Mix Design Calculations
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7
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Packerhead Production – Tuesday
Frisco 8Location: Frisco 8 Description This course will guide you through the entire manufacturing process of making reinforced concrete pipe on a Packerhead machine. We will go through an overview of the machine and how to avoid potential problems in your plant, discuss machine alignment, rollerhead maintenance, hydraulics and electrical systems to keep the machinery running. […]
Safety Management – Tuesday
Frisco 9Location: Frisco 9 Description The safety courses offered this year will focus on proper fall protection, proactive environmental management and safety is a personal responsibility.
DOT Design vs Construction
Frisco 2Location: Frisco 2 Speaker: Craig Stevens - DelDOT Presentation Description The focus of this presentation will be communication between the design sections and the construction sections. Craig Stevens is the Bridge Design Engineer with 18 years of experience at DelDOT. Craig will provide insight into the different topics relating to precast concrete construction and design, address […]
ASTM C13: What You Need to Know
Frisco 3, 4, 5Location: Frisco 3, 4, & 5 Speaker: Jimmy Farrell - ASTM Presentation Description This presentation will give a brief overview of the organization, ASTM International. It will then explain the standards development process. After that, it will detail the structure of committee C13 on Concrete Pipe. The remainder of the presentation will focus on your […]
Concrete Technology
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7
Concrete Pipe & Pipe Design
Frisco 1Location: Frisco 1 Speakers: Trevis Hanson, C.E.T. - Canada Concrete Pipe & Precast Association Presentation Description Concrete pipes are the backbone of our precast industry. Concrete Pipe and Pipe Design presentation starts with a walk thru the early years of the use of concrete by the Romans and shows the evolution towards the multiple applications […]
AASHTO COMP 4a Update
Frisco 2Location: Frisco 2 Speaker: Dan Miller, PE - ODOT Presentation Description The AASHTO Committee on Materials and Pavements provides a forum for the development and exchange of information related to materials testing, specification, and performance; as well as to promote the use of new materials and develop and recommend methods of testing for such materials. Technical Subcommittee 4a provides those […]
Curing
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7
Machinery Workshop – BESSER – Tuesday
Frisco 8Location: Frisco 8 Description Machinery workshop by BESSER
Machinery Workshop – HawkeyePedershaab – Tuesday
Frisco 8Location: Frisco 8 Description Machinery workshop taught by HawkeyePedershaab
Panel Discussion: The Reality of the Situation
Frisco 2Location: Frisco 2 Description Projects are complex with many different stakeholders individuals by a variety of forces. During this session, a panel of the industry stakeholders will be brought together to talk about their individual points of view, challenges, and influences in number of real-life project situations. Moderator: Kim Spahn - American Concrete Pipe Association […]
Chairman’s Quality Award Presentations
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7
Chairman’s Safety Award Presentations
Location: Frisco 8
Poster Session
Frisco 6The Poster Session is one of the many highlights at Pipe School as it gives industry personnel the opportunity to highlight and share something unique highlight with their colleagues. SEE THE POSTER SESSION ONLINE From case studies to new products and technologies, there is something for everyone at the Poster Session!
Pipe Show – Tuesday – Afternoon
Frisco 6Location: Frisco 6 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 28 exhibitors showcasing their products, services, and people, there is something for everyone to see at the Pipe Show!
Plant Tour
Rinker MaterialsLocation: 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.
Packerhead Production – Wednesday
Frisco 8Location: Frisco 8 Description This course will guide you through the entire manufacturing process of making reinforced concrete pipe on a Packerhead machine. We will go through an overview of the machine and how to avoid potential problems in your plant, discuss machine alignment, rollerhead maintenance, hydraulics and electrical systems to keep the machinery running. […]
Differentiate Yourself Through Personal Branding
Frisco 3, 4, 5Location: 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 […]
Calculations & Review
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7 Description:
Safety Management – Wednesday 1
Frisco 9Location: Frisco 9 Description The safety courses offered this year will focus on proper fall protection, proactive environmental management and safety is a personal responsibility.
