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🚨 Upcoming ASCE National Capital Section SEI - Structural Engineering Institute October 2024 Section Meeting Announcement! 🚨 Join us for an insightful virtual presentation on “Reusing Existing Substructure – Considerations and Options for Testing and Design” by Micah Ceary, Ph.D., P.E., DBIA, Design Engineering Program Manager at VDOT’s Structure and Bridge Division. 🗓️ When: Thursday, October 24th 🕒 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (Presentation begins at Noon) 💻 Where: Virtual – Meeting link will be sent to all registrants Creative solutions like deck or superstructure replacement are key to funding constraints and critical infrastructure needs. But how do we ensure the service life of these solutions matches the needs of the rehabilitated structures? Dr. Ceary will dive into real-world case studies, exploring substructure evaluation, testing, and design considerations to address these challenges. 🔍 Key Takeaways: Cost-effective substructure reuse options How to evaluate the existing substructure Considerations for long-term service life 👨‍🏫 About the Speaker: Micah Ceary, Ph.D., P.E., DBIA Virginia Department of Transportation Dr. Ceary is a Design Engineering Program Manager for the Structure and Bridge Division’s Project Development Program Area in VDOT. The Project Development Program Area is responsible for VDOT in-house design, coordination of consultant design, contract management, and oversight of Tier 2 projects. Before joining VDOT, Dr. Ceary worked for 24 years on Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build projects from Maryland to South Carolina. During this time, Dr. Ceary's work includes rehabilitation and repair for structures ranging from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to small structures on secondary roads. During Dr. Ceary’s time at the University of Maryland, the focus of his graduate work for both thesis and dissertation was on the investigated in-situ presence and characterization of delayed ettringite formation in Maryland. 📧 Registration Link: Click the attached ASCE link below to register 🎓 1 PDH credit is available upon request for attendees! Note: ASCE membership is not required, but an ASCE account (free) is required for registration. Don’t miss this chance to learn from an expert! Register today and secure your spot. #ASCE #NCS #SEI #VDOT #VirtualEvent #BridgeRehabilitation #Infrastructure #PDH #ASCEMemberMeetup #AssetManagement #Bridges #EngineeringLeadership

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Thanks, Syed Ahnaf Morshed, Ph.D. and Catalina Echeverri for the chance to participate in the #TSMO showcase at #ITEAM2024 to discuss how TSMO and #SafeSystem overlap. TSMO is so much more than ITS; it is a framework for getting the most out of our existing system. As someone who studied operations research as an undergrad, the concept of optimization to a goal and looking for win-wins has always been exciting to me. As we paradigm shift to reframe our transportation system goal from mobility to accessibility and prioritize kinetic energy risk reduction, we have a lot to learn from TSMO. And TSMO experts can become additional Safe System leaders when we institutionalize the shift with #VisionZero2.0. One example of this was highlighted in our recent Fehr & Peers blog post on safety and evacuation - looking for win-wins through TSMO: https://lnkd.in/gZg4DbTW

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