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UPCOMING EVENTS Permeable Reactive Barriers for Groundwater Nitrate Treatment NEWS July 8, 2020 A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS SECTION/ASCE BSCES & SEAMASS Virtual Game Night July 16, 2020 VOL. 44 | NO. 10 | JUNE 2020 COPRI Boston Chapter/Emergency Preparedness AWIA Risk and Resilience Assessments at the MWRA TJuly 23, 2020 Rapid Repurposing: Facility Strategies for Airborne FHWA-NHI-130053 Bridge Inspection Disease Outbreaks Including Coronavirus Refresher Training by Michael Clements, Bio-Containment Lead, Americas, Greg Mare, Healthcare Sector Lead, Americas, September 29 – October 1, 2020 and Alastair MacGregor, Vice President, Engineering, AECOM FHWA-NHI-130055 Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges The global response to the coronavirus pandemic treatment, and recovery. This can be done with November 30 – December 10, 2020 has shifted from preparedness to response and minor modifications to existing hospitals, fol mitigation. In the US, our recent national lowed by assembling equipment solutions from Further Details Inside guidelines are the largest mitigation actions ever non-traditional supply chains (residential or enacted in this country. As the virus spreads commercial rather than specialist healthcare around the world, each community has supply chains) for ad hoc quarantine units in responded in their own ways, and some have high school gymnasiums or other large assembly seen vastly different results. Underpinning every facilities. effort, however, is the healthcare system. 2019–20 Society Sponsors: Rapid Repurposing Resources are being stretched as healthcare There are strategies that you can deploy now, services are called upon to the test for disease, using facilities that exist and equipment that is contain the outbreak, treat the ill, and administer available in your community to fight preventative measures, medicine and vaccines— Coronavirus immediately. We can help. as they become available. Preparing a Response Given the scale of the coronavirus pandemic, Hospitals are not set up to deal with the projecting need for and accommodating beds is anticipated surge in patients, meaning ad hoc difficult beyond one to two weeks. With this in solutions will be required both to address this mind, our recommended first response is to outbreak and to allow hospitals to continue free up additional capacity within that one- to treating patients suffering from other ailments. two-week timeframe using existing resources that can be rapidly modified for quarantine, continued on page 2

President’s Report by Richard Maher, PE, Managing Associate, Perry Associates, LLC

171 Years. In 1848, a group of historical events. Major events of war, financial lectures to be maintained year after year in honor like-minded individuals, civil depressions and recessions, natural disasters, of the named individual. There is no better engineers by training, formed pandemics, political and social unrest have example of the importance of this forethought to the Boston Society of Civil shaped civil engineering industry as we know it donate than the current COVID-19 situation and Engineers. This was an uncer in this moment. The events of the past six the fiscal unknowns it presents. These funds allow tain time when revolutions months will once again turn the direction of the for a minimum level of BSCES activity to be were occurring in Europe and it profession. BSCES technical groups, institute guaranteed into the future. was only thirteen years before the American chapters, and committees remain ready for the Annually, BSCES requests donations from Civil War. BSCES persevered during these early challenges ahead and welcome members to members and sponsorships from their employers years of existence and continued to strengthen participate in this change. to support over 30 technical and community into the 3,400-member strong organization that Many of our past members have made significant outreach events. These sponsorships are needed it is today. contributions to BSCES to ensure its financial to help our members stay competitively The exhibited endurance of BSCES members viability and ongoing ability to effectively serve its technically, promote STEM and community and the organizations they work for have come members. These donations and board-designated together and worked through 171 years of funds allow named grants, scholarships, and continued on page 6 2019–2020 BSCES BoardNEWS of Government NEWS 2 President: Richard D. Maher, PE President-Elect: Bruce L. Jacobs, PhD, PE Secretary: Kathryn Swanson, PE Facility Strategies for Airborne Disease Outbreaks continued from page 1 Treasurer: Gregory L. Mirliss Assistant Treasurer: Anthony M. Richardson, PE With coronavirus and other airborne virus Immediate Containment Response Senior Vice Presidents: Shallan C. Fitzgerald, PE; outbreaks, there are two types of patient: pre Measures Ronald K. Burns, PE, LSP sumptive cases and known cases. Both groups Adapting existing spaces: immediate response at the have different facility requirements and put Vice Presidents: Michael R. Cunningham, PE; treatment facility level to ensure nominal readiness Christopher P. Hersey unique stresses on the hospitals. based on near-term projections of patient load. Past President: Geoffrey B. Schwartz, PE There are two critical levels of containment to Hospitals can convert blocks or wings of existing consider: Western MA Branch Vice President: Vacant non-critical patient rooms to quarantine or 1. Quarantine: Containing presumptive-case Institute Chapter & Technical Group Chairs isolation rooms by changing the ventilation and patients from each other and the general the room entry conditions and standard COPRI Boston Chapter: Bryan N. Jones, PE population; and operating procedures (SOPs). A negative- Construction Institute Boston Chapter: Andrew Giocondi, PE 2. Isolation: Containing confirmed-case pressure room is required to isolate a patient Engineering Management Group: Daron G. Kurkjian, PE patients from the general population. who is either suspected of having or who has EWRI Boston Chapter: Marc J. Gabriel, PE Confirmed-case patients can be housed together been diagnosed with an airborne infectious Geo-Institute Boston Chapter: Laurie A. Gibeau, PE en masse while presumptive-case patients must disease so that the number of airborne infectious SEI Boston Chapter: Michael A. Cruz, SE be individually quarantined. particles is reduced to prevent cross-infection of other people. T&DI Boston Chapter: Kayla (Arruda) Sousa, EIT For healthcare systems and for our commu Younger Member Group: Elisa K. Yung nities in general, finding more available and Isolation rooms need to be negatively readily adaptable space becomes a priority— pressurized to their adjacent, communicating BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board often in non-traditional places. Readily adap spaces, and they need to have a buffer zone Chair: Sean Horan, EIT, [email protected] table space can include facilities outside of the between the isolation room and the corridor traditional healthcare portfolio. The following Ronald K. Burns, PE, LSP, [email protected] outside of the space. Where true anterooms could become available and be adapted using aren’t present to serve as this buffer zone, John C. Cavanaro, PE, [email protected] our quick implementation solutions: polyethylene plastic sheeting (Visqueen®) can Bryon Clemence, PE, [email protected] • School closures mean high school or college be hung from the ceiling to create a space where Michael R. Cunningham, PE, [email protected] gymnasiums can offer durable, cleanable personnel can spray down their personal Annahid Dastgheib-Beheshti, PE, [email protected] surfaces, large open spaces and locker rooms. protective equipment (PPE) with disinfectants Jessica DeBellis, PE, [email protected] • High school or college campuses often have such as Lysol® or Virkon.® This allows time for Bruce L. Jacobs, PhD, PE, [email protected] ample open outdoor space to accommodate air changes in the anteroom, before removing temporary structures, emergency power and PPE at the point of exit. Richard F. Keenan, [email protected] parking. While traditional anterooms are positively Richard D. Maher, PE, [email protected] • Hotels and universities/colleges dormitories can pressurized to both the corridor and the patient David M. Manugian, PE, [email protected] be converted using recommended strategies room, this is not required if adequate use of Angus J. O’Leary, PE, [email protected] for patient and treatment accommodation. SOPs and disinfectants are employed. Daniella Roitman, [email protected] • Community centers can offer accessible Matthew I. Shuman, PE, [email protected] facilities, with durable, clean surfaces, with separate room for those with cognitive Michael Sullivan, PE, [email protected] ADAPTING WHAT EXISTS: vulnerabilities. • Readily convert blocks or wings of non-critical Kathryn Swanson PE, [email protected] patient rooms by changing ventilation, entry OUTBREAK CONTAINMENT: conditions and SOPs. To contain this outbreak, and defend against • Train, retrain and use occupational safety future outbreaks, we must respond in three point-and-call methods real time to eliminate Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE stages: errors. The Engineering Center, One Walnut Street , Boston, MA 02108 • Near-term (7–14 days): to ensure immediate • Create a network of support facilities through Phone: 617/227-5551, Fax: 617/227-6783 response at the treatment facility level appropriate community buildings retrofitted Email: [email protected], Website: www.bsces.org requires nominal readiness based on for treatment. projections of patient load; BSCES’ newsletter, BSCESNews, is designed to provide information and opinion in regard to the subject matter covered. BSCES and its Board assume no • Mid-term (14–28 days): to ensure large-scale The main patient room can be re-balanced as responsibility for statements made or opinions expressed in this publication. readiness requires short-term response at a negatively pressurized if the heating, ventilation It is published with the understanding that the Board and the authors are larger community level based on projections not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. of patient load; and air conditioning (HVAC) system is non- If assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should recirculating. Otherwise, windows should be be sought. The Newsletter Editorial Board encourages reproduction of • Long-term: to ensure appropriate-scale opened or removed, and temporary fans shall BSCESNews with appropriate acknowledgment. © 2020 BSCESNews. readiness for future outbreaks requires response at the population at large level. continued on page 3 NEWS JUNE 2020 | COPRI Boston Chapter/Emergency Preparedness 3

