Category Archives: Conference

Dorado at NYC Bridge Conference

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Congratulations to Ricardo Dorado for presenting a portion of his doctoral research – “Field-data-driven assessment of an in-service skewed integral abutment bridge assisted by deep learning” – at the 2025 New York City Bridge Conference! The accompanying paper is published in the journal Bridge Structures as part of a special collection associated with the conference. Ricardo’s research is part of the project “Evaluation of Spatial and Temporal Load Distribution in Steel Bridge Superstructure,” which is funded by the Illinois Center for Transportation.

Dorado Publishes Journal Paper

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Congratulations to Ricardo Dorado for his new journal paper “Field-data-driven assessment of an in-service skewed integral abutment bridge assisted by deep learning,” which is published in Bridge Structures as part of a special collection associated with the upcoming New York City Bridge Conference. This paper documents a portion of Ricardo’s doctoral research, which is co-advised by Larry Fahnestock and Jim LaFave and funded by the Illinois Center for Transportation.

https://doi.org/10.1177/15732487251350850

AISC Educator Workshop

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Early-career instructors of steel structures are encouraged to apply for the AISC workshop “Teaching Steel Design: Fundamentals of Behavior in a System Context.” This interactive event, held July 15-17 in Chicago, will provide information on course planning, AISC resources, textbooks, techniques for teaching behavior, maximizing student engagement, and teaching stability concepts.

https://www.aisc.org/education/university-programs/engineering-educator-workshop

Shi Presents at NHERI Computational Symposium

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Congratulations to Shitao Shi for presenting a lightning talk, “Innovative Research Workflow for Seismic Design Provisions Development,” at the NHERI Computational Symposium! This talk highlighted a computational framework that Shitao has developed to support his Ph.D. research on seismic stability, which is partially funded by the American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Science Foundation.

Shitao Shi at the NHERI Computational Symposium.

Shi Receives AISC Travel Grant

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Congratulations to Shitao Shi for receiving a Student Travel Grant from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) to attend the November Task Committee and Committee on Specifications meetings in Chicago! This program connects students with AISC Staff mentors and provides the opportunity to meet some of the leading engineers and researchers in the industry and to see firsthand how AISC’s specifications and standards are made. Shitao’s Ph.D. research on seismic stability assessment and design of steel buildings is partially funded by AISC.

Fahnestock Visits Bangladesh

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In late July, Larry Fahnestock visited Dhaka, Bangladesh for the Second International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials, where he delivered a keynote lecture and spoke at the closing ceremony about the legacy of Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan. CICM 2023 focused on the theme of Resilience and Sustainability, and it was organized in honor of Dr. Khan, who earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1955 and went on to design iconic structures around the world. Along with all of his engineering accomplishments, Dr. Khan was known for his heart for people. He said, “The technical man must not be lost in his own technology. He must be able to appreciate life, and life is art, drama, music, and most importantly, people.”

Larry Fahnestock at closing ceremony of CICM 2023.

Zhou Presents at IBC 2022

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Congratulations to PhD candidate Sunny Zhou for presenting today at the International Bridge Conference in Pittsburgh! Sunny’s presentation, “Construction and Live Load Behavior of a Skewed Steel I-Girder Bridge,” describes a portion of the ongoing project “Evaluation of Spatial and Temporal Load Distribution in Steel Bridge Superstructures,” which is sponsored by the Illinois Center for Transportation. Accompanying the IBC presentation is a peer-reviewed paper in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, which is now available online:

Zhou, S., Fahnestock, L.A., LaFave, J.M. and Dorado, R. “Construction and Live Load Behavior of a Skewed Steel I-Girder Bridge,” Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (published online July 14, 2022) https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221105276