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Next Beams In Indiana, Michael L. Mccool Jr.

Purdue Road School

The Northeast Extreme Tee (NEXT) beam cross section was developed by the Northeast Chapter of PCI as an alternative to adjacent box beams in the 45-ft to 90-ft span ranges. The first bridge constructed with these new beams opened in York, Maine in November 2010, and INDOT presented the concept of these new beams at the Bridge Design Conference in 2016. INDOT is currently moving forward with three design projects to demonstrate the applications of these new beam shapes, which will be an additional alternative for short- to mid-span bridges across the state.

Indot Hydraulics: Design Guidance, Mark Bailey, Alex Schwinghamer, Jim Emerick

Purdue Road School

This presentation answers common questions about infiltration design. When do I need a bridge scour? When is a hydraulic analysis required? What to do when I have a cover issue or when the proposed structure size is significantly larger than the existing structure? Come explore these questions with us.

Value-Added Geotechnical Solutions At A Peat Bog, Mike Wigger, Kevin Hetrick, Joann Woolridge

Purdue Road School

SR 26 at CR 200E in Blackford County was constructed over a 40-ft deep peat bog. Continual settlement had been a challenge, leading to substandard vertical curves and drainage issues. Geotechnical analysis and hydraulic modeling in conjunction with county input and cooperation resulted in a unique culvert mat foundation requiring little profile grade-raise on SR 26. The design decisions resulted in project delivery of less than half of INDOT’s budget and a significantly reduced life-cycle cost.

Indot Prequalification & Compliance, Christopher Serak, Melissa Beaucaire,, Crystal Weaver

Purdue Road School

Doing business with INDOT on construction contracts involves complying with numerous state and federal laws and INDOT specifications and contract requirements. As part of the INDOT Legal Department’s 2023 strategic plan, the agency is reviewing all areas of compliance and working to produce administrative policy directives that explain the requirements of each rule and regulation. This presentation will provide an overview of INDOT construction compliance, including a review of the specific requirements of the most commonly used regulations. Discussion time will be available so that vendors and government stakeholders can ask questions and express their opinion on INDOT construction compliance.

Excise Fuel Tax Refunds: Program Overview, Charles Malinowski, Jim Polarek

Purdue Road School

Join us for a discussion about preparing claims with panel representatives from the Porter County Highway Department. This presentation will begin with an overview of the program administered by the Indiana Department of Revenue and then followed by “real-world” county, city, and town experiences. We will conclude with a big-picture view that de- scribes the effects of claiming on the annual MVH funds and refunds distributed between the general and highway funds.

Recycling Pavement– It Is In The Indot Pavement Design Toolbox, Tony Jones, Nick Cosenza

Purdue Road School

This presentation outlines INDOT’s history and future with pavement recycling methods. We will address pavement recycling options (CIR, CCPR, FDR) and what makes a project a good candidate for recycling. Some project case studies will be presented that outline some construction issues and lessons learned.

Indiana’S New Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Michael A. Holowaty

Purdue Road School

Over the past 2 years, Indiana has been part of a nationwide surge in the number of motor vehicle fatalities and serious injuries. Even before that time, traffic deaths remained stubbornly high in comparison to other industrial peer nations. In 2022, INDOT engaged with stakeholders and partners inside and outside of state government to create a new Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). The new SHSP is aligned with the FHWA Safe Systems Approach and will help facilitate the changes brought by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation (BIL Act) to state and local safety programs. This presentation will introduce the structure of …

Innovative Intersection Traffic Modeling: Tips, Tricks, And Things Often Overlooked, Nathaniel Shellhamer, David Reamer

Purdue Road School

INDOT is actively pursuing innovative intersection treatments across the state to improve safety and mobility. Traffic analysis of these intersections is critical to ensure they will perform as intended, but can often be complex. This session will explore several best practices for modeling innovative intersections and will highlight commonly overlooked elements that are key to proper traffic analysis.

Equipment Marketing Company: Spray Injection Road Repair, Cliff Dickehut

Purdue Road School

There are over 200 Spray Injection Patchers repairing the streets and highways in Indiana. Many counties and cities use these machines to make permanent pavement repairs, and INDOT has 19 machines working statewide. However, many of these users are just scratching the surface of what can be accomplished with this type of repair method. This session will teach users how to use permanent repairs to save more roads for less money.

