The Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation Center (TRANS-IPIC) is proud to host our 1st Annual in person Workshop on Monday, 04/22/2024. This event will take place at the Big Ten Conference Center in Rosemont, IL.
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Workshop Agenda:
April 22, 2024
Rooms 202, 203, 205 – Big 10 Center
8:30-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-9:05 Welcome and Summary Remarks – Bassem Andrawes, TRANS-IPIC Director
9:05-9:30 Cool Pavements for Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effect using PCM in Precast Concrete, Islam Radwan and Professor Samer Dessouky (University of Texas at San Antonio)
9:30-9:55 SMA-Reinforced Railroad Concrete Crossties: An Optimized Design Approach to Improve Resilience, Ernesto Alfredo Perez Claros and Professor Bassem Andrawes (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
9:55-10:20 The Influence of Carbon Black and Nanosilica Additives on the Hydration Process and Strength Development in Carbon Dioxide Cured Cementitious Composites, Aniya Edwards (Purdue University)
10:20-10:40 Break / Poster Viewing
10:40-11:05 Design and Implementation of Digital Twin Models for Continuous Monitoring and Performance Prediction of Precast Concrete Bridges, Wentao Yao and Professor Volodymyr Kindratenko (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
11:05-11:30 Bio-Inspired Solutions for Jersey Barriers: Exploring 3D Printing as Alternative Precast Technology, Yu Wang and Professor Pablo Zavattieri (Purdue University)
11:30-11:55 Evaluating Scanning Technology for Process Monitoring and Quality Control in Precast Concrete (PC) Fabrication, Professor Isabelina Nahmens (Louisiana State University)
11:55-12:55 Lunch / Poster Viewing
12:55-1:20 PC Girders End Region Damage Mitigation Using Shape Memory Alloys, Siyoung Park and Professor Bassem Andrawes (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
1:20-1:45 Evaluating Prestressed Concrete Beams with Cracks using Machine Learning, Mohamed Hassan Lasheen and Professor Pinar Okumus (University at Buffalo)
1:45-2:10 Fiber Reinforced Shape Memory Polymer Rebars, Professor Guoqiang Li (Louisiana State University)
2:10-2:30 Break / Poster Viewing
2:30-2:55 Development of 3D printable strain-hardening cementitious composite for bridge-related applications, Pranay Singh and Professor Ravi Ranade (University at Buffalo)
2:55-3:20 Holistic Quality Management of Precast Concrete Construction for Transportation Infrastructure, Zirui Hong and Professor Hubo Cai (Purdue University)
3:20-3:45 Adaptive camber precast concrete girder for deflection mitigation of highway bridges, Professor Ann C. Sychterz (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
3:45-3:50 Closing Remarks – Bassem Andrawes, TRANS-IPIC Director
3:50-4:30 Networking / Poster Viewing / Snacks
