Wednesday, November 16, 2022 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM EST
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Quinnipiac University, Multipurpose Room, MNH-105
370 Bassett Road
North Haven Campus
Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
North Haven, CT 06473
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Amy Petrone
Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers Section of ASCE
860-879-2723
csceinfo@gmail.com
November 16, 2022 CSCE Monthly Dinner Meeting
Attendees may earn 1 New York State Professional
Development Hour (NYS PDH) at this Event.
Please join CSCE at our monthly meeting at the Graduate Hotel at Quinnipiac University, on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. At this meeting, Michael P. Culmo, P.E., Chief Bridge Engineer, CHA Consulting, Inc., will give a presentation on the Design and Construction of an Innovative Non-Fracture Critical Steel Straddle Bent at I-91 Interchange 29. The meeting co-sponsors are the CT Chapter of the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute and the ASCE Student Chapter at Quinnipiac University.
Presentation Overview
Straddle bents are often required in complex interchange designs. Steel straddle bents have traditionally been built using a single cell steel box girder, which is considered to be fracture critical. A fracture critical designation requires more substantial and costly inspection techniques over the lifespan of the bridge. The presentation will focus on the development and construction of an innovative non-fracture critical steel straddle bent system. The 2018 AASHTO Guide Specifications for redundancy design will also be covered. This innovative design not only eliminates the fracture critical designation but can be fabricated at a lower cost. The new award-winning I-91NB Exit ramp bridge to the Charter Oak Bridge will be showcased in the presentation.
Speaker Biography
Michael P. Culmo, P.E., Chief Bridge Engineer, CHA Consulting, Inc.
Mike is a Bridge Engineer with 38 years of experience in bridge and highway design. He has extensive experience in the design of steel, concrete, and prestressed/precast concrete bridges, and has been responsible for managing design teams on new expressway bridges, highway interchanges, and bridge rehabilitation projects. He is the author of numerous national publications and manuals on bridges and was the principal author of the 2018 AASHTO LRFD Guide Specifications for ABC. Mr. Culmo holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a master’s degree in Structural Engineering, both from the University of Connecticut.