Durability
Speakers: Glenn Clayton, P.E. - IL Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description The seven major durability concerns of concrete pipe will be discussed, including freeze-thaw, velocity-abrasion, acids, sulfates, chlorides, alkali-silica reaction, and cracking. Their potential impact on service life will be addressed, and appropriate mitigation procedures provided where necessary. It will be shown that properly-designed concrete […]
Data Visualization Best Practices
Frisco 3, 4, 5Location: 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 […]
Pipe Show – Wednesday – Lunch
Frisco 6Location: Frisco 6 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 28 exhibitors showcasing their products, services, and people, there is something for everyone to see at the Pipe Show!
Pre/Post Pour Inspection
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7 Description:
Safety Management – Wednesday 2
Frisco 9Location: Frisco 9 Description The safety courses offered this year will focus on proper fall protection, proactive environmental management and safety is a personal responsibility.
PowerPoint Workshop
Frisco 3, 4, 5Location: Frisco 3, 4, & 5 Speaker: Tryve Hoff, PE - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description Powerpoint can be a powerful tool in the communication toolbox for most engineers and technical promotions professionals. But with great power comes great responsibility. Creating a great presentation that is both eye-catching and informative can be difficult. To […]
Training Victories
Frisco 3, 4, 5Location: Frisco 3, 4, & 5 Speaker: Palisha Sthapit - Rinker Materials Presentation Description The Texas Concrete Pipe Association's Technical Marketing Committee, led by John Dutschmann, developed a training strategy that combines the assets from eight member companies to deliver effective and engaging training. The TCPA is utilizing a combination of both virtual and in-person […]
QC & Box Production
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7 Description: This course will guide you through the entire manufacturing process of making reinforced concrete boxes. We have cages, we have concrete and now we must put it in a form and efficiently produce high quality boxes. Master the correct way to set up and maintain a form including vibrator mounts if […]
Operations Management – Wednesday
Frisco 9Location: Frisco 9 Description This course will lay the foundation for ensuring effective plant operations. We will discuss plant limitations and strengths in personnel, machinery, inventory and shipping. The objective of the course is to assist Operations and Plant Managers in locating issues and establishing attainable goals. We will cover how to sustain success and […]
Concrete Production
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7 Description:
Machinery Workshop – BESSER – Wednesday
Frisco 8Location: Frisco 8 Description Machinery workshop taught by Besser.
Machinery Workshop – HawkeyePedershaab – Wednesday
Frisco 8Location: Frisco 8 Description Machinery workshop taught by HawkeyePedershaab
Pipe Installation
Speaker: Matt Childs, PE - Turner Presentation Description “Pipe Installation” will be an interactive presentation of the best practices of gravity Pipe installation. Students will have the opportunity to discuss with experts from the precast concrete Pipe industry as well as experienced contractor, inspector and engineering professionals to improve The important stage of pipe installation […]
Pipe Show – Wednesday – Lunch
Frisco 6Location: Frisco 6 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 28 exhibitors showcasing their products, services, and people, there is something for everyone to see at the Pipe Show!
Repairs & Finishing
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7 Description:
Box Production 1
Frisco 8Location: Frisco 8 Description This course will guide you through the entire manufacturing process of making reinforced concrete boxes. We have cages, we have concrete and now we must put it in a form and efficiently produce high quality boxes. Master the correct way to set up and maintain a form including vibrator mounts if […]
Operations Management – Thursday 1
