DelDOT Bridge Tour

The next ASHE @ UD trip will be an all-day bridge tour of New Castle County with a DelDOT bridge inspector on Friday, April 26th from 8am to 4:30pm!

Email Kelly Fearon to RSVP as soon as possible if you’d like to attend!

Space is limited!!!!  Please address any questions you may have to Kelly.  If you are attending this trip, please meet behind DuPont Hall for an 8:00am departure on that Friday!

Mark Your Calendars for May!

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Visit the Events & Meetings tab to check out the remaining upcoming trips and events being held this semester by ASHE @ UD!

The month of May will surely be a busy one filled with plenty of opportunities to get involved and get connected.  Be sure to take advantage of all ASHE has going on!

Check back soon for more details regarding our DelDOT bridge tour, dinner meetings, and our end of the year barbeque in May!

Win a $15 Gift Card to Cold Stone!

That’s right!  At the next ASHE @ UD general meeting, we will be raffling off a $15 gift card to Cold Stone Creamery!  The meeting will be Tuesday, April 16th at 5pm.  The location of the meeting is Gore 219, and the meeting will cover:

  • Upcoming bridge tour with DelDOT
  • End of semester events
  • GRS-IBS presentation by Matt Carter

Hope to see everyone there!

Bridge Replacement Trip

On Friday, April 5th, 2013, we will have the unique opportunity to see a bridge replacement using Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) technology.

GRS is an engineered fill of closely spaced alternating layers of compacted granular fill material and geosynthetic reinforcement.

The IBS is a fast, cost-effective method of bridge support that blends the roadway into the superstructure using GRS technology.  (Hence the reason for the short notice!)

We will meet behind DuPont Hall for a 8:45am departure, and expect to return around 11am.  The trip is limited to SIX students, and sturdy, closed-toe shoes are required!  Students with steel toe boots will be able to get an even closer look.

Any questions can be directed to Matt Carter at matheu@udel.edu.  Sign up now!

PA Turnpike Presentation

Our next event of the month is right around the corner! 

Donald Steele, P.E., a Senior Engineering Project Manager from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will be visiting the University of Delaware to speak exclusively for ASHE.

His presentation will be this Tuesday, March 19th in Kirkbride 004 and is scheduled to begin at 5:30pm, so please arrive on time!