Railroad Bridge Engineering
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The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the University of Hartford, and the Construction Institute are offering a 2-day workshop for practicing engineers on the design and rating of steel railroad bridges, including movable bridges. This will be an in person workshop as well as streamed live for those who cannot attend. It is assumed that workshop participants will have a background in structural engineering, but not specifically in the field of railroad bridges. Each student will receive copies of portions of the AREMA manual sections relating to bridge design and rating, in addition to the PowerPoint presentation used during the lecture.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. To cover the basics of the different types of railroad bridge decks. 2. To cover the current AREMA manual requirements regarding steel bridges. 3. Go through a detailed step-by-step design of a railroad bridge, as well as the rating of an existing bridge. 4. Although concentration will be on steel bridges, discussion of concrete and wood structures will also be included. |
Tueday and Wednesday October 24-25, 2023
8:00am-4:00pm 1137 Main Street Suite 206, East Hartford CT |
PricingMember
Nonmember Member-Streaming Nonmember |
$625 $825 $625 $825 |
Speaker
David Jacobs, PhD, PE, University of Hartford
David Jacobs teaches at the University of Hartford. He is retired from Metro-North Railroad and is an experienced senior manager. He was PM on Metro-North’s PECK drawbridge (Bridgeport), reconstruction of Manhattan’s Park Avenue tunnel and rehabilitation of Metro-North’s five movable bridges. Mr. Jacobs was the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers 2019 recipient of their prestigious Benjamin Wright Award. He is currently working as a consultant on the design of the new Metro-North RR vertical lift bridge in Norwalk. He holds a PhD in structural engineering from the University of Connecticut.
David Jacobs teaches at the University of Hartford. He is retired from Metro-North Railroad and is an experienced senior manager. He was PM on Metro-North’s PECK drawbridge (Bridgeport), reconstruction of Manhattan’s Park Avenue tunnel and rehabilitation of Metro-North’s five movable bridges. Mr. Jacobs was the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers 2019 recipient of their prestigious Benjamin Wright Award. He is currently working as a consultant on the design of the new Metro-North RR vertical lift bridge in Norwalk. He holds a PhD in structural engineering from the University of Connecticut.
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Construction Institute is an AIA Registered Provider, CCM Recertification Point Provider and NY-Professional Engineering approved sponsor of CE.
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Cancellations must be made 10 business days prior to an event for a refund. If amount is outstanding, the entire amount will still be due the Construction Institute. Substitutions may be made before the start date of any event. Events may be rescheduled due to speaker conflict or severe weather. We reserve the right to cancel due to insufficient enrollment, in which case event fees will be refunded in full. Thank you for your consideration.
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