If you’re a steel bridge professional interested in exchanging ideas with others in the industry, come to St. Louis for the fall Steel Bridge Collaboration meeting, taking place November 1-3. The Collaboration is a joint effort between the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), with representatives from state departments of transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, academia and various steel bridge-related companies.
All collaboration meetings are free and open to anyone interested in participating; however, registration is requested by October 7.
Scheduled task group meetings include:
- TG 1 Detailing
- TG 2/TG5 Fabrication Specification
- TG 4 QC/QA
- TG 8 Coatings
- TG 10 Erection
- TG 11 Steel Bridge Handbook
- TG12 Design for Economy & Constructability
- TG 13 Analysis of Steel Bridges
- TG 15 Data Modeling for Interoperability
- TG 16 Orthotropic Deck Panels
For additional meeting details and hotel information, see the meeting announcement.
The mission of the Steel Bridge Collaboration is to provide a forum where professionals can work together to improve and achieve the quality and value of steel bridges through standardization of design, fabrication and erection. To learn more, visit www.steelbridges.org/collaboration.