Engineering Bentonite-Polymer Composite Materials for Extreme Environmental Applications
By Dr. Craig Benson, PhD, PE, NAE
Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia

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2016 Spring Seminar

Water Quality

Water Quality remains to be a hot topic in Ohio with algal blooms in surface waters as well as issues with drinking water quality. What can we do to improve our waters? Learn from knowledgeable speakers about HABs, water/wastewater treatment, resource recovery, groundwater, stormwater BMPs, drinking water quality and more!

Earn 6.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

The Design/Build team at the Ohio State North Residential District project has been very kind and agreed to open up their project to a Construction tour. This tour is free, will provide 1 PDH, and is open to any Central Ohio ASCE member. The tour will take place on Thursday April 23rd at 6pm. Following the tour the Younger Member Group will be sponsoring a Happy Hour at The Varsity Club (Hopefully on the Patio!). The tour is limited to 40 people. To reserve your spot please email Keith Knuppel at kknuppel@hrgray.com no later than April 16, 2015.

The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program was initiated in 1987 and is the largest pavement study ever conducted.

The program has monitored more than 2,500 test sections on in-service highways located throughout the United States and Canada.

The program's goal is to understand how and why pavements perform as they do. As highway agencies transition to a performance based approach to managing highway investments, this goal is more important then ever.

Risk and Decision-Making for Extreme Events: What Terrorism and Climate Change Have in Common?
By Professor Mark G. Stewart, ARC Australian Professorial Fellow
Director, Centre of Infrastructure Performance and Reliability, The University of Newcastle - New South Wales, Australia

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2015 Spring Seminar

Modern Roundabout Design and Construction

Modern roundabouts have gained popularity in Central Ohio over the past 10 years, and continue to be installed to increase traffic capacity and improve safety. Learn from knowledgeable speakers about the history, purpose, benefits, selection, design, and construction of roundabouts.

Earn 7.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)

ODOT's Office of Materials Management, the Federal Highway Administration, and the Industrial Resources Council are co-sponsoring the upcoming Ohio Sustainable Roadway Materials Workshop, which will be held December 3 at ODOT central office in Columbus, OH. This FREE workshop will provide information and resources to help agencies, engineers, project designers and contractors make sustainable material choices to comply with FHWA's recycling policy. The agenda and listing of speakers can be found at http://industrialresourcescouncil.org/ohsrm

E.L. Robinson is presenting a three day seminar on Drilled Shafts in Columbus, Ohio, on August 19-21,2014. The seminar will be presented by Mr. Jerry DiMaggio and Dr. Jamal Nusairat. The goal of this course is to provide participants with specific technical guidance on all aspects of designing, installing, and monitoring the construction of drilled shafts.

The Ohio Geological Society and the ODNR Division of Geological Survey present a core workshop:

Depositional systems and hydrocarbon potential of the Upper Devonian Ohio black shales as interpreted from core and geophysical logs from northern Ohio

Workshop participants will earn 10.0 Professional Development Hours

Instructors:
Brian Currie, Miami University
Mac Swinford, Ohio Geological Society
Joe Hannibal, Cleveland Museum of Natural History
John Wicks, JL Wicks Exploration
Mike Angle, ODNR Division of Geological Survey
Brian Mott, DLZ Ohio

2014 Spring Seminar

Water Resources for Shale Oil & Gas Operations in Ohio

At the end of 2013, Ohio had exceeded 1,000 permits for horizontal wells in the Utica shale formation. That number may triple in the next couple years. As demand for water to support operations increases, methods and decision-making processes of finding, storing and conveying fresh water are being developed. Regulations governing the storage and disposal of water are evolving. Technologies are being tested and employed to recycle and reuse wastewater. Learn about these topics from knowledgeable speakers with experience in the industry and management of Ohio’s water resources.

Earn 7.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs)