Concrete International Magazine March 2009

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MIXING, PLACING, AND CURING

4 Sustainability through StrengthIntegrating post-tensioned lateral systems and slag cement concrete for a model of environmental architectureby Mark Stevenson and Leo Panian

41 Investigating Construction Methods for Longtan Daman experimental study of surface treatments for roller-compacted concreteby Lei Yang and Jonathan J. Shi

48 From Rheology of Fresh Concrete to Casting Processescorrelating properties with field performanceby Nicolas Roussel

ALSO FEATURING

2 ACIs New FellowsTwenty-eight members to be honored in San antonio

5 Sloped Versus Stepped Footings for Walls

57 Inspired by the Spirit of Concrete highlights of the convention in St. Louis, MO

86 Annual Index of Concrete International

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Workers place the roof deck concrete for the David Brower Center in Berkeley, CA. To minimize congestion and placement problems for the buildings post-tensioned core walls, No. 14 (No. 43) and No. 11 (No. 36) vertical bars were confined using headed transverse bars in lieu of conventional hooked bars and cross ties. For more on this project, see p. 34. (Cover photo courtesy of Tipping Mar +associates.)

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March 2009

Board of Direction

claude BdardKenneth B. Bondy

ramn L. carrasquilloBeverly a. Garnant

S.K. Ghoshcharles S. hanskat

PresidentLuis E. Garca

Vice Presidents

Technical Activities Committee

chair

David h. Sanders

secretary

Daniel W. Falconer

Sergio M. alcocerKenneth B. Bondychiara F. Ferrarisronald Janowiak

David W. JohnstonSteven h. Kosmatka

Michael E. KregerDavid a. LangeMyles a. Murrayantonio Nannihani h. Nassif

Michael Sprinkel

Thomas D. VertiJames r. cagley

David Darwin

Florian G. Barth richard D. Stehly

Directors

Past President Board Members

American Concrete Institute

Educational Activities Committee

chair

cecil L. Jones

staff liaisonrichard F. heitzmann

richard P. BohanDean a. Browning

Darrell F. ElliotFrank a. KozeliskiKimberly E. KurtisThomas O. MalerkStephen Pessiki

William E. rushing Jr.andrea J. SchokkerDavid M. Suchorski

Kari L. Yuers

Certification ProgramsCommittee

chair

G. Terry harris

staff liaisonJohn W. Nehasil

ronald G. BurgKenneth caubble

Mark a. cheekTerry c. collins

Frances T. GriffithMarc Jolin

cecil L. Jonescolin L. Lobo

Thomas O. MalerkPeter M. Maloney

Jon I. Mullarkyroberto a. Nunez

William D. Palmer Jr.Joseph E. rottmanJohn J. Schemmel

colin L. LoboMyles a. Murray

Michael J. Schneiderandrea J. Schokker

Eldon G. TippingKari L. Yuers

Certification: John W. Nehasil, Managing Director ([email protected])

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Engineering: Daniel W. Falconer, Managing Director ([email protected])

Finance and administration: Donna G. halstead, Managing Director ([email protected])

Publishing and event services: rene J. Lewis, Director ([email protected])

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Professional development: richard F. heitzmann, Managing Director ([email protected]) Sales and membership: Diane L. Baloh, Director ([email protected])

Strategic Development Council/ Marketing, sales, and industry relations: Douglas J. Sordyl, Managing Director ([email protected])

Systems, services and chapters: John c. Glumb, Managing Director ([email protected])

Executive Vice President: William r. Tolley ([email protected])

William r. TolleyExecutive Vice President

See pages 14-15 for a list of acIs Sustaining Members.

To learn more about our sustaining members, go to the acI Web site at www.concrete.org/members/mem_sustaining.htm.

Sustaining Members

As ACIs chartered objective states, the organizations purpose is to provide a comradeship in finding the best ways to do concrete work of all kinds and in spreading that knowledge. If you attend an ACI convention, you know well that comradeship (also known as friendship and partnership) is a major reason we meet. This months CI includes a recap of events at the ACI Fall 2008 Convention held in St. Louis, MO. The text and photos only cover the highlights of the proceedings. While so much more takes place at technical sessions and committee meetings, we hope that this glimpse of the activities provides readers with a sense of the time, the place, the people, and the bonds they share. And that comradeship will once again be on display as we gather this month in San Antonio, TX, for the spring convention.

Features and departments in this months CI provide practical tips on reinforcing detailing, a look toward a future in which computational modeling of flow could become a practical construction tool, and identification of methods to enhance interlayer bonding in roller compacted dams. Its a diverse line-up fitting of a diverse industry and the organization that serves it.

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It has been a privilege to be the President of ACI during the 2008-2009 term that will end this month during the Spring Convention in San Antonio, TX. My year as President would have been very difficult without the

help of all ACI members, ACIs excellent staff, and my companions on the Board of Direction and the Executive Committee. I know the silent volunteer work of ACIs committees and chapters is our strongest quality and an example to other similar institutions.

As you know, the recent economic downturn has had a far-reaching impact that has affected all of our members. The American Concrete Institute remains dedicated to supporting our members through these challenging economic times. With your support, we have been able to maintain the technical resources and membership benefits that you are familiar with and to continue new initiatives that are underway. ACI is committed to maintaining its role in the concrete industry during this uncertain economic climate. ACI has been advancing concrete knowledge since 1904, and while 2009 may be a difficult year, ACI will emerge as a stronger organization with even more to offer the industry and all members.

The ACI Strategic Plan set the route to follow and the ACI leadership carefully adjusts the Institutes short- and long-term objectives to respond to new issues and challenges. This has been an excellent management technique that has proven its worth through the years. Our system of electing a Vice President every year for a 2-year term acquaints that person with the inner workings of the Institute, preparing the future President to lead in a way that would be difficult to achieve other-wise. The existence of a dedicated staff makes directing ACI a job without surprises. The support of staff strengthens the Institutes ability to provide an environment where the continuity of the dedicated and unselfish volunteer work performed by all our members makes ACI a world leader in concrete technology.

By electing me as the first ACI President not residing in North America, a new set of challenges and opportunities developed. Although ACI has a long-standing tradition of

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interacting with concrete-related organizations world-wide, the enhancement of ACIs international role was an obvious objective.

The participation of international members in our committees has increased and our cooperation with code-writing bodies worldwide has generated valuable feedback regarding the use of ACI standards and the development of concrete standards worldwide. This has resulted in an increase in the number of official transla-tions of ACI documents. The successful fifth International Workshop on Concrete in the Americas that took place during the Fall 2008 Convention in St. Louis, MO, proves the ability of ACI to maintain activities that are interesting for our international members. We will be seeing more of these activities in the future focused on other regions of the world.

ACI membership has increased through novel approaches in enhancing membership value and benefits. The Institute is dedicated to making membership more attractive to young members every day. Establishing free e-membership for students has increased student membership to numbers never before seen. We want to see our young members more involved in our activities. The recently adopted policy to allow committee membership by students is just one of the many ways to achieve this participation, as is increasing the number of available ACI Fellowships and Scholarships. The current pilot program underway to encourage certification activities for students will have far-reaching implications.

ACI has been providing leadership in sustainable development in concrete. We will see this evolving under the leadership of Florian Barth, our next President. It may be the most important challenge in the near future for ACI.

I would like to extend my muchas gracias to all ACI members, staff, and my companions on the Board of Direction and the Executive Committee for helping me direct ACI during this challenging and interesting year.

Luis E. [email protected]

Luis E. Garca, ACI President

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For more information on ACI seminars, visit www.concreteseminars.comseminars at-a-glanceSpring 2009 ACI Educational Seminars

Design of ConCrete slabs on grounDThis one-day seminar will focus on the design of concrete slabs in accordance with ACI 360R, Design of Slabs-on-Ground. The purpose of the seminar is to provide engi-neers and designers with practical tools and information that can be used right away for slab design. The seminar will cover soil support systems, materials, issues dealing with curling, various design methods, reinforcing, joint spacing, designing for flatness and levelness, surface treatments, and much more. Instructors will work through several design examples. Complimentary publications include ACI 360R and Course Notes.

aCi/PCa 318-08 builDing CoDeOne-day seminar for engineers, architects, specifiers, building officials, and others involved with structural concrete. Cosponsored by PCA, this intensive seminar will guide you step-by-step through the significant changes in the 2008 edition of the ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete. Instructors will explain each change, why it was made, and what it means to you as a designer and specifier of structural concrete. A portion of the day will be set aside to discuss Appendix D, Anchoring to Concrete. Examples will be presented to illustrate applications of the new Code provisions. Complimentary publications include: ACI 318-08, PCA Notes on 318, and seminar lecture notes.

