023,TEM,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T102500
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221220T194914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T162430Z
UID:5497-1675848600-1675851900@pipeschool.org
SUMMARY:Resilience in Design: Flooding & Wildfires
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom C \nSpeaker:  Dr. Ricardo Medina\, P.E. – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger \nPresentation Description: \nExperience has shown that culvert crossings may be vulnerable to damage induced by natural hazards such as floods and wildfires. Culvert crossings can be viewed as nodes in roadway networks whose decreased performance due to structural damage can significantly disrupt the function of the transportation system. Dr. Medina will discuss infrastructure resilience concepts\, the importance of planning for recovery\, and a practical engineering design framework for enhanced structural robustness of culvert systems exposed to floods and wildfires. The successful implementation of this framework is expected to increase the ability of a roadway at culvert crossings to maintain function in the presence of floods and wildfires. \nSpeaker Bio: \nDr. Ricardo A. Medina is an expert in the field of structural mechanics who specializes in structural fire engineering\, multi-hazard assessment\, earthquake engineering\, and structural evaluation of aging infrastructure to assist clients with issues related to infrastructure risk and resilience.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/p23-resilience-in-design-flooding-wildfires/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom C
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Pipe School 2023,Streaming Transportation Track,TEM,Transportation,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T112500
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221217T013022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T162414Z
UID:5381-1675852200-1675855500@pipeschool.org
SUMMARY:Proper Pipe Gasket Design System
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom A \nSpeakers:  Jim Gamble – Press-Seal \nPresentation Description: \nThe presentation will provide you\, as the contractor\, manufacturer\, or owner\, with some tools to better understand what makes a sound “sealing system.” With a better understanding of different terminology used in the industry\, different types of joints\, and different gasket types\, a sense of general tolerances of the “system” and governing specifications and how they are applied theoretically and empirically to joints in various installed conditions. \nSpeaker Bio: \nJim has 15 total years of professional engineering experience focusing in components\, sub-assemblies and full working engineered assemblies in the plastic\, rubber and metal forming product fields –While Supporting the Automotive and Non-Automotive industries.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-proper-pipe-gasket-design-system/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom A
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Marketing,Pipe School 2023,TEM,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T112500
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221219T172519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230206T184924Z
UID:5332-1675852200-1675855500@pipeschool.org
SUMMARY:QC\, QA\, and QCast
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom B \nSpeaker:  Margarita Takou\, PhD\, P.E.\, ENV SP – American Concrete Pipe Association \nPresentation Description: \n\n\n\n\nQuality Control and Assurance of the precast infrastructure is streamlined with a plethora of peer reviewed practices and tools that will be discussed during this presentation. These tools are available starting from production in the plant level to inspection throughout its service life. The short-term reward of minimal quality control and assurance cost or time saving during production\, construction\, and post installation inspection is usually far outweighed by the consequences of unscheduled maintenance. \n\n\nThe use of proven and resilient products as well as consistency in inspection\, reporting\, personnel training\, and equipment verification is required to ensure our infrastructure reaches or exceeds its designed service life. \n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio: \nCurrently based in Irving\, Texas\, she has been working for the ACPA since September of 2016. As Technical Resources Manager\, she works with members and engineers on any technical items related to concrete pipes and boxes. She manages the QCast program and is also a committee staff liaison between Research\, Quality\, and Safety.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-qc-qa-qcast/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom B
CATEGORIES:Engineering,In-Person,Pipe School 2023,TEM,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T112500
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221220T195515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T162406Z
UID:5501-1675852200-1675855500@pipeschool.org
SUMMARY:Buoyancy
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom C \nSpeaker:  Hank Gottschalk – CP&P \nPresentation Description: \nEvery object that is submerged in a liquid will experience buoyant forces. Buried tanks\, vaults\, manholes\, drainage inlets\, pipes and culverts are no exception. A review of the potential buoyant forces and their impacts should be part of each and every design. This session will discuss buoyancy in simple terms that everyone should understand\, how they apply to buried infrastructure\, and will review specific examples on how to assess and design for buoyancy. \nSpeaker Bio: \nHank Gottschalk has over thirty years experience in construction industry\, the majority of those years focused on buried underground utility and infrastructure. He currently serves as Senior Manager-Technical Marketing for Concrete Pipe & Precast\, LLC (CP&P) focusing on new products\, new markets\, and providing technical resources for proper design and installation of buried precast concrete products. Hank has provided educational training throughout the Mid-Atlantic area to hundreds of specifiers\, contractors\, engineers\, and inspectors on buried drainage and pipeline installation\, inspection and acceptance. He has served on numerous committees within the National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA\,) the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA\,) the Central Atlantic Precast Concrete Association (CAPCA\,) The Precast Concrete Association of Virginia (PCAV\,) and the Carolina’s Concrete Pipe & Products Association (CCPPA) assisting with specifications\, promotion\, and training. Hank earned his Civil Engineering degree from Old Dominion University.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/p23-buoyancy/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom C
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Pipe School 2023,Streaming Transportation Track,TEM,Transportation,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T123000
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221222T040159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T162400Z
UID:5628-1675854000-1675859400@pipeschool.org
SUMMARY:Pipe Show - Wednesday - Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom D and E \nVIEW THE EXHIBITOR LIST \nThe Pipe Show is a trade show created exclusively for the concrete pipe industry and is open for all Pipe School attendees.  With 28 exhibitors showcasing their products\, services\, and people\, there is something for everyone to see at the Pipe Show!
