November 2018 SPARK Update / Meeting Notice

SPARK UPDATE – October 24th, 2018

Chairman’s Message

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The Pittsburgh AWS Section is proud to present a full line up of plant tours and technical presentations for its members for the 2018−2019 year.

I hope that you will find one of the meetings we have scheduled of interest and plan to attend. If you have any ideas for our chapter or suggestions for a future meeting or plant tour, please contact any of our Board members.

Note that we have begun using “Eventbrite” to make and pay for meeting reservations. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you,
Ray Knobbs – Chairman, Pittsburgh AWS
[email protected]

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Technical Meeting – Thursday, November 1st, 2018
Title: 2016 Liberty Bridge Repairs
Speakers: Nick Burdette and Ralph Croushore

On September 2, 2016 the Liberty Bridge was closed for 24 days, following a fire during construction work on the bridge. Intense heat from burning plastic piping had caused a 30 ft (9 m) steel beam (compression chord) to buckle.

Nick Burdette, P.E. of HDR Engineering will discuss design challenges to facilitate repairs to the structure. A native of Philadelphia, Senior Bridge Engineer Nick Burdette entered the industry in the United Kingdom before coming to Pittsburgh 10 years ago. He has deployed accelerated bridge construction techniques on a wide range of structural components — some very large — for a variety of notable bridges. Among them are the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo (New NY) Bridge in New York, and the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement in Outer Banks, North Carolina.

Ralph “Bucky” Croushore joined Amelie Construction in February 2018 as their General Manager for Commercial Steel. Previously, he worked for Abate-Irwin as their Project Manager/Superintendent where he spent 27 years managing all aspects of bridge and steel projects. Notably, Bucky managed the construction of over 40 bridges including the repairs to the Liberty Bridge after the fire, structural rehabilitation of the Aliquippa Bridge, and 9 bridges for the PA Turnpike Commission of which 7 were dual-span. Bucky holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Location:
Luciano’s Italian Brick Oven Restaurant
161 Sharberry Lane
Mars, PA 16046

Time:
6:00 − 6:30 PM Social
6:30 − 7:30 PM Dinner
7:30 − 8:30 PM Presentation

Cost:
$20 Adults/Guests
$10 Students by October 31st

At door:
$25 Adult Members/Guest
$15 Students

RSVP:
Please RSVP through EVENTBRITE at URL www.eventbrite.com/o/american-welding-society-pittsburgh-section-17697738005 by October 31st or Tom White at 724-682-7552.

We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,
The AWS Pittsburgh Section Board