PROGRAM
TIDC will be holding the 2020 TIDC Annual Conference virtually due to the current COVID-19 situation nationwide and the continued restrictions and guidelines states and individual organizations have implemented. The virtual conference is e-hosted by the University of Maine and the University of Massachusetts Lowell. For security purposes, the virtual link and meeting information will be sent out to conference registrants after August 1st.
To join the conference use this connection link: https://maine.zoom.us/j/99599499670?pwd=VDBKVmhXWldpb1haYmJwRHZGODhyQT09 and passcode: 042177
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
8:00: Registration and Sign in
8:30: Welcome: Dr. Habib Dagher, P.E., TIDC Center Director and Executive Director, Advanced Structures and Composites Center, University of Maine
8:40: Welcome: Dr. Joseph C. Hartman, P.E., UMass Lowell Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
8:45: Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jean-Louis Briaud, P.E., ASCE President Elect and Spencer J. Buchanan Chair Professor, Texas A&M University
9:15: Session I Presentations – Moderator: Jonathan Rubin, Ph.D., University of Maine
- Novel, Nonlinear Finite-Element Analysis Methods for Load Rating of Concrete Girder Bridges, Dr. Bill Davids, P.E., University of Maine
- Structural Health Monitoring of a Bridge using Fiber Optic Sensing Textile, Andres M. BiondiVaccariello, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Bridge-Stream Network Assessments to Identify Sensitive Structural and Hydraulic Parameters for Planning Flood Mitigation, Rachel Seigel, University of Vermont
10:30: Break
10:40: Session II Presentations – Moderator: Bill Davids, Ph.D., P.E., University of Maine
- Large Scale 3D Printed Thermoplastic Composite Forms for Precast Concrete Structures, Sunil Bhandari, University of Maine
- Development and Testing of High / Ultra-High Early Strength Concrete for Durable Bridge Components and Connections, Bijaya Rai, University of Connecticut
- Study of Prestressed Concrete Crossties Using High-Performance Computing, Dr. Moochul Shin, Western New England University
- Electromagnetic Detection and Identification of Concrete Cracking in Highway Bridges, Dr. Tzuyang Yu, University of Massachusetts Lowell
12:30: Lunch Break
1:00: Keynote Speaker: Stan Caldwell, Mobility21 Executive Director, Carnegie Mellon University
1:30: Session III Presentations – Moderator: Aaron Gallant, Ph.D., P.E., University of Maine
- Durability Evaluation of Carbon Fiber Composite Strands in Highway Bridges, Braedon Kohler, University of Maine
- Optical-Based Structural Health Monitoring of Truss Bridges, Celso do Cabo, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Preliminary Material Testing and Analysis of Two Old Railroad Steel Bridges, Celso de Oliveira, University of Connecticut
- Avalanches During Flexure of Early-age Steel Reinforced Concrete Beams, Dr. Ting Tan, University of Vermont
3:10: Break
3:20: Session IV Presentations – Moderator: Roberto Lopez-Anido, Ph.D., P.E., University of Maine
- On Lateral Spreading and the Stability of Embankments Supported on Fractured Unreinforced Rigid Columns Over Soft Soils, Dr. Aaron Gallant, P.E., University of Maine
- The Effect of Different Conditions at the Two Abutments on the Behavior of Skew Integral Abutment Bridges (IABs) under Thermal Loading, Dr. Susan Faraji, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Alternative Cementitious Materials (ACMs) for Durable and Sustainable Transportation Infrastructures, Dr. Hosain Haddad Kolour, University of Maine
- Deterministic Optimization for Damage Identification using Dividing Rectangles Algorithm, Yang Zhang, University of Connecticut
5:00: Closing: Tzuyang Yu, Ph.D., Conference Co-Chair, University of Massachusetts