Facility Strategies for Airborne Disease Outbreaks continued from page 2 be installed at the window, and sealed up with a presumptive-case patients should be taken into a Justice Facilities barrier such as rigid plastic or epoxy-painted dedicated isolation bay. Several bays can be co- As with the community at large, the criminal justice plywood. located in a large area such as a cafeteria or system will need to find more available and readily dining hall. Isolation bays can be constructed adaptable space for treatment options as a priority— The window barrier should be sealed around the with PVC plastic frames and polyethylene often in non-traditional places. edges and at the point of ventilation penetration plastic sheeting (Visqueen®). Confirmed-case With minor modifications existing justice to ensure a tight containment boundary. The patients should be taken into a large isolation facilities could be repurposed to provi de ad hoc use of tell-tales at door undercuts is advised for a suite, such as a gymnasium. Here, the entire quarantine units in alternate spaces such as day quick visual check of directional airflow. space can be open to the patients who are co- rooms, food service facilities and/or gymnasiums. located en masse. This room setup will work for presumptive- and These can be furnished, according to need, with confirmed-case patients. Room signage, SOPs, equipment from non-traditional supply chains and other guidance should be marked on each GETTING TECHNICAL: (residential or commercial rather than specialist patient room door as clearly as possible to healthcare supply chains), scaling up as required. minimize human error. Training, retraining, and Each isolation bay must be negatively using the pointing-and-calling method for pressurized with MERV-16A filtered exhaust The following spaces could be adapted using that is operated at less than 500 fpm and is not actions as they occur is recommended to our quick implementation solutions: recirculated into any space. Each isolation bay eliminate errors as well. is provided with an ante room for donning and • Gymnasiums, day rooms, classrooms, or food doffing of PPE. The negative pressure of the service areas within secure facilities can offer isolation bay will cause air to cascade from the durable, cleanable surfaces and large open GETTING TECHNICAL: large open space, through the ante room, and spaces; and A minimum MERV-16A filter should be applied into the isolation bay. A minimum of 500 CFM • Dormitories and cells can be converted using to the exhaust airstream and shall be operated is recommended for each isolation bay. In at a velocity of less than 500 fpm. For the room recommended strategies for patient and large isolation suites, the entire space is treatment accommodation. balance, the ideal differential pressure is conditioned and ventilated without between -0.05” and -0.10” w.g. from the recirculation to maintain a pressurization The main in-custody patient room can be re- corridor to the patient room. between -0.05” and -0.10” w.g. from the clean balanced as negatively pressurized if the heating, spaces to the isoation suite. ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system Short-term Containment Response is non-recirculating. Otherwise, windows can be Measures PVC and polyethylene plastic sheeting can be removed, the openings secured, and temporary Short-term response at the community level to used to create clean corridors between entry and fans installed. The use of tell-tales at door ensure large-scale readiness based on mid-term exit points and the locker spaces that are to be undercuts is advised for a quick visual check of projections of patient load. used by the healthcare workers. The locker directional airflow. rooms are where the workers can change from As hospitals begin to reach capacity, munici This room setup will work for presumptive- and street clothes into PPE, and then back into street palities should work with healthcare organi confirmed-case patients. Room signage, SOPs, clothes at the end of the day. No scrubs or PPE zations to make a network of support zones that and other guidance should be marked on each should be taken off-site. Healthcare workers are typically distributed with existing com patient area door as clearly as possible to should shower before changing into street munity densities. To further expand your minimize human error. Training, retraining, and clothes and leaving the site. community’s capacity to quarantine presumptive using the occupational safety pointing-and- cases, explore opportunities to transition other Provide supporting site infrastructure: Emergency calling method for actions as they occur is also building types that are similar in structure to a power can be provided for critical equipment recommended to eliminate errors. such as ventilators via a generator or a dedicated hospital patient wing, including university As treatment facilities begin to reach capacity, uninterruptable power supply (UPS) at each dormitories or hotels, where similar strategies jurisdictions might consider working with the point of use. Waste and materiel flows should be could be quickly deployed. Additionally, facility administration and healthcare organi mapped to avoid cross-contamination. academic health centers pose an opportunity to zations to create a network of support zones have nearby healthcare and flex space using large Further, care should be taken to use waste encompassing the detention facility and the open spaces like gymnasiums and dining halls. bagging and wipe-down sterilization until the wider community. Academic health centers Each location should be setup with check-in, waste can be autoclaved or otherwise safely could also be part of this network, with the open-space queueing, and triage. From here, sterilized. advantage of having auxiliary healthcare profes sionals available. NEWS JUNE 2020 | COPRI Boston Chapter/Emergency Preparedness 4

