TRB Webinars are designed to share and discuss ongoing work associated with TRB Standing Technical Committees and their respective topic areas, as well as research from TRB’s Cooperative Research Programs.
Please select the webinar that you would like to attend from the list below and register. All participants must register at least 24 hours in advance of the webinar.
TRB's webinars are produced with funding received from TRB Sponsors and TRB Cobalt and Titanium Global Affiliates. Accordingly, employees of TRB Sponsors and TRB Cobalt and Titanium Global Affiliates may attend the session without a fee. TRB Sponsors include State Sponsors from the highway and transportation departments of the 50 states and D.C., and select Federal and Non-Profit Sponsors.
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TRB Webinar: Improving Geotechnical Asset Resilience—Design, Monitoring, and Modeling | November 14, 2024 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Extreme weather events cause damage and destruction of transportation infrastructure, leading to significant rebuilding costs, user delay, and inconvenience. Actionable and quantitative procedures can incorporate geotechnical resilience into the existing design and management framework of transportation asset life-cycles. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, November 14, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will cover current geotechnical asset resilience practices and advancements in the broader framework of transportation asset management (TAM), project planning, and life-cycle analysis. Presenters will share areas for development and practice improvement by incorporating performance of geotechnical features in pavement and structural contexts. Presenters will also explore procedures to incorporate resilience in geotechnical asset design and the assessment of geotechnical asset resilience during service life using monitoring and modeling of cascading events. |
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TRB Webinar: Staged Bridge Construction Goals and Challenges | November 15, 2024 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Staged bridge construction is a complex and interdisciplinary process that requires meticulous planning, coordination, and comprise among stakeholders. TRB will host a webinar on Friday, November 15, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern that will focus on the broad and occasionally diverging objectives stakeholders may prioritize on complex, staged bridge construction projects. Presenters will identify common priorities of bridge users, owners, designers, and contractors and explore strategies to effectively coordinate these priorities. |
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TRB Webinar: Rural Accessibility to Economic Opportunities and Education | November 19, 2024 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | Rural communities face unique challenges in providing connectivity and access to essential goods and services, including jobs, education, health care, and social services. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will present guidance for defining and addressing these challenges. Presenters will investigate the drivers behind these challenges, such as limited funding, staff capacity, and stakeholder engagement as well as strategies for addressing them. Presenters will also talk attendees through the Guide, Decision Support Tools, and Implementation Plan accompanying NCHRP Research Report 1059: Access to Jobs, Economic Opportunities, and Education in Rural Areas. |
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TRB Webinar: Intermodal Passenger Facility Trends in Technology and User Experience | November 20, 2024 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | Rapid change is altering how we plan, build, and mange intermodal passenger transportation facilities. Factors as diverse as a rise in telework and advanced air mobility change user expectations. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Eastern that will present the key research findings in TCRP Research Report 250 / ACRP Research Report 275 / NCHRP Research Report 1129: Intermodal Passenger Facility Planning and Decision-Making for Seamless Travel. Presenters will summarize key trends and considerations for planning, constructing, operating and serving airports, rail and bus stations, transit centers, mobility hubs, and water transportation facilities. Decision makers will need to account for trends across modes, like automated and electric vehicles. Presenters will show examples from existing and planned intermodal passenger facilities to illustrate effective practices in different contexts. |
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TRB Webinar: Evolving the Practice of Benefit-Cost Analysis | November 21, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | Benefit-cost analysis (BCA) can be used screen and select projects funded by federal grants. The current narrow framework is insufficient to integrate impacts of current policy emphasis. Researchers around the globe are experiencing similar challenges and opportunities. Environmental effects, active transportation health benefits, and social equity/income distribution are some of the considerations congruent with current federal policy emphasis. Further research and development is needed. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Eastern that will cover the latest in BCA from the perspective of transportation agencies that require and rely on them and innovative practitioners who develop them. U.S. Department of Transportation offers ways BCA practices can evolve while staying true to core fundamentals. Presenters will discuss best practices, analytical gaps, and approaches to improve its usefulness. |
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TRB Webinar: Evaluating Historic Significance of Postwar Commercial Properties | November 22, 2024 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | Post-World War II houses, subdivisions, and commercial properties are being considered for eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Additional guidance is needed for determining eligibility for commercial properties that stand alongside suburban and exurban roadways. TRB will host a webinar on Friday, November 22, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern that will aid practitioners in evaluating the potential significance of postwar commercial properties for National Register eligibility in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Presenters will share the findings from NCHRP Report 1067: Postwar Commercial Properties and Section 106: Piloting the Methodology for Evaluating Historic Significance. |
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TRB Webinar: Anticipated Truck Loadings in Pavement Design—Part I | November 25, 2024 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | New truck abilities and the associated loads will impact flexible and rigid pavements, making them an important consideration for owner agencies. TRB will host a webinar on Monday, November 25, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will facilitate proactive considerations to changes in pavement loading due to advancements in truck technology. These advancements impact current pavement design methods for durable and resilient pavements in the future. |