ConCrete rePair basiCsOne-day seminar for engineers, repair contractors, material suppliers, maintenance personnel, and public works engineers. Attendees will learn the best methods and materials for economical and effective concrete repairs. The seminar will cover causes and evaluation of problems in deteriorating concrete, repair techniques, repair materials, cracks and joints, protection systems, overlays, and specifications for structures. Complimentary publications include ACI 201.1R, ACI 224.1R, ACI 364.1R, ACI 437R, ACI 546R, and Course Notes.

Continuing eDuCation CreDitSeminar attendees will receive 0.75 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), worth 7.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). Professional Engineers can convert CEUs to PDHs to fulfill their continuing education requirements. ACI is a Registered Provider with the American Institute of Architects, and several state licensing boards.

check out AcIs new eLearning opportunities at acielearning.org.

In addition to the certification training that is already available, technical topics will be added in the coming months.

eLearning

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To register, please circle date and location above. See www.concreteseminars.com or phone (248) 848-3815. Complete this form and fax, mail, or phone as shown below. (CODE: CI) 012609.

For additional dates and locations or more information on ACI seminars, visit www.concreteseminars.com Dates are subject to change.

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Charge to my ACI member account (current ACI National Members only). Registration from all others must be accompanied by full payment, charged to a credit card, or reserved by government or company purchase order (ACI Federal ID No. 38-0296490). All payments must be in U.S. funds.

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To qualify for the discounted ACI National Member Seminar Fee, please provide your six-digit ACI Member number next to your name below. Discounted student seminar fee is only for full-time students under the age of 28. Include current proof of enrollment with your registration.

aCi one-Day seminars$597 Registration Fee

$457 ACI National Members$125 Full-Time Students

ConCrete repair BasiCsOne-day Seminar (REP9)

New Orleans, LA LASMarch 25, 2009New Brunswick, NJ NJSApril 1, 2009Denver, CO COSApril 22, 2009San Francisco, CA CASApril 29, 2009Cincinnati, OH OHSMay 13, 2009

Design of ConCrete slaBs on grounDOne-day Seminar (SLD9)

St. Louis, MO MOSMarch 5, 2009Chicago, IL ILSMarch 26, 2009San Diego, CA CASApril 2, 2009

aCi/PCa one-Day 318-08 building Code$597 Registration Fee

$457 ACI National Members and Employees of PCA Member Firm Registration Fee

$125 Full-Time Students

Register for two seminars in the same city on consecutive days and receive a special discount. Phone (248) 848-3815 for details.

Changes in 318-08 BuilDing CoDeOne-day seminar (3189)

Detroit, MI MIS March 3, 2009Salt Lake City, UT ITS March 5, 2009Cincinnati, OH OHS March 10, 2009San Antonio, TX SAS March 19, 2009Baltimore, MD MDS March 26, 2009

Jacksonville, FL JAS March 31, 2009Omaha, NE NES April 2, 2009Indianapolis, IN INS April 7, 2009Nashville, TN TNS April 21, 2009Pittsburgh, PA PAS April 23, 2009

Milwaukee, WI WIS April 28, 2009Philadelphia, PA PHSApril 30, 2009Boston, MA MAS May 5, 2009Atlanta, GA ATS May 7, 2009Chicago, IL ILSMay 12, 2009

Fall 2009 seminars to be announced soon. Please check www.concreteseminars.com for further updates.

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AsiAn ConCrete FederAtion ConFerenCeIn November 2008, ACI Executive Vice President

William R. Tolley attended the Third International Asian Concrete Federation (ACF) Conference hosted by the Vietnam Concrete Association in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. During that visit, he met with incoming ACF President Jongsung Sim to explore ways that ACF and ACI could open up the lines of communication and possibly develop a memorandum of understanding between the two organizations.

Tolley met with Jenn-Chuan Chern, Deputy Minister of the Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, and other ACI members at the ACF Conference reception. Chern is also President of the Taiwan Concrete Institute and Past President of the ACI Taiwan Chapter.

ACI also signed an International Partnership Agreement with the Vietnam Concrete Association (VCA). Tong Van Nga, President of VCA, signed on behalf of the association.

neW ACi PUBLiCAtionsACI announces the availability of four new publications

and CD-ROMs: Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete

Chimneys and Commentary (ACI 307-08) gives material, construction, and design requirements for concrete chimneys, including minimum loadings for design; price: $58.50 (ACI members $36.00); available in PDF format;

Guide for the Design and Construction of Concrete Parking Lots (ACI 330R-08) includes information on site investigation, thickness determination, design of joints and other details, durability considerations, paving operations, and quality assurance procedures during construction; price: $65.50 (ACI members $40.00); available in PDF format;

Incoming ACF President Jongsung Sim (left) with ACI Executive Vice President William R. Tolley

Meeting with ACI members at the ACF Conference

Signing of the International Partnership Agreement with VCA President Tong Van Nga and ACI Executive Vice President William R. Tolley. Standing behind, from left, are Dang Hoang Huy, Phan Khac Long, Nguyen Van Chanh, Quang Hung, and Tran Ba Viet

Guide to Fiber-Reinforced Shotcrete (ACI 506.1R-08) describes the technology and applications of fiber-reinforced shotcrete (FRS) using synthetic and steel fibers. Proportions of typical mixtures, batching, mixing, and application procedures are described, including methods of reducing rebound and equipment used to apply FRS; price: $40.50 (ACI members $25.00); available in PDF format; and

Guide for Specifying, Proportioning, and Production of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (ACI 544.3R-08) covers specifying, proportioning, mixing, placing, and finishing of fiber-reinforced concrete; price: $43.50 (ACI members $27.00); available in PDF format.

Call (248) 848-3800 or order online at www.concrete.org.

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Pti eLeCts neW oFFiCers And BoArd

The Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) has elected Kenneth Bondy, a consulting structural engineer, as President. He is a member of the ACI Board of Direction and the Technical Activities Committee. Other officers are Edward Hohman, Post-Tension of Nevada, Inc., Vice President; Russell Price, Suncoast Post-Tension, Ltd., Secretary; and Larry Krauser, General Technologies, Inc., Treasurer. All will serve a 2-year term in their respective positions.

The Executive Committee includes the new officers and Scott Greenhaus, VSL, Past President; Paul Hohensee, ENERPAC, Associate Member Representative; and James Cagley, Cagley and Associates, Inc., Professional Member Representative.

Joining the board are the following individuals: Cary Kopczynski, Cary Kopczynski & Co., Inc., Professional Member Representative; Thomas Mathews, Thomas F. Mathews Co., LLC, Affiliate Representative; Andy Kochis, Ready Cable, Inc.; Guy Cloutier, Harris P/T; Dawn Kori, Post Tension Cables, Inc.; and Travis Gilpin, Consolidated Reinforcement, L.P.

For more information, visit www.post-tensioning.org.

PCA ChAirmAn eLeCtedThe Portland Cement Association

(PCA) Board of Directors elected Enrique Escalante to serve a 2-year term as Chairman, succeeding Charlie Sunderland of Ash Grove Cement Company. Escalante is the President of GCC of America, Denver, CO. He joined GCC in 1999 as President of its Mexican division, moving to his current position in 2000. Prior to joining GCC, Escalante had more than 20 years of experience in management and sales positions in heavy industry and construction materials.

In addition to serving as PCAs CIRCLE READER CARD #6

Vice Chairman for the past 2 years, Escalante chaired the Research and Technical Council and Product Standards and Technology Committee. He was a member of the Regional Promotion and Publications Committees. Escalante received an engineering degree from the Technologic Institute of Monterrey and an MBA from Cornell University.

