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Concrete
international
The Magazine of the Concrete Community

FORMWORK

24 A Capstone Course for Reinforced Concrete Buildings

Bridging the gap between academia and practice
by David A. Fanella and Michael C. Mota

32 Concrete Fabricated into Finessed Artwork

A question-and-answer session with concrete artist David Umemoto

38 Insights on Pile Cap Construction

An updated detail for caps on single piles offers significant cost savings
by Tadeusz Granosik and Guy Michel Chovelon

41 Working Safely on the Edge

Anchored guardrail post provides a tie-off point
by Manny Carrillo

ALSO FEATURING

21 ACI Board Committee Members Thanked

22 Code Advocacy
36 ACI impacts model code development

44 Knowledge to Practice: ACI Foundation

2018-2019 ACI Foundation Fellowship and Scholarship recipients
announced

60 Concrete Q&A
Lateral pressure of concrete in formwork

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 June
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Concrete international
PUBLISHER
John C. Glumb, CAE
( john.glumb@concrete.org) 18
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Rex C. Donahey, PE
(rex.donahey@concrete.org) departments
ENGINEERING EDITOR 7 President’s Memo
W. Agata Pyc
(agata.pyc@concrete.org)
8 Calls for Papers
12 News
MANAGING EDITOR 17 On the Move
Keith A. Tosolt
(keith.tosolt@concrete.org) 18 Chapter Reports
EDITORIAL COORDINATOR 47 Products & Practice
Lacey J. Stachel 50 Product Showcase
(lacey.stachel@concrete.org)
52 Industry Focus
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel
ADVERTISING Institute (CRSI) recognized the Faena 54 Public Discussion
Meredith Schwartz
Arts Center of Miami Beach, FL, with
Network Media Partners
a 2016 Honors Award for excellence
55 Sinopsis en español
(mschwartz@networkmediapartners.com)
in design and construction. CRSI’s 56 What’s New from ACI
Capstone Course for Reinforced
PUBLISHING SERVICES Concrete Buildings introduces students 57 Meetings
MANAGER to some of the experiences and
constraints they are likely to encounter 58 Membership Application
Barry M. Bergin
in a structural engineering consulting 59 Advertiser Index
office. Decision-making and team
EDITORS collaboration skills are practiced while
Carl R. Bischof, Kaitlyn J. Dobberteen, working on a class project to create a
Tiesha Elam, Angela R. Matthews, set of structural drawings, developed
Kelli R. Slayden from architectural drawings for a real
six-story building. More details about
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS the capstone course can be found
Susan K. Esper, Ryan M. Jay, starting on p. 24 (photo courtesy of
Gail L. Tatum Layton Construction Company, LLC).

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 American Concrete Institute
Ci
Board of Direction
IN President Directors
David A. Lange Heather J. Brown William M. Klorman
Mark A. Cheek Neven Krstulovic-Opara
Bridging Gaps Past President
Frances T. Griffith Tracy D. Marcotte
Board Members
H.R. Trey Hamilton Antonio Nanni

