NDLTAP
On-Site Event

2024 Local Road Corrugated Metal Pipe Training

• Aug 22, 2024 (9:00 - 3:00 pm CT; 8:00 - 2:00 pm MT)
  Mountrail County Highway Dept., 8103 61st St NW, Stanley ND

Registration

DEADLINE: Thursday, August 15, 2024

There is no registration fee. Lunch sponsored by TrueNorth Steel.

The above resource and more can be accessed by visiting the TLN Learning Management System (LMS).

Description

NDLTAP has partnered with TrueNorth Steel to develop a workshop to help county, township, and small community personnel learn how to properly design, install and maintain culverts. Workshop focus areas include

• Pipe sizing - state rules and design methods that engineers use to select properly sized culverts
• Pipe coating selection - options available and how to choose
• Pipe performance - review of slope, interior, flared ends, outlets, velocity, etc.
• Pipe strength - how soil and pipe strength combine
• Pipe installation - virtual field installation. pipe survey, bedding, placement, backfill, compaction, and collars.
• Pipe slip lining - extending pipe life.

Speaker(s)

Brandon Scherber is a Sales Engineer in the Drainage and Modular Bridge Division of TrueNorth Steel. He joined TrueNorth in 2009 after graduating from NDSU with a B.S. degree in industrial engineering and management. Brandon worked in quality assurance/quality control until 2016 when he transitioned into his current role where he supports engineers and customers with design-related guidance and specifications in the states of ND, SD, MN, and WI.

Bryon Fuchs - NDLTAP/TTAP Program Director with twenty-five plus years of transportation experience. He previously worked for a consulting engineering firm and NDDOT in Materials & Research and Local Government Division. Bryon was involved in the bridge replacement & inspection program for local agencies while at NDDOT.

Subject Matter Experts Kelly Bengston, UGPTI.

Target Audience

The course is recommended for county, township, and small community personnel.