Aris Papadopoulos, CEO of Titan America, the U.S. subsidiary of Titan Cement Group, was elected Vice Chair. He also chairs the PCA Sustainable Development Committee. Papadopoulos has served as CEO of Titan America since 2000. Prior to that, he was CEO of Titans joint venture subsidiary, Roanoke Cement Company. Papadopoulos received a BS and an MS in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard.

tCA ALPhonse engeLmAn sAFety AWArds

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) Alphonse Engelman Safety Awards were presented at TCAs Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with World of Concrete February 5, 2009, in Las Vegas, NV. The TCA Safety Awards Program was refined last year to better represent the diversity and size of the companies involved in TCA membership.

The Best Tilt-Up Safety Achievement Award recognizes firms in several categories (General Contractor or Tilt-Up Subcontractor; Hours 250K) with the lowest incident rate in 2007. The winners are: General Contractor

Enrique EscalanteKenneth Bondy


(250K), SB Ballard Construction Company; Tilt-Up Contractor (250K), MK Concrete Construction.

Zero Lost Time Accident Achievement Awards went to Cornerstone Construction Services, Inc.; Newcomb Construction Company, Inc.; Neyer Construction, Inc.; Citadel Contractors, Inc.; MK Concrete Construction; and Vantage Construction Corp.

entries CLosing For PCi ComPetitionApplications for university teams competing in the

annual Engineering Student Design Competition conducted by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) are due March 15, 2009, with results to be completed by June 15.

The Big Beam competition offers $25,000 in prize money. Teams are challenged to design, fabricate, and test a precast, prestressed concrete beam with the help of a faculty advisor and a local precast concrete Producer Member. Prizes are awarded for most efficient design, highest load capacity, best report, and other categories.

Application materials and rules can be downloaded at www.pci.org/education/big_beam/index.cfm.

in memoriAmFranco Levi, Honorary President of CEB and FIP,

ACI Honorary Member, and Professor Emeritus of the Polytechnic of Turin, passed away on January 10, 2009, at the age of 94.

A graduate of the Ecole Centrale in Paris and the Polytechnic of Milan, Levi started his academic career in 1937. After a period of exile in France and Switzerland, he returned to the Polytechnic of Turin in 1945, where he started developing his outstanding research work in structural mechanics and engineering and published well-known papers and books on elastic stress states induced by imposed and inelastic strains, nonlinear analysis, time-dependent effects in concrete structures, with specific regard to creep and shrinkage, and the conceptual bases of what was then the novel technique of prestressed concrete.

Levi was appointed President of the Comit Europen du Bton (CEB) in 1957 and maintained this position until 1968, leading the organization to the publication of the first and second set of CEB Recommendations, the forerunners of modern CEB Model Codes, while expanding the action of CEB beyond its European borders. Between 1966 and 1970, Levi was also President of the Fdration Internationale de la Prcontrainte (FIP). The American community of scholars of reinforced and

prestressed concrete recognized the importance of his mission and ACI granted him Honorary Membership in 1965.

In 1979, the European Union considered that the work of CEB might become the proper basis for the first Eurocode, and Levi was appointed Chairman of the Drafting Committee for Eurocode 2 on Concrete Structures. He also had an essential role in coordinating the creation of five other structural Eurocodes concerning different construction techniques. Levis constant attention to new achievements in research, his original contributions, perseverance, and enthusiastic work made him the real father of the Eurocodes.

George W. Housner, often considered the father of earthquake engineering, died November 10, 2008, at the age of 97, in Pasadena, CA. Housner was a founding member of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, and a medal is given by the organization each year in his name. He was also instrumental in the formation of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering and Caltechs Earthquake Research Affiliates. Housner was Braun Professor of Engineering, Emeritus, at the California Institute of Technology.

Donald Goldberg, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer of Dewberrys northeast operations, passed away September 28, 2008. He was 78 years old. Through-out his 44-year career at Dewberry, he was a staunch advocate of quality processes and control. Goldberg was instrumental in the development of New Jerseys transportation systems, serving as a lead designer on many projects. He was also a Past President of the American Council of Engineering Companies New Jersey chapter. Goldberg was active with ACI and a Life Member and Chairman of the PCI committee on bridges.

Additions to the 2008 sPeCiFiers ProdUCt gUide

Please add the following companies to the Specifiers Product Guide, published in the December 2008 issue of Concrete International:

Floor and slab treatmentsPenetrating floor hardener (reactive)

Lythic Solutions (360) 694-5347 www.lythic.net

UnderlaymentsModified cement-based; Portland cement-based

Legacy Cements (516) 558-7139 www.legacycements.com

To learn more about our sustaining members, visit our Web site at www.concrete.org/members/mem_sustaining.htm

are the foundation of our success.

To provide additional exposure to ACI Sustaining Members, Concrete International includes a 1/3-page member profile and a listing of all Sustaining Member organizations. All Sustaining Members receive the 1/3-page profile section on a rotating basis.

ACS Manufacturing Corporation

ALJANS

Allen Engineering Corp.

ALLFLAT

Ash Grove Cement Company

Ashford Formula

Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.

BASF Admixtures, Inc.

BCS

Boral Material Technologies, Inc.

Buzzi Unicem

Cantera Concrete Company

Cemex Inc.

CHRYSO-ProMix Technologies

Commercial Contracting Corporation

Concrete Engineering Specialists

Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

CTLGroup

Dayton Superior

e-construct

The Euclid Chemical Co.

Expanded Shale, Clay & Slate Institute

FGC, Inc.

Fibercon International, Inc.

Francis Harvey & Sons

Future Tech Consultants

W.R. Grace & Co.

Headwaters Resources, Inc.

Holcim (US) Inc.

ICS Penetron

IDRA SA

Keystone Structural Concrete, Ltd.

Kleinfelder

Lafarge North America

Lehigh Portland Cement Co.

Lithko Contracting, Inc.

Meadow Burke

W. R. Meadows, Inc.

Metromont Corporation

Municipal Testing Lab

Nox-Crete Products Group

OMYA Canada, Inc.

Operating Engineers Training Trust

Oztec

PNA Construction Technologies, Inc.

Portland Cement Association

Propex Concrete Systems

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

Ruentex Group

Scofield

Seretta Construction, Inc.

Sika Corp.

S.K. Ghosh Associates, Inc.

Spurlino Materials

Structural Group

Structural Services, Inc.

Triad Engineering, Inc.

Tru Wall Concrete, Inc.

Unibeton Readymix

Universal Concrete Products, Ltd., Co.

Wacker Neuson

Webcor Concrete

Westroc, Inc.

Boral Material Technologies, Inc., (BMTI) is a leading marketer of fly ash and all coal combustion products. With more than four decades of experience marketing fly ash to the concrete industry, Boral is a pioneer in the development of new construction material technologies. Ready mixed concrete producers and contractors improve their operations with the aid of BMTIs supply reliability, technical expertise, and sales and service support.

BMTI also provides coal-fired power generating plants with complete on-site ash handling and management, environmental services, and engineering services. BMTI is not only successful in marketing fly ash, but also helps utility plants use all of their coal combustion products through innovative marketing and product development.

For more information about Boral Material Technologies, Inc., visit www.boralmti.com or call 800-964-0951.

To learn more about our sustaining members, visit our Web site at www.concrete.org/members/mem_sustaining.htm

are the foundation of our success.

Lafarge is the largest diversified supplier of construction materials in the United States and Canada. We produce and sell cement, ready mixed concrete, gypsum wallboard, aggregates, asphalt, and related products and services.

Lafarge believes that sustainability can be a competitive advantage. This long-term perspective includes the need for economic, social, and environmental consideration in our daily business decisions. We believe this approach will help us achieve our objectives to be the preferred supplier, community partner, employer, and investment.

Lafarge is exploring ways to contribute to sustainable building. Our memberships in the U.S. Green Building Council and Canada Green Building Council demonstrates the companys interest in partnering with leaders from across the industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.