W
Sharon L. Wood
hen I was on the faculty at Michael J. Schneider R. Doug Hooton Michael J. Paul
Oklahoma State University Khaled W. Awad Joe Hug Michelle L. Wilson
(OSU), I heard tales of the
OSU surveying camp in the mountains
of Colorado. I can only imagine how Vice Presidents Executive Vice President
Randall W. Poston Jeffrey W. Coleman Ronald Burg
difficult it must have been for students to
conduct surveys over very steep grades
and through deep brush, using only a
Technical Activities Educational Activities Certification Programs
compass, chain, plumb bob, rod, and Committee Committee Committee
level. Nevertheless, I’m sure that those chair chair chair
that persevered were productive on day Lawrence F. Kahn Thomas M. Greene Joe Hug
one of their careers—quite literally able secretary staff liaison staff liaison
to hit the ground running. Although such Matthew R. Senecal Kathryn A. Amelio John W. Nehasil
intensive, hands-on training programs Michael C. Brown Diana Arboleda Bryan Castles
fell out of favor long ago, engineering Harry A. Gleich Seamus Freyne William Ciggelakis
firms still want new graduates to be Fred R. Goodwin Arturo Gaytan Covarrubias Werner Hellmer
Kamal H. Khayat Joe Hug Augusto H. Holmberg
productive as soon as possible. Capstone Neven Krstulovic-Opara Kimberly Kramer Steve Lloyd
courses can help satisfy that need, as Kimberly Kurtis Anthony Lamanna Warren E. McPherson Jr.
they can link the milieu of academe to Carl J. Larosche Jackie Sempel Christopher Robinson
the world of practice. Tracy D. Marcotte John B. Robertson Thomas L. Rozsits
Barzin Mobasher Ronald Vaughn Xiomara Sapon
In this month’s CI, David Fanella and Michael Stenko David M. Suchorski
Mike Mota describe the Concrete Bruce A. Suprenant Wayne M. Wilson
Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) Andrew W. Taylor
capstone course (p. 24). The course
features construction documents for a
real reinforced concrete building; the
capstone project is developed within
realistic design and construction phases;
ACI Staff & Departments
and the lecture topics include practical
Executive Vice President: Ronald Burg (ron.burg@concrete.org)
aspects of detailing, fabrication, and
Senior Managing Director: John C. Glumb (john.glumb@concrete.org)
construction. These features of the
design and construction landscape may ACI Foundation: Human Resources:
be rarely discussed in initial analysis and ann.daugherty@acifoundation.org lori.purdom@concrete.org
design courses, so students that complete Certification: Information Systems:
the course will be months ahead of their aci.certification@concrete.org support@concrete.org
competition in the workplace. Faculty Chapter Activities: Marketing:
john.conn@concrete.org kevin.mlutkowski@concrete.org
members that teach the course will also
be months ahead of their competition Engineering: Member/Customer Services:
techinq@concrete.org acimemberservices@concrete.org
because the CRSI capstone materials
include PowerPoint slides. Many faculty Event Services: Professional Development:
conventions@concrete.org claire.hiltz@concrete.org
members might take further advantage
and record lectures so that students can Finance and Administration: Publishing Services:
donna.halstead@concrete.org barry.bergin@concrete.org
view them at any time.
Prerecorded lectures are proliferating
on the internet, so it’s now possible to
learn about almost anything—including
Sustaining Members
concrete materials. I won’t go into detail
here, but I encourage you to read this See pages 10-11 for a list of ACI’s Sustaining Members.
month’s On the Move department about To learn more about our sustaining members, visit the ACI website at
a new channel of learning. www.concrete.org/membership/sustainingmembers.aspx.
Rex C. Donahey

