It's been awhile since you were in college. You're great at your job, but there may be some engineering topics it wouldn't hurt to brush up on a bit.

Why not let faculty from the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University help refresh you on the basics?

If you’re preparing for Professional Registration Exams, you don’t want to miss this course that offers separate sessions for the mechanical, electrical, and civil fields.

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Please join us. Everyone is welcome.
Food will be provided by ASCE.
Questions?
Contact Jon Sterenberg, 614.205.7927
or ym@centralohioasce.com

Topic: ODOT and Stormwater NPDES Requirements

Speaker: Ron Trivisonno, P.E., ODOT
State Construction Hydraulics Engineer

Mr. Trivisonno will be presenting on Ohio DOT Specification 832 issues including:
• Highlights for a SWPPP designing engineer to consider as well as how the inspections fit into that picture.
• Highlights for how the contractor can get paid for BMP’s installed and maintained.
• Post Construction BMP’s. - What works and what doesn’t
• What regulatory issues are being watched intently by EPA.

Topic: Landslide

Speaker: Mike Marasa, P.E., Hayward Baker

Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls & Reinforced Soil Slopes (LRFD and ASD Design Approaches)"

This 3-day course presents the latest national recommendations for design and construction practice for reinforced soil structures. It includes a full day of hands-on instruction in using programs MSEW and ReSSA, licensed to the FHWA as well as State DOT's. This course is offered through the Akron University, Akron, Ohio.

Instructors: Jerry DiMaggio and Dov Leshchinsky

For registration and additional information, download the brochure at
http://www.msew.com/downloads/MSEW_&_RSS_Flyer.pdf

Evolution of Bridges

We can group all bridges into four basic types: girder bridges, suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges and arch bridges. Each of these bridge types has already existed for the last few thousand years. What are the differences between our bridges today and those built millennia ago?

Speaker: Dr. Man-Chung Tang, T.Y. Lin International

This one-day short course provides an overview of the field and in-depth coverage of the most important and relevant topics. After completing the course, participants will understand the current status of the national effort to improve transportation and infrastructure security and the basics of protecting transportation assets. An all hazards, asset management approach to the subject is adopted throughout the course. The course was developed under the auspices of the Transportation Security Committee of ASCE’s Transportation and Development Institute.

Topics include:

ASCE, OSPE, and The Engineers Club are once again sponsoring a happy
hour following the first day of the OTEC Conference. The event will be
at It's Brothers in the Arena District on October 23rd from 6:00pm to
8:00pm. Free food and drinks will be available!