Our products play a decisive role in sustainable architecture and construction. They are contributing a sustainable component to a growing number of LEED projects across North America. Lafarges employees are also entering the LEED Professional Accreditation Program, earning the designation of LEED Accredited Professional, to better serve the environmental needs of the design and building community.

For more information about Lafarge, visit www.larfarge.com or call 703-480-3600.

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), founded in 1954, is the foremost developer of standards and methods for designing, fabricating and constructing precast concrete structures. PCI also operates the worlds leading certification program for firms and individuals in the precast concrete structures industry.

PCI publishes a broad array of periodicals, technical manuals, reports, and other informational documents, including an award-winning technical journal. It also conducts educational seminars, technical conferences, conventions, exhibitions, and award programs.

Institute members include firms comprising the precast concrete structures industry as well as architects, consultants, contractors, developers, educators, engineers, material suppliers, service providers, and students.

PCI has 11 regional affiliates across the U.S. and maintains relationships with other organiza-tions, both national and worldwide, having an interest in precast con-crete.

For more information about PCI visit www.pci.org or call 313-786-0300.

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British ColumBiaOn October 21, 2008, the ACI British Columbia (BC)

Chapter, with support from the American Shotcrete Association (ASA), held a Structural Shotcrete Forum for 80 attendees. This session was provided as a result of the recent dramatic increase in structural shotcrete use in the lower mainland region of British Columbia (and now also in the Calgary, AB, market) and requests from the industry for a forum to review and discuss all aspects of the design, supply, installation, inspection, and testing of structural shotcrete.

The forum opened with a general introduction to structural shotcrete followed by a guide to preparing Structural Shotcrete Specifications by D.R. (Rusty) Morgan, FACI, AMEC Earth & Environmental, and immediate Past President of ASA. Levi Stoelting, Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers, discussed Structural Shotcrete: Structural Engineers Perspective, drawing from his experience in the structural design and construction of deep below-ground structural shotcrete walls for parking structures in the Southern California market and now Western Canada. Mike Meacher, Lafarge Canada, Inc., and current President of the ACI BC Chapter, spoke on his experience in lower mainland BC regarding Ready Mix Shotcrete Design and Supply. Roland Heere, Metro Testing Laboratories Ltd., covered Shotcrete Quality Control Inspection and Testing.

Ross King, Conshot Systems, Inc., gave an enlightening presentation on Structural Shotcrete Construction in Western Canada. He was able to demonstrate the great strides that have been made in structural shotcrete construction in Western Canada in the past few years. Finally, Chris Zynda, JJ Albanese, and current President of ASA, provided an informative presentation on the historical and current use of structural shotcrete in California. The forum concluded with an open discussion session.

A general Shotcrete Seminar was featured in the afternoon. Rusty Morgan and Chris Zynda gave a joint presentation on Shotcrete: A Versatile Construction Solution in which they showcased the many and various uses of shotcrete from their combined 65 years of shotcrete experience. Neil McAskill, Metro Testing Laboratories Ltd., gave a presentation on Shotcrete Rehabilitation of Historic Masonry Structures. ASA Past President Peter Tatnall, FACI, Performance Concrete Technologies, and immediate Past Chair of ACI Committee 506, Shotcrete, gave a presentation on Fiber-Reinforced Shotcrete, bringing the audience up to date on the technology for both steel and synthetic fiber-reinforced

shotcrete. The seminar concluded with a presentation on Shotcrete Shoring in the Lower Mainland BC by Roger Abbott, Abbott Shoring and Foundations Ltd., who has just completed the largest shotcrete shoring job ever undertaken in Canada: the 14 km (8.5 mile) long cut and cover section of the new Canada Line rapid transit line from Vancouver Airport to downtown Vancouver.

This forum and seminar proved to be an excellent example of collaboration between ACI and another industry association, in this case ASA, to further advance technology dissemination.

GrEatEr miChiGaNDouglas J. Sordyl, ACI Managing Director, Strategic

Development Council/Marketing, Sales, and Industry Relations, is the 2008 recipient of the chapters Arthur Y. Moy Memorial Award. Moy was the Chief of the Structural Bureau for the City of Detroit Department of Buildings and Safety Engineering. When he died in 1967, he was the incoming President of the ACI Michigan Chapter. In his memory, the chapter established the Arthur Y. Moy Memorial Award in 1968 and the first plaque was presented to his wife in 1969. The award is given to an individual in the chapter area who has contributed substantially to the advancement of concrete technology.

Douglas J. Sordyl (left) receives the Arthur Y. Moy Memorial Award from Ken Lozen, Treasurer, ACI Greater Michigan Chapter

NEw studENt ChaptErA new ACI student chapter was recently formed at the

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The elected officers are Julian Koerner, President; Ken Collins,

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Vice President; Craig Phillips, Secretary; and Brady Wiesner, Treasurer. Advisors for the chapter are M.R. Hansen and Damon Fick.

The first activity of the chapter was to travel to St. Louis, MO, to attend the ACI Fall 2008 Convention. On the way, the group visited Gage Brothers precast concrete plant in Sioux Falls, SD. The group also visited several large bridges around St. Louis with Dena Guth, a bridge engineer. At the ACI convention, the group attended technical sessions and committee meetings, and displayed their new banner with ACI President Luis E. Garca.

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ACI Student Chapter at the ACI Fall 2008 Convention, from left: Advisor M.R. Hansen, Brady Wiesner, Craig Phillips, Julian Koerner, ACI President Luis E. Garca, Ken Collins, and Advisor Damon Fick

S.F.A. Rafeeqi (left), President, ACI Pakistan Chapter, and Abul Kalam (right), Vice Chancellor, NED University of Engineering & Technology, presented Syed Tanvir Wasti with a memento after his lecture

pakistaNThe ACI Pakistan Chapter organized a technical lecture

titled 150 Years of Concrete at NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan, on November 11, 2008. The invited speaker was Syed Tanvir Wasti, Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.

His lecture was a pictorial and historical account of the development of reinforced concrete. It dealt with the milestones in the progress of concrete technology, highlighting the names of those who have made significant contributions. The objective of the lecture was to stimulate greater interest in reinforced concrete and its structural possibilities, based on previous theoretical and applied work. The lecture was attended by consulting engineers, contractors, faculty members, and graduate and under-graduate students.

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TemperaTure effeCT on ConCreTe performanCe

Meeting: Technical session on Temperature Effect on Concrete Performance and Durability at the ACI Fall 2009 Convention, November 8-12, 2009, New Orleans, LA; sponsored by ACI Committee 236, Material Science of Concrete.

Solicited: What effect does temperature have on curing and subsequent properties and performance of concrete? How can temperature be controlled and even optimized to produce the best possible outcomes in terms of short-term property development and long-term durability and life- cycle performance? Papers are sought on topics such as modeling temperature changes in concrete from the time of mixing on; microstructural and transport properties of concrete cured under various conditions and the effects of temperature on durability performance; and field studies on temperature effects and case studies of in-place concrete where the curing history is known.

Requirements: Submit paper title and abstract.

Deadline: Abstracts by March 6, 2009.

Send to: J.J. Biernacki, e-mail: [email protected]; or J. Olek, e-mail: [email protected].

fraCTure meChaniCs Meeting: 7th International

Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures (FraMCoS-7), May 23-28, 2010, Seogwipo City, Jeju, Korea.

Solicited: Papers are invited on conference topics that include fracture and cracking behavior of concrete structures, high- performance and high-strength concrete, fiber-reinforced cementitious composites, structural monitoring and assessment, repair and retrofitting, advancement in structural design codes, interface fracture and debonding phenomena, and practical applications of fracture mechanics.

Requirements: Prospective authors are invited to submit a one-page detailed abstract following the guidelines provided on the FraMCoS-7 Web site at www.framcos7.org. Abstracts should be submitted through the conference Web site.

Deadlines: Abstracts by March 31, 2009.

Contact: [email protected].

susTainable ConsTruCTionMeeting: Conference on Sustainable

Construction Materials and Technologies, June 28-30, 2010, Universit Politecnica Della Marche, Ancona, Italy.

