Seminars

The Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Chapter of ACI has been pleased to host educational seminars in the local area as a service to the community for many years. Education is a fundamental part of our purpose as a leading local technical resource.

ACI has a long history in the delivery of quality educational programs in the concrete field, and has provided the industry with educational seminars since 1969. Each year, ACI conducts more than 100 seminars throughout the United States to thousands of attendees on a variety of concrete-technology-related topics such as structural design, repair, troubleshooting, and slabs on ground. Instructors are taken from a large pool of ACI committee members who are educators, engineers, contractors, consultants, material suppliers, and others with significant expertise in the topic being presented. The technical material presented in each seminar is based on the most recent publications prepared by one or more of ACI's 130 technical committees and the latest thinking on these topics by the leading experts in their field.

In addition to having the most up-to-date information at each seminar, attendees receive free publications, breakfast (breads/pastries), lunch, and refreshment breaks.

Spring 2012 Seminar

Concrete Repair Basics

A One-Day Seminar

Learn the best methods and materials for economical and effective concrete repairs. Engineers, repair contractors, materials suppliers, and maintenance personnel will learn how to make good quality concrete repairs.

Condition survey topics will include causes and types of deterioration, evaluation of deteriorating concrete, determining the extent of potential damage, and assessment of the consequences and risks of material failures.

Repair techniques topics will include removal of damaged concrete; preparing existing concrete for repair; patching and overlays; and repair techniques such as shotcrete, carbon fiber reinforcing and chloride extraction.

Repair materials topics will include selection of materials for different repair situations and environments, including: sealants, protection systems, cementitious materials, and polymeric materials.

Cracks and joints topics will include understanding cracks and joints, causes and effects of cracking, methods of repairing cracks and joints, and expansion joints for elevated slabs and slabs-on-ground.

Applications of repair techniques discussion will feature case studies that use repair methods and materials for various types of structures.

Included with the seminar are complimentary copies of ACI’s Concrete Repair Guide (ACI 546R-04), Strength Evaluation of Existing Concrete Buildings (ACI 437R-03), Guide for Evaluation of Concrete Structures Before Rehabilitation (ACI 364.1R-07), Causes, Evaluation, and Repair of Cracks in Concrete Structures (ACI 224.1R-07), Guide for Conducting a Visual Inspection of Concrete in Service (ACI 201.1R-08), and Seminar Lecture Notes.

Instructors

James P. Donnelly, PE, Consultant, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Chicago, IL. Mr. Donnelly has had extensive experience on a wide variety of structural investigations and repair of concrete structures. He is a member of ACI, PTI, and ASCE, and serves on ACI 362, Parking Structures; and ACI 423, Prestressed Concrete. Mr. Donnelly is a registered professional engineer in Illinois, Missouri, and Kentucky, and a registered structural engineer in Illinois.

Michael M. Sprinkel, PE, FACI, FASCE is Associate Director for the Virginia Transportation Research Council, Charlottesville, Virginia where he has served in various positions since 1972. He currently manages the Materials Research Program. His research interests include materials and construction methods for the protection, repair and rehabilitation of concrete structures. He is a registered professional engineer in Virginia. He is Chair of ACI 503, Adhesives for Concrete, and past Chair of ACI 345, Bridge Construction, Maintenance and Repair. He is a Member of ACI 546, Repair of Concrete; ACI 548, Polymers in Concrete; and TRRC’s Technical Repair and Rehabilitation Committee. He is an Emeritus member of TRB and Chair of the Concrete Materials Committee.

Continuing Education Credit

Attendees receive 0.75 CEUs or 7.5 LUs, worth 7.5 PDHs.

ACI is an approved provider of continuing education credit registered with the

American Institute of Architects (G115;318),
Florida Board of Professional Engineers (Provider #0003855),
Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board,
North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors, and

Wisconsin Safety and Building Division (Course 6336).

Registration

To register for this seminar, contact ACI at 248-848-3800, www.concrete.org, or click here.