Extending the service life of concrete bridge decks can reduce maintenance costs and improve infrastructure resilience. TRB will host a webinar on Friday, March 28, 2025 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern that will explore innovative practices being implemented across the U.S. to enhance bridge deck durability and serviceability. Presenters will discuss strategies to mitigate concrete deck deterioration caused by steel reinforcement corrosion, and share insights on materials, design techniques, and construction methods that improve longevity.
This webinar features research from NCHRP Domestic Scan 22-01: Recent Leading Innovations in the Design, Construction, and Materials Used for Concrete Bridge Decks.
This webinar is sponsored by TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program.
Registration is free for employees of TRB sponsors as well as Titanium and Cobalt Global Affiliates. The registration rate for all other attendees is $100. Sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.
A recording will be sent to all registrants after the webinar.
 
Webinar agenda and presenters

• Scan summary and key findings – Pinar Okumus, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
• Low cracking/high-performance concrete – David Darwin, University of Kansas
• Bridge deck crack prevention – Craig Knapp, Caltrans
• Question and answer session moderated by Donn Digamon, Georgia Department of Transportation

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.
 
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify lessons learned from construction of bridge deck projects that utilize innovative materials and strategies
• Consider future approaches to design bridge decks to provide better durability and service life
• Use readily available technologies to control drying shrinkage to eliminate or greatly reduce bridge deck cracks

 
Professional Development Hours
Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). TRB’s webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.
This webinar will be delivered as a scheduled – e-learning live event and is categorized within RCEP as Technical, Health and Safety.
Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.
TRB will report credits earned to the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005.
 
Pre-registration is required. Once the webinar starts, you will be unable to register. Individuals that are registered for a webinar but do not receive their confirmation emails due to their organization’s internal firewalls should contact TRB Helpdesk for assistance in signing in.
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Registration questions? Contact TRB webinar program.