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-pipe-show-wednesday-lunch/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom D and E
CATEGORIES:Advanced Production,Engineering,Exhibition,In-Person,Marketing,Pipe School 2023,Plant Management,Production,Quality School,TEM,Transportation,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T140000
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221222T141626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T162339Z
UID:5700-1675859400-1675864800@pipeschool.org
SUMMARY:Panel - Facing the Market: Challenges & Opportunities Ahead
DESCRIPTION:Location: Grand Ballroom A\, B\, and C \nPanel Leaders: Charlie Purcell\, P.E. – IA DOT \nKhalil Jaber\, P.E.\, PMP – NE DOT \nMichael Beer\, P.E. – MN DOT
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-panel-facing-the-market-challenges-opportunities-ahead/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom A\, B\, and C
CATEGORIES:Engineering,In-Person,Marketing,Pipe School 2023,TEM,Transportation,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T141000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T150000
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221217T014015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T162059Z
UID:5387-1675865400-1675868400@pipeschool.org
SUMMARY:Evacuation Routes
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom A \nSpeakers:  Trygve Hoff\, P.E.\, ENV SP – American Concrete Pipe Association \nPresentation Description: \n\nAsset Management provides agency/owners both a long-term roadmap toward better supervision of asset inventories\, as well as data necessary for logical material placement and usage. This information allows agencies to make sound engineering decisions backed by years of data\, which in turn improves resilience of the infrastructure system and maximizes sustainability. \nIn this session we will discuss the current issues and actions that impact such decisions in critical locations such as evacuation routes\, flood prone areas\, emergency access routes\, and others. We will explore how asset management data can be used to help prepare for recovery from major natural disasters\, and to determine the most appropriate mitigation planning. \nSpeaker Bio: \nTrygve Hoff\, P.E.\, ENV SP\, is the Northeast Region Engineer for the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA). Tryg graduated with a BS in Civil Engineering from The Ohio State University and his professional experience ranges from environmental consulting in Columbus\, Ohio\, to architectural engineering in beautiful Lake Tahoe\, California. He lives in Madison\, Virginia\, near the Blue Ridge mountains with his wife\, Brooks\, on a small 40‐acre horse farm. Tryg is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio\, and an Envision Sustainability Professional. He has been promoting resilient infrastructure with the ACPA since 2012.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-evacuation-routes/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom A
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Marketing,Pipe School 2023,TEM,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T141000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T150000
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221219T173154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T162037Z
UID:5413-1675865400-1675868400@pipeschool.org
SUMMARY:RCP Joint Design & Gaskets
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom B \nSpeaker:  Alan Siebenthaler – Hamilton Kent \nPresentation Description \nWith the high costs of infrastructure\, there is little doubt that watertight joints in underground conveyance and retention systems should remain watertight for their functional life\, which in most cases is at least 100 years. This has led to growing specification and inspection of pipe projects throughout North America. This means that all parties involved\, including owners\, designers\, inspectors\, suppliers and installers need to have a good understanding of the:\n– Various concrete pipe joint designs\n– Assortment of gasket styles and materials\n– Gasket and pipe testing procedures\n– Gasket and pipe installation procedures \nThe purpose of this session is to provide attendees with improved understanding of all these factors and more so they can apply to them to their next project. \nThe key learning objectives of this presentation:\n1) Understand the value of watertight joints\n2) Distinguish the differences between typical joint designs in the concrete pipe industry\n3) Recognize the variety of gaskets available for each joint design\n4) Understand the process of gasket selection\n5) Appreciate the importance of joint quality and gasket quality assurance\n6) Realize the importance of proper gasket and pipe installation \nSpeaker Bio \nAlan Siebenthaler graduated in 1996 from the University of Dayton and immediately became involved in sales and marketing in the precast concrete and concrete pipe industry. He is now the U.S. Sales Manager for Hamilton Kent\, where he has been for over 16 years. He has given numerous presentations and classes regarding joint forming equipment quality assurance\, joint design and quality assurance\, and gasket selection and installation.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-rcp-joint-designs-and-gaskets/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom B
CATEGORIES:Engineering,In-Person,Pipe School 2023,TEM,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T141000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T150000
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221220T200859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T162032Z
UID:5504-1675865400-1675868400@pipeschool.org
SUMMARY:Asset Management
