2025 Pipe School Encore Schedule
The 2025 Pipe School Encore offers an abbreviated schedule of the in-person event held in Columbus, OH. Over three days, there will be 15 courses taken from the original Transportation, Engineering, and Marketing Forum schedule and presented virtually. Each presentation will have a PDH offering and will be tracked online for participants.
The Pipe School Encore Requires a Zoom Login
To view the Encore, you must first log into Zoom. A paid Zoom account is not required; if you do not have an account, you can obtain one for free by visiting Zoom.us.
If you are unable to log into or access Zoom from your workplace, you may need to log out of your VPN. If that does not work, you may have to find alternative location or use a personal account.
Tuesday, March 4th
**All times are in Central**
10:00am – 11:00am
Reinforced Concrete Pipe Basics
Read Description
Trevis Hanson
11:00am – 12:00pm
Soils on the Jobsite
Read Description
Karl Beckemeier, P.E.
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Pre-Installation Inspection
Read Description
Palisha Sthapit, E.I.T.
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Moving Super Loads
Read Description
Jaque Annarino | Matt Bruning
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Constructability Reviews – A Primer
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Bob Hildebranski, P.E.
Wednesday, March 5th
**All times are in Central**
10:00am – 11:00am
Highway Live Loads on Concrete Pipe
Read Description
Eghe Igiehon
11:00am – 12:00pm
WV Corridor H Project
Read Description
B. Raines, P.E. | J. Knavenshue, P.E.
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Concrete Pipe Design
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Al Hogan, P.E.
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Engineering Ethics
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Tryg Hoff, P.E., ENV SP
2:00pm – 3:00pm
RCP Case Study
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Mike Pniewski, P.E. PS
Thursday, March 6th
**All times are in Central**
10:00am – 11:00am
Dry Piney Project
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Peter Stinchomb
11:00am – 12:00pm
Understanding Cracking in RCP
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Joe Romanyk
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Post-Installation Inspection
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Melitza Avila
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Load Rating Bridge Sized Box Culverts
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Ratan Huda, P.E., MSSE
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Unrivaled Durability of Concrete Pipe
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Karen Thompson
About Pipe School
Pipe School is the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA)’s annual event where members, DOTs, consulting engineers, subject matter experts, and other industry personnel get together to discuss, learn, and engage with one another. The school advances the industry by teaching classes on production, advanced production, and quality, while engaging with industry stakeholders to ensure that they are provided with information vital to their decision making process.