HUGH D. RONALD, P.E.

EDUCATION

B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Arizona

Graduate courses in Finite Element Analysis & Advanced Structural Analysis, Florida Atlantic University

REGISTRATION

Civil/Structural Engineer: Florida, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana & Mississippi

TECHNICAL SPECIALTIES

Precast & Prestressed Concrete, Structural Analysis and Design; Construction Engineering; Value Engineering and Design-Build

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Structural Design

LA-1 Main Channel Unit and Keystone Platforms, LA-DOTD, Louisiana – Responsible for the design of a precast High-Level Main Channel Unit of the LA-1 Bridge. 3-Span Channel Unit is 870 feet in length, with spans of 260’, 350’ and 260’ respectively. Channel span was not constructed - steel alternate was used. Keystone platforms are elevated intersections. Main Channel Unit designed for ship impact. Foundations utilize 54-inch cylinder piles.

County Road A, Natchez Trace Parkway, Eastern Federal Lands/FHWA, Mississippi – Responsible for the design of a CIP Post-Tensioned Arched Box Girder Bridge. End spans are cantilevered off of intermediate piers (no end piers or abutments); the center span is a 135’ arched twin cell box. Fast-track Design – Build project.

Southern Avenue over Suitland Parkway, Eastern Federal Lands/FHWA, Washington DC – Responsible for the design of a sharply skewed CIP Post-Tensioned Box Girder Bridge. 3-span superstructure utilizes a shallow arched section. Center span is approximately 165’ in length. Fast-track Design-Build project.

I-4 Widening: SR 44 to I-95 in Volusia County, Florida - FDOT-5 – Chief Bridge Engineer responsible for the preparation of final design plans on four (4) bridges on the I-4 corridor. Provided design supervision, QC and project management. Three of the four bridges are animal crossings; two beneath I-4 and one over I-4. The forth structure is the replacement of the Tomoka River Bridge. Simple span AASHTO girders are used; Type III girders for Tomoka River and the two animal underpasses, and Type VI girders for the animal overpass. The project also includes an ACROW bridge for Maintenance of Traffic, extensive use of sheetpiling, both temporary and permanent, as well as MSE wall construction. Approximately 20 box culverts are being extended to accommodate widening of the I-4 corridor.

Golden Gate Parkway, FDOT-1 – Chief Bridge Engineer responsible for the preparation of final design plans for three curved steel girder bridges using integral post-tensioned piers. Provided detailed design of the CIP post-tensioned integral piers. Also provided overall design supervision and QC on the project. The design of the ramp bridges requires 3-D finite element analysis of the bridge curvature, and detailed analysis of the post-tensioning operation. Also included on the project is widening of an existing bridge with extensive aesthetic enhancements, new sound wall construction and miscellaneous CIP retaining walls.

SR 70 Widening in St. Lucie County, FDOT-4 – Chief Bridge Engineer providing design coordination and QC for five bridges on SR 70 in St. Lucie County. Bridges include SR 70 replacements over Header Creek and Ten Mile Creek, as well as Shared Use Pedestrian Bridges over SR 70 and Ten Mile Creek. Bridges utilize trestle bent substructures and AASHTO Type III and IV girder superstructures.

St. George Island Bridge Design-Build, FDOT-3 - Senior Structural Engineer responsible for preliminary structural engineering, teaming and coordination of subconsultants, and preparation of the Design-Build Technical Proposal. Provided final design and construction engineering for the high level bridge, and overall coordination of the structural, geotechnical and hydraulic engineering for the project. Projects included a 5-span post-tensioned spliced I-girder channel unit, ship impact analysis, and utilized 54-inch cylinder piles with a life expectancy of over 100 years. Analysis of ship impact using Method II of the AASHTO Vessell Collision Guide Specifications. Substructure analysis completed using FLPIER software, for non-linear analysis of soil structure interaction and P-Î effects. Main channel unit designed using ADAPT software for time-dependent analysis. This was FDOT’s 2nd major design-build project and is the third longest bridge in Florida at 21,700 feet.

I-95 Widening, FDOT-2, Duval County – Chief Bridge Design Engineer for preliminary and final design for multiple bridge widenings (I-95 over Edgewood Avenue, Lem Turner Road, and Moncrief Creek) and Trout River Bridge replacement (I-95 over Trout River). Project included a ship impact study for Trout River structure. Two substructure alternates are included; 54-inch cylinder piles and 54-inch drilled shafts.

Wonderwood Connector (Arlington-Mayport), Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Duval County – Chief Bridge Design Engineer for final design services for bridges and structural elements involved in this 9-mile project for the Authority. Projects included were: Jones Creek Bridge replacement; Ginhouse Creek Bridge replacement; Cowhead Creek culvert replacement (four-cell box culvert with 12’ by 10’ cells); Mt. Pleasant Creek Bridge widening and new construction; Greenfield Creek Bridge new construction (600-meter-long crossing); Queen’s Harbor overpass structure new construction; and Puckett Creek Bridge replacement. Used ADAPT software for time-dependent analysis of continuous post-tensioned superstructure. FLPIER used for ship impact analysis.