Historic New England Infrastructure: The Granite Railway by Michael Sullivan, PE, Sr. Project Manager & Business Development Lead, CME Associates, Inc. Who knew the first constructed commercial railway in the United States was located right in our backyard in Quincy and East Milton? Hidden in a Quincy neighborhood cul-de-sac are the remnants of the inclined portion of what many historians believe to be one of the first railways in America, the Granite Railway, incorporated in 1826 and designed by engineer Gridley Bryant. The inclined portion of the railway is an ASCE Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The primary role of the railway was to provide granite from a quarry in Quincy to be used for the construction of the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. How did the railway come about? Solomon Willard, chosen by the Bunker Hill Monument Association to be the lead architect in charge of the construction of the Bunker Hill Monument, Granite Railway Incline, Quincy, Massachusetts performed a thorough search of suitable quarries throughout New England to provide granite for the monument. The quarries in Quincy were Quarry to the Neponset river by rail, and then in England, however, Bryant modified many selected and while the quality of granite in this by water to Charleston. of these items to allow for heavier, more concentrated loads to accommodate the heavy location was excellent, transporting the material Construction on the railway began on April 1, granite blocks. would be difficult. At the time, granite hauled 1826. The survey of the route was performed by over roadways by horse or ox team was very Loammi Baldwin, Jr., a prominent civil engineer The railway was also involved in one of the first difficult and expensive. Using a railway would who worked on many important infrastructure rail fatalities in the United States when in 1832 reduce traction and expedite transportation. projects in New England including Fort Strong, a wagon carrying four passengers was ascending Gridley Bryant had been studying some of the Mill Dam, and perhaps his most important the incline. A cable snapped and threw the early railways in England and concluded that work, the naval dry docks at Boston Navy Yard passengers from the vehicle over a cliff and down the best way to move the stone would be via this in Charleston and Norfolk Naval Shipyard in about 35 feet, killing one of the occupants. The emerging technology. Bryant was a self-educated Portsmouth (also ASCE Historic Civil Old Colony and Newport Railway took over the mason and engineer and had previously worked Engineering Landmarks). The railway was right-of-way in 1871 and was later absorbed on the construction of the Mill Dam. The approximately three miles in length between the into the New York, New Haven and Hartford Massachusetts legislature was petitioned to quarries in Quincy to the Neponset River. The Railroad. The inclined portion of the railway provide incorporation for the Granite Railway wooden rails were laid five feet apart on stone continued to operate until the 1940’s. So, the Company but faced much opposition over crossties spaced every eight feet. The wagons next time you’re in the Boston area and see the right-of-way and liability concerns. On March used on the railway had wheels six feet in Bunker Hill Monument, just think that its 4, 1826, the charter for the company was diameter, were pulled by horses, and could construction launched the Granite Railway and granted, with T.H. Perkins, a prominent Boston transport nearly 16 tons! Nearly all items used helped usher in the rail industry in our country! merchant, serving as the company president. on the railway were designed by Bryant, Many thanks to David C. Garcelon for sharing The first contract in the United States for the including the cars, tracks, frogs, switches, an excerpt on the Granite Railway from his carriage of freight by rail was signed on March wheels, turntables and load transfer equipment. upcoming book on the Hoosac Tunnel. 27, 1827, to provide the stone from Bunker Hill Many of these technologies were already in use NEWS JUNE 2020 | COPRI Boston Chapter/Emergency Preparedness 5

Bouncing Back: Five Steps to Ensure Your Water Systems Recover from Unexpected Disasters by Vinoth Manoharan, PE, Project Manager, AECOM In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, capacity, solids process and ancillary facilities, 5. Mitigate the Risks Identified devastating the city and disrupting many of its confirming the critical role that the East Plant’s Once the vulnerabilities are detected, corrective services. Water expert, Vinoth Manoharan interior stormwater conveyance system and actions must be quickly implemented. The East explains how foresight and planning kept safe pump station play in the facility’s functionality Plant is the largest and oldest drinking water drinking water flowing in Houston during this as it collects, conveys and pumps rainfall out of facility in Houston, so it was imperative to time of extreme need. the plant site. Further, it was determined that begin immediate mitigation. After the required without this system, the plant would flood design and construction improvements were When Hurricane Harvey made landfall in during record storm events. identified and approved by city leadership, they Houston, it brought more than 40 inches of were implemented on an expedited schedule. rain—the equivalent of almost an entire year’s 2. Investigate risk for failure For example, the engineers delivered a hydraulic worth—to parts of the city. The result was If understanding functionality is the first step, and hydrologic study predicting rainfall calamitous, with city-wide economic losses analysis is the next. For example, the East Plant amounts over time as well as the amounts of estimated at between US$70 billion and team analyzed the potential for the facility’s water flowing across the site during a storm. US$200 billion. failure and the factors that could contribute to it. Pump station improvements were designed Among the observations was one stark, highly- Yet, amongst the devastation, Houston’s based on these results and were ready for bid in concerning finding: the current stormwater drinking water system remained up and running less than three months. system was inadequate in terms of its ability to during and after the hurricane, ensuring handle the water resulting from a record-setting The Results Houston’s residents continued to have access to storm. The East Plant is surrounded by a levee Taking action ahead of time can make all the safe, clean drinking water. Essential to this was that protects it from rising flood waters, but also difference to the resilience of critical the East Water Purification Plant, which is the traps rainfall inside the levee and within the infrastructure during and after a storm. The largest of Houston’s three major drinking-water plant’s boundary. If the stormwater system could East Plant team’s due diligence enabled the facilities and supplies drinking water to most of not handle the rainfall, it was clear that the East facility to maintain its functions throughout the city’s residents. Plant’s treatment equipment could flood and be and beyond Hurricane Harvey. So, how did the East Plant team maintain service forced to shut down and the team committed to Despite experiencing unprecedented rainfall, the during this record-breaking storm? The seeds of take steps to address this issue. East Plant’s stormwater system prevailed— this capability were planted by the foresight of 3. Pinpoint vulnerabilities remaining at full capacity and suffering only the facility’s engineers. The management team Working from the precept that knowledge is minor damage. The continued successful at the East Plant, working with AECOM, power, it is important to evaluate the impact of operation of the East Water Purification Plant recognized the importance of preparing for a a potential significant storm and the exposure when disaster struck is a reminder that, often possible event like this, for example, planning and risks that such a storm could present. At the times, it is ancillary facilities that make the for the care of frequently overlooked ancillary East Plant, AECOM performed a hydrologic difference in water system resilience. And facilities, such as storm sewers, stormwater and hydraulic study to gauge the impact of a AECOM continues to work with the City of pump stations, fuel tanks and command centers, major rainfall, and followed up by identifying Houston and other partners to build the resilience well in advance of any potential disaster. the improvements required to control flood of this and other critical infrastructure in the city. With critical infrastructure around the world waters within the plant boundary. This article is part of AECOM’s ongoing series vulnerable to an increasing range of threats, 4. Target solutions examining the top water issues that need to be such as climate change and extreme weather Once the vulnerabilities and risks are uncovered, solved in the state of Texas and beyond. events, here are five steps that water treatment it is essential to work toward finding solutions plant managers and engineers can take to build For Further Reading that protect operations. At the East Plant, this resilience—based on lessons learnt from Making Cities Resilient: Houston Takes a meant: identifying and targeting ways to add Hurricane Harvey. Cyber Stress Test pumps within the existing stormwater pump 1. Evaluate Current Function station: reserving open green space within the Water in Texas: Top Five Issues We Need to Understanding your water system’s effectivity is plant site to detain storm water; raising curb Solve Now the first step towards resilience. In 2010, the heights around critical equipment vaults; Six Alternative Water Sources for Texas City of Houston and AECOM undertook a identifying critical equipment that needed to be study that assessed the sustainability and elevated above expected flood waters; and Safe Drinking Water that Doesn’t Break the Bank vulnerability of the entire East Plant facility. The developing redundant power sources for the Creating More Resilient Flood Plains in Texas study evaluated the treatment process, hydraulic stormwater facilities. NEWS JUNE 2020 | COPRI Boston Chapter/Emergency Preparedness 6

