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TRB Webinar: Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements State-of-the-Practice

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TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 from 11:00AM to 12:30PM PT that will provide an overview about the state-of-the-practice for roller-compacted concrete (RCC) pavements. RCC is placed with conventional or high-density asphalt paving equipment, and then compacted with rollers. This webinar will focus on information in Technical Brief FHWA-HIF-16-003.* It will … Read more TRB Webinar: Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements State-of-the-Practice

Protocols for the Assessment and Repair of Bridge Foundations

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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Geotechnical Team announced the availability of the completed research report titled “Protocols for the Assessment and Repair of Bridge Foundations” (FHWA-HIF-17-044). This report is intended to provide guidance to bridge owners for preparing for and responding to bridge foundation failures that result in the need to close a bridge … Read more Protocols for the Assessment and Repair of Bridge Foundations

FHWA Innovation Exchange Webinar Recordings

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The Federal Highway Administration’s Center for Local Aid Support posts recordings of all their Innovative Exchange webinars. Check out their full list below or visit their Events page. Data-Driven Safety Analysis for Local Roads Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) for Local Agencies Collaborative Hydraulics, Advancing to the Next Generation of Engineering (CHANGE) Automated Traffic Signal Performance … Read more FHWA Innovation Exchange Webinar Recordings

Webinar: Data-Driven Safety Analysis (DDSA) for Local Roads

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Severe crashes are often widely dispersed over local and rural road networks.  Systemic analysis identifies locations that are at risk for severe crashes, even if there is not a high crash frequency. This webinar will present low-cost countermeasures and useful tools to analyze crash and roadway data to predict the safety impacts and allow local … Read more Webinar: Data-Driven Safety Analysis (DDSA) for Local Roads

Load and Resistance Factor Design Methodology for Bridges

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UC Berkeley, Tech Transfer is offering the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Methodology for Bridges course for the first time in 2 years. This is a two-day hands-on training course that combines lectures, class exercises on real-world bridge design problems, class discussions, and Q&A. This course is recommended for bridge engineers and technicians throughout California who wish to understand … Read more Load and Resistance Factor Design Methodology for Bridges

FHWA “Concrete Clips” Video Series

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The Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Infrastructure is developing a series of informational videos on topics of interest in concrete technology to aid technology transfer. The “Concrete Clips” video series will provide a concise overview of the subject to present key information about the subject. The videos are to serve as a source of information, … Read more FHWA “Concrete Clips” Video Series