Description: Scott K. Rosenbaugh, MSCE, a research engineer for the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the University of Nebraska, leads this Iowa LTAP webinar that focused on installation issues with W-beam and thrie-beam rails and some solutions.

Description: Ronald W. Eck, PE, PhD, professor emeritus of Civil Engineering at West Virginia University and director of the West Virginia LTAP, led this webinar that discussed a road agency’s legal duties and the implications of tort liability. Risk management strategies discussed included conducting operational reviews, paying attention to written and spoken words, regularly reviewing policies and manuals, safety training for maintainers, and good documentation.

Description: InTrans Faculty Affiliate Jeramy Ashlock led this Iowa LTAP webinar that focused on a tool developed as part of a research project on cost-effectively recycling existing degraded granular surface materials. The tool, which is available online, allows engineers to mix existing roadway materials with fresh aggregates in optimized proportions to achieve a target gradation and plasticity that will maximize performance and durability.

Description: Guest Speaker Emily Wilder, president of Wilder Leadership, led this Iowa LTAP webinar that provides techniques to get leaders and others into a productive zone where progress can be made on their toughest leadership challenges.