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TRB Webinar: Empowering Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Sensory Disabilities | November 26, 2024 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | In stressful emergency transport and evacuation situations, individuals with sensory disabilities may face greater difficulties. Emergency management resources, considerations, and techniques can overcome increased threat perception, as well as various mobility and communication barriers. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will provide a holistic overview of the mobility challenges of people with sensory disabilities (e.g., vision, hearing, spatial awareness, etc.) in emergency situations, practical planning practices to enhance emergency preparedness, accessible and inclusive communications, and strategies to secure organizational support. |
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TRB Webinar: Airport Energy Resilience Roadmap | December 03, 2024 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | As airports increasingly face the risk of energy service disruptions along with higher demand and costs, a strategic roadmap is critical. An airport-specific roadmap helps directors assess their current energy use, supply, and vulnerabilities; set clear goals and actionable strategies in collaboration with stakeholders to strengthen energy resilience; and prioritize these strategies within broader airport planning frameworks, including funding plans. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern that will provide an overview of the research and steps involved in developing an airport energy resilience roadmap. Presenters will provide an overview of ACRP Research Report 260: Airport Energy Resilience Roadmap, how to get started with establishing baseline conditions, and current energy resiliency efforts. |
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TRB Webinar: Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall Design Updates | December 11, 2024 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls are widely used in transportation projects due to their cost-saving, time-efficient, and resilient nature. Recently, American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and Federal Highway Administration have outlined new design changes to improve the service life of the walls in the FHWA Geotechnical Engineering Circular (GEC) 011. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will provide background and an overview of four design approaches for MSE walls: the coherent gravity method, the simplified method, the stiffness method, and the limit equilibrium method. Presenters will discuss how to select the appropriate parameters for the design of MSE walls based on geometry, facing, reinforcement, and backfill utilized. |
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TRB Webinar: Recruitment & Retention to Support Transit Workers' Mental Health | December 12, 2024 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | Transit operators and other frontline workers often deal with high-stress situations, including fatalities, exposure to drug use, along with verbal and physical assaults. Such situations can take a serious toll on their mental health. These stressors contribute to difficulties in both hiring and retaining transit workers. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern that will explore the key stress factors affecting workers and offer actionable solutions for agencies to improve working conditions. Presenters will discuss how agencies can address the root causes of stress, develop effective mental health programs, and implement strategies to enhance morale and build trust among frontline employees. This webinar is based on TCRP Report 245: Mental Health, Wellness, and Resilience for Transit System Workers. This webinar is sponsored by TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program and the Standing Technical Committee on Truck and Bus Safety. There is no fee to attend this webinar. Registration is required. A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar. |
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TRB Webinar: Laboratory Methods and Specifications for Testing Tack Coat Materials | December 17, 2024 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Tack coat specifications can promote long-term pavement performance and reduce issues like slippage and delamination between layers. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern that will provide an overview of NCHRP Web-Only Document 381: Developing Laboratory Methods and Specification Language to Test Tack Coat Materials, highlighting key findings from the study, including recommended changes to tack coat material specifications. Presenters will cover the evaluation plan for tack coat materials and a field experiment designed to validate the proposed specifications. |
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TRB Webinar: Resolving Ambiguities Between 3D Virtual Models and the Real World | December 18, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | The transportation sector is advancing towards full digital product delivery and digital as-built objectives within civil infrastructure. This transformation is driven by the goal of a fully end-to-end digital, asset-centric, interoperable data flow. However, current methodologies still rely on outdated concepts, such as 2D/1D plans and profile/cross-section sheets, which are disconnected from modern construction goals that demand the integration of open building information modeling (BIM) and digital twin technologies. To effectively achieve these goals, it's essential to address the existing geospatial and geodesic inconsistencies between real-world conditions and virtual 3D models. TRB will host a webinar on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Eastern that will raise awareness within the department of transportation (DOT) community about the critical need to resolve ambiguities between virtual 3D models and real-world conditions. |
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TRB Webinar: Anticipated Truck Loadings in Pavement Design—Part II | December 19, 2024 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM U.S. Eastern | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | Changes to truck operations and the associated loads will impact both existing and new flexible and rigid pavements, making them an important consideration for owner agencies. TRB will host a webinar on Thursday, December 19, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will facilitate proactive considerations to changes in pavement loading due to advancements in truck technology. These advancements impact current pavement design methods for durable and resilient pavements in the future. Presenters will share international initiatives on pavement technology strategies to address needs such as increased axle loads due to the weight of batteries and an increased loading frequency from truck platooning. |