Frisco 9Location: Frisco 9 Description This course will lay the foundation for ensuring effective plant operations. We will discuss plant limitations and strengths in personnel, machinery, inventory and shipping. The objective of the course is to assist Operations and Plant Managers in locating issues and establishing attainable goals. We will cover how to sustain success and […]
Fish Passages & Velocity Considerations
Frisco 2Location: 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 […]
Design Verification Through Plant QC
Frisco 1Location: Frisco 1 Speakers: Rich Brewster - Northern Concrete Pipe Presentation Description Discuss what quality control steps are taken in the plant to make sure that products meet or exceed design and engineering requirements. From materials, to production, to product testing. Speaker Bio Rich Brewster is Director of Quality Control for Northern Concrete Pipe, based […]
Infrastructure Committee
Frisco 1Location: 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 […]
Engage Your Specifiers
Frisco 3, 4, 5Location: 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 […]
Turner Diagonal Interchange Project in Kansas City, KS
Frisco 2Location: Frisco 2 Speaker: Jason Van Nice, P.E. - KDOT Presentation Description: The Kansas Department of Transportation’s Turner Diagonal: Partnering for Growth project in Kansas City brought together public and private partners to re-imagine a decades-old interchange in order to improve safety, reduce congestion, promote development, and provide better access to public transit. This presentation […]
Case Studies
Frisco 3, 4, 5Location: Frisco 3, 4, & 5 Speaker: James Ensign, PE, CFM (Bergmann) | Jim Washabaugh (Northern Concrete Pipe) Presentation Description Enclosed in 1926, Allen Creek now sees frequent stormwater events exceeding its capacity which leads to severe flooding in Ann Arbor. In addition, overland flows are impeded by the railroad berm which parallels the Huron […]
Product Testing
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7 Description:
Introduction to Asset Management
Frisco 2Location: Frisco 2 Speaker: Trygve Hoff, P.E. - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description At its heart, Asset Management is a business concept. Used successfully in asset heavy businesses, such as railroads, power companies, and the technology sector, it has provided business leaders with the tools to capitalize on the value of their tangible resources. […]
QCast – Part 1
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7 Description:
Box Production 2
Frisco 8Location: Frisco 8 Description This course will guide you through the entire manufacturing process of making reinforced concrete boxes. We have cages, we have concrete and now we must put it in a form and efficiently produce high quality boxes. Master the correct way to set up and maintain a form including vibrator mounts if […]
Operations Management – Thursday 2
Frisco 9Location: Frisco 9 Speakers: Description This course will lay the foundation for ensuring effective plant operations. We will discuss plant limitations and strengths in personnel, machinery, inventory and shipping. The objective of the course is to assist Operations and Plant Managers in locating issues and establishing attainable goals. We will cover how to sustain success […]
Engineering Ethics
Frisco 2Location: Frisco 2 Speaker: Tryg Hoff, P.E. Presentation Description Ethics is more than just an ideal for Engineers, it is the foundation of our profession. This course will explore the past cases, hypothetical concepts, and the current canons of Ethics from two different engineering societies. The course is broken down into four easily consumed sections: […]
Government Relations for Beginners
Frisco 3, 4, 5Location: Frisco 3, 4, & 5 Speaker: Patrick Tarlton - Texas Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description Coming soon! Speaker Bio Coming soon!
QCast – Part 2
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7 Description:
Machinery Workshop – BESSER – Thursday
Frisco 8Location: Frisco 8 Description Class taught by the BESSER team.
Machinery Workshop – HawkeyePedershaab – Thursday
Frisco 8Location: Frisco 8 Description Class taught by the HawkeyePedershaab team.
Chairman’s Quality & Safety Award’s Lunch
Frisco 7, 8, 9Location: Frisco 7, 8, & 9 The Award Luncheon will recognize the Journeyman, Mel Marshal Award, QCast, Chairman’s Safety and Quality Award Winners.
Final Exam
Frisco 7Location: Frisco 7 Description: The final exam to pass the Quality School. It's a 90 minute proctored exam.