Solicited: The conference theme will cover the sustainability of all construction materials with renewed emphasis on limiting their carbon footprint. Papers are invited on all the different materials that are used in construction including aggregates, bitumen, cementitious materials, (fly ash, wood ash, slag, silica fume, natural pozzolans, and other similar materials), concrete, glass, gypsum, lime, masonry, metals, plastics, rock, and timber. Further details are available from the conference Web site: www.uwm.edu/dept/cbu/ancona.html.

Requirements: Submit an abstract of 200 to 300 words along with author/speaker name(s), affiliation, mailing address, telephone, and

e-mail. Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail.

Deadlines: Abstracts by April 17, 2009; final papers are due January 10, 2010.

Send to: [email protected].

ConCreTe under severe CondiTions

Meeting: Sixth International Conference on Concrete under Severe ConditionsEnvironment and Loading (CONSEC10), June 7-9, 2010, Mrida, Yucatn, Mxico.

Solicited: Original papers are sought in areas including, but not limited to, sustainability, emerging fields, maintenance and repairs, codes and design, concrete construction, performance under severe loading, specialized materials, and performance under severe environments.

Requirements: Submit a 300-word abstract through the conference Web site at www.consec10.com.


Contact: Direct inquiries to [email protected].

earThquake engineeringMeeting: Ninth U.S. National and

Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Reaching Beyond Borders, July 25-29, 2010, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Solicited: This conference will bring together professionals from a broad range of disciplines, including architecture, structural engineering, seismology, geology, geophysics, geotechnical engineering, social response, regional planning, emergency response planning, and regulation. Topics of the technical program will include ground motion, seismicity, seismic hazard assessment, and seismic risk; soils, foundations, soil-structure interaction, and soil

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Orchard Plaza, Singapore 238841; telephone: +65-6733-2922; fax: +65-6235-3530; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: www.cipremier.com.

fib CongressMeeting: The third international

fib Congress and Exhibition, May 29-June 2, 2010, Washington, DC; to be held in conjunction with the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Annual Convention and Bridge Conference.

Solicited: The event is organized around the theme of Think Globally, Build Locally. Technical sessions will cover a wide range of topics including innovative structures, seismic design, FRP reinforcement, durability, safety issues, connections, anchorages, and much more.

Requirements: Individuals wishing to present a paper or poster during a technical session can submit abstracts via the congress Web site at www.fib2010washington.com.

Deadline: Abstracts by April 15, 2009.

Contact: Direct inquiries to [email protected].

foundaTions for reneWable energY sTruCTures

Meeting: Technical session on Equipment Foundation Design for Renewable Energy Structures at the ACI Spring 2010 Convention, March 21-25, 2010, Chicago, IL; sponsored by ACI Committee 351, Foundations for Equipment and Machinery.

Solicited: Presentation topics include, but are not limited to, the design, analysis, and construction of equipment foundations unique to wind power, ocean energy, and solar energy structures.

Requirements: 1) Presentation title; 2) author/speaker name(s), mailing address, telephone, fax, and

stability; buildings, structural, and nonstructural systems; bridge structures; seismic isolation, energy dissipation, and control systems; post-earthquake response, damage assessment, and recovery; repair and retrofit of structures and foundations; socioeconomic issues, education, and public policy; lessons learned from recent earthquakes; and experimental methods, information technology, and collaborative tools.

Requirements: Submit an abstract no longer than 500 words by visiting the conference Web site: http://2010eqconf.org/.


Contact: For more information, visit http://2010eqconf.org/.

sYmposium on masonrYMeeting: ASTM International

Symposium on Masonry, June 8, 2010, St. Louis, MO; sponsored by ASTM International Committees C01, Cement; C07, Lime; C12, Mortars and Grouts for Unit Masonry; and C15, Manufactured Masonry Units. The symposium will be held in conjunction with the June 8-11, 2010, standards development meetings of the committees.

Solicited: The objective of the symposium is to gather and disseminate the latest information on all aspects of innovations in masonry materials, design, specification, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation. It will emphasize the application of ASTM standards to those areas, and their coordination with building codes, project specifications, and international standards. The scope of the symposium covers the usage, constructibility, selection, or specification of masonry materials or workmanship as they relate to masonry construction, research,

restoration, innovative techniques, or new materials.

Requirements: To participate in the symposium, authors must use the online abstract submittal form at www.astm.org/MEETINGS/COMMIT/c01cfp0610.htm and attach a 250- to 300-word preliminary abstract. The abstract must include a clear definition of the objective and approach of the work discussed, pointing out material that is new, and present sufficient details regarding results. The presentation and manuscript must not be of a commercial nature nor can it have been previously published.

Deadline: Abstracts by April 4, 2009.Contact: Additional information

is available from symposium Cochairs Bill Behie, Holcim (US), Inc., Huntersville, NC; telephone: (704) 947-5700; e-mail: [email protected]; and Jamie Farny, Portland Cement Association, Skokie, IL; telephone: (847) 972-9172; e-mail: [email protected].

our World in ConCreTe and sTruCTures

Meeting: 34th Conference on Our World in Concrete and Structures, August 16-18, 2009, Singapore.

Solicited: Original papers on the theme of Green Concrete are invited. Other topics to be covered at the conference include, but are not limited to, design and analysis for buildings and structures; mixture proportions, quality control, and production; prefabrication; concrete plant, equipment, and machinery; repair and rehabilitation; and materials and composites.

Requirements: Submit an abstract on one A-4 page.

Deadline: April 15, 2009.Send to: Secretariat, CI-Premier

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e-mail; and 3) an abstract of 200 to 300 words. Presentations should follow ACI presentation guidelines and format.

Deadlines: Abstracts by April 30, 2009; final papers are due December 1, 2009.

Send to: Patricia Warren, Southern Company Generation, 42 Inverness Center Parkway/Bin B453, Birmingham, AL 35242; telephone: (205) 992-6347; fax: (205) 992-6411; e-mail: pbwarren@ southernco.com.

mainTenanCe and repair of bridges

Meeting: Technical session on Recent Advances in Maintenance and Repair of Concrete Bridges at the ACI Spring 2010 Convention, March 21-25, 2010, Chicago, IL; sponsored by ACI Committee 345, Concrete Bridge Construction, Maintenance, and Repair.

Solicited: The special session will focus on current technology for concrete bridge repair and maintenance. The presentations and technical papers will include case studies of damage and corresponding repair due to extreme events, state-of-the-art repair technologies, evaluation and inspection techniques, and maintenance of existing concrete bridges. The technical session will provide critical information to practicing engineers, government officials, and academics. An ACI Special Publication will be published.

Requirements: 1) Presentation/paper title; 2) author/speaker name(s), title, organization, mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail; and 3) an abstract of 200 words.

Deadlines: Abstracts by May 20, 2009; final papers are due by August 30, 2009.

Send to: Yail J. Kim, North Dakota State University, 1410 14th Ave. N, Department of Civil Engineering,

Fargo, ND 58105; telephone: (701) 231-6394; fax: (701) 231-6185; e-mail: [email protected].

bridge mainTenanCe, safeTY, and managemenT

Meeting: Fifth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, and Management, July 11-15, 2010, Philadelphia, PA.

Solicited: All major aspects of bridge maintenance, safety, and management will be addressed, including, but not limited to, advanced materials, assessment and evaluation, bridge diagnostics, design for durability, emerging technologies, nondestructive testing, prediction of future traffic demands, safety and serviceability, sustainable bridges, and whole life costing. Visit www.iabmas2010.org for more information on the conference topics.

Requirements: Submit a 300-word abstract to the Conference Secretariat together with the preliminary registration form. Abstracts should be submitted in electronic form as either a plain text or Word attachment to the conference Web site.

Deadlines: Abstracts by May 31, 2009; final papers are due November 30, 2009.

