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Bridge Inspectors' 2013 Pacific Northwest BRIDGE INSPECTORS’ Conference MAXIMIZING YOUR BRIDGE INSPECTION PROGRAM April 23 – 25, 2013 Hilton Portland and Executive Towers Portland, Oregon Hosted by Federal Highway Administration, Washington State Department of Transportation, Oregon Department of Transportation, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Nevada Department of Transportation, and Idaho Transportation Department. Managed by Washington State University Conference Management cm.wsu.edu/bridgeinspectors TUESDAY APR. 23 WEDNESDAY APR. 24 11:00 AM REGISTraTION 7:00 AM BREakfaST AND 12:00 PM LUNCH (PROvided) Plaza Foyer EXHIBITOR DISPLAY Grand Ballroom Plaza Foyer (Basement Level) 1:00 PM SESSION 1: WELCOME, KEYNOTE, FEATURED, 8:00 AM SESSION 3: Non- 1:00 PM SESSION 5: INSPECTION AND DISTINGUISHED DESTRUCTIVE TESTING CHALLENGES PRESENTATIONS AND EVALUATION Pavilion Ballroom Pavilion Ballroom Pavilion Ballroom Moderator: Tim Rogers, Moderator: Barry Brecto, FHWA HQ Moderator: Matt Farrar, FHWA Oregon Division Opening Remarks & Welcome Idaho DOT How Do You Inspect Barry Brecto, FHWA HQ Using Thermography Something You Can’t See? and Bruce Johnson, ODOT for Inspection Destructive Testing and PT Glenn Washer, Ducts in Oregon National Bridge Inspection Marie Kennedy, ODOT Program: Commendable University of Missouri Practices Practical Applications Ultrasonic Inspection of Steel and Experiences with FLIR Pins Protected with Cover Plates Keynote Speaker: Roman Peralta, WSDOT Larry O’Donnell, Steven Lovejoy, ODOT FHWA Chicago Resource Center Nondestructive Evaluation In-Depth Inspection of Methods for Structures the Historic Wheeling FHWA Status Report Suspension Bridge Tom Everett, FHWA HQ Dan Stromberg and Matthew Donahue, Collins Engineers, Inc. Terry Ummer, HDR Engineering Risk Based Inspection Bridge Assessment Methods Methods Used to Obtain Frequencies Measurements of a Large Glenn Washer, University of Using Image Processing and Infrared Thermography Truss Bridge with No Plans Missouri Technology Jon Rooper, ODOT Masato Matsumoto, 3:10 PM BREAK NEXCO-West USA, Inc. 3:00 PM BREAK Plaza Foyer Plaza Foyer 10:00 AM BREAK 3:30 PM SESSION 2: NATIONAL Plaza Foyer 3:30 PM SESSION 6: DaTA INSPECTION TOPICS MaNAGEMENT Pavilion Ballroom 10:30 AM SESSION 4: UNDErwaTER Pavilion Ballroom Moderator: Mike Premo, AND SCOUR Moderator: Glen Scroggins, Nevada DOT Pavilion Ballroom WSDOT Technical Committee 18 Bridge Moderator: Holly Winston, ODOT WSDOT Bridge Inspection Management Evaluation and Underwater Inspection Using ROV Integrated Information System Rehabilitation Michael Smith and Loren Wilson, Steven Kollmansberger, WSDOT Matt Farrar, Idaho DOT WSDOT Emerging Technology in Summary of Critical Findings Case Studies Field Data Collection and Reviews for the National of Bridge Scour Inspection Management Bridge Inspection Program Edward Foltyn, ODOT Brendan Prendeville and Brian Leshko, HDR Engineering Nathan Cottrill, Burgess & Niple Investigation of Unknown Non-Destructivbe Testing Bridge Foundations in Oregon iPad Mobile Inspection App to Identify Concrete Bridge Jan Six, ODOT Kuan Go, HNTB Corp. Deck Deterioration Nenad Gucunski, Rutgers University 5:00 PM ICE BREAKER RECEPTION Alexander’s @ top of the Hilton 2013 Pacific Northwest BRIDGE INSPECTORS’ Conference TUESDAY APR. 23 THURSDAY APR. 25 KEYNOTE NATIONAL BRIDGE INSPECTION PROGRAM: 7:00 AM BREakfaST AND COMMENDABLE PRACTICES EXHIBITOR DISPLAY Plaza Foyer Larry O’Donnell, FHWA Chicago Resource Center According to the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS), each State Transportation 8:00 AM SESSION 7: CONCRETE Department must inspect, or cause to be inspected, all highway bridges located INSPECTION Pavilion Ballroom on public roads that are fully or partially located within the State’s boundaries, except for bridges that are owned by Federal agencies. Additionally, each State Moderator: Debbie Lehmann, Transportation Department must include a bridge inspection organization that FHWA Washington Division is responsible for: agency-wide bridge inspection policies and procedures, quality Unexpected and Difficult-to- assurance and quality control, preparation and maintenance of a bridge inventory, Observe Failure of Reinforced bridge inspections, reports, and load ratings. There are 52 State Transportation Concrete Bridges Departments with varying organizational structure that implement the NBIS. This Terrence Paret, presentation will highlight some commendable bridge inspection practices used Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assoc. by State Transportation Departments to implement the NBIS. Precast Concrete Girder Fire Damage Inspection with The proper assessment of element level bridge conditions and the ability to Schmidt Hammer use the condition data to efficiently and effectively