ICRI 2024 Spring Convention in Review

Monday, April 24

8:30am – 9:15am
Investigation and Repair of Concrete Bridge Decks
Stephen Garrett & Marwa Abdelrahman, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

9:15am – 10:00am
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) Dowel Bar Retrofit Project
Dave Clarke & Brian Wnuk, West Coast Cutting & Coring Group Ltd.

10:00am – 11:15am
Restoration of 12 Utility Tunnels at Northwestern University
Predrag Popovic & Dunja Vla, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

11:15am – 12:00pm
Chicago River Wall Cap Repairs
Dunja Vla, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Tuesday, April 23

8:30am – 9:15am
Concrete’s Salty Saga
Joni Jones, Braun Intertec

9:15am – 10:00am
Injection Grouting to Address Longitudinal Cracks on I-10 Bridge Approaches
Wendy Rouleau, Prime Resins

10:30am – 11:15am
Vibration Analysis and Monitoring of Bridges
Ahmad Saleh, Salas O’Brien

11:15am – 12:00pm
Cathodic Protection Case Studies for Bridges in the USA
Chris Ball, Vector Corrosion

2:00pm – 2:45pm
Challenges and Opportunities of Utility Tunnels
Justin Macri, PJ Spillane and Matthew Sherman, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.

2:45pm – 3:30pm
Case Study: Structural Repairs for an Elevated Plaza and Roadway in Chicago
Christopher Kuenzer and Haider Himairi, Thornton Tomasetti

4:00pm – 4:45pm
Live Traffic Repairs at Monitor-Merrimac Using Low Dust Shotcrete
Thomas Brennan, US Concrete Products and John Becker, Coastal Gunite Construction

4:45pm – 5:30pm
Evaluation of ECE, FRP, and Sealers for Corrosion Mitigation in Reinforced Concrete Bridges
Paul Pilarski, MnDOT & Mark Chauvin, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Wednesday, April 24

8:30am – 9:15am
Seismic Strengthening of Bridge Columns with FRP Value Engineered to replace Steel Jackets
Sarah Outzen, Simpson Strong-Tie

9:15am – 10:00am
Holistic Repair Strategy Wando River Viaduct
Michael Kernan, Vector Construction

10:30am – 11:15am
The Thornburg Bridge Rehabilitation and Preservation
Chris Davis, CTS Cement

11:15am – 12:00pm
ICRI & IMI: Collaborating and Investing in the Future of Skilled Craftworkers
Casey Weisdock, IMI (International Masonry Institute)