Location: Municipal Services Building

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Design, Construction, and Operation of Moveable
Bridges
Sponsored by American Society of Civil
Engineers Philadelphia Section The Engineers
Club of Philadelphia
Featuring Guest Speaker Charles Birnstiel,
Ph.D., P.E. Hardesty Hanover, NYC
Location Municipal Services Building 1401 JFK
Blvd., 8th Floor Conference Room
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 1200 noon - 130 pm Cost
10 per person, including lunch (5 for students)
Programming organized by the ASCE Philadelphia
Section Structures Technical Group. To join this
committee, contact info_at_asce-philly.org. Akhan_at_JMT
.com Chairman, Structures Group
Charles Birnstiel, Ph.D., P.E., of Hardesty
Hanover, NYC, will discuss design and practical
aspects of the different types of movable bridges
located on rivers in the Northeast. Dr.
Birnstiel has considerable experience in design
and operation of movable bridges and has
published a text book and numerous papers on the
subject. He is a registered professional
engineer in a number of states.
RSVP to Dr. Diane Conway dconway_at_engrclub.org or
215-985-5701 by May 15, 2009