BSCES Announces 2020–2021 BSCES Board of Government and Nominating Committee by Emily Devane, Membership Associate, BSCES BSCES is pleased to announce the results of the Vice President: Younger Member Group: 2020–2021 BSCES Board of Government Christopher P. Hersey, LEED AP, Skanska Mark Ruberti, PE, Sanborn Head & Associates elections which concluded on May 15, 2020. Vice President: As part of the 2020–2021 election process, Members of the 2020–2021 Board of Govern- Kathryn Swanson, PE, CDM Smith BSCES members who are eligible to vote also ment took their oath of office during the board Past President: elected three members who will serve a two-year video conference that was held on Tuesday, June Richard D. Maher, PE, PMP, LEED AP term as members of the BSCES Nominating 23, 2020 and will officially assume oversight of Perry Associates, LLC Committee. They are: BSCES with the commencement of the 2020 BSCES fiscal year on July 1, 2020. Thank you Institute Chapter and Technical Group Brendan Casey, PhD, PE to everyone who voted in the election. Chairs Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Coasts, Oceans, Ports & Rivers Institute Michael A. Cruz, PE The members of the 2020–2021 BSCES Board Boston Chapter: Green International Affiliates, Inc. are as follows: Daniel W. O’Connor, PE Kayla (Arruda) Sousa, EIT BSCES Board of Government Collins Engineers, Inc. Howard Stein Hudson President: Construction Institute Boston Chapter: These newly elected members will be joining Bruce L. Jacobs, PhD, PE Artur Lebedev, Hines a Nominating Committee that includes three Wentworth Institute of Technology Engineering Management Group: BSCES past presidents and three BSCES President-Elect: Lee M. Koska, EI, Weston & Sampson members who are serving the second year of a two-year term. Shallan C. Fitzgerald, PE, Harvard University| Environmental & Water Resources Harvard Allston Land Company Institute Boston Chapter: BSCES Past-Presidents Secretary: Denise N. Prussen, EIT, CDM Smith Malek A. Al-Khatib, PE (Retired) Todd M. Clark, PE Geo-Institute Boston Chapter: Geoffrey B. Schwartz, PE Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. Michael T. Flynn, PE, GEI Consultants, Inc. GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. Treasurer: Structural Engineering Institute Richard D. Maher, PE, PMP, LEED AP Gregory L. Mirliss, SPS, AECOM Boston Chapter: Perry Associates, LLC Senior Vice President: Scott R. Bruso, PE, Weston & Sampson Ronald K. Burns, PE, LSP, LEED AP Additional Committee Members Transportation & Development Institute Arcadia Technology, Inc. Lucy C. Jen, PhD, PE, Jen Geotechnical, LLC Boston Chapter: Richard Matson, PE, AECOM Senior Vice President: Tyler deRuiter, PE, PTOE Bryan Zimolka, PE, Nitsch Engineering Michael R. Cunningham, PE, Kleinfelder BETA Group, Inc.

President’s Report this time of great unknowns. I have been more information of how to be get involved and continued from page 1 inspired during this period of transition by support BSCES. members of the outgoing board and confident outreach, and support ten civil engineering BSCES is continuing to progress through the that the incoming board members will embrace changing times by conducting Zoom webinars. student chapter programs. This diverse and change, and yet again strengthen BSCES. high-quality programing is not possible without These programs are being offered as a no cost annual support. Please see the insert at the end The closing event for the 171st year of BSCES is member benefit. Please consult theBSCES of the newsletter for program details and the Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. The events webpage for an updated list of Events. consider donating and sponsoring BSCES now purpose of this meeting is to reflect on the past This issue of BSCESNews is focused on Coasts, for its upcoming 172nd year. year’s accomplishments, present the strategic plan Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI) and going forward, thank the Board of Government has a theme of 20th anniversary. Be sure to read Each year in June, BSCES wraps up its fiscal and financial supporters, and to announce society year and ushers in a newly elected Board of page 7 featured group article written by COPRI award recipients and honorees. This celebration Boston Chapter Chair Bryan Jones from HDR. Government for one-year term. During this past of the year’s accomplishments in civil engineering year, COVID-19 disrupted our plans for many is typically a memorable evening dinner event. I would like to thank our Society Sponsors exciting meetings and events. However, it did Given the current situation, a virtual program is especially AECOM, which is sponsor of this not stop the Society from providing a feeling of being planned to take place in late summer. June newsletter. Please be sure read the articles community and valuable content to its members BSCES leaders remain hopeful that the energy submitted by AECOM for publication in this through the free lunchtime webinar series. I am and excitement of in-person events will be able to issue of BSCESNews. Entitled “Rapid Repur especially proud of the volunteer members of return during our 172nd year. posing: Facility Strategies for Airborne Disease our Executive Committee and Board of Outbreaks Including Coronavirus” and Government for participating in emergency Thank you and it has been an honor and pleasure “Bouncing Back: Five Steps to Ensure Your meetings, brainstorming, and pivoting into the to serve as president during this past year. Water Systems Recover from Unexpected new way of doing business during the past four BSCES always welcomes new members and Disasters,” these articles can be found on page 1 months. I owe them all a great deal of gratitude participation in creating event and media content and page 5, respectively. for their passion and willingness to help during Please contact us at [email protected] for NEWS JUNE 2020 | COPRI Boston Chapter/Emergency Preparedness 7 Featured Group COPRI Update by Bryan N. Jones, PE, Northeast Ports & Maritime Lead, HDR and COPRI Boston Chapter Chair

