EDMONTON SECTION CSCE DINNER MEETING NOTICE Thursday, November 20, 2014

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CSCE DINNER MEETING NOTICE
Thursday, November 20, 2014
University of Alberta Faculty Club, 11435 Saskatchewan Drive
26th Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition
“Entrance Bridge at Athabasca River”
Shahab Afhami, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Kyley Moisey, P.Eng.
Senior Bridge Engineer
Project Manager
Buckland & Taylor Ltd.
Alberco Construction Ltd.
Abstract
Athabasca River Bridge was originally constructed in 1913 as a deck truss railway bridge,
and converted in 1969 to a two-lane highway bridge with clear roadway of 8.23 m and total
length of 203.4 m. In 2012 an assessment by Buckland & Taylor concluded that excessively
corroded exterior HC stringers could no longer safely carry truck traffic and recommended
closing the bridge to a single centre lane. An innovative concept to restore the bridge
capacity while providing a wider bridge was developed to extend the life for 20 years at less
than 25% of the replacement cost. A rehabilitation design was tendered in May 2013 and
Alberco was the successful bidder. The rehabilitated bridge was opened to two traffic lanes in
November 2013. The rehabilitation involved many unique design and construction
innovations, which would be the focus of this presentation.
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Speaker Bios
Dr. Afhami is a Senior Bridge Engineer with Buckland & Taylor in
Edmonton. Shahab has about 26 years of engineering experience
in a variety of categories including consulting, academic, and
research. In addition to his practice in Alberta for approximately 15
years as a bridge engineer, he has three years of consulting
experience with industrial buildings and grain silos and has
worked on field instrumentation and monitoring of bridge
structures for three years as a research engineer at the University
of Alberta. During his career, he has lectured several graduate
and undergraduate courses.
Kyley Moisey is a Project Manager for Alberco Construction Ltd. He
has been involved in heavy civil construction specializing in bridge
construction and rehabilitation of structures throughout the Province of
Alberta for the past 10 years. His experience includes estimating,
planning, and project engineering of construction projects. Kyley
graduated from the University of Alberta in 2005.
DINNER MEETING DETAILS
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014
Location: University of Alberta Faculty Club, 11435 Saskatchewan Drive
Cocktails Registration – 5:30pm
Dinner – 6:30pm
Presentation – 7:30pm
Closing Remarks – 8:30pm
CSCE Student Members - $12.00
Student Non-members - $17.00
CSCE Members - $25.00
Non-members - $35.00
Please assist us in forecasting attendance by registering at least two days in advance via website at
www.csceedmonton.org. An additional $5 drop-in fee will be applied to individuals not pre-registered.
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