Past Events
June Planning Meeting
The ASCE June Planning Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 30th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Tommy’s Pizza (tommyspizza.com) in Dublin. Please come for pizza and soft drink and to plan our upcoming ASCE and joint professional luncheons and dinner meetings for Fall 2016-Spring 2017.
Everyone is invited. Please RSVP to Chris Nye at cnye@smeinc.com by Wednesday, June 22nd if you will be attending.
Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System
- Offered for free to Central Ohio Section ASCE Members
- Seating is limited to the first 25 people
- Bring your own lunch
Purpose and Background
By combining GRS into an integrated bridge system (IBS), bridges can be built faster with substantially lower costs as compared to conventional foundation alternatives. This webinar presents an overview of geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) as an accelerated construction technology for single span bridges. It discusses the benefits and limitations of GRS-IBS in highway applications. Through presentation by FHWA engineers, participants will gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of GRS technology, its benefits, design and construction considerations, and performance.
RSVP to brooks.vogel@korda.com by Thursday, June 23, 2016.
20th Annual ASCE Golf Outing
20th Annual ASCE Golf Outing June 17th!!
Don’t forget to mark your calendars and signup for the 20th annual ASCE Central Ohio Section Golf Outing to be held June 17th, 10:30 AM at Darby Creek Golf Course. The format is the ever popular 2 person mixed format. For a low entry fee of $70 you get greens fees, cart, driving range, drink tickets, lunch, steak and chicken dinner, beverages, tons of hole and place prizes and lots of “those” pies at the end.
Introduction to Rock Mechanics
- Offered for free to Central Ohio Section ASCE Members
- Seating is limited to the first 25 people
- Bring your own lunch
Purpose and Background
In their professional assignments, civil engineers frequently encounter rock as an engineering material; however, rock mechanics are almost never taught at the undergraduate level, and it is rarely taught at the graduate level. This webinar is a very first orientation to the field of rock mechanics and engineering that civil engineering professionals may use as a stepping stone in furthering their education in the field. It discusses the mechanical and hydraulic properties of intact rock, rock fractures and rock masses. It also discusses the difficulties in rock mass characterization and modeling.
Introduction to Jet Grouting
- Offered for free to Central Ohio Section ASCE Members
- Seating is limited to the first 25 people
- Bring your own lunch
Purpose and Background
Jet grouting is defined as the injection of a fluid grout at high pressure to erode the soil partially replacing it and creating a soil-crete. This method is often used to for structural support, creating low permeability barriers, shoring, and underpinning. Applications are many, including liquefaction mitigation, controlling structure settlement, roof support for tunnels, mitigating karst subsidence, slope reinforcement, structural support, and more.
Board Meeting
Geotechnical Analysis for Rock-Socketed Drilled Shaft
- Offered for free to Central Ohio Section ASCE Members
- Seating is limited to the first 25 people
- Bring your own lunch
Purpose and Background
Drilled shafts are a common foundation selection for all types of structures. When the soil is relatively poor quality and the structure loads are relatively large, the shafts are often drilled through the poor soils into underlying rock mass is present. These shafts could be founded or seated on the rock mass surface, or they could be drilled into the rock mass to form a rock socket. This webinar concentrates on the geotechnical analysis for drilled shafts that derive their axial and lateral resistance from rock sockets. The webinar is based upon Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) methodology as per the specifications of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). It discusses load transfer models for axial and lateral behavior of rock sockets. It also discusses selection of appropriate rock parameters and methods of axial and lateral load analysis.
May Awards Luncheon
Topic: ASCE Initiatives / Section Awards
(Online registration and payment available, see bottom of page.)
The ASCE Board monitors key issues facing the civil engineering profession, addressing those that most demand civil engineers’ attention through “strategic initiatives.” Currently, ASCE pursues three strategic initiatives—Sustainable Infrastructure, the ASCE Grand Challenge, and Raise the Bar. An update on current happenings at the Society level will also be given.
The Central Ohio Section will also present the annual Section and Life Member awards.
Gray Areas of Responsibility in Masonry Design
- Offered for free to Central Ohio Section ASCE Members
- Seating is limited to the first 25 people
- Bring your own lunch
Purpose and Background
Ohio Engineers Legislative Day - 2016
Ohio Engineers Legislative Day
Earn 5.0 CPD Hours!
Join us in Columbus for Ohio Engineers Legislative Day on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. OSPE and ASCE members may register for a 30% reduced price! Cost is $70 for members, $99 for non-members.
Topics will include:
- ODOT Partners in Looking at Low Volume Roads
- Water Supply Safety
- Road Quality Challenges for Ohio County Engineers
- Legislative Update
- How Will We Fund Surface Transportation After the FAST ACT
- Railroad Grade Crossing Safety