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President’s
Memo
Charting the Future
I
saac Asimov led a new wave
of science fiction in the
post-war era. His books were
immensely popular and fitting
for the emerging space-age
generation. Asimov was in the
business of imagining a bold
and exciting future as he wrote
about space, aliens, and time
travel. He was so good at it that
a new term was coined for
him—futurist. He was a futurist
David A. Lange who not only predicted the
ACI President future but who gave the future
life through his books and short
stories. His avid readers marveled to think that Asimov’s
world might someday become their reality. Now that time has
passed, it is interesting to consider what Asimov predicted in
1964 about the year 2014. He foresaw gadgetry to relieve
people of tedious jobs, kitchen units to make automeals, huge
3-D televisions, nuclear power, solar arrays, self-driving cars,
video telephones, cell phones, and road-building factories.
All came to be.
Futurists like Isaac Asimov may be rare, but I see many
future-oriented leaders making impacts in our industry. ACI
has been profoundly affected by a 10-year run of planning
activities that have challenged ACI members to think about
changes in the world around. The ACI Strategic Plan in place
today dates from 2013, and it led to a task group that
produced the Outlook 2030 report. This report contemplates
societal megatrends that affect ACI. As it identified these
external forces, the task group articulated a vision for ACI in
the year 2030, along with an action plan to reach that vision.
Strategic planning has created a proliferation of like-named
reports that draw our attention to challenges of the future. ACI
produced Outlook 2030; NAE came up with The Engineer of
2020; ASCE has The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025;
and the American Society of Concrete Contractors is leading
the Concrete 2029 initiative, with the assistance of the ACI
Foundation’s Strategic Development Council. These reports
are profound and insightful, and you should expect to read
more about them in my upcoming President’s Memos.
Our friends at the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
sponsored an exercise that produced A Vision for Future
Buildings. This effort interests me because I have always
admired how architects bring such creativity to the built
environment. The AIA team envisions that future buildings
will emphasize customizable and personalized spaces. Highly
adaptable and reconfigurable space allows for schemes where
offices turn into restaurants and then into residential housing
with ease. The AIA foresees that the future of buildings will
be led by advances in materials science and manufacturing
technologies that feature modularity and adaptive
components. Buildings of the future will bring transportation
into the urban setting more effectively, and we will see
multimodal transportation integrated into the building
envelope. Buildings will be more resilient and resistant to
earthquakes and terror threats. ACI needs to position itself to
thrive in this future.
Predicting the future is an engaging parlor game—anyone
can play! In that spirit, I would like to offer up predictions for
50 years from now. Some of these calls are easy. In 50 years,
self-driving electric cars will dominate and drones will be
common for delivery of goods and services. Trends underway
today suggest that urban areas will be denser and more
efficient. Beyond that, research groups are working the kinks
out of 3-D printing of concrete structures, and so I would
predict that a great amount of construction will be
accomplished with robots.
Durability will be a relentless focus throughout the next
50 years, and so concrete with a 100-year service life will be
the norm. The expansion of wealth in society and advances
in materials and methods will cause construction to be
effectively less expensive than at any point in history.
Resource depletion may still be debated, but it will not
limit us because we will be masters of recycling, efficiency,
and sustainable building practices. Structural health
monitoring will be incorporated into every building and
bridge, with an exciting generation of sensors far beyond
our experience today.
ACI codes for building and construction must keep pace
with these advances, supporting improved materials and form
factors increasingly free of rectilinear constraints. Shell
structures and organic forms will give rise to new possibilities
for architectural expression. Structural designers will
seamlessly harmonize a wide array of material classes using
ever more powerful design tools.
What is your vision for the future? How can ACI change to
achieve your vision?
David A. Lange
American Concrete Institute
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Calls for
Papers
Sustainable Construction Materials and
Technologies
Meeting: Fifth International Conference on Sustainable
Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT5), July 14-17,
2019, Kingston University London, Kingston Hill Campus,
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK; sponsored by Coventry
University, the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Center for
By-products Utilization, and local hosts.
Solicited: Technical themes are efficient and sustainable
use of construction materials, technological advances for
sustainable practice, designing structures and building for
sustainability, and regulatory framework and government
initiatives. Visit www.scmt.org.uk for more information.
Requirements: Abstracts of 200 to 300 words as a
Microsoft Word file are invited.
Deadlines: Abstracts are due by June 30, 2018; final
papers are due by March 11, 2019.
Send to: kingstonuniversityeventsSEC@kingston.ac.uk.
Notable Concrete in Las Vegas and Vicinity
Document: Compendium of notable concrete in Las Vegas and
vicinity for e-publication at The ACI Concrete Convention and
Exposition – Fall 2018 in Las Vegas, NV, October 14-18, 2018;
compiled by ACI Committee 124, Concrete Aesthetics, and
co-sponsored by the Las Vegas Chapter – ACI, AIA Las Vegas/
AIA Nevada, and SEASoN. The document will also be available
as an electronic file on the ACI website, and may be excerpted in
Concrete International. Images submitted will be stored and
available as electronic files on the ACI website and may be used in
ACI educational and promotional materials.
Solicited: Image and brief description of notable concrete
(cast-in-place, precast, post-tensioned, masonry, or tilt-up) 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,
sustainable, functional, structural, construction-related,
unusual use or application, or simply personal affection.
Requirements: 1) Name and location of submission;
2) image (photograph, drawing, or sketch) that is not
copyrighted; 3) brief description that establishes significance
and lists credits; and 4) submitter’s name, title, organization,
city and state, telephone, and e-mail address. Location
information should include zip code. Submit all information
in electronic format: image as JPG or TIFF file at least 1 MB
(but no more than 4 MB); text in e-mail or as Microsoft Word
document (120 words maximum). No PDF files, please.
Deadline: Materials are due by July 1, 2018.
Send to: Michael J. Paul, Larsen & Landis, 11 W. Thompson
St., Philadelphia, PA 19125, mpaul@larsenlandis.com.
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Calls for Papers: Submission Guidelines
Calls for papers should be submitted no later than 3 months prior to the
deadline for abstracts. 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,
e-mail: keith.tosolt@concrete.org. Visit www.callforpapers.concrete.org for
more information.
Open Topic Oral Presentation and Poster Session
Meetings: Two 2-hour oral presentation sessions titled
“Open Topic Presentations” on October 16, 2018, and one
poster session titled “ACI 123 Concrete Research Poster Session”
on October 15, 2018, at The ACI Concrete Convention and
Exposition – Fall 2018, Las Vegas, NV; sponsored by ACI
Committee 123, Research and Current Developments.
Solicited: Previously unpublished information from
completed studies on any aspect of structural analysis or
design; concrete materials science; or construction,
manufacturing, use, and maintenance of concrete structures
and products. The purpose of this session is to offer authors/
speakers an open forum for presentation of recent technical
information that does not fit into other sessions scheduled for
this convention. Typical presentation time is 20 minutes for
oral presentations. Posters will be displayed for the entirety of
the day October 15, and authors are asked to attend the 1-hour
poster session.
Requirements: 1) presentation title; 2) author/speaker
name(s), job title, organization, mailing address, telephone
number, and e-mail address; 3) abstract up to 250 words, and
optionally one relevant figure; and 4) preference for oral or
poster presentations. Abstracts exceeding 250 words will not
be accepted. Duplicate abstract submissions to both Research
in Progress and Open Topic Presentation sessions will not be
considered for either session; please select the appropriate
session for your abstract. Although presenter preference (if
indicated) will be considered, submissions will be selected for
oral or poster presentation at the discretion of the moderators
and committee members. Abstracts should be submitted
electronically at https://form.jotform.com/81195347086160.
Deadline: Abstracts are due by July 2, 2018. Authors/
speakers will be notified of the review decision for acceptance
by July 30, 2018.
Contact: Jovan Tatar, University of Delaware, jtatar@udel.
edu; and Natassia Brenkus, The Ohio State University,
brenkus.4@osu.edu.
Prestressed Concrete with Conventional and
Nonconventional Materials
Meeting: Technical session on “Prestressed Concrete with
Conventional and Nonconventional Materials” at The ACI
Concrete Convention and Exposition – Fall 2019, October 20-24,
2019, Cincinnati, OH; sponsored by ACI Committee 345,
Concrete Bridge Construction, Maintenance, and Repair.
Solicited: The special session will focus on the recent
advancement of prestressed concrete for bridges and structures
using conventional and nonconventional materials. Presentations
and technical papers will include the conceptual development
of innovative prestressed concrete, laboratory experiments,
 Calls for Papers

