Each summer, MATC interns work with transportation professionals to provide themselves with experiences that will assist them when they enter the field of transportation research.

1. 2018 MATC Internship
Alfred Benesch & Company
Seth Horner

2. Alfred Benesch & Company
• Multi-disciplined engineering firm
• Founded in 1946
• Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois
• 600+ employees, 34 Locations, 16 States

3. My Position
• Member of the Geotechnical Group for the Lincoln Division
• Primarily worked in the materials laboratory
• Performed variety of tests on materials
– Aggregate: Sieve analysis
– Asphalt: Gyratory tests
– Concrete: Compressive and flexural strength testing
– Soils: Shelby tubes, plasticity index, sand contents, standard proctor curves
• Variability of daily tasks

4. Field Work
• Geotechnical analysis
• Surveying
• Concrete testing
• Concrete coring
• Trip to Manhattan, Kansas

5. Dairy House: Scary House
• Geotechnical analysis for future brewery
• Drilled Shelby tubes ten feet into the ground in the dark basement

6. Lincoln South Beltway Project
Geoprobe drilling machine

7. Concrete Coring
• Used when concrete fails to meet 28 day required strength
– Box culvert project
– South Coddington and Van Dorn roundabout

8. Wrap-Up
• Rewarding experience
• Gained technical knowledge
• Importance of a positive culture
• Thank You: MATC and Benesch