Contact: Mary Ann Cahalan, Conference Coordinator, Lehigh University, ATLSS Engineering Research Center, 117 ATLSS Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015; telephone: (610) 758-3468; e-mail: [email protected].

hoW i spiCed up mY ConCreTe

Meeting: Technical session on How I Spiced up my Concrete at the ACI Fall 2009 Convention, November 8-12, 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Solicited: Authors are encouraged to submit an abstract related to various ways they have spiced up their

requesT for k-12 resourCes for ConCreTe

ACI Committee E802, Teaching Methods and Educational Materials, is collecting resources detailing activities and teaching resources for concrete material, construction, and design appropriate for Kindergarten through Grade 12. ACI would like to make this collection of K-12 educational materials available for teachers to incorporate concrete into their curriculums.

If you are aware of any resources that may be appropriate, please forward the information to Laurel Dovich, P.O. Box 8426, Spokane, WA 99203; e-mail: [email protected].

concrete with innovations in research, design, materials, and construction methods. The Technical Program Committee for the ACI Fall 2009 Convention will select the papers to be presented at the technical session. The authors of the selected abstracts will be invited to submit a full paper that will be peer reviewed for publication.

Requirements: 1) Paper title; 2) author/speaker name(s), title, organization, address, telephone, fax, and e-mail; and 3) a one-page abstract.

Deadline: Abstracts are due by June 15, 2009.

Send to: Subhash Kulkarni at telephone: (504) 887-3100; e-mail: [email protected]; or Jesse Hemeter at telephone: (504) 593-5303; e-mail: [email protected].

errors in design and ConsTruCTion

Meeting: Technical session on Errors in the Design and Construction of Concrete StructuresExamples, Consequences, and Mitigation at the ACI Spring 2010 Convention, March 21-25, 2010, Chicago, IL; sponsored by ACI Committee 348, Structural Safety, and cosponsored by ACI Committee 345, Concrete


Bridge Construction, Maintenance, and Repair.

Solicited: Presentations/papers discussing errors in the design and construction of concrete structures are invited. Errors, whether human, material, or equipment related, could occur during the design process or construction phase of projects. The purpose of the session is to put forward some examples that identify where these types of errors occurred and show the consequences of such errors. This could be beneficial to engineers, educators, and contractors so they can mitigate these errors in the future.

Requirements: 1) Presentation/paper title; 2) author/speaker name(s), title, organization, mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail; and 3) an abstract of up to 300 words.

Deadlines: Abstracts by June 30, 2009; final papers are due September 30, 2009.

Send to: Mahmoud Maamouri, Computerized Structural Design SC, 8989 N. Port Washington Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53217; telephone: (414) 247-2843; fax: (414) 351-4617; e-mail: [email protected].

miCro- and maCro-CraCking

Meeting: Technical session on Effects of Micro- and Macrocracking on Durability at the ACI Spring 2010 Convention, March 21-25, 2010, Chicago, IL.

Solicited: ACI Committees 201, Durability of Concrete, and 224,

Cracking, are soliciting papers for a full-day session and a Special Publication on the topic of the effects of micro- and macrocracking on the durability of concrete structures. Examples of topics to be explored include the impact micro- and macrocracking can have on the long-term service life of a structure, investigative and analytical techniques used to assess the impact of these cracks on durability, and effective mitigation techniques used to improve durability.

Requirements: 1) Presentation/paper title; 2) author/speaker name(s), mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail; and 3) an abstract of 300 words. Papers must follow ACI publication guidelines and format. Please submit abstracts by e-mail.

Deadlines: Abstracts by July 1, 2009; final papers are due December 1, 2009.

Send to: Ralf Leistikow, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assoc., Inc.; telephone: (770) 923-9822; e-mail: [email protected].

noTable ConCreTe in neW orleans

Publication: Compendium of notable concrete in New Orleans, LA, and vicinity for distribution at the ACI Fall 2009 Convention, November 8-12, 2009, New Orleans, LA; coordinated and compiled by ACI Committee 124, Concrete Aesthetics, and the ACI Louisiana Chapter. Document also will be stored and available as an electronic file on the ACI Committee 124 Web page and

may be available on the chapter Web site. Submitted images will be stored and available as electronic files on the ACI Web site and may be used in ACI educational and promotional materials.

Solicited: Thumbnail image and brief description of notable concretecast-in-place, precast, post-tensioned, masonry, tilt-up, etc.in all types of uses: buildings, monuments, pavement, silos, bridges, crypts, furniture, retaining walls, utility poles, tanks, sculpture, culverts, plazas, and whatever else has caught your attention. Significance may be historical, aesthetic, functional, structural, construction-related, unusual use or application, or simply personal affection.

Requirements: 1) Name and location of submission; 2) thumbnail image (photograph, drawing, or sketch) that is not copyrighted; 3) one- or two-sentence description that establishes significance; and 4) submitters name, title, organization, city and state, telephone, and e-mail. Location information should be sufficient to enable discovery by reader. Submit all information in electronic format (postcard-size image as JPEG or TIFF file, text in e-mail or as a .doc document).

Deadline: Submissions by August 1, 2009.

Send to: Michael J. Paul, Duffield Associates, 211 N. 13th St., Ste. 704, Philadelphia, PA, 19107; telephone: (215) 545-7295; e-mail: [email protected].

submission guidelines: Calls for papersWe recommend that notices of calls for papers be submitted to Concrete International at least 9 months (or sooner) prior to the prospective sessions. This timetable generally allows publishing of the notification in three issues of the magazine. Please send meeting information, papers/presentations being solicited, abstract requirements and deadline, along with full contact information to: Keith a. Tosolt, Managing Editor, Concrete International, P.O. Box 9094, Farmington hills, MI 48333-9094; fax: (248) 848-3150; e-mail: [email protected]. Visit www.callforpapers.concrete.org for more information.


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ACIs New FellowsTwenty-eight members to be honored in San antonio

At the upcoming ACI 2009 Spring Convention, ACI will recognize its newest group of members who have attained the rank of Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (FACI). The new Fellows will be introduced during the Opening Session and Awards Program on March 15. The spring convention is scheduled for March 15-19 at the Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, TX.

As stated in the ACI Bylaws, a Fellow is an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the production or use of concrete materials, products, and structures in the areas of education, research, development, design, construction, or management. The Fellows Nomination Committee selects those to be considered for the award, and then forwards its recommendations to the Board of Direction for final action at its fall meeting. Nominations may come from the committee itself, from local chapters, from the International Committee, or by petition signed by at least five current ACI members.

The ACI Board of Direction approved the nominations of this latest group of honorees at the ACI 2008 Fall Convention in St. Louis, MO. Including the new honorees, 699 members have attained the rank of FACI, first established by the Institute in 1973.

ACIs new Fellows are:

Peter H. Bischoff is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada, where he has contributed to teaching and research in the area of reinforced and prestressed concrete since 1992.

Bischoff is a member of ACI Committees 224, Cracking; 360, Design of Slabs on Ground; 435, Deflection of Concrete Building Structures; 544, Fiber Reinforced Concrete; and Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 408, Development and Splicing

of Deformed Bars. He is a past member of ACI Committees 370, Short Duration Dynamic and Vibratory Load Effects; and 444, Experimental Analysis for Concrete Structures. He also served as Chapter Officer and Vice President of the ACI Atlantic Chapter.

He recently received the Casimir Gzowski Medal from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) for a paper related to development of a rational approach for computing deflection of reinforced concrete flexural members.

His research interests include serviceability behavior of concrete structures, use of fiber-reinforced concrete in structural applications, soil-structure interaction related to ground supported slabs and footings, and impact behavior of concrete.

He received his BASc in civil engineering from the University of British Columbia, Canada, in 1979; his MEng from McGill University, Canada, in 1983; his PhD from the University of London, UK, in 1988; and his DIC from Imperial College of Science and Technology, UK, in 1988. He is a licensed professional engineer in New Brunswick.

Benot Bissonnette is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada, where he started his tenure in 1996.

He has authored or co-authored over 100 technical papers and reports. He is a member of ACI Committees 223, Shrinkage-Compensating Concrete, and 364, Rehabilitation.

He received the ACI Scholarship Award in 1991 and the ACI Quebec and Eastern Ontario Chapter Scholarship in 1993. He served as President of the ACI Quebec and Eastern Ontario Chapter in 2001-2002.