Blackwater River Bridge Design-Build, FDOT-3 – Project Manager and Senior Engineer for this project of I-10 over Blackwater River, a $30 million fast-track design-build of continuous plate girder bridges. Responsible for preparation of structural technical proposal, final design and construction engineering. Coordinated all work with the civil, hydraulic and geotechnical subconsultants. Continuous curved and straight steel plate girders with maximum spans of 210 feet. Design of steel plate girders using SIMON software. This was FDOT’s first major design-build project.

Fuller Warren Bridge Replacement, FDOT-2, Jacksonville – As Senior Structural Engineer, provided structural design supervision for the bridge replacement This $100 million bridge replacement project on I-95 utilized continuously post-tensioned (segmental) modified bulb tee girders. The substructure was designed for ship impact using six-foot diameter drilled shaft foundations. Continuous post-tensioned spliced I-girder main channel unit was designed using T-187 software, an analysis package that allows time-dependent effects of creep shrinkage and prestress losses, as well as staged construction. Substructure analyzed using finite element model accounting for soil structure interaction using non-linear soil springs. Superstructure interaction included through complete modeling of deck and girder elements. Analysis completed using GTSTRUDL.

Citrus Bowl Expansion Design-Build, ADA Modifications and World Cup 1994 Stadium Modifications, Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando – Lead Project Engineer and Resident Engineer for 20,000-seat design-build stadium expansion in 1990 and for later improvements for the 1994 World Cup competition.

Orange County Public Utilities Operation Center Expansion, Orange County – Project Manager for expansion of the Operation Center which included hazardous waste storage buildings and general site development.

Norway Pavilion Design, Epcot Center, Walt Disney World, Orlando – Project Engineer with Disney Imagineering to fast-track completion of the Norway Pavilion at Epcot.

Rosalind Avenue Bridge, FDOT-5, Orlando – Project Manager for this PCA Design Award-winning ridge. The design featured post-tensioned, hollow-core, flat slab bridge on steel pipe piles.

SR 20 over the Aucilla River, FDOT-3, Jefferson-Madison County Line – Structural Project Manager for precast, solid flat bridge transversely post-tensioned.

SR 434 over Howell Creek, FDOT-5, Seminole County – Project Manager for simple span, Type III AASHTO girder bridge.

I-4 World Drive Interchange Bridge Development Report, Walt Disney World, Orlando – Project Engineer responsible for determination of optimum superstructure and substructure type for multiple bridges over I-4.

McMullen Booth Interchange, FDOT-1, Tampa – Project Engineer responsible for substructure design of bridges.

826 – NW 38th Street Interchange, FDOT-6, Miami – Designed curved steel box ramps with maximum radius of curvature equal to 200 feet. Also designed straight steel box bridge for mainline of 826 using SIMON. Maximum spans of 180 feet. Curved boxes designed using BSDI software. Substructure modeled using FLPIER and GTSTRUDL.

Value Engineering

Mid-Point Corridor Bridge, Hardaway Construction, Inc., Lee County – Project Manager and Senior Engineer for the value engineering redesign of the superstructure from 72-inch Florida Bulb-T girders to 78-inch Modified Bulb Ts resulting in substantially reduced construction costs.

Gandy Bridge over Tampa Bay, Misener Marine Construction, Inc., FDOT-7, Tampa – Project Manager and Senior Engineer for the value engineering redesign of the superstructure. Approach spans were converted from continuous, post-tensioned 72-inch Florida Bulb-Ts to simple span 78-inch Modified Bulb Ts. The 3-span channel unit was converted from a haunched girder system based on 72-inch Florida Bulb Ts to a system based on 78-inch Modified Bulb Ts. Changes resulted in simplified construction sequence with substantial reductions in construction duration and construction costs.

Bridge over Bayou Chico, PCL Civil Constructors, Inc., FDOT-3 – Project Manager and Senior Engineer for the value engineering redesign of the superstructure. Approach spans were converted from continuous, post-tensioned 72-inch Florida Bulb-Ts to simple span 78-inch Modified Bulb Ts. The 3-span channel unit was converted from a haunched girder system based on 72-inch Florida Bulb Ts to a system based on 78-inch Modified Bulb Ts. Changes resulted in simplified construction sequence with substantial reductions in construction duration and construction costs.

Construction Engineering

Storrow Drive Bridge Erection, Boston, Mass – Structural Engineer responsible for the phased erection of one of the widest steel box girder bridges in the country. Steel box was erected in segments, using longitudinal and transverse splices for site assembly of the box sections. To affect the design camber and facilities splicing of the center drop-in unit, outboard supports of the three-span channel unit were temporarily jacked. Once continuous, supports were lowered to induce design moments at the splice points, and precamber the box.