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the below the water, including: anchoring to the 4 Waterfront Facilities Inspection and Assessment founding of ASCE’s Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and seabed; mooring systems; transmission cable Manual of Practice (2015) Rivers Institute (COPRI). Created in 2000, burial and protection; federal, state, and 4 Seismic Design of Piers and Wharves (2014) COPRI is one of nine semi-autonomous regional planning and regulation efforts; and 4 Planning and Design Guidelines for Small institutes within ASCE. Its mission is to serve its port and harbor infrastructure to support the Craft Harbors (3rd Ed. 2012) members through improving knowledge, construction and maintenance of marine education, development and practice of civil renewable structures and technology. 4 Advances in Coastal Structure Design (2003) 4 engineering and other disciplines in the 4 Ocean & Offshore Engineering Commit Underwater Investigations—Standard Practice sustainable management of coastal, ocean, port, tee—This committee is particularly con Manual (2001) waterways, riverine, and wetlands resources for cerned with understanding the interrela • The technical committees are also involved in the benefit of society. tionships among hydrodynamics, structural producing and moderating nationally recog Over the past 20 years this highly specialized design, structural dynamics, and geotechnical nized technical conferences for knowledge national institute has grown to more than 4,000 engineering in the offshore ocean environment. transfer and networking, including a triennial members; with 36 technical and sub- 4 Ports & Harbors Committee—Consisting of Ports Conference, the Coastal Structures committees, 10 professional chapters, and 10 14 distinct technical subcommittees, the Ports Conferences, and Solutions to Coastal Disasters; student chapters serving local, regional, national & Harbors Committee seeks to lead the as well as collaborating with other organizations and international COPRI needs. Locally, the profession in advancing the planning, design, on international conferences being hosted in longstanding BSCES Waterways technical construction, maintenance, operation, pol the U.S. such as the annual Offshore Technology group was re-chartered in 2012 as the COPRI lution control, and technical functioning of Conference (OTC) and the International Boston Chapter. This group continues to ports and harbors infrastructure, including Conferences in Coastal Engineering (ICCE). provide events and programs with impressive coordination with the appropriate com- • COPRI also coordinates and sponsoring teams and knowledgeable speakers that stimulate mittees of the American Association of Port of technical professionals (volunteers) for post- discussion and provide useful engineering and Authorities and permanent International Asso- disaster damage assessment of port infra business ideas, as well as networking ciation of Navigational Congress (PIANC). structure and coastal structures following opportunities for sustainable development, Areas of focus are on the engineering aspects of major hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis. protection and restoration of our coasts, oceans, (1) waterborne transportation, commercial The work of these expert teams provides ports, waterways, rivers and wetlands. (including fishing) and recreational interests, valuable forensic knowledge and “lessons (2) plans for expansion to meet future needs; learned” on the performance and failure of As a multidisciplinary and international leader in (3) the environmental implications of such coastal and marine infrastructure, and is the sustainable management of coastal, ocean, expansion; and (4) handling equipment and consolidated into published professional port, waterways, riverine and wetlands resources other port related facilities. proceedings. for the benefit of society, COPRI seeks to integrate key stakeholders into decision-making 4 Waterways Committee—This group studies • Another function within COPRI is specialized processes; advance the technological state of art and reports on methods and problems of Board Certification in the fields of Coastal and practice; and influence public policy. COPRI planning, design, construction, maintenance, Engineering, Port Engineering, Navigation does this through several key functions, including: and operation of waterways, including Engineering and Ocean Engineering, which is dredging, stabilization, navigation, flood administered through the Academy of Coastal, • Establishment and governance of numerous control and regulation, with consideration of Ocean, Port, and Navigation Engineers technical committees, which produce journals, their effects on the environment. (ACOPNE). standards, manuals of practice, and guidelines for this specialized profession. The principal Each of these technical committees is • And finally, COPRI seeks to recognize our col technical committees in COPRI include: comprised of professional volunteers leagues who have contributed to the civil and harbor, coastal, and waterways engineering 4 The Coastal Council, which includes sub nationwide, who collaborate to provide peer- profession in significant ways; by administering committees focusing on Coastal and reviewed articles, standards and manuals of national awards programs such as the annual Estuarine Hydroscience, the Coastal practice that provide state-of-the-art guidance Project Excellence Awards, the John G. Moffatt- Engineering Research Council, Coastal to practitioners and academics alike, including Frank E. Nichol Harbor and Coastal Engineering Structures, and Coastal Zone Management. for example: 4 Award, the Kenny Childs Practitioner’s Award, 4 The Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Marine Renewable Energy Committee— the Orville T. Magoon Sustain able Coasts Award, Ocean Engineering which works on the planning, design, con and the International Coastal Engineering struction, maintenance and operation of 4 Inland Navigation: Environmental Award, among others. marine renewable energy facilities above and Sustainability (2019)

continued on page 9 NEWS JUNE 2020 | COPRI Boston Chapter/Emergency Preparedness 8 Recent News and Updates

BSCES Announces 2020–2021 David E. Langseth Jessica Ormsby Sponsorship Program Arthur Lebrasseur Matt Soule BSCES leaders are pleased to unveil the 2020– Kathleen A. Luvisi Member 2021 BSCES Sponsorship Program, which runs through June 30, 2021. We are looking forward Owen J. Mac Donald David Comerford, Reading, MA to BSCES accomplishing more and continuing Michael J. Makes Student Member to advance the civil engineering profession. This Anthony J. Masse Hakan Aboulay, Istanbul Technical University can only be achieved with the continued support Wayne A. Mc Ardle Ahmed Alrediny, Wentworth Institute of our members and sponsor 2020–2021 BSCES of Technology Sponsors help BSCES achieve its financial goals Zack R. McCain Jaquelin Bermeo, Smith College while receiving great organizational visibility Joseph McNichols Jiarong Chen, Northeastern University among thousands of professionals. John C. O’Dea Tek Dhant, University of Massachusetts Lowell The 2020–2021 BSCES Sponsorship Program Thomas E. Pease Loundia Duperier, Bunker Hill offers two sponsorship options—Society Sponsor Mark W. Pelletier and Program Sponsor. Looking to give sponsors Community College George G. Preble maximum exposure, BSCES is offering a broad Joshua Faigel, University of array of sponsor benefits. Please see the insert John J. Reilly Massachusetts Lowell included at the end of this newsletter for Nathaniel Russell Michael Gove, University of program details. Sarah J. Simon Massachusetts Lowell BSCES Thanks Donors Michael P. Soraghan Zachary Holman, University of The BSCES Board of Government would like Ashley L. Sullivan Massachusetts Lowell to thank the following members who made a Mark G. Sullivan Sarvesh Jagtap, Northeastern University donation to BSCES when they paid their dues Melissa Trombley Khaled Mahdi, Merrimack College during the current fiscal year: Dennis A. Verdi Daniel Paczuski, Wentworth Institute Daniel R. Armstrong of Technology Carl H. Weber Christopher R. Baker Jonathan Paulino, University of Stan W. Zagajeski Ryan D. Beemer Massachusetts Lowell James R. Borrebach BSCES Welcomes New Members Pietra Souza, University of Georgios Bouboulis The BSCES Board of Government is pleased Massachusetts Lowell Arthur Cabral to welcome the following new members who joined BSCES during the months of April Massachusetts Board of Registration Frank J. Cavaleri and May 2020: of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Issues Advisory on the Use Christine A. Champeau Affiliate James J. Colantonio of Job Titles that include the Term Carrick Eggleston, PhD, Worcester “Engineer” or “Surveyor” Steven P. Covert Polytechnic Institute In response to questions received from the Christopher Dzidek Jennifer Green engineering and land surveying business com James A. Flaherty Molly Obendorf munity, on June 8, 2020 the Massachusetts George D. Gagaris Associate Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (“the Board”) issued an Ralph E. Galeota Kaoutar Diouri, advisory opinion on the use of engineering or Abigail Ericson, EIT Lawrence Green land surveying job titles by unlicensed indivi Evan L. Hankin Fernanda Fischer, EIT duals working within the engineering and land Richard Henige Paul Kirchner, Stamski and McNary, Inc. surveying business community. To view a down Sam Ho David Langlais loadable copy of this advisory click here. Kurt R. Hulteen Michelle Meyer continued on page 9 Brian J. Kavanaugh Conor Hoey, EIT

SEND US YOUR NEWS! Looking to strengthen the community that is BSCES, the BSCES Executive Committee and Newsletter Editorial Board has decided to expand the content of this BSCESNews Recent News and Updates column by including more member news. Have you recently been recognized for a professional accomplishment, passed the Professional Engineer Exam, received a promotion, or changed employers? If so, send your news items to BSCES Association Manager, Rich Keenan, [email protected]. NEWS JUNE 2020 | COPRI Boston Chapter/Emergency Preparedness 9

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Massachusetts Board of Registration of He has also worked as a consulting engineer or Stay Connected and Engaged Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor managing principal of several firms. In addition, with COVID-19 Resource Page Responds to FAQ on PEs Certifying Site he has served as adviser and regulatory consultant As the widespread coronavirus outbreak con Plans with Property Lines with various governmental agencies. tinues to impact daily life, you can still reach out During the month of June 2020, the BSCES would also like to congratulate Danielle to the ASCE community. The Society’s Massachusetts Board of Registration of H. Spicer, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP, M.ASCE COVID-19 Resource page has online tools and Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors who has been elected to another term as Region 1 tips to work from home or office more effectively, announced the addition of a new website posting Governor. As part of the 2020 ASCE election, as well as different ways to use free time you that answers the frequently asked question, Can the membership also approved, by the required might have. This includes discussion threads a Professional Engineer (PE) certify a site plan two-thirds vote, proposed constitutional amend with other members, career advancement which references a property line determination ments intended to improve the organization’s opportunities and fun activities for families. that was previously completed by a Professional flexibility, nimbleness and responsiveness, as Click here for more information. Land Surveyor (PLS)? This answer is no, except well as giving voting equity to dues-paying in the limited circumstances that the Board Affiliate member To learn more about the 2020 #DonateYourPPE if You Have describes. Click here to learn more. ASCE election, click here. Surplus Equipment Join the movement to #DonateYourPPE and ASCE Election Results Encourage Others to Join ASCE and donate any surplus personal protective equip Thanks to all of you who voted in the annual See the Rewards ment to hospitals. Click here to find out what ASCE election. BSCES would like to congratulate Do you have colleagues that have not yet joined materials are needed and where to donate. Dennis D. Truax for being elected 2021 ASCE ASCE? Participate in ASCE’s Member Referral Take Advantage of ASCE’s Mentor Match President Elect. Truax, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, D. Program and receive a $50 Amazon gift card for Mentor Match is a tool that brings together WRE, F.NSPE, F.ASCE, has spent four decades each new member that you recruit. Click here to mentors and mentees to develop workplace and on the civil engineering faculty at Mississippi State learn more about ASCE’s Member Get a technical abilities, find a proper work/life University. Since 2006, he’s served as the James T. Member Program. balance, resolve dilemmas and in the process White Endowed Chair and Department Head. perhaps even become friends.

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• COPRI also offers several specialized guided and private industry consultants. Upcoming I would encourage interested engineers, scien on-line courses that provide specialized, courses opportunities include: tists, and regulators within private industry as practical knowledge beyond what engineers 4 Introduction to Port Engineering well as government to check out your local typically gain from undergraduate and July 20–August 28, 2020 COPRI Boston Chapter, and take advantage of graduate programs. These courses are 4 Marine Container Terminal Planning the professional opportunities to participate developed by industry specialists including September 21–December 11, 2020 within COPRI. port engineers, maritime facility operators, 4 Seismic Design of Piers and Wharves environmental regulators, military engineers, September 21–December 11, 2020

Become a BSCESNews Contributor

Would you like to contribute to the newsletter of the oldest civil engineering society in the country? The BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board is seeking members who are willing to write articles for publication in BSCESNews or to join the Editorial Board. Typically 400 to 900 words, BSCESNews featured articles are about technical topics or professional matters of interest to civil engineers. The September 2020 issue of the newsletter for example, will highlight the BSCES Committee on Sustainability and feature one or more articles on the theme of Climate Change Mitigation. Editorial Board members meet monthly via conference call to plan upcoming issues of the newsletter. They also solicit, write and/or review newsletter articles. For more information on how you can become a BSCESNews contributor contact BSCES Newsletter Editorial Board Chair Katie Swanson at [email protected] or BSCES Association Manager Rich Keenan at [email protected] or at 617/305-4110. NEWS JUNE 2020 | COPRI Boston Chapter/Emergency Preparedness 10 Upcoming Events

For more information and to register for events, please visit www.bsces.org To register online for an event at the BSCES member rate you must login using your BSCES assigned username and password. If you do not know your BSCES member login information, call 617/227-5551.

BSCES & SEAMASS Virtual Game Night proper condition and appraisal rating practices; Sponsored by the Younger Member Group and review the professional obligations of bridge Mark Your Calendar! and SEAMASS Younger Member Group inspectors. This course is based on the “Bridge Thursday, July 16, 2020 Inspector’s Reference Manual,” 2002 (updated ZOOM WEBINAR 2006), with reference to the AASHTO Manual as defined by the National Bridge Inspection 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Standards regulation. The goal of the event is to encourage connections Please see the Insert at the end of this month’s between engineers in the area and to provide a newsletter for further details. fun atmosphere for registrants to network. The event will feature breakouts into small groups FHWA-NHI-130055 Safety Inspection with prompts for discussion and virtual games. of In-Service Bridges There are two games on the itinerary—an online version of the popular card game Code Names Sponsored by the Program Committee and a virtual Pictionary styled game called Monday, Nov. 30 – Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 skribbl.io. At the end of the event, there will be Hilton Garden Inn Worcester, Worcester, MA Check out the official ASCE Day page a virtual social with the whole group to allow 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM for ideas on how to celebrate. everyone to co-mingle. This two-week course is based on the 2015 Click here for more information. FHWA “Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual” (BIRM) and provides training on the safety ASCE Webinars FHWA-NHI-130053 Bridge Inspection inspection of in-service highway bridges. Refresher Training Satisfactory completion of this course will fulfill Sponsored by the Program Committee the training requirements of the National Bridge Tuesday, Sept. 29 – Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 Inspection Standards (NBIS) for a Location to be determined comprehensive training course. This course is not geared towards fracture critical, underwater, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM or complex structures. All participants must The major goals of this course are to refresh the show that they passed either of the following skills of practicing bridge inspectors in pre-requisite courses: FHWA-NHI-130101, fundamental visual inspection techniques; Introduction to Safety Inspection of In-Service review the background knowledge necessary to Bridges or FHWA-NHI-130054 Engineering understand how bridges function; communicate Concepts for Bridge Inspectors. issues of national significance relative to the Please see the Insert at the end of this month’s Are you planning to take an ASCE webinar? Sign nations’ bridge infrastructures; re-establish newsletter for further details. up with the code WEBBOSSEC and 20% of your registration fee will be donated to the Boston continued on page 11 Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE. For a full listing of ASCE Webinars, click here.

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BSCES FREE LUNCHTIME ZOOM WEBINAR SERIES Save the Date! Having taken the COVID-19 risk mitigation measure of canceling or rescheduling a number of Wednesday, June 15, 2020 spring events, BSCES leaders are pleased to offer a series of free lunchtime webinars. These BSCES Free Lunchtime Webinar: programs will be occurring on a weekly basis throughout the month of June. Listed below are Economic Impact of the webinars confirmed to date. Due to technology constraints, participation for each webinar is COVID-19 Shutdown limited to 100 so register early. Sponsored by the Southeastern Massachusetts Committee Permeable Reactive Barriers for AWIA Risk and Resilience Assessments SPEAKERS: Groundwater Nitrate Treatment at the MWRA Gregory DiMarzio, CFA Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Thursday, July 23, 2020 Vice President, Portfolio Manager ZOOM WEBINAR ZOOM WEBINAR Investment Management Group Rockland Trust 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryan M. Gitlin, Managing Partner Marcel Belaval, Hydrologist, EPA Region 1 Marckenley Joseph, Staff Engineer, MWRA Cambridge Capital Advisors, LLC Tom Parece, Associate Vice President, Water Nathan Loomis, Project Engineer, MWRA Look to the BSCES Website and future events New England AECOM Nathan Little, Project Manager, MWRA emails for more information. Matt Charette, Senior Scientist The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (MWRA) is a public authority that provides Jessica Thomas, UMass Dartmouth wholesale water and sewer services to 3.1 million Brian Howes, UMass Dartmouth people and more than 5,500 large industrial Suggest a Seminar Topic Please join the Southeast New England Coastal users in 61 metropolitan Boston communities. Is there an engineering topic that you would Program (SNEP) and the Boston Society of Civil Because MWRA serves a population greater like BSCES to feature in an upcoming seminar? Engineers (BSCES) for a webinar on Permeable than 100,000, it was tasked by America’s Water If so, members of the BSCES Program Reactive Barriers (PRBs) for Groundwater Nitrate Infrastructure Act (AWIA) to certify that Risk Committee would like to hear from you. Treatment on July 8 from 12–1:30 PM EST. The and Resilience Assessments have been performed Charged with developing technical training webinar will feature an overview of PRB use for on the drinking water system by March 31, programs that address members’ professional passive treatment of groundwater nitrogen, 2020. The presentation will review the development needs, the Program Committee oversees the Society’s National Highway Institute recommend site assessment approaches, and case requirements of AWIA, risk and resiliency assessment (RRA) methodology, tools for training, spring and fall Professional Engineer studies focusing on PRBs in different stages of Refresher Courses and other topical workshops. implementation from pre-injection planning to performing RRA’s, and MWRA’s approach to performing RRAs and complying with AWIA. If you have a technical topic that you would the post installation and monitoring. Speakers include like the Program Committee to consider, send scientists, engineers, and project managers with Click here to register. your suggestion to BSCES Program Committee direct experience implementing PRBs for nitrogen Chair Jeff Lewis at [email protected] treatment on Cape Cod and the Islands. or BSCES Association Manager Rich Keenan at Please see the Insert at the end of this month’s [email protected]. newsletter for further details

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The Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE is pleased to announce its 2020-2021 Sponsorship Program. Promote your organization while demonstrating your support of BSCES by becoming a Society or Program Sponsor before the July 30, 2020 registration deadline. You can register online to become a BSCES Sponsor or complete the included sponsor registration form and follow the submission instructions. Sponsorship benefits and costs are as follows:

Society Sponsor – $5,000 Logo with hyperlink on BSCES website (www.bsces.org)

Logo and/or name displayed with Society Sponsors on: 1. Broadcast emails 2. Event flyers 3. Sponsor Banner 4. Awards celebration display and slideshow

Named and thanked as Society Sponsor in: 1. Introductory remarks for all BSCES events* 2. Introductory remarks for annual awards celebration 3. First and sponsored issues of BSCES member newsletter, BSCESNews 4. BSCES “Civil Engineering Today” TV show credits

Newsletter: 1. Logo displayed in redesigned HTML newsletter 2. Featured sponsor of one issue . Two advertisements placed in that issue . Opportunity to submit a featured newsletter article

Free tickets: 1. Two registrations for annual BSCES awards celebration or other event of choice* 2. Two invitations to BSCES leadership reception