Asset Management
Speakers: Jason Peek, P.E. - JEO Consulting Group Presentation Description Many organizations are missing huge opportunities to improve efficiencies and return on investment due to lack of understanding asset management programs. Asset management programs are more than a condition assessment and capital improvement project plan. Fully developed asset management programs align organizational resources to improve […]
Worker Safety
Speaker: Lance Simmons - TXDOT Presentation Description As our highway infrastructure ages, many transportation agencies are focusing on rebuilding and improving existing roadways. This means more roadwork is being performed on roadways where traffic is present. Roadwork can be hazardous. For every 4 billion vehicle-miles travelled in the United States, there is a work zone fatality. […]
Know Your Pipe
Speaker: Don Conrad, PE - Forterra Presentation Description Brief review of the infrastructure industry. Review of the fallacies concerning pipe. Presentation of questions and answers to the following topics: Flexibility, Installation, Structure vs a hole, Life expectancy, Resilience, Strength over time, Liability for the design engineer, Hydraulics, Environmental issues and Actual Cost of the systems. Speaker […]
Trenchless Installation
Speakers: Alex Aldridge - Rinker Materials Presentation Description Do you have a project in a congested area with lots of objects in the way? Are you wanting to install a pipe, but you don’t know how to do it without shutting down the roadway? Trenchless installations can be an option in many of these cases. […]
Box Culvert Design
Speakers: Ashley Wilson, P.E. AmeriTex Presentation Description: Everything from the initial bidding of a project to the final design, there will be information that benefits sales, estimating, engineering and everyone in between. The discussion will begin by covering the crucial information important to box design and how and where to find this information in the plans […]
Buoyancy & Pipe Flotation
Speaker: Don McNutt, P.E. Presentation Description This presentation provides guidance for pipe installation using national standards and specifications. Attendees will learn the basics of proper pipe installation and how to apply this knowledge in the field. Trench, backfill, foundation, embedment and other aspects of pipe installation will be discussed. Speaker Bio Don has over 35 […]
Pipe Joints | Sealants | Connectors
Speaker: Alan Siebenthaler - Hamilton Kent Presentation Description With the growing importance, specification and inspection of watertight concrete pipe projects, having a good understanding of the various joint designs, gaskets, test procedures, and installation steps is important for pipe producers, contractors, inspectors and engineers. The purpose of this session is to provide attendees with improved […]
Post-Installation Inspection
Speakers: Al Hogan, P.E. - ACPA Presentation Description PII and evaluation of installed pipe has been and continues to be an important topic of discussion we all need to have a clear understanding of. This class will set the student up for success in being well prepared to discuss and obtain proper PII & Evaluation […]
Box Installation
Speaker: David Matocha - Forterra Pipe & Precast Presentation Description Coming soon! Speaker Bio David Matocha is a Senior Technical Services Manager for Forterra Pipe & Precast. He manages the greater Central and South Texas area and has over 23 years with Forterra. He is a former Chairman of the Texas Concrete Pipe Association and […]
Precast Culvert Case Study
Presenter: Brad Williams - ALDOT Presentation Description This presentation is about a case study of a successful application of a Precast Culvert for the State of Alabama. The use of a precast culvert and cooperation between the owner, contractor, and fabricator proved to make the project progress rapidly allowing minimal road closure time. Speaker Bio […]
Soils 101
Speakers: Feras El-Ghussein P.E. - Forterra Presentation Description The beginning of most construction projects, and all too often, the detrimental failures of these projects are the soils which they sit on. Pipe infrastructure is no different... yet too often, we focus on everything but the soils. What do we need to know about this basic […]
Resilient Culvert Design
Presenter: Jesse Beaver - SG&H Presentation Description: Resilience and Sustainability are hot topics in today’s infrastructure conversation. Yet engineers are forced to rely on claims by individual industries about the resilience of their products, rather than relying on a national standard to guide resilient design. Mr. Beaver will provide a broad discussion and background information […]
Nature Based Solutions
Speaker: Tyler Ortego, P.E. Presentation Description Federal infrastructure spending is increasingly addressing issues of sustainability and resilience. Buzzwords such as "Nature Based Infrastructure", "Engineering with Nature", "Ecosystem Services", "Green Infrastructure" and "Low Impact Development" are often attached to funding. This presentation will give an overview of these concepts, while focusing on FEMA's competitive Resilient Infrastructure […]
Trench and Excavation Safety
PaliSpeakers: Palisha Sthapit, Rinker Materials Presentation Description One of the most dangerous types of work is trenching, with approximately 40 construction worker fatalities every year. This workshop focuses on the hazards of excavation and trenching operations, as well as safe work practices that can mitigate the dangers. The training will highlight key elements of The Occupational […]
Virtual Plant Tour
More information coming soon!
Resilience & Sustainability Programs
Presenter: Jim Pappas - DelDOT Presentation Description As a low-lying state, water is an area of great concern for Delaware. How our infrastructure is impacted has a significant effect on the mobility of goods, products, and services for the commuters in the state. DelDOT has created a new Division of Transportation Resiliency & Sustainability to […]
Urban Flash Flooding Solutions
Frisco 2Speaker: Andrew Trelease, P.E., CFM - RFCD Presentation Description Damage from flooding is among the costliest and deadliest natural disasters in the United States and worldwide. Learn how the Regional Flood Control District protects residents and visitors from the potentially devastating effects of flash floods in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Entertainment Capital of the World. […]