manage bridge inventories Amanda Blankenship, are cornerstones to providing safe and efficient transportation on the nation’s David Evans and Associates highways. The introduction of element level bridge inspection techniques in Eldridge Avenue Pipeline the early 1990s represented a significant advancement in bridge inspection Crossing: Lessons Learned and management practice and has been adopted by the majority of State Kash Nikzad, Transportation Departments in the United States. The FHWA and bridge owners Trantech Engineering LLC nationwide have recognized the benefits of more detailed element level bridge Inventory Inspection and inspection condition data that provides a better indication of the severity and Load Rating of a Complex extent of bridge condition deficiencies. This level of condition data allows for Segmental Concrete Bridge expanded performance measures, and improved bridge management system Matthew Lengyel, deterioration forecasting and evaluation of bridge preservation, improvement David Evans and Associates and replacement needs. As the use of element level bridge inspection techniques has proliferated, the need for improvements and national consistency has been 10:00 AM BREAK identified and addressed in the AASHTO Guide Manual for Bridge Element Plaza Foyer Inspection. The collection and use of element level bridge inspection data by 10:30 AM SESSION 8: TUNNEL the FHWA is expected to improve the performance management of the nation’s INSPECTIONS highway bridges through enhanced national level analysis, forecasting, and Pavilion Ballroom reporting of bridge conditions and needs (preservation, improvement, and replacement) using risk-based, data driven methods. Moderator: Roman Peralta, WSDOT Inspection of the DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER FHWA Status Report Robertson Tunnel Matthew Miller, Thomas Everett, FHWA Headquarters Parsons Brinckerhoff The presentation will provide a brief overview of several FHWA activities including ODOT Tunnel Management implementation of MAP-21 initiatives relevant to bridge and tunnel inspections. and Rehabilitation Program Anticipated topics include updates to regulations, element level inspections, tunnel Jamie Schick, Jacobs & Associates inspections, training course updates and inspection compliance assessments. Closing Remarks: Door Prizes and Best Presentation Award Jeff Swanstrom, ODOT and Tim Rogers, FHWA Oregon Division cm.wsu.edu/bridgeinspectors APR. 23 – 25, 2013 FEATURED SPEAKER Risk-based Inspection Summary of Critical Findings Reviews for for Highway Bridges the National Bridge Inspection Program Glenn Washer, University of Missouri Brian Leshko, HDR Engineering, Inc. Bridge inspections for most bridges are conducted The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) reviewed periodically at standard, uniform time intervals mandated the current state of highway bridge inspection practice by the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS). for identifying and following up on critical findings As a result, a new bridge that may experience few through a contract with HDR Engineering (HDR). problems in the first 10–15 years of service has the Twelve States were visited during June-August, 2011 same inspection frequency and intensity as a 50-year- by HDR staff as part of an independent review team old bridge that is reaching the end of its service life. to assess processes and procedures for reporting and A more rational approach to determining inspection tracking critical bridge inspection findings (critical frequency and scope would consider the structure type, findings). The team visited State offices and bridge age, condition, environment, and other characteristics sites to review bridge inspection information and gain of the bridge to determine the appropriate inspection a better understanding of how this important area of frequency and scope. This paper will discuss innovative the bridge safety program is administered. The team new approaches to bridge inspection based on risk and interviewed FHWA staff, State bridge inspectors and reliability assessment for bridges. Such risk assessment State inspection program managers, and investigated frameworks are increasingly utilized in other industries, aspects of bridge inspection and other events that can such as oil, gas and chemical production, as a means lead to critical findings. This included fracture critical of optimizing the use of inspection resources and findings, scour critical deficiencies and plans of action, improving safety. Overall concepts and framework load rating calculations, critical findings on any primary for reliability and risk-based assessments applied to bridge component, and other safety deficiencies. A inspection planning for bridges will be discussed. summary report was developed
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