69th Annual Structural Engineering Conference Program

Conference Program

March 7, 2024  |  7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
KU Memorial Union (1301 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, KS)
7:00 AMRegistration, check-in, and continental breakfast
PLENARY SESSION (Woodruff Auditorium - Level 5)

8:15 AM

 

Introduction
Jian Li - Ph.D., P.E. - Associate Chair of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor

 

8:20 AMWelcome
Caroline Bennett - Ph.D., P.E. - KU Chair of CEAE

8:30 AM

 

2023 Higgins Lecture - Steel Structures to Withstand the Elements:          What Structural Engineers Need to Know About Corrosion
Jennifer McConnell - Ph.D. -Bentley Systems Career Development Professor - University of Delaware

 

9:30 AMNetworking Refreshment Break (Jayhawk Room - Level 5)
Student posters viewing
9:50 AMSixth Street Viaduct Project, Los Angeles, CA (PDF)
Semyon Treyger - P.E., S.E. - Vice President - HNTB
10:50 AMGordie Howe International Bridge (PDF)
Dipal Vimawala - V.P. - AECOM
Barry Chung - Complex Practices Bridges Lead - AECOM
11:50 AMLunch (Ball Room - Level 5)
AFTERNOON SESSIONS  
BUILDINGSBRIDGES
(Woodruff Auditorium - Level 5)(BIG 12 Room - Level 5)

1:00 PM

 

Introduction
William Kirkham - Ph.D., P.E., S.E.-Professor of Practice

 

 

Introduction
Bob Lyon - P.E. - Professor of Practice

 

1:05 PM

 

2022 Higgins Lecture: Column Base Connections: Research, Design, and a Look to the Future (PDF)
Amit Kanvinde - Professor - University of California, Davis

 

 

Fracture Toughness of Weldments for Heat Affected Zones (PDF)
Will Collins - Ph.D., P.E. - Associate Professor

 

1:50 PM

 

Mass Timber Architecture – A Deep Dive Into Designing with Mass Timber (PDF)
Michael Renes - P.E. - Martin/Martin, Inc.

 

 

THE FARM (Fixing Access to Rural Missouri) Bridge Program and MoDOT's Experience with Design-Build Bridge Bundling (PDF)
Bryan Hartnagel - Ph.D., P.E. - State Bridge Engineer - Missouri Department of Transportation

 

2:35 PMNetworking Refreshment Break
Student posters viewing		 Networking Refreshment Break
Student posters viewing

2:55 PM

 

Turkey Earthquake Damage (PDF)
Remy Lequesne - Ph.D., P.E., - Associate Professor

 

 

BNSF Bridge 53.5 near Stevenson, WA - Online Accelerated Bridge Replacement) (PDF)
Sean Cooney - P.E. - Sr. Project Mgr. - HNTB Corp.
Mike Herzog - P.E. -Dir. Bridge Construction - BNSF Railway
Luke Sykora - P.E. - Project Mgr. - Advanced American Constructions

 

3:40 PMUnderstanding the Dam Basics: The Role of the Structural Engineering in Concrete Dams (PDF)
Aimee Corn - P.E. -Project Structural Engineer - Gannett Fleming		 Fabrication by 3D Printing for Bridges - Metallic Additive Manufacturing for Structuring Engineering: Tensile, Impact, and Fatigue Properties
Ryan Sherman - P.E. - Associate Professor - Georgia Institute of Technology
4:30 PMConference Concludes  

Structural Sponsors

Structural Exhibitors