tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48959753587657430562024-03-12T20:38:20.834-05:00"Building Kansas City" Radio ShowJoin Deb O’Bannon, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, as she explores how and why structures are built with Kansas City-area policymakers, experts and community members. Listen to how the built environment affects our economy, health, roads, homes and environment. Tune in to or stream online "Building Kansas City" at <strike>11:00 a.m. CST Sunday mornings</strike> on <a href="http://www.710kcmo.com"><b>KCMO Talk Radio 710</b></a>.Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-27818387003108713562011-09-29T06:00:00.000-05:002011-09-29T06:00:09.353-05:00L'shanah tovah!Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-83727463063421537822011-09-07T12:04:00.001-05:002011-09-07T12:06:20.153-05:00Missouri River flooding<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-60467612917259737492011-09-04T12:04:00.004-05:002011-10-10T17:42:51.520-05:00Acoustic design & Kauffman Center for the Performing ArtsIn honor of the opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, we rebroadcast the interview with acoustics designer Christopher Jaffe from earlier this year. As promised, here is a link to Kyle McQuiston's interview about the construction of the Kauffman Center. Deb also announced that "Building Kansas City" is taking a break for September and will return later this year. Listen to Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-40176688379075789742011-08-28T12:07:00.002-05:002011-08-29T13:50:25.557-05:00Explosives and fireworksDr. Paul Worsey from Missouri S&T University joined the show from the studio of KMST in Rolla. Dr. Worsey is an explosives and fireworks expert, so we talked about blowing things up! He helps run a high school explosives summer camp, too. Listen to the podcast.
Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-83090701703367389562011-08-21T12:07:00.003-05:002011-08-22T17:07:25.759-05:00Water park designDave Schwartz, P.E. from Water's Edge Aquatic Design joined the show to discuss the behind-the-scenes details and hydraulic engineering of water park rides. We talked about everything from the swirl-bowl conical ride to supercritical flow! Listen to the podcast.
Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-75848130518751880152011-08-14T12:08:00.003-05:002011-08-15T17:27:43.607-05:00Johnson County Crimalistics Lab designRandy Braun, P.E. from Walter P. Moore and Tony Achity, R.Arch. from PGAV joined the show to discuss some of the design constraints for the Johnson County Crimalistics Laboratory in Olathe. The building has special isolation for vibrations, stormwater handling, and had to interact with the neighboring communications building. Listen to the podcast.
Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-4548585623058725722011-08-07T12:02:00.004-05:002011-08-12T11:37:49.113-05:00Global warming skepticismDr. Deb took the opportunity to share some technical questions about the causes of global warming in this live show. She commented on the survey of climate scientists and meteorologists, and shared some audio from the 2011 Heartland International Conference on Climate Change from Dr. Nicola Scafetta (Duke University) and Dr. Willie Soon (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics). The link isDr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-41001845890601145692011-07-31T12:02:00.002-05:002011-08-01T16:50:22.254-05:00Gulf oil spill recoveryProfessor Terry Richardson from the University of North Alabama joined the show by telephone to discuss the field of ecology and the impact and recovery of the Gulf Coast from the oil spill. He was instrumental, as authorized by the State of Alabama, to ensure good conduct by the clean-up volunteers in protecting the coastal ecosystem of Alabama. Listen to the podcast.Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-47026088985000477252011-07-24T12:02:00.002-05:002011-08-01T16:48:47.905-05:00Hunt MidwestMike Bell and Dick Ringer from Hunt Midwest joined the show to discuss the history of the development of the Hunt Midwest properties in the northland, the Hunt Midwest Business Center, and the outlook for industrial properties in the Kansas City area. Listen to the podcast.Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-29132236187745687292011-07-17T12:40:00.001-05:002011-07-18T14:43:20.985-05:00Missouri River raceScott Mansker returned to talk about the races on the Missouri (MR340) and the Kansas (Kawnivore 100) Rivers. Listen to the podcast.Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-54106219010476202352011-07-10T00:07:00.004-05:002011-08-12T15:40:11.020-05:00Rollercoaster designBruce Nelson, a mechanical engineering designer with S&S Worldwide discussed rollercoaster design. S&S has two rides in the Kansas City area: Space Shot at Worlds of Fun (opened 1996) and Double Shot at Celebration City in Branson (opened 2003). He discussed new design directions, and how they determine allowable accelerations on people so that the design is thrilling but not causing Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-20396451574107637412011-07-04T04:25:00.002-05:002011-08-12T15:40:58.827-05:00July 4th - Independence DayDr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-40915855703324421832011-07-03T12:23:00.002-05:002011-07-07T13:25:37.400-05:00Call-in showYour host, Dr. Deb, discussed the Kansas City Water Garden tour, and gave away tickets, gave a brief recap of the recent Sixth International Conference on Climate Change, and read the list of signers of the Declaration of Independence. Listen to the podcast.Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-79682486735145550132011-06-26T12:08:00.004-05:002011-06-27T16:59:57.556-05:00Highway interchange designsTom Evans, P.E. from the Missouri Dept. of Transportation District 4 joined the show to discuss some new developments in highway interchanges. Listen to the podcast.
Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-31615002127802213402011-06-19T12:10:00.002-05:002011-06-20T09:59:40.417-05:00Brookside historyLaDene Morton is the author of The Brookside Story: Shops of Every Necessary Convenience and joined the show to talk about J.C. Nichols and the history of Brookside. She also discussed her recent experience in Joplin, MO (tornado damage). Her book is available from Amazon.com. Listen to the podcast.Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-88644654714702351862011-06-12T12:06:00.003-05:002011-06-14T17:58:51.548-05:00LA's ZERO solid waste planRuth Abbe from HDR's San Francisco office joined the show by telephone to talk about the work she has done on crafting Los Angeles' zero solid waste plan. She shared the reason for LA's move: citizen interest in reducing waste, rather than a crisis decision because the landfills were full. She discussed the variety of wastes and their final destinations, including large item waste (furniture, Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-82592666527416539012011-06-05T12:09:00.006-05:002011-06-14T17:59:46.191-05:00Call-in show with Jerry RichardsonDr. Jerry Richardson, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE and Dr. Deb were available to take your calls. Jerry spoke about past floods on the Mississippi River and what's going on this spring/summer on the Missouri and Mississippi. Listen to the podcast.
Dr. Richardson spoke at length in an earlier interview on the 1927 Mississippi flood - listen here to that archived interview.Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-76919928568453522442011-05-30T00:01:00.001-05:002011-05-30T00:01:02.299-05:00Memorial DayDr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-18809721185368947532011-05-29T12:08:00.002-05:002011-06-14T18:00:45.377-05:00Our favorite meteorologist Andy Bailey from the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, MO discussed weather safety and the weather patterns that caused our spring weather. Please note that the interview was recorded before the severe tornadoes in Joplin, MO and Oklahoma City during May 22-24, 2011. Listen to the podcast.
Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-18464085897717599292011-05-22T12:01:00.007-05:002011-06-14T18:01:42.043-05:00Lafarge ConcreteSteve Kidwell and Jarrod Huntley from Lafarge shared how cement dust is made, and how industrial byproducts like coffee grounds, construction debris, and brewery waste are used as fuel in the Lafarge plant. Listen to the podcast.Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-43343105804990251242011-05-15T12:12:00.003-05:002011-06-14T18:02:41.969-05:00Highways and sewersJay Wunderlich from MODOT joined the show to talk about the need for the reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU in the first half of the show. The second half of the show is a discussion with Rob Pennington, P.E. from CDM in Edison, NJ. Rob told us about how brick sewers were rehabilitated. Rob's article in the ASCE Civil Engineering magazine has photos and details. The figure here depicts tours of Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-50856058152710245102011-05-08T12:02:00.003-05:002011-06-20T10:01:13.863-05:00Bob Kerrey pedestrian bridgeChristian Brown, P.E. from HNTB joined the show to share the story of the Bob Kerrey pedestrian bridge design. This laterally-curved, cable-stayed bridge links Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA for pedestrians and bicyclists by crossing the Missouri River. Listen to the podcast.Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-17534887428195071442011-05-01T12:04:00.005-05:002011-05-16T17:15:05.035-05:00Call-in show with Christie MartinChristy Martin, Executive Director of the Concrete Promotional Group, joined the show. The director, Randy Wistoff, of the Kansas City Zoo called in to discuss what's new at the zoo and the novel use of concrete in the new construction. We talked a lot about the polar bear habitat. Listen to the podcast.Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-53546909969098805052011-04-24T12:02:00.004-05:002011-06-14T18:04:16.507-05:00"River Miles" TV Show & an author interviewScott Mansker and Vicky Richmond joined the show to help launch their new TV series on KCPT (as well as a few other nearby public television stations) titled "River Miles." The locally-produced show highlights aspects of the Missouri River in Missouri. The people involved in the show's conception and execution are all active in the MR340 race, so they are intimately familiar with the Dr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4895975358765743056.post-11632251990183038592011-04-18T13:31:00.000-05:002011-04-18T13:31:00.785-05:00PesachDr. Deb O'Bannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09835861944675118408noreply@blogger.com1