Welcome Session | Keynote Speaker

Frisco 7, 8, 9

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 […]

Army Corps Engineering Manual & AREMA Specs

Frisco 1

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 […]

Packerhead & Box Culvert Reinforcement – Monday

Frisco 8

Location:  Frisco 8 Description The course will begin with an overview and discussion on the purpose of reinforcing, the types and identifications, basic welding requirements, fabrication of cages, and the specifications that govern it. We will then focus on the common requirements of proper cage manufacturing following the ASTM guidelines for tolerances and Permissible Variations […]

Performance Management – Monday

Frisco 9

Location:  Frisco 9 Description Inspire – Become the leader you want to follow. Inspirational leadership training doesn’t begin by learning a new set of skills or behaviors but rather by learning what inspires and motivates you. In this course you will have the opportunity to define your individual value sets to increase self-awareness and authenticity, […]

Flooded Backfill

Frisco 2

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 […]

Hydraulics for Non-Engineers

Frisco 3, 4, 5

Location:  Frisco 3, 4, & 5 Speaker:  Don McNutt, PE - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description This class will cover basic hydraulics of piping systems and roadway culverts without getting into deep theory and calculations. This class will discuss how engineers determine the flow requirements of a closed system or open culvert. How pipe […]

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Frisco 7

Location:  Frisco 7