As a member of the Research Center on Concrete Infrastructures (CRIB), his research interests include concrete repairs, creep and shrinkage, cracking, special


concretes, predictive modeling, instrumentation, and test methods. He is also a member of technical committees of the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) and the Runion Internationale des Laboratoires dEssais et de Matriaux (RILEM). In 1999, he participated in the foundation of a North American task group devoted to the improvement of concrete repairs (CREEP); and in 2000, he co-founded the ICRI Quebec chapter.

He received his BSc and PhD in civil engineering from Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada, in 1990 and 1996, respectively. He is a licensed professional engineer in Quebec.

Allan P. Bommer is the Chief Design Engineer for Concrete Structures at Bentley Systems, Seattle, WA. He has been a leader in the development of concrete design software for 20 years.

He is a member of ACI Committees 118, Use of Computers; 318-D, Flexure and Axial Loads: Beams, Slabs, and Columns; 435, Deflection of Concrete Building Structures; and Joint ACI-ASCE Committees 421, Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs; 423, Prestressed Concrete; and 447, Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structures.

His research interests include the modeling of concrete structures and automation in the AEC workflow.

He received his BS and MS in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984 and 1985, respectively. He is a licensed professional engineer in Washington.

Andrew J. Boyd is an Assistant Professor in the Depart-ment of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, where he has been for the past 2 years.

He is a member of ACI Committees 201, Durability of Concrete; 228, Nondestructive Testing of Concrete; 236, Material Science of Concrete; and 524, Plastering. He is also a member of task groups on the Incorporation of ACI Certification in University Engineering Curriculum and the Certification of Nondestructive Testing Technicians. He served on the Board of Directors of the ACI British Columbia Chapter and the ACI Florida First Coast Chapter. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and ASTM International.

Boyds research interests include the field of concrete materials, with an emphasis on material characterization, durability, nondestructive testing and evaluation, and the development of new testing techniques for concrete materials and products.

He received his BScEng, MASc, and PhD in civil engineer-ing from the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada, in 1993; the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, in 1995; and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, in 2001, respectively. He is a licensed professional engineer in New Brunswick.

Sergio F. Brea is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2000.

He is Secretary of ACI Committee 369, Seismic Repair and Rehabilitation, and is a member of ACI Committees 374, Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings; 440, Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement; the ACI Publications Committee; and Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 445, Shear and Torsion. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Precast/ Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI).

His research interests include the design and behavior of structural concrete elements, the use of fiber-reinforced polymer composites to rehabilitate existing structures, and field performance of existing bridges.

NEW FELLOWS OF ACIAs approved by the ACI Board of Direction at the

ACI Fall 2008 Convention in St. Louis, MO, the 28 members being elevated to the rank of Fellow of the American Concrete Institute are:

Peter H. Bischoff, Fredericton, NB, Canada Benot Bissonnette, Quebec City, QC, CanadaAllan P. Bommer, Seattle, WA Andrew J. Boyd, Montreal, QC, CanadaSergio F. Brea, Amherst, MA Vicki L. Brown, Chester, PA JoAnn P. Browning, Lawrence, KS Neeraj Buch, East Lansing, MI Oan Chul Choi, Seoul, Korea Norbert J. Delatte, Cleveland, OH Sofia Maria Carrato Diniz, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Alvin C. Ericson, Bonita Springs, FL Jorge L. Fuentes, San Juan, PR Jiann-Wen Woody Ju, Los Angeles, CA James M. LaFave, Urbana, IL Peter Marti, Zurich, SwitzerlandRichard J. McGrath, Ottawa, ON, CanadaBarzin Mobasher, Tempe, AZ Kamran M. Nemati, Seattle, WA Karthikeyan H. Obla, Silver Spring, MD William D. Palmer Jr., Lyons, CO Andrea J. Schokker, Duluth, MN Jeffrey L. Smith, Frankfort, KY Douglas J. Sordyl, Farmington Hills, MIPericles C. Stivaros, Jericho, NY Arezki Tagnit-Hamou, Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaMostapha A. Vand, Tehran, IranNur Yazdani, Arlington, TX


He received his BS in civil engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico, in 1989, and his MS and PhD in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, in 1990 and 2000, respectively.

Vicki L. Brown is an Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering, Widener University, Chester, PA. She joined the Widener Faculty in 1981, and has served as Chairman of Civil Engineering for the past 8 years.

She is a Past Chair of ACI Committee E804, Education Awards Nomination Committee; serves as Co-Chair of Subcommittee 440G, Student Education; coordinates the ACI FRP Composites Competition; and is a member of ACI Committees E801, Student Activities, and 440, Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement. She is also a member of the Competition Committee for the ACI Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware (EPDACI) Chapters Student Concrete Beam Competition, and has hosted the annual competition at Widener since 2001. She is a past member of the ACI Chapter Activities Committee and the ACI Educational Activities Committee. She has served on the Board of Directors of the EPDACI Chapter and as Student Activities Chair for the ACI 2001 Convention in Philadelphia, PA, and was a member of the EPDACI Chapters Planning Committee. She is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Her research interests include the use of fiber-reinforced polymers as reinforcement for structural concrete.

Brown received her BS in civil engineering technology from the University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, PA, in 1976, and her PhD in civil engineering from the University of Delaware, Newark, DE, in 1988. She is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania.

JoAnn P. Browning is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

She is Chair of ACI Committee 314, Simplified Design of Concrete Buildings, and is a member of ACI Committees 318-D, Flexure and Axial Loads: Beams, Slabs, and Columns;

341, Earthquake-Resistant Concrete Bridges; 374, Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings; the ACI Publications Committee; and Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 408, Development and Splicing of Deformed Bars. She serves on the Board of Directors of the ACI Kansas Chapter. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Her research interests include seismic performance of concrete building and bridge systems and durability of concrete bridge decks.

Browning received her BS and MS in civil engineering from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, in 1994 and 1995, respectively, and her PhD in civil engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, in 1998. She is a licensed professional engineer in Kansas.

Neeraj Buch is a Professor and Director of the Pavement Research Center of Excellence, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, MI.

He is Chair of ACI Committee 325, Concrete Pavements, and is a member of ACI Committees E802, Teaching Methods and Educational Materials, and 236, Material Science of Concrete. He is Past Chair of ACI Committee 549, Thin Reinforced Cementitious Products and Ferrocement. He is an Instructor for the Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Overlays: State of The Technology Workshops, sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and ACI. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and served as the Faculty Advisor for the ASCE student chapter at MSU for 6 years. He has authored or co-authored over 75 technical articles and research reports.

In addition, he has worked on numerous projects funded by state and federal highway agencies. Buch has performed research on characterization of portland cement concrete mixtures and their impact on pavement design and performance, pavement response and performance modeling, and pavement preservation.

His research interests include the investigation of design and construction factors on the response and performance of new flexible and rigid pavements

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(LTPP program), the effectiveness of precast panels as a rapid repair alternative, and the impact of dowel misalignment on the performance of concrete pavements.

He received his MS from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, in 1988, and his PhD from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, in 1995.

Oan Chul Choi is a Professor of architectural engineering at Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea. Prior to this, he taught courses on reinforced concrete for 3 years at Ulsan University and worked for 4 years at Hyundai Construction Company.

He is a member of ACI Committees 335, Composite and Hybrid Structures; 440, Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement; and Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 408, Development and Splicing of Deformed Bars. As Vice President of the Korea Concrete Institute (KCI), he has made efforts to enhance the relationship between ACI and KCI. He is a past member of the Scientific Committee of the ACI/KCI International Conference held in Seoul in 2000, and was the Organizing Chair of the ACI-KCI Joint Seminar, Korea, in 2002.

He received the ACI Structural Research Award in 1996. He also received the Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK) Research Award in 2001 and the KCI Distinguished Achievement Award in 2003. He has authored or co-authored over 100 technical papers and reports.

His research interests include bond of reinforcement to concrete, composite and hybrid structures, fiber-reinforced polymer reinforcement, and corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete structures.

Choi received his BS and MS in architectural engineering from Seoul National University in 1977 and 1981, respectively. He received his PhD in civil engineering from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, in 1990.