What Lies Underneath: The Base Of Your Street (Or Road), David P. Orr

Purdue Road School

If you have roads and streets that pothole or crack pre- maturely, it may be the gravel under the surface that is the culprit. Come learn what the sweet spot is for good gravel, how to test your own gravel, and how to make your poor materials better using full-depth reclamation (FDR).

Compelling Project Management, Jonathan Wallace, Jennifer Goins

Purdue Road School

Successfully delivering a project, task, or even a group decision requires effective collaboration skills, and the great thing about skills is that they can be learned. With collaboration, you can effectively lead a team toward decision making and deliver results. In this session, we will analyze different methods of collaboration to help you build this skill and make you a more persuasive and compelling project manager.

Economic Development And Infrastructure, Gary J. Pool

Purdue Road School

This presentation will cover how the developments on the Olio Road Corridor have affected Hancock County’s roadway deterioration and construction, revenue and funding, and public involvement.

Going The Extra Mile: Responding To Eastern Kentucky Flooding, Ed Green

Purdue Road School

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) responded to one its worst transportation challenges ever when historic flooding struck Appalachia and Eastern Kentucky counties in 2022. The transportation agency responded immediately to the disaster, and in the months following the event, KYTC was charged with assessing bridges for safety, clearing roads and streams, and restoring access to allow responders to reach those in need. New programs were quickly developed to address needs ranging from the installation of temporary bridges to the creation of temporary shelters for displaced residents. During this, C2 Strategic Communications partnered with KYTC to develop a communications campaign to …

Engineering And Communications: Where They Intersect, Natalie Garrett, Andy Dietrick, Mindy Peterson

Purdue Road School

Improving our transportation systems and building roads and bridges is a complex process full of technical information, detailed analysis, careful coordination, and lots of acronyms! That’s where engineering and communications intersect. Strategic messaging, targeted outreach, and engaging materials set the stage for project success. This session will focus on communication challenges and successes on major INDOT projects and practical tips to help engineers become communicators or at least feel more comfortable in this important role.

Experimenting With Orange Pavement Markings On Indiana Roadways, Michael R. Williamson, Joseph Bruno

Purdue Road School

This session presents the status of experimental orange pavement markings on Indiana roadways. The presentation includes a summary of the MUTCD experimentation request and an evaluation of orange pavement marking types— including tapes and paints with a focus on color and retroreflectivity retention. The effects of driving behavior on the safety of work zones, vehicle lane positioning, and public opinion are also discussed.

Pedestrian Maintenance Of Traffic For Designers, Katherine Smutzer

Purdue Road School

This presentation with summarize current guidance being developed for the maintenance of pedestrian traffic during construction. The presentation will provide designers with guidance on INDOT’s decision-making hierarchy and expectations related to the documentation and development of pedestrian maintenance of traffic plans.

Dwarfism And Gigantism Drive Human-Mediated Extinctions On Islands, Roberto Rozzi, Mark V. Lomolino, Alexandra A.E. Van Der Geer, Daniele Silvestro, S. Kathleen Lyons, Pere Bover, Josep A. Alcover, Ana Benítez-López, Cheng-Hsiu Tsai, Masaki Fujita, Mugino O. Kubo, Janinie Ochoa, Matthew E, Scarborough, Samuel T. Turvey, Alexander Zizka, Jonathan M. Chase

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size evolution in island mammals may have exacerbated their vulnerability, as well as how human arrival has contributed to their past and ongoing extinctions, by integrating data on 1231 extant and 350 extinct species from islands and paleo islands worldwide spanning the past 23 million years. We found that the likelihood of extinction and of endangerment are highest in the most extreme island dwarfs and giants. Extinction risk of insular mammals was compounded by the arrival of …

Using Bruen To Overturn New York Times V. Sullivan, Michael L. Smith, Alexander S. Hiland

Pepperdine Law Review

While New York Times Co. v. Sullivan is a foundational, well-regarded First Amendment case, Justice Clarence Thomas has repeatedly called on the Court to revisit it. Sullivan, Thomas claims, is policy masquerading as constitutional law, and it makes almost no effort to ground itself in the original meaning of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Thomas argues that at the time of the founding, libelous statements were routinely subject to criminal prosecution—including libel of public figures and public officials. This Essay connects Justice Thomas’s calls to revisit Sullivan to his recent opinion for the Court in New York State Rifle & …

See A Sign? Make A Call, John Habermann, P.E.

