The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois is pleased to announce our first Movable Bridge Workshop! The event provides an opportunity for structural engineers to learn best practices in the design, operations, and maintenance of movable bridges, lessons learned, and the interdisciplinary coordination required on these heavy movable structures. Chicago has the most movable bridges of any city in the world and several of them are scheduled for significant rehabilitations. This workshop will provide an excellent opportunity to hear from both local and national specialists in movable bridges.
SOLD OUT! Please email Office@SEAOI.org if you would like to be placed on the waiting list.
Attendees will recieve 7 hours of CE credit.
Location
Association Forum
10 S Riverside Plaza, Ste. #800
Chicago, IL 60606
Registration
$315 - Members
$430 - Nonmembers
Program
- Intro to Movable Bridges
- Chicago Movable Bridges
- CDOT Movable Bridges Operations
- CDOT Movable Bridge Maintenance
- CDOT Movable Bridge Design Standards
- Movable Bridge Structural Design
- Construction challenges
- Construction Testing
- Span Balance
- Construction Coordination
- Movable Bridge Mechanical & Electrical
- System overview
- Design and coordination requirements
- Project Case Studies
- Summary
Learning Objectives
- Discuss movable bridge history, types, purpose, components, and advantages and disadvantages of each type.
- Discuss movable bridge deck types and design considerations of the structural elements.
- Discuss structural design of key elements of bascule bridges – Deck, Stringers, Floor Beams, and main girders/trusses
About the Speakers
Luis D. Benitez, P.E., S.E.
Chief Bridge Engineer
Chicago Department of Transportation
Mr. Benitez serves as Chief Bridge Engineer for the Chicago Department of Transportation. He is responsible for Chicago’s inventory of over 400 bridges including 37 movable spans and oversees operations, maintenance and repairs on these bridges and has led the development of CDOT Movable Bridge Standards.
Jamal Grainawi, PE, SE
Vice President
Technical Fellow
Manager of Movable Bridges
WSP USA
Mr. Grainawi has over three decades of experience in all aspects of bridge engineering and he has worked on more than 60 movable bridges. He received his BS & MS degrees in Civil/Structural Engineering from the IIT, in Chicago, Illinois, and is a licensed (P.E.) in several states and (S.E.) in Illinois. He is a member of several professional organizations including: SEAOI, AAAEA, Heavy Movable Structures, Inc., and ACEC-IL. Jamal is also founder and manager of the Movable Bridge Engineers Network Group in LinkedIn, with over 3,800 members worldwide.
John Williams, P.E.
Associate Principal
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Mr. Williams is recognized as a heavy movable structures specialist. His work related to mechanical machinery systems on heavy movable structures includes strain gage balancing of more than fifty movable structures, inspection of more than one hundred fifty movable structures, mechanical design services for more than thirty movable structures, and construction engineering support for owners and contractors for more than fifty movable structures.
Gary Alan Klevens, P.E.
Principal, Sr Vice President
Transystems
Mr. Klevens is experienced with all facets of bridge design, inspection, and lifecycle evaluation. He has been Project Engineer, Structural Engineer, Project Manager, and Quality Assurance Manager on numerous bridge design, inspection, rating, rehabilitation, and on-call engineering projects, many of which involved a large number and variety of structures, including complex, movable, and difficult access structures. Alan is a principal of the firm and is responsible for the overall management of over 30 engineers, technicians and administrative staff on his projects. Alan has presented technical papers on movable bridge design and rehabilitation at professional conferences. Alan has been responsible for final quality assurance of all bridge work produced in South Florida since 1997.