Garcon Point Bridge, Santa Rosa County – Structural Engineer responsible for design of the erection truss used for span-by-span construction of the concrete segmental bridge. Erection of the bridge using the under-slung truss allowed one 140-foot span to be erected and post-tensioned each week, setting a new record for span-by-span construction.

Pascagoula River Bridge, Pascagoula, Mississippi – Structural Engineer responsible for redesign of the temporary shoring for erection of continuous post-tensioned spliced I-girder bridge. Sequence of erection plan for the main channel unit of the bridge was extensively revised to facilitate erection and permit construction without use of temporary piling in the river. Significant cost savings were realized.

Municipal Water and Wastewater

Dunedin Wastewater Treatment Plant, City of Dunedin – Structural Engineer responsible for all tankage and buildings at the treatment plant.

Big Creek 4-MGD combined stormwater/sanitary lift station, City of Cleveland, Ohio – Structural engineer responsible for design of 4-level stormwater lift stations.

River Oaks Wastewater Treatment Plant, Hillsborough County – Structural Engineer responsible for Phase 2 and Phase 3 tankage at the treatment plant. The project included a 10-million-gallon flow equalization tank. Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers Engineering Excellence Award winner.

TECHNICAL PAPERS/PUBLICATIONS

“Standardizing Spliced Girders”, PCI Conference, October 2008

“A System for Rapid Precast Deck Construction”, ASCE Structures Congress 2008

“Design and Construction Considerations for Continuous Post-Tensioned Bulb Tee Girder Bridges,” May-June 2001, PCI Journal

“Foundation Design in a Marine Environment”, Transportation Research Board, January 2005

“Foundation Design Utilizing 54-inch Diameter Cylinder Piles,” 2001 PCI Conference

Foundation Design Using FLPIER,” 2002 ASCE Structures Design Congress

“Structural Investigation, Field Testing and Analysis: Miami International Airport Transit Shuttle Bridge.” Tenth International Bridge Conference Proceedings, June 1993.

STRUCTURAL EXPERTISE

Spliced I-Girders (Staged Post Tensioning)

CIP Box Girders (Post-Tensioned)

Segmental Boxes (Span-by-Span)

Steel Boxes (Continuous, Curved and Haunched)

Steel Plate Girders (Continuous, Curved and Haunched)

Erection Trusses (Span-by-Span Segmental)

AASHTO Girders (Simple Span)

Steel Trusses (Simple Span & Continuous)

Arches: Precast/Post-Tensioned

Precast Post-Tensioned Substructure Elements

Shoring and Formwork for Segmental & Top-Down Construction

Water and Wastewater Treatment Tankage

Building Design

Citrus Bowl Stadium

Operations Buildings (Water & Wastewater

Treatment Plants)

Metal Buildings

Residential Structures (Includes Wind Loading)

Agricultural Buildings (Includes Wind Loading)

Special Structures

Marine Elevators (Shiplifts for Dry-Dock

Facilities - from Pleasure Craft to Trident

Submarines)

Shipyard Dry Dock Facilities

Norway Pavillion – Epcot

Pleasure Island West Stage

Precast Pile Caps and Substructure Elements

Cylinder Piles (Spun-Cast)

Cut & Cover Tunnels

Retaining Walls

Sign Structures

Architectural Precast

SOFTWARE FAMILIARITY

GTSTRUDL ADAPT SAP

STAAD T-187 SIMON

RISA 2D & 3D FLPIER/FBPIER PSBeam

BSDI LEAP LA, SPAN & CONSPAN

MathCAD CWALSHT DESCUS

MERLIN-DASH EXCEL MDX

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Prestressed Concrete Institute

American Society of Civil Engineers

ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Hugh D Ronald, P.E.

35405 Stagecoach Trail

Eustis, Florida 32736

Cell Phone 407-***-****

Fax 352-***-****

adh9p8@r.postjobfree.com

Recent Projects

Sanibel Causeway Bridge Replacement (VE and Construction Engineering)

Huey P. Long Bridge (Construction Engineering)

I-10 Twin Spans (VE and Construction Engineering)

Rapid Precast Construction Systems (Patent and Product Development)

Precast Sound Wall System (Product Development)

Bay St. Louis Bridge Replacement (Construction Engineering)

Biloxi Bay Bridge (Construction Engineering)

Hero Pump Station (TRS & Construction Engineering)

Indian Street Bridge Erection (Construction Engineering VE)

IHNC (Inner Harbor Navigation Channel, New Orleans, LA) Cylinder Piles and Precast Caps

Port of Beaumont, Tx Structural Evaluation of Damaged Wharf Facilities

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