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Thu, Oct 29, 2009 -- 10:00 AM

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Bridge Technology
This week's closure of the Bay Bridge has focused public attention on issues of bridge engineering, design and safety. We talk to bridge experts about developments in the field.

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Host: Michael Krasny

Guests:

  • Fari Barzegar, structural engineer and founding principal of Habitat Engineering and Forensics
  • Mal Kerley, chair of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures and chief engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation
  • Mark Ketchum, structural engineer, spokesperson for the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, vice president of OPAC Consulting Engineers and current construction engineer for the Hoover Dam Bypass which, when complete, will be the largest concrete arch in the western hemisphere
  • William Ibbs, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Berkeley

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