ACI/PCI Design and Construction of Concrete Parking Structures

Free Publications   

As part of the seminar, you will receive FREE the following publication(s) a $140.00 value:

Seminar Topics   

• Design and Material Considerations
Selecting the Structural System Good Design Practices for All Types of Construction Designing for Loads Provisions for Forces and Deformations Due to Restraint of Volume Change and Differential Settlement Joints Cracks and Crack Control Drainage Planning and Design Corrosion Resistance Fire Performance (rational design) Future Expansion Lighting Security (life/safety considerations) Stair/Elevator (vertical egress) Shaft Design and Location Specifications for Materials, Construction, and Means and Methods

• Requirements for Durability
Concrete Additives (silica fume, corrosion inhibitors, and admixtures) Epoxy Coated Reinforcing Concrete Sealers and Waterproofing Systems Membranes Cover of Reinforcing Joint Sealing Protection of Embedded Hardware Sloping for Adequate Drainage (durability design for targeted service life)

• Design Benefits, Materials, and Construction Considerations
Special Considerations for Precast/Prestressed Concrete Lateral Load Resisting Systems Cast-in-Place Concrete (post-tensioned systems) General Life Cycle Costs and Service Life Expectation

• Maintenance for Durability
General Maintenance Schedules and Manuals Condition Audits Repairs

• Innovations in the Concrete Parking Garage Market Mixed Use Architectural Considerations

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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:

Ned M. Cleland, Ph.D., P.E., FACI, FPCI, Consulting Engineer, Blue Ridge Design, Inc., Winchester, Virginia. Dr. Cleland has thirty one years experience in structural analysis, design, research, and engineering management, with special expertise in precast/prestressed concrete construction. Dr. Cleland has designed or directed the design of over 250 parking garages. He has managed design and drafting departments of two prestressed concrete plants and has been president of Blue Ridge Design, Inc., since 1986. He serves on ACI Committee 318, Building Code Requirements of Structural Concrete and on 318-G, the prestressed concrete subcommittee and 318-H, the seismic design subcommittee. He also serves on Innovation Task Group 5 for the development of acceptance criteria for unbonded post-tensioned precast walls for high-seismic applications. He also is an associate member of ACI 362 Parking Structures and is a voting member of ACI 550 Precast/Prestressed Concrete.

Thomas J. D'Arcy, PE, SE, FACI, is a principal and past President of The Consulting Engineers Group, Inc. (CEG), San Antonio, TX. He has been working with concrete structures, especially precast structures, for over 30 years, and he has designed over 350 parking structures. D’Arcy serves on the Board of Directors of the Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) and the National Parking Association (NPA). He is the past Chair of the NPA Parking Consultants Council and the PCI Technical Activities Council. He currently chairs the PCI Research and Development Council. He is a member of ACI 362, Parking Structures, and Chair of ACI 550, Precast Concrete. He lectures frequently on parking structure design, durability, and construction, and has also published many articles on parking structure design, maintenance and durability.

Degan G. Hambacher, PE, President and Partner, FDG Inc, Arvada, CO. FDG is a specialty engineering firm that performs structural engineering services around the country, with emphasis on precast concrete systems, and total precast structures. Hambacher’s experience in precast parking garages spans over 23 years. He is Co-Chair of the PCI Committee on Total Precast Structures. He has served as a member of the PCI Board of Directors, PCI Seismic Committee, and PCI Professional Member Committee. His professional affiliations include the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Concrete Institute, American Welding Society, and National Society of Professional Engineers. He is a Professional Engineer in Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, and Florida.

Keith W. Jacobson, P.E., is President of Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc., Plymouth, MN. The firm is a consulting engineering firm providing structural design services throughout the United States. He has extensive experience in the design, construction, assessment and repair of millions of square feet of post-tensioned concrete parking structures. Before joining Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc., Mr. Jacobson served as Branch Engineer and Special Projects Engineer for VSL Corporation. Mr. Jacobson is currently the Chair of ACI 362, Parking Structures. He is a member of ACI 350, Environmental Engineering Structures and ACI 373, Prestressed/Tendons.

Donald R. Monahan, PE, Vice President, Walker Parking Consultants, Englewood, CO. He has 27 years of parking consulting experience on over 600 multi-level parking structures, 150 parking studies, and 40 parking structure restoration projects. Monahan has specialized expertise with regard to parking needs assessment, financial feasibility studies, traffic access and circulation, parking configuration, signage, lighting, safety, security, waterproofing, parking equipment, fire protection, parking management/operations, building code issues, and mechanical-access parking structures. He is involved in several professional organizations, including the Parking Consultants Council, National Parking Association, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, National Fire Protection Association, and Illuminating Engineering Society. He has authored several sections of the International Building Code 2003 related to parking structure design.

H. Carl Walker, PE, FACI, Head, CWConsulting, Kalamazoo, MI. Walker has been in the parking consulting and parking structure design field for over 40 years and has been involved in over 5,000 parking projects. He has founded a number of parking related firms including Walker Parking Consultants, Inc., Carl Walker, Inc., and Carl Walker Construction Group. Carl Walker has introduced numerous parking design concepts including the use of mercury vapor, sodium vapor, and then metal halide high intensity lighting, glass backed elevators, PVC drainage systems, the “archistructure concept” of structural concrete design, and durability design of extended service life. He has received numerous parking industry awards and is active in the National Parking Association’s Parking Consultants Council, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Concrete Institute, and the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. He is a member of ACI 362, Parking Structures and ACI 423, Prestressed.

NOTE: ACI and PCI are 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.