numerical modeling, and case studies. Requirements: Submit abstracts October 30, 2018.
State-of-the-art prestressing techniques online at https://tu-dresden.de/bau/ifb/ Contact: Martina Awassi,
and nonconventional materials such as das-institut/news/scc9-rheo2. Conference Secretary, e-mail: scc9@
fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) Deadline: Abstracts are due by mailbox.tu-dresden.de.
composites to address the sustainable
performance of concrete members will
also be considered. An ACI Special
Publication will be published.
Requirements: 1) Presentation/paper
title; 2) author/speaker name(s), title,
Become an ACI
affiliation, and contact information; and
3) an abstract of 200 words.
Deadlines: Abstracts are due by July
31, 2018; final papers are due by
Student Member
November 30, 2018.
ORDER
Send to: Yail Jimmy Kim, University
of Colorado Denver, e-mail: jimmy. AT
kim@ucdenver.edu; and Hiroshi
Mutsuyoshi, Saitama University, e-mail: ACI’S
mutuyosi@mail.saitama-u.ac.jp.

Self-Compacting Concrete
STUDENT
and Rheology DISCOUNTED
Meeting: Ninth International RILEM
Symposium on Self-Compacting RATE
Concrete (SCC9) and second International
RILEM Conference on Rheology and
Processing of Construction Materials
(RheoCon2), September 8-11, 2019, at ACI student members also receive discounts on:
Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden,
Germany. The event is supported by • ACI Committee Documents • Symposium Papers
RILEM, fib, ACI, Deutsche • ACI Education Online • Workbooks
Forschungsgesellschaft, Deutsche Learning Courses • ACI Convention Registration
Rheologische Gesellschaft, and DAfStb. • Seminar Course Manuals
Solicited: The aim of these two
parallel and closely interconnected
events is to exchange ideas and   
experience about the development,
Get student pricing Become an ACI Student Don’t miss the
testing, and applications of cement- Member. It’s free and
on ACI 318 by opportunity to apply
based and other building materials with becoming an ACI
gives access to ACI
for ACI Foundation
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their specific rheological properties. The Student Member. opportunities, and the Fellowships and
SCC9 conference is expected to cover ACI Career Center. Scholarships.
the following topics: material design
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modeling and numerical simulations;
and case studies. Visit http://tu-dresden. www.concrete.org +1.248.848.3800
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 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.

