4 th Annual Engineers Day Conference
November 30 – December 2 , 2021 Presented by ASCE-NH & Shea Concrete Products
December 1 st Technical Presentation # 2 ( Sponsorship Available )
9:00 – 10:00 AM |
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New Technologies in Precast ( Claude Goguen , P . E . ( Dir . of Outreach & |
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Technical Education – National Precast Concrete Association ( NPCA ))) |
For decades , precast concrete structures have been a trusted choice for everything from manholes and pipe to parking garages and stadiums . Along with those and many more traditional uses , precast concrete is being used in a variety of new applications such as repairing highways or in accelerated bridge construction . At the same time , technological advances in materials and manufacturing have enabled precast concrete producers to continually enhance product quality and sustainability while meeting rising demand . During this session , we will look at how a material like concrete , which has been around for thousands of years , is still evolving through amazing research and development . We will talk about how looking at concrete on a very small scale via nanotechnology is making a big impact on durability and discuss 3D printing and other automated processes and how they aid precast manufacturing . We will also discuss how cementitious materials and reinforcing are evolving to enhance sustainability and resiliency . No matter how much you think you know about precast , prepare to be amazed at its potential .
December 1st Lunch Presentation ( Sponsorship by WSP / Aero Aggregates )
12:00 – 1:00 PM |
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Curbing Meeting Fatigue : How to Make Meetings Work for Team |
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Effectiveness ( Tammy Jordan – Principal ( Leadership Consulting Group )) |
Where do employees spend most of their time as a team ? In meetings ! Although they are needed for teams to function , most employees are reporting meeting fatigue as one of the greatest team challenges . In this session , participants will learn about the most common culprits of ineffective meetings . We will use team development theory to look at ways to improve all meetings including virtual , huddles , and 1:1s . Specifically , we will look at meeting audits / assessments as a largely underutilized tool to make teams more effective and efficient . Participants will learn additional strategies that will help people become more motivated and less drained during their meetings .
December 2 nd Technical Presentation # 3 ( Sponsorship Available )
9:00 – 10:00 AM |
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Preservation of the Queen City Bridge ( Manchester , NH ) ( Jaime French , P . E . |
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– Senior Project Manager ( Fuss and O ' Neill Inc .)) |
The Queen City Bridge is a 14-span structure that carries Queen City Avenue over I-293 , the Merrimack River , and the Boston & Maine Railroad . The bridge is currently under construction as a preservation project to address failing components and to further extend the service life of this crucial crossing in the City of Manchester , NH . Jaime will discuss the challenges of this bridge preservation project which includes bridge components that are nearly 100 years old and the need to convey 25,000 vehicles per day .