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom C \nSpeakers:  Michelle O’Neill\, P.E. – MDOT \nMike Halloran\, P.E. – MDOT \nPresentation Description: \nMDOT is in the early stages of developing an Ancillary Structures Asset Management program for 16 different structure types\, including culverts under 10′ in span. This presentation will provide an overview of the program\, current tasks and initiatives\, next steps and future initiatives. We will also discuss the culvert inventory in Michigan\, what inventory and inspection data is collected\, inspection procedures and training\, and a brief overview of some common issues we are discovering and overall network health relative to culverts. \nSpeaker Bios:\n \n\n\n\nMichelle O’Neill is the Program Manager of the Ancillary Structures Program at MDOT and is responsible for developing a rating system\, inspection guidelines\, an asset management strategy\, shop drawing approvals and updated design guides for the 16 ancillary structure types in the state. She has been at MDOT for 22 years and previously was the Operations Engineer in the Southwest Region. She is a graduate of Michigan Technological University and lives in Portage\, Michigan. \n\n\nMike Halloran is the Structure Preservation Section Manager in the Bureau of Bridges and Structures at MDOT\, which includes the Ancillary Structures unit\, Emergency Structure Response\, Statewide Bridge Maintenance Support\, Reachall unit\, Statewide Bridge Repair crew\, Statewide Overhead Sign\, and the Bridge Priority Preservation Design Squad. Mike has been with MDOT for 18 years and was previously the Region Bridge Engineer in the Southwest Region. He is also a graduate of Michigan Technological University and lives in Hopkins\, Michigan.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/p23-asset-management/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom C
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Pipe School 2023,Streaming Transportation Track,TEM,Transportation,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T151000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T160000
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221216T172414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T162003Z
UID:5267-1675869000-1675872000@pipeschool.org
SUMMARY:Strategies for Your Next Relationship Building Event
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom A \nSpeaker:  Jennifer Harrell\, P.E.\, ENV SP. – American Concrete Pipe Association\n \nPresentation Description \nOne of the most valuable takeaways from any conference is the new contacts made through networking.  How do we meet someone at an event and then develop a business relationship?  This presentation will cover how to be an active networker and the appropriate strategy for success.  It’s important to plan your strategy well ahead of the event and schedule the right follow up actions.  Bring your notebook and prepare to rock your next conference. \nAttendees will walk away understanding: \n\nThe strategy and planning necessary to transform new contacts into valuable business relationships.\nThree tactics for active networking\nConversation hacks\n\nSpeaker Bio \nBased out of the heart of the US\, Jennifer has been working with the ACPA since April of 2020. As the Central Region Engineer with the American Concrete Pipe Association\, she assists & supports the states’ of Missouri\, Kansas\, Nebraska\, Wisconsin\, Minnesota\, Iowa\, North Dakota\, South Dakota\, Wyoming\, and Montana Department of Transportation officials\, and other public & private stakeholders in meeting their critical infrastructure needs. Jennifer’s focus is on asset management\, specification consultation\, technical training\, grassroot efforts\, and infrastructure installation best-practices for reinforced concrete pipe and boxes. \nJennifer worked in municipal government for 12 years as a Hydraulics Engineer and a Project Manager and has 8 years of experience on the consulting side. She has more than 23 years of experience in all aspects of civil engineering\, project planning and management. Her expertise of asset management and municipal planning includes research and analysis\, budgeting\, contract management\, specification writing\, QA/QC\, inspection\, construction\, operation\, and maintenance of infrastructure projects. Her background encompasses work in public and private sectors as well as manufacturing.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-strategies-for-your-next-relationship-building-event/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom A
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Marketing,Pipe School 2023,TEM,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T151000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T160000
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221219T173644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T161959Z
UID:5419-1675869000-1675872000@pipeschool.org
SUMMARY:Improving the Design Life Cycle of Sewer Structures
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom B \nSpeaker:  Kayla Hanson – Concrete Sealants \nPresentation Description: \nThe term “corrosion” is typically associated with rusting steel or maybe even old batteries. However\, other materials besides metals are also capable of corrosion. In the right conditions\, a phenomenon called microbial induced corrosion of concrete (MICC) can degrade concrete structures and severely impact their structural integrity and service life. \nMICC is a biogenic process of concrete degradation that is observed most in wastewater structures. MICC degradation occurs above the waterline and is evidenced by rough\, pock-marked\, and pitted concrete\, and in more severe cases by diminishing and crumbling concrete paste that exposes reinforcement and leaves behind loose aggregates. \nSpecific environmental conditions must be met for MICC to occur\, including progressing through a well-defined three-phase chain of events. Some wastewater systems may never progress through the necessary chain of events for this to occur while others will be prone to extreme MICC unless proper