Purdue Road School

DOT staff and technology resources have the proven potential to help combat human trafficking if DOT employees know the indicators of human trafficking and how to cooperate with requests from agencies for information that can be derived from DOT assets. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute, NCHRP, and the Heart of Texas Human Trafficking Coalition will discuss the intersection of human trafficking with the transportation sector. Attendees will also learn the main components of human trafficking, the basic signs of human trafficking on DOT facilities, and resources to use in their own states.

Flood Risk Data For Highway Projects, Nabil Ghalayini

Purdue Road School

This presentation will provide project managers and engineers with a clear understanding of available FEMA Risk MAP flood hazard data to better inform project design. This presentation will broadly define flood risk, review the FEMA flood risk database as a source of risk parameters, contrast the regulatory Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) with Risk MAP depth and probability grids, and highlight the variability of risk within the SFHA.

Full-Scale Testing Of Power Transfer Roadways, Oscar Moncada

Purdue Road School

A dynamic wireless power transfer roadway refers to the integration of wireless power transfer technology into a new and existing road infrastructure to provide motive power, battery charging, or both to electric vehicles. The objective of this presentation is to evaluate the mechanical and thermal performance of the system when incorporated in both flexible and rigid pavement structures.

Student Handout - Watch-Think-Write - Pair-Share: Pollinators, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

No abstract provided.

Powerpoint - Attracting Pollinators, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

No abstract provided.

National Heart Center/Saudi Heart Association 2023 Guidelines On The Management Of Hypertension, Waleed Alhabeeb, Adel Abdulkader Tash, Mostafa Alshamiri, Mohamed Arafat, Mohammed Ali Balghith, Ali Almasood, Abdulla Eltayeb, Hossam Elghetany, Taher Hassan, Owayed Alshemmari

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Background: Hypertension is a highly prevalent disease in Saudi Arabia with poor control rates. Updated guidelines are needed to guide the management of hypertension and improve treatment outcomes. Methodology: A panel of experts representing the National Heart Center (NHC) and the Saudi Heart Association (SHA) reviewed existing evidence and formulated guidance relevant to the local population, clinical practice and the healthcare system. The recommendations were reviewed to ensure scientific and medical accuracy. Recommendations: Hypertension was defined and a new classification was proposed as relevant to the Saudi population. Recommendations on diagnosis, clinical evaluation, cardiovascular assessment were detailed, along with guidance …

Implicit Bias And Stigma Theory In Clinical Practice: Developing “Habits Of Mind” For Clinical Inquiry, James Peter Meza

Clinical Research in Practice: The Journal of Team Hippocrates

The editor introduces a new article type in this issue, Translational Social Science, and reflects on the social theory required to perceive and counteract implicit bias.

Stigma Is A Very Real Part Of Clinical Practice, Aaron Rivkin

Clinical Research in Practice: The Journal of Team Hippocrates

The author reflects on avoiding stigmatizing language in clinical practice.

Systems And Methods For Two Ingot Rolling Operations In A Hot Reversing Mill, Roberto Armbrust De Freitas Quintal, Spencer Krass

Defensive Publications Series

A method of rolling ingots includes rolling a first ingot with a hot reversing mill such that the first ingot is partially rolled. The method includes moving the partially rolled ingot downstream from the hot reversing mill and performing intermediate processing of the partially rolled first ingot. While performing intermediate processing of the partially rolled first ingot, the method includes rolling a second ingot with the hot reversing mill such that the second ingot is partially rolled. After performing intermediate processing of the partially rolled first ingot, the method includes storing the partially rolled second ingot, returning the partially rolled …

Academic Senate - Agenda, 3/14/2023, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Grit And Leadership: How Exemplary Middle School Principals Use The Principles Of Grit To Accomplish Extraordinary Results, Gabriela Aldana

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify and describe how exemplary middle school principals use the five principles associated with grit (courage, conscientiousness, long-term goals, resilience, and excellence versus perfection) to accomplish extraordinary results in their organization.

Methodology: This phenomenological study described the lived experiences of exemplary middle school principals in Los Angeles and Orange County. The participants were selected through nonprobability purposeful sampling and met the criteria for exemplary middle school principals. As a member of a thematic research team of nine peer researchers and three faculty advisors, we developed a semistructured interview protocol for data …

Minutes 3-14-2023 | Safety Committee, Megan Meade

Safety Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.