FRP Composites for Reinforced Concrete Construction

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As part of the seminar, you will receive FREE the following publication(s) a $191.00 value:

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Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. The seminar will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. Lunch will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Breakfast breads/pastries, lunch, coffee breaks, and publications are included in your registration fee.

Faculty   

Two of the following will be your instructors:

Gregg C. Blaszak, P.E., Founder, BG International, Riderwood, MD. A bridge engineer and former aerospace engineer, Mr. Blaszak founded the firm in 2000 to assist the FRP industry with developing cost effective applications and products for the civil/infrastructure market and the civil engineering community with designing and specifying FRPs for their projects. He has project experience with a wide range of FRP products including externally bonded strengthening systems, prestressing systems, rebar, reinforcing grids, bridge decks and superstructures, piling, sheet piling and formwork for construction. He has been involved in the design, construction, or inspection of hundreds of civil/infrastructure projects utilizing FRP materials and has consulted on many high profile projects including the recent restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater House. Mr. Blaszak has also participated in the design and construction of several award-winning bridge structures. Mr. Blaszak chairs ACI 440's subcommittee on FRP repair and was a co-editor of ACI 440.2R-02.

William J. Gold, MBrace Product Manager, Watson Bowman Acme / Degussa Construction Chemicals, Amherst, NY. Mr. Gold has over six years of experience in the design and construction of composite FRP materials for repair and strengthening. Formerly an engineering consultant with Structural Preservation Systems, Mr. Gold has been involved in the design of over 200 commercial applications of composite materials for strengthening and repairing existing structures. He is a graduate of the Architectural Engineering Department at the University of Kansas, and has spent two years performing graduate level research on composites in construction at the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri at Rolla. He is currently very active in the American Concrete Institute, the Masonry Society, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Gold co-chairs ACI 440's subcommittee on the use of FRP to strengthen concrete structures.

Sami H. Rizkalla, Ph.D., FACI, FASCE, FCSCE, FEIC, Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction, Director of Constructed Facilities Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. He was involved in the design and supervision of construction of the first "smart" bridge built in North America using carbon FRP reinforcement for prestressing the AASHTO girders of the Beddington Street Bridge in Calgary, Canada and the longest span concrete AASHTO girders ever built which were prestressed with carbon FRP and reinforced with carbon FRP strips in Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Rizkalla has also been involved in the design of several strengthening and rehabilitation projects involving concrete and timber bridges. He is the immediate past president of the Network of Centres of Excellence on Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures, which was involved in over 36 field application projects of FRP for bridges and structures. He is the immediate past chair of ACI Committee 440, FRP Reinforcements, and serves other professional organizations in various capacities.

David W. Scott, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, Savannah, GA. Prior to joining the Georgia Tech faculty, Dr. Scott served as a research civil engineer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. Dr. Scott's primary duties were to perform and direct basic and applied research in support of U.S. Army civilian and military missions in the United States and abroad. Dr. Scott’s major research focus is the analysis and design of Fiber-Reinforced Polymeric (FRP) materials in civil engineering applications. He received the 1994 Dow Chemical Award for Excellence in Composites Research, and a 1997 Army Commendation for Technical Excellence. Dr. Scott is an active member of ACI 440, Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement, and serves as co-chair for ACI 440's subcommittee on Professional Education.

Robert E. Steffen, Ph.D, Production Manager, designs and manages FRP projects for Kreysler and Associates, American Canyon, CA. He received his doctorate degree at Georgia Tech and worked for four years as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), teaching courses in Design of Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP), Concrete Design, Steel Design, and Timber Design. At UNH, Dr. Steffen conducted research related to practical applications of FRP materials, and was a co-leader in producing the first concrete bridge in the United States to be reinforced with carbon FRP grid materials. Dr. Steffen is a licensed professional engineer.

NOTE: ACI is not responsible for the statements or opinions expressed by the Faculty. If necessary to substitute an instructor an individual with similar qualifications will be used.