TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: Strut-and-Tie Modeling (STM) for Concrete Structures

[ODOT Info - A&E Consultants]

Please forward to other people you think may be interested in this training opportunity:
ODOT is sponsoring National Highway Institute's Strut-and-Tie Modeling (STM) for Concrete Structures on July 30th through 31st.  Location for the training is Salem, Oregon.
STM provides engineers with a simplistic analysis and design tool for deep concrete bridge elements and disturbed regions that would otherwise require a rigorous refined analysis.  STM has long been established as a reasonable analysis tool for disturbed regions and deep beams.  However, this modeling tool has had difficulty being integrated into our bridge design state-of-practice, which has resulted in inappropriate use of the simplistic elastic beam theory design for deep beams and disturbed regions.  In some cases, it has resulted in poor in-service performance.  This training course serves as a significant step in providing the knowledge transfer necessary for STM to be used more frequently and more effectively.
For more information about the training and to register, click on the following link:
https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/Business/Training/EGN01158_073019-073019_Strut-and-Tie.pdf


Lorrie Schaefer, Senior Training Consultant
Technical Services
Branch and Project Delivery Services Unit
Oregon Department of Transportation
Telephone:  503-378-5224
Lorrie.L.Schaefer at ODOT.state.or.us<mailto:Lorrie.L.Schaefer at ODOT.state.or.us>

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