With a culture that thrives on

Advanced Construction Technology
Services
American Society of Concrete
Contractors
Ash Grove Cement Company
Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.
Barrier-1, Inc.
BASF Corporation
Bauman Landscape & Construction
Boral Resources
Braun Intertec Corporation
Cantera Concrete Company
CHRYSO, Inc.
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
CTLGroup
Curecrete Distribution, Inc.
Dayton Superior Corporation
Doka USA Ltd
Ductilcrete Slab Systems, LLC
The Euclid Chemical Company
Full-Tilt Constructors, Inc.
Future Tech Consultants
GCP Applied Technologies
Keystone Structural Concrete LLC
Kleinfelder
Kryton International Inc.
LafargeHolcim (US) Inc.
Lehigh Hanson
Lithko Contracting, Inc.
Meadow Burke Products LLC
W. R. Meadows, Inc.
Metromont Corporation
Minova USA, INC.
Modern Technology Laboratories - MTL
Multiquip Inc.
Municipal Testing
North S.Tarr Concrete Consulting PC
Oztec Industries, Inc.
Penetron International Ltd
PERI Formworks Systems, Inc.
Portland Cement Association
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
QuakeWrap Inc.
Saudi Building Code National
Committee
Seretta Construction Inc.
Sika Corporation
Specialty Products Group, Inc.
STRUCTURAL
Structural Services, Inc.
Tekna Chem
TWC Concrete Services LLC
Twining Concrete Insight
Wacker Neuson
challenges and takes pride in the
success of its co-workers and clients,
Baker has become an industry leader
that goes beyond the expected. Whether
it’s a power generation project, or one
of the nation’s premier stadiums,
Baker’s professional teams bring the
same drive, enthusiasm, and innovative
spirit to every project. Headquartered in
Ohio, and with 11 office locations that
support work throughout the United
States and beyond, Baker offers a full
spectrum of concrete construction and
related services, from preconstruction
through completion. Baker is in the
business of creating structures and
relationships that are built to last. In
addition to superior workmanship
delivered with an eye toward safety,
quality, and efficiency, Baker offers
clients a partnership based on integrity
and trust. Delivering the highest caliber
of performance, diverse expertise, and
extensive capabilities, Baker’s clients
can expect more with every project.
To learn more about Baker,
please visit their website at
www.bakerconcrete.com.

To learn more about our sustaining members, visit our website at www.concrete.org/sustainingmembers
 Kleinfelder is an employee-owned
company consisting of architects,
engineers, inspectors, and scientists that
provides solutions to meet our world’s
complex infrastructure challenges.
Their recent projects include provid-
ing design for the Alewife Parking
Garage for the Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority which included
evaluating structural deficiencies,
correcting deterioration problems,
developing repair details and providing
construction staging plans to limit
impacts to the public. In Salt Lake City,
UT, Kleinfelder completed special
inspection and materials testing services
for the four-story, 172,000 sq. ft.
ultramodern Public Safety Building. The
foundation consisted of 10,000 cubic
yards of concrete, and required multiple
inspectors and an on-site laboratory to
ensure the quality for the owner.
In the Pacific Northwest, Kleinfelder
provided quality assurance, special
inspection, and materials testing for the
Snoqualmie Falls Hydropower Redevel-
opment project. Creative placement and
testing techniques were employed to
deliver the concrete, and approximately
40,000 cubic yards of concrete were
placed to construct the new structures
using high percentages of fly ash and
nitrogen-cooled concrete for tempera-
ture control.
For more information about Klein-
felder, visit their website at
www.kleinfelder.com or call
+1.858.320.2000.
LafargeHolcim is the number one
building solutions provider in the world
and the leading cement producer in the
United States. With US headquarters in
Chicago, Illinois, they have resources
across the country, whether operating
under the name Lafarge North America,
Holcim (US), Aggregate Industries US,
or Lattimore Materials. They provide
innovative cement, aggregates, ready-
mix concrete, concrete, and asphalt
products as well as associated services
and solutions. They also develop
sectorial offerings tailored to their
customers’ specific needs, whatever
their business.
For more information about
LafargeHolcim, visit their website at
www.lafargeholcim.com.
Founded in 1925, Metromont is a
leader and pioneer in the engineering
and manufacturing of structural and
architectural precast concrete solutions.
The Metromont team provides the
highest level of custom-engineered
precast concrete building solutions—
working alongside owners, architects,
engineers and general contractors from
design conception to construction—in
order to create cost-efficient, high-quality,
and eye-catching projects. Metromont
serves the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic
United States, with six manufacturing
facilities in Virginia, South Carolina,
Georgia, and Florida. Their expertise
spans from schools, multifamily
housing, data centers, and parking
structures to industrial plants, office
buildings, and stadiums.
Offering precast concrete building
solutions with a host of inherent
sustainability benefits both during the
manufacturing/construction process and
throughout the life of the structure,
Metromont’s architectural and structural
building systems can reduce the amount
of harvested materials by incorporating
high-end architectural finishes such as
brick, sandblasting, formliners and
custom concrete mixture designs that
emulate granite or limestone. As a
pioneer and innovator in precast/
prestressed concrete, the Metromont
team is constantly seeking ways to
challenge the status quo, developing
innovative, turnkey precast concrete
solutions to meet the needs of today’s
construction market.
For more information about
Metromont, visit their website at
www.metromont.com or call
+1.844.882.4015.
News
Members of the Jordan Concrete Association at the ACI Concrete
Repair Code Seminar in Amman, Jordan. Tarak Alkhrdaji (far left),
Vice President of Engineering, Structural Technologies, and ACI Staff
Engineer Khaled Nahlawi (third from left) presented the seminar
ACI Hosts First International Seminars on
Concrete Repair Code
ACI recently conducted seminars on ACI 562-16, Code
Requirements for Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of
Existing Concrete Structures and Commentary, for attendees
in Amman, Jordan; Dubai, UAE; and Doha, Qatar. The
successful seminar tour was the first time ACI has presented
on the ACI 562-16 code requirements outside the United States.
Sponsored by ACI International Partner Jordan Concrete
Association in Amman, and Advanced Construction
Technology Services (ACTS) in Dubai and Doha, the 1-day
seminars covered the philosophy of ACI 562-16, its content,
and some of the key requirements regarding evaluation of
existing structures, design of repairs, durability, construction,
and quality control. The seminars also included repair project
examples to illustrate the use of ACI 562-16.
The growth of the concrete repair industry globally has
shown the need for improvements in materials, design
practice, installation procedures, contracting processes,
quality control/quality assurance procedures, and education.
ACI 562-16 was developed to provide design professionals
involved in the assessment of existing concrete structures a
code for the assessment of the damage and deterioration, and
the design of appropriate repair and rehabilitation strategies.
Offering educational sessions on topics such as concrete
repair aligns with ACI’s goal of positively impacting the
global concrete community. Working with the Jordan
Concrete Association and ACTS allows the Institute to deliver
educational resources to reach more concrete professionals
around the world.
Concrete Essentials Seminar Series at The
Big 5 Heavy
The ACI Concrete Essentials Seminar Series was held in
Dubai, UAE, March 26-27, 2018. The 2-day seminar series
provided attendees with an introduction to ACI and its mission
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to develop and disseminate concrete knowledge. The series
also included presentations on concrete repair, self-
consolidating concrete, mass concrete, and concrete durability.
Additionally, it featured a three-part course on the ACI
Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, which—
under a recently signed agreement with the Gulf Cooperation
Council Standardization Organization—will be used to
develop a Gulf Building Code.
The Concrete Essentials Seminar Series was part of the
inaugural The Big 5 Heavy show. The series attracted more
than 200 people over the 2-day program. During presentations
made by Michael Tholen, Khaled Nahlawi, and Matthew
D’Ambrosia, attendees had the opportunity to ask these
experts in-depth questions about the presented topics and
about ACI’s activities in the Middle East. Tholen is ACI
Managing Director of Engineering & Professional
Development, Nahlawi is an ACI Staff Engineer, and
D’Ambrosia is Principal of MJ2 Consulting, PLLC,
Bannockburn, IL. The seminar series concluded with an
evening reception for session attendees and local ACI members.
In addition to the presentations, ACI representatives talked
with attendees in The Big 5 Heavy exhibit hall about the
Institute’s technical resources; membership opportunities;
the ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and
Practices; and ACI’s new Middle East web portal at
www.concrete.org/MiddleEast.
The Big 5 Heavy show was organized into five different
sections: concrete, plant machinery and vehicles, roadworks,
mining, and building materials manufacturing. This show is
marketed as the only dedicated platform for professionals
involved in large- and small-scale construction and demolition
projects in the Middle East that require heavy machinery,
equipment, and concrete. A future show is scheduled for
January 14-16, 2019, in Dubai, and ACI is planning on
continuing its involvement.
Partnering with The Big 5 Heavy is one of the ways ACI is
establishing stronger relationships with organizations
internationally. ACI maintains its relationship with the
international concrete community through its participation in
international events, its active and influential International
Chapters, its collaboration with International Partners, and
through its Ambassador Speaker Program.
ACI President Addresses U.S. