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Training Course Updates

S-BRITE Training Course Updates

Unique new course Implementing Effective Retrofits on Steel Bridge

Details Two “beta” courses completed

Feedback has been excellent Students required to obtain hands-on retrofit

experience No other courses like this available

Implementing Effective Retrofits on Steel Bridge Details – Learning Objectives

Understand a number of case studies of effective and ineffective retrofits;

Know how to determine urgency of repair; Experience hands-on examination of real-world specimens

with fatigue and fracture damage that include good and poor retrofits;

Be able to install a number of steel bridge retrofits and repairs for fatigue and fracture prone details, including: Stop-hole drilling Surface defect removal Weld toe improvements Web gap stiffening Web gap softening Constraint relief methods for CIF

Implementing Effective Retrofits on Steel Bridge Details – Unique Training Videos

Hands-on Training

Not just death by PowerPoint

IF I COULD JUST GET A PILLOW…..

Implementing Effective Retrofits on Steel Bridge Details Moving course into rotation late summer 2016

Currently by invitation only INDOT employees first

Course is two days long Estimated cost is $2,000/person Includes:

○ Breaks/lunch○ Booklets○ Protective gear○ Specimens○ Tools & consumables

Likely two versions Engineers/managers Maintenance personnel

Inspecting Steel Bridges for Fatigue

Inspecting Steel Bridges for Fatigue – Learning Objectives Identify and prioritize critical fatigue prone details; Recognize details susceptible to fatigue cracking due to

secondary stresses and out-of-plane distortion. Recognize and understand issues arising during

fabrication as related to material, fracture toughness, defects, shop/field repairs, mill scale, tack welds, etc.;

Understand differences in redundant and non-redundant bridges;

Be familiar with the most common forms of NDT; Identify details susceptible to fracture Etc…….

Inspecting Steel Bridges for Fatigue – Learning Objectives

Includes typical classroom instruction

Inspecting Steel Bridges for Fatigue – Learning Objectives Hands-on discussions

Small-scale specimens Hands-on NDT demonstrations

Inspecting Steel Bridge for Fatigue – Learning Objectives On-site instruction at S-BRITE

1930’s Truss90 ft span

1956 Welded RR Bridge65 ft span

Components from 1903 RR

Truss from Philadelphia

Lafayette St. Bridge Fractured Girder(Minnesota)

Various Other Components

One-of-a-kind Training Environment

COMMENTS FROM ATTENDEES

"This was an excellent course. By far the best course on fatigue and fracture I've been to." - Member of Kansas DOT

"This was easily the best class I have had related to bridge inspection” - Member of Indiana DOT

"Great! Especially the hands-on in the classroom and at S-BRITE." - Member of Illinois DOT

Inspecting Steel Bridge for Fatigue -Details Course will be required by

INDOT in 2016 Fee $550/person

1.5 days○ Breaks/lunch○ Booklets/Printed copy of Fatigue

and Fracture Library ○ Protective gear○ Specimens○ Tools & consumables

Inspecting Steel Bridges for Fatigue (2016 Dates)

May 9-10 May 11-12 June 13-14 June 15-16 July 11-12 July 13-14

SPACE IS LIMITED!!!

https://engineering.purdue.edu/CAI/SBRITE

S-BRITE STATUS

We need your help Looking for volunteers from consulting

community to participate in POD study Requires about 1 full day at S-BRITE

We provide lunch, snacks etc. Can’t cover time or travel It is a great cause!

Steel

Bridge

Research

Inspection

Training

Engineering

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