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.

Fall 2011 Seminar

ACI/PCA 318-11 Building Code

A One-Day Seminar

Sponsored jointly by the Portland Cement Association and ACI.

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has just published the latest edition of "ACI 318-11 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary". This seminar, which is cosponsored by ACI and the Portland Cement Association (PCA), will cover all of the major changes in this new edition of the Code. A major portion of the revisions are related to the addition of adhesive anchors in ACI 318 for the first time. In addition to the new anchor design requirements, the seminar will cover adhesive anchor evaluation requirements and new provisions requiring certification of the anchor installer under certain circumstances. Changes to reinforcing steel detailing requirements, allowable grades, and coating types will also be covered.

Important topics, such as detailing for structural integrity and designing using the latest in strut-and-tie modeling, will be presented and discussed.

Included with the seminar are complimentary copies of ACI’s “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-11) and Commentary” and worked examples prepared by PCA— essential items that anyone in the concrete industry will refer to over and over for the next several years.

Instructors

Neal S. Anderson, PE, SE, FACI, FPCI, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institutes (CRSI), Schaumberg, IL. As Vice President of Engineering, Anderson is responsible for the technical engineering operations of CRSI. Prior to CRSI, he was a structural engineer for 21 years for WJE, extensively involved with the investigation and rehabilitation of several reinforced and precast/prestressed concrete structures. He also served as one of the principal investigators for PCI’s extensive research program on the behavior and design criteria of headed stud anchorages. Anderson is a member of ACI 318 - Structural Building Code, 318B – Reinforcement, 318-C Analysis, 355 – Anchorage, 445 - Shear and Torsion, C601A – Adhesive Anchor Certification, CRC – Concrete Research Council, and the ACI Board of Directors; and serves on several CRSI and PCI technical committees.

Lawrence C. Novak, SE, SECB, LEED® AP,Director of Engineered Buildings, Portland Cement Association, Skokie, IL. Novak has more than 20 years of experience as a structural engineer on high-rise, mid-rise and special use structures throughout the world, including seismic regions. He is the Director of Engineered Buildings with the Portland Cement Association. Prior to joining the PCA, he was an Associate Partner with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill where he recently served as the lead structural engineer for the Burj Dubai Tower, the world’s tallest building. Novak serves on several technical structural committees and is an active member of the American Concrete Institute including ACI 318 Code Subcommittee E, ACI 445 on Shear and Torsion, ACI 445-A on Strut and Tie Modeling, ACI 209 on Creep and Shrinkage and ACI 130 on Sustainability of Concrete. He is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois and he has served on the Board of Directors of several engineering organizations including SEAOI, TCA and the Illinois Engineering Hall of Fame. He has co-authored numerous publications on structural engineering and is the recipient of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois’ Meritorious Publication Award for both 2001 and 2008, the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations’ Outstanding Structural Engineering Publication Award for 2001 and the United Kingdom’s Oscar Faber Award for 2002. In addition to being a Licensed Structural Engineer, Mr. Novak is a LEED® Accredited Professional and a Certified Structural Peer Reviewer.

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, and
North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

Registration

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