preventative and protective measures are taken\, yet other systems may experience MICC in some structures but not in others. \nMICC is heavily researched and well-understood. MICC prevention and treatment is not one-size-fits-all; each severity level is unique and requires a solution specific to the characteristics of the system. Fortunately\, the wastewater industry is equipped with proven\, research-backed solutions that are readily available to protect wastewater infrastructure investments against the costly and damaging effects of MICC. \nDuring this one-hour session\, we will discuss what microbial induced corrosion of concrete (MICC) is and how to identify whether a structure or system is experiencing – or might be prone to – MICC. Next\, we will investigate the unique three-phase chain of events that must occur before MICC can begin. We will also discuss the specific roles that hydrogen sulfide gas\, thiobacillus bacteria\, and concrete pH play in preventing – or encouraging – MICC. Finally\, using accelerated testing models\, we will show predictive life cycles based on site conditions. \nLearning Objectives:\n1. Explain what microbial induced corrosion of concrete (MICC) is and how to tell whether a structure or system is experiencing MICC.\n2. Describe the three-phase chain of events that must occur before MICC can take place.\n3. Explain the roles that hydrogen sulfide gas\, thiobacillus bacteria\, and concrete pH play in preventing – or promoting – MICC.\n4. Describe the life cycle prediction models and explain how this impacts the design life of sewer infrastructure components. \nUpon conclusion of this session\, participants will be awarded a certificate of completion showing one hour of professional development. \nSpeaker Bio: \nKayla provides technical consultation and product implementation assistance to customers\, engineers\, and end-users of all ConSeal products; she works closely with state DOTs and municipalities; and she serves as a liaison to the specifying community. \nKayla graduated from Purdue University in 2013 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an emphasis in structures. Kayla is a licensed Professional Engineer in Indiana. Prior to joining Concrete Sealants\, Kayla worked for the National Precast Concrete Association for over eight years where she most recently served as the Director of Technical Services. During her time with NPCA\, Kayla worked with various product-specific committees\, conducted Plant Evaluations at precast concrete manufacturing plants\, developed industry technical publications\, and presented educational sessions at conferences and universities across the country. \nKayla’s primary areas of interest include durability and watertightness of precast concrete structures; water and wastewater storage\, treatment\, and conveyance infrastructure; transportation infrastructure; and resilience. Kayla is also involved in industry codes and standards groups including ACI and ASTM\, and has served in various roles including the Secretary and Vice Chairman of ASTM Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-improving-the-design-life-of-sewer-structures/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom B
CATEGORIES:Engineering,In-Person,Pipe School 2023,TEM,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T151000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230208T160000
DTSTAMP:20260520T160130
CREATED:20221220T202631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T161954Z
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SUMMARY:Culvert Inspection
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom C \nSpeakers:  Robert Trevis\, P.E. – ODOT \nPresentation Description: \nAlthough historically overlooked\, culverts are essential to the highway system and contribute to a safe and dependable transportation system while contributing to Oregon’s economic success.  The percentage of culvert failures are significantly on the rise each year bringing environmental and economic hardships to Oregon’s local communities. \n– Learn about ODOT’s repeatable site evaluation criteria\n– Identify key factors in ODOT’s Inspection Rating System for culverts\n– Learn how to utilize the data for decision making and securing program funding \nSpeaker Bio:\n \nRobert Trevis\, PE is the Senior Culvert Hydraulic Engineer at the Oregon Department of Transportation. He is a Professional Engineer in the State of Oregon with more than 20 years of experience in hydraulic engineering and developed ODOT’s culvert inspection program. Robert administers both the culvert inspection program and the culvert-funding program for project inclusion into ODOT’s State Transportation Improvement Plan. His other responsibilities include technical expertise for culvert design\, trenchless rehabilitation technologies\, and design standards.
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/p23-culvert-inspection/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom C
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Pipe School 2023,Streaming Transportation Track,TEM,Transportation,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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SUMMARY:Pipe Show and Band - Wednesday - Afternoon
DESCRIPTION:Location:  Grand Ballroom D and E \nVIEW THE EXHIBITOR LIST \nThe Pipe Show is a trade show created exclusively for the concrete pipe industry and is open for all Pipe School attendees.  With 28 exhibitors showcasing their products\, services\, and people\, there is something for everyone to see at the Pipe Show!
URL:https://pipeschool.org/session/ps23-pipe-show-and-band-wednesday-afternoon/
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom D and E
CATEGORIES:Advanced Production,Engineering,Exhibition,In-Person,Marketing,Pipe School 2023,Plant Management,Production,Quality School,Social,TEM,Transportation,Transportation, Engineering, & Marketing Forums
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