Norbert J. Delatte is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Fenn College of Engineering at Cleveland State University (CSU), Cleveland, OH, and has been on the faculty since 2003. He previously served on the faculty of the United States

Military Academy and the University Alabama, Birmingham, AL. He has authored or co-authored over 50 technical papers and reports, as well as the books Concrete Pavement Design, Construction, and Performance (2007) and Beyond Failure: Forensic Case Studies for Civil Engineers (2008).

He is Chair of ACI Committee E803, Faculty Network Coordinating Committee, and is Past Chair of ACI Committee 325, Concrete Pavements. He is a member of ACI Committees 327, Roller Compacted Concrete Pavements; 330, Concrete Parking Lots and Site Paving; 522, Pervious Concretes; E802, Teaching Methods and Educational Materials; and the Advisory Committee for Young Members. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is the Editor of the ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, and Chair of the ASCE Technical Council on Forensic Engineering. He received the ACI Walter P. Moore Jr. Faculty Achievement Award in 2003 and the ACI Delmar L. Bloem Distinguished Service Award in 2008.

His research interests include concrete pavements and overlays, roller-compacted concrete, pervious concrete, high-performance/high-strength concrete, and the use of failure case studies in engineering education.

He received his BS in civil engineering from The Citadel, Charleston, SC, in 1984; his SM (masters degree) in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, in 1986; and his PhD in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, in 1996. He is a licensed professional engineer in Ohio, Alabama, and Virginia.

Sofia Maria Carrato Diniz is an Associate Professor, Department of Structural Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She is also a researcher with the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientfico e Tecnolgico, CNPq (Brazilian Science Foundation).

She is Chair of ACI Committee 348, Structural Safety, and is a member of the ACI Marketing Committee. She has

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also served as a member on the Chester Paul Siess Award for Excellence in Structural Research Committee, Committee on Awards for Papers (CAP), and ACI Committee 318-C, Safety, Serviceability, and Analysis. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Past Chair of the Joint SEI (Structural Engineering Institute)-ASCE Committee, Safety of Buildings, and is a member of the Joint SEI-ASCE Technical Administrative Committee (TAC), Structural Safety and Reliability. She has authored or co-authored over 70 technical papers and served as a reviewer for the ACI Materials Journal and the ACI Structural Journal.

Her research interests include high-performance materials, including the probabilistic modeling of loads and resistances and attendant codification issues.

She received her BS in civil engineering and MS in nuclear engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in 1979 and 1988, respectively, and her PhD in civil engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, in 1994.

Alvin C. Ericson is an Independent Technical Consultant from Bonita Springs, FL, specializing in precast concrete construction systems and connections.

He is Chair of the Emulative Detailing Task Group of Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 550, Precast Concrete Structures, and is a member of ACI Committees 370, Short Duration Dynamic and Vibratory Load Effects; 551, Tilt-Up Concrete Construction; and Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 408, Development and Splicing of Deformed Bars. He is a past member of ACI Committee 439, Steel Reinforcement. He is Past President of the ACI New England Chapter.

He is a Fellow of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), former Chair of PCIs Student Education Committee, and Co-Chair of the recently formed Blast Resistance and Structural Integrity Committee. He served on the PCI Board of Directors from 2000 to 2003. He is a Past Chair of the Structural Group of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Past President of

the Boston Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Professional Engineers.

He received his BS in art and design from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, in 1977 and his MBA from Northeastern University, Boston, MA, in 1985.

Jorge L. Fuentes is a licensed professional engineer who has worked in the pile foundation, deep excavations, and heavy and marine construction fields in and around Puerto Rico since 1971.

He has been instrumental in promoting the use of the sectional precast concrete pile known as the Fuentes Concrete Pile, (patented worldwide by his father Gabriel Fuentes Jr., PE), making it a viable and sound foundation solution in hundreds of projects. To date, Fuentes has been directly involved in the manufacture and installation of over 20 million feet of precast concrete piles.

Fuentes served as Chair of ACI Committee 543, Concrete Piles, from 1993 to 2000. He also is a member of ASTM International and other organizations that include nonprofit and publicly traded companies.

Fuentes received a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR, in 1971.

Jiann-Wen Woody Ju is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA. He has been a professor at UCLA since 1993.

He is a member of ACI Committees 201, Durability of Concrete; 228, Nondestructive Testing of Concrete; and Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 446, Fracture Mechanics of Concrete, which he also chaired from 2004 to 2008. Ju has authored or co-authored over 160 technical papers in scholarly journals and conference proceedings, and published eight books.

His research interests include micromechanics of materials, micromechanical damage mechanics, continuum damage mechanics, fracture mechanics, failure mechanics, materials modeling, plasticity and viscoplasticity, concrete behavior and degradation,

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durability of concrete and composites, fiber-reinforced cementitious composites, nondestructive and destructive testing of concrete, advanced composite materials, biomechanics, nano-mechanics, nano-materials, nonlinear computational mechanics, finite element methods, geomechanics, and coupled thermo-hygro-mechanical modeling of materials.

Ju is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and received the 1997 ASCE Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize. He also received the 1991 Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation, the 1991 Alfred Rheinstein Faculty Award from Princeton University, and the 2008 Publication Award of Merit from the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois.

He received his BS in civil engineering from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, in 1980, and his MS and PhD in civil engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, in 1983 and 1986, respectively. He is a licensed professional engineer in California and Arizona.

James M. LaFave is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in structural design.

He is Chair of Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 352, Joints and Connections in Monolithic Concrete Structures, and is a member of ACI Committee 374, Performance-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings; Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 408, Development and Splicing of Deformed Bars; and a subcommittee member of Joint ACI-ASCE-TMS Committee 530, Masonry Standards Joint Committee. He is a past member of several other ACI committees. He is also a member of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI).

His research interests include the experimental behavior and analytical modeling of structural connections and joints for applications such as performance and assessment of reinforced concrete

buildings and bridge structures subjected to earth-quakes, seismic and wind performance of light-frame construction with brick masonry veneer, evaluation of sign truss structures, innovative composite structural framing systems, and concrete durability.

He received the Illinois ASCE Student Chapter Outstanding Instructor Award in 2002 and 2005, the Illinois College of Engineering Xerox Award for Faculty Research in 2005, the ASTM International Alan H. Yorkdale Memorial Award in 2006, and the Outstanding TMS Journal Paper Award from The Masonry Society in 2007.

He received his BS and MS in civil engineering from the University of Illinois and his PhD in civil (structural) engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, in 1986, 1987, and 1997, respectively. He is a licensed professional engineer.

Peter Marti is a Professor of structural engineering and Head of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland. Prior to this, he was an Associate Professor of structural engineering at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; an Executive Vice President of VSL International Ltd., Berne, Switzerland; and Chief Technical Officer of the VSL Group.

He is Past Chair of Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 445, Shear and Torsion, and a past member of ACI Committee 318-E, Shear and Torsion; and Joint ACI-ASCE Committees 421, Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs; and 423, Prestressed Concrete. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and a member of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI).

His research interests include the behavior, modeling, and design of structural concrete and masonry.

He received his diploma in civil engineering in 1973 and his Dr. sc. techn. degree in 1980, both from ETH. He is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario.

Richard J. McGrath has worked for the Cement Association of Canada (CAC) for the past 27 years and

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currently serves as their Director, Codes and Standards and Engineered Structures. He is the Editor of the last three editions of the CAC Concrete Design Handbook.

He is a member of ACI Committee 355, Anchorage to Concrete, and Joint ACI-TMS Committee 216, Fire Resistance and Fire Protection of Structures. He is Chairman of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Strategic Standing Committee on Concrete and Related Products, and Vice-Chairman of CSA Committee A23.3, Design of Concrete Structures Standard, as well as a member of numerous other CSA committees. He is a member of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) and a member of the National Building Code of Canada Part 3 Standing Committee on Fire Safety and Part 4 Standing Committee on Structural Design.

His research interests include the fire resistance of concrete structures and structural masonry performance.

He received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, in 1978 and is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario.

Barzin Mobasher is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environ-mental Engineering, Arizo

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