Program Sponsor – $2,500 Logo and/or name displayed with Program Sponsors on: 1. Event-related broadcast emails 2. Event flyers 3. Website events page 4. Sponsor Banner

Named and thanked as Program Sponsor: 1. Introductory remarks at all BSCES events* 2. First issue of BSCES member newsletter, BSCESNews 3. BSCES “Civil Engineering Today” TV show credits

Free tickets: 1. Two registrations for BSCES event of choice*

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Program Committee

2019-2020 Society Sponsors AECOM EarthSoft Keller Perry Associates LLC Shea Concrete Products

2019-2020 FHWA-NHI-130053 Program Sponsors Alfred Benesch & Co. Bridge Inspection Refresher Training CDM Smith Inc. Dewberry Tuesday, September 29, 2020 – Thursday, October 1, 2020 GEI Consultants, Inc. Location To Be Announced Geocomp/GeoTesting Express Tuesday through Thursday, 8:00AM – 4:30PM GeoSyntec Consultants Green International The major goals of this course are to refresh the skills of practicing bridge inspectors in Affiliates, Inc. fundamental visual inspection techniques; review the background knowledge necessary to GZA GeoEnvironmental, understand how bridges function; communicate issues of national significance relative to the Inc. nations’ bridge infrastructures; re-establish proper condition and appraisal rating practices; and Haley & Aldrich, Inc. review the professional obligations of bridge inspectors. This course is based on the “Bridge Helical Drilling HNTB Inspector’s Reference Manual,” 2002 (updated 2006), with reference to the AASHTO Manual as Horsley Witten Group defined by the National Bridge Inspection Standards regulation. Howard Stein Hudson Hoyle, Tanner & Core course topics include inspector qualifications and duties, bridge mechanics, record keeping Associates, Inc. and documentation, fatigue and fracture in steel bridges, traffic safety features, safety, National Jacobs Bridge Inventory (NBI) component ratings, superstructure type identification, inspection Kleinfelder Merrimack College techniques and case studies for decks, superstructures, bearings, substructures, channels and Nitsch Engineering culverts, and a mock bridge inspection classroom exercise. Optional topics include inspection of Department of Civil truss gusset plates, adjacent box beams, and post-tensioning tendons. and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University Registration Deadline: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Patrick Engineering Registration Fees: $900 Members, $1,100 Non-Members PMA Consultants, LLC Registration fee includes course materials, continental breakfast, breaks, and lunch Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. Skanska Information/Registration: Stantec Attendance for this program is limited to 30 participants. Individuals who attempt to Tetra Tech register after the course is closed will be added to a waiting list. Tighe & Bond, Inc. TranSystems Reservations will be accepted on a first-come first-serve paid reservation basis. Payment must be Tufts University – received with registration to secure a slot. Register to attend this course and pay by credit card Department of Civil and online at http://bit.ly/BridgeInspectionRefresher2020. To register online for an event at the Environmental Engineering VHB BSCES member rate you must login using your BSCES assigned username and password. If you Wentworth Institute of do not know your login information call 617/227-5551. You can also register for this event by Technology mail or email. To do so, download and complete a BSCES Event Registration Form and follow Weston & Sampson the submission instructions. Cancellations or no shows after September 1, 2020 will be billed. WSP USA

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Program Committee

2019-2020 Society Sponsors AECOM EarthSoft Keller Perry Associates LLC Shea Concrete Products

2019-2020 FHWA-NHI-130055 Program Sponsors Alfred Benesch & Co. Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges CDM Smith Inc. Dewberry Monday, November 30, 2020 – Friday, December 11, 2020 GEI Consultants, Inc. Hilton Garden Inn Worcester, 35 Major Taylor Boulevard, Worcester, MA Geocomp/GeoTesting Express Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM GeoSyntec Consultants Green International This 10-day course is based on the 2015 FHWA “Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual” (BIRM) Affiliates, Inc. and provides training on the safety inspection of in-service highway bridges. Satisfactory GZA GeoEnvironmental, completion of this course will fulfill the training requirements of the National Bridge Inspection Inc. Standards (NBIS) for a comprehensive training course. This course is not geared towards Haley & Aldrich, Inc. Helical Drilling fracture critical, underwater, or complex structures. Mid-term and final examinations based on HNTB course content will be administered to participants.

Horsley Witten Group Please note: To take this course participants must show that they have passed one of the Howard Stein Hudson Hoyle, Tanner & following pre-requisite courses: FHWA-NHI-130054 Engineering Concepts for Bridge Inspectors; Associates, Inc. FHWA-NHI-130101, Introduction to Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges; or FHWA-NHI-130101a Jacobs Prerequisite Assessment for Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges. A FHWA/NHI certification of Kleinfelder completion with the participant name on it will be required to be presented to BSCES preferably Merrimack College at time of registration or no later than Friday, September 25, 2020. Please forward your Nitsch Engineering prerequisite certificate in the form of a PDF document to [email protected]. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern Registration Deadline: Friday, September 25, 2020 University Patrick Engineering Registration Fees: $2,000 Members, $2,200 Non-Members PMA Consultants, LLC Registration fee includes course materials, continental breakfast, breaks, and lunch Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. Information/Registration: Skanska Stantec Attendance for this program is limited to 30 participants. Individuals who attempt to Tetra Tech register after the course is closed will be added to a waiting list.

Tighe & Bond, Inc. Reservations will be accepted on a first-come first-serve paid reservation basis. Payment must be TranSystems received with registration to secure a slot. Register to attend this course and pay by credit card Tufts University – Department of Civil and online at http://bit.ly/SafetyInspectionBridges2020. To register online for an event at the Environmental Engineering BSCES member rate you must login using your BSCES assigned username and password. If you VHB do not know your login information call 617/227-5551. You can also register for this event by Wentworth Institute of Technology mail or email. To do so, download and complete a BSCES Event Registration Form and follow Weston & Sampson the submission instructions. Cancellations or no shows after September 25, 2020 will be billed. WSP USA

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#SNEPitUp

Please join the Southeast New England Coastal Program (SNEP) and the Boston Society of Civil Engineers (BSCES) for a webinar on Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRBs) for Groundwater Nitrate Treatment on July 8, 2020 from 12- 1:30pm EST. The webinar will feature an overview of PRB use for passive treatment of groundwater nitrogen, recommend site assessment approaches, and case studies focusing on PRBs in different stages of implementation from pre-injection planning to post installation and monitoring. Speakers include scientists, engineers, and project managers with direct experience implementing PRBs for nitrogen treatment on Cape Cod and the Islands.

Speakers: Marcel Belaval, Hydrologist, EPA Region 1 Tom Parece, Associate Vice President, Water, New England AECOM Matt Charette, Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Jessica Thomas, UMass Dartmouth Brian Howes, UMass Dartmouth

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