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Beauty and the Bridge
Get PDFOver 65,000 vehicles per day use the US 20/US 31 interchange in South Bend. The bridge has suffered multiple truck hits due to low vertical clearance over US 31. Ciorba was tasked with designing options to improve the vertical clearance by over 1’. In conjunction with this objective, the city sought beautification enhancements to the structure. We will review the several renditions that were produced during the city’s search to fund the beautification
The Write Stuff!: Principles of Writing Construction Specifications and Special Provisions
Get PDFThis presentation will help project managers and designers prepare the information required for Department contracts that involve standard specifications and special provisions. Participants will be exposed to examples of both the right and wrong way to present a Unique Special Provision and be given helpful tips for navigating the new Sharepoint review process. This presentation will also assist Subject Matter Experts with their review of the USPs
Construction of MSE Wallsfor INDOT Projects
Get PDFDue to their lower costs, Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls have become the preferred type of retaining structure by transportation agencies across the United States. However, costs associated with the repair or reconstruction of poor-performing MSE walls can outweigh their initial cost savings. Therefore, MSE walls must be properly constructed in accordance with agency specifications and manufacturer guide- lines. This presentation outlines the requirements and best practices involved with constructing MSE walls for INDOT projects
Stormwater Management from a Beginner’s Perspective
Get PDFThis presentation looks at some of the day-to-day activities and work needed for operating a stormwater management program for the West Lafayette area
Compelling Project Management
Get PDFSuccessfully 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
Oh Karst! Lost River Bridge Replacement
Get PDFA bridge replacement project on SR 337 over Lost River encountered karst features during foundation design, which ended up altering the preliminary span arrangement and overall bridge length. Through geophysical assessment, a large void was discovered under the bridge location, particularly the preliminary pier location. Construction updates, lessons learned, and perspectives on project challenges and solutions will be shared by a bridge designer and consultant project manager
Nickel Plate Tunnel at 116th Street
Get PDFThe City of Fishers has long been committed to developing trails and greenways throughout the community. When the corridor became available, developing the Nickel Plate Trail was the next clear choice for the city’s growing network. This session will illustrate how the city and its design team approached and overcame the numerous obstacles of developing this major pathway through the heart of the city and across one of the busiest sections of road in Central Indiana
I-69 Finish Line: EPS Fill Under the Interstate
Get PDFThis presentation will look inside the unique design, analysis, and construction of the I-69 bridge structure at SR-252, which utilized expanded polystyrene (EPS) fill. We will discuss the design constraints, geotechnical challenges, and construction methods used to complete this challenging project and keep the I-69 Finish Line project in Martinsville on track for completion
Why Agriculture Productivity Falls: The Political Economy of Agrarian Transition in Developing Countries
Get PDFWhy Agriculture Productivity Falls: The Political Economy of Agrarian Transition in Developing Countries offers a new explanation for the decline in agricultural productivity in developing countries. Transcending the conventional approaches to understanding productivity using agricultural inputs and factors of production, this work brings in the role of formal and informal institutions that govern transactions, property rights, and accumulation. This more robust methodology leads to a comprehensive, well-balanced lens to perceive agrarian transition in developing countries. It argues that the existing process of accumulation has resulted in nonsustainable agriculture because of market failures—the result of asymmetries of power, diseconomies of scale, and unstable property rights. The book covers the historical shifts in land relations, productivity, and class relations that have led to present-day challenges in sustainability. The result is arrested productivity growth. Agrarian transition should be understood in the context of the wider economic development in society, including how political settlement and primitive accumulation inhibited the kind of property rights that encourage growth. Why Agriculture Productivity Falls is a much-needed corrective to the traditional understanding, because before we can increase productivity, we must understand the root causes of those challenges.https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/purduepress_ebooks/1067/thumbnail.jp
Challenges in Education: A Deweyan Assessment of AI Technologies in the Classroom
No full textArtificial intelligence is profoundly transforming the world in various spheres and already finding its way into educational institutions. This essay aims to examine whether the Deweyan ideal of education can be achieved through such digital means. By analyzing how both the aims and means of education, as defined by Dewey, can be understood in the context of learning with artificial intelligence, the inherent differences of both educational approaches are brought out. It becomes apparent that important concepts that characterize successful education for Dewey, such as intrinsic inquiry, experience-based schooling, and thinking as the method for learning, do not go hand in hand with intelligent teaching systems