TRB conducted a webinar on November 6, 2014, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET that described how to obtain a justifiable return on investment from implementing a structural health monitoring (SHM) program for bridges. This webinar was the second of a two-part series highlighting structural health monitoring. The first webinar,
Practical Structural Health Monitoring for Bridge Owners, was held on October 22, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET.
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual.
Webinar Presenters
- Peter Vanderzee, Lifespan Technologies
- Richard Lee Floyd, South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT)
- Andrew Foden, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Moderated by: John Duke,
Virginia Tech; Federal Highway Administration
Webinar Outline
- PART 1: Introduction
- PART 2: Using monitoring and testing to obtain return on investment for owners
- PART 3: SCDOT case studies
- PART 4: Pulaski Skyway case study
- PART 5: Question and answer session
The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Justify structural health monitoring (SHM) on a structure or inventory;
- Describe the different forms of SHM;
- Discuss specific case studies of how SHM was used to save bridge owners money; and
- Summarize how to show return on investment numbers to decision makers.
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Registration Information
There is no fee for employees of
TRB Sponsors or
TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:
- TRB and National Academies employees;
- Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
- Members of the media;
- Employees of tribal governments; and
- Members of Congress or their staff.
Other sites must pay $89 per site. View our
pricing page for details.
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.
Individuals registered as Florida PEs are required to email Reggie Gillum,
RGillum@nas.edu, with their license number.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
This webinar was developed in May 2014. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website:
www.RCEP.net.
Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at
RGillum@nas.edu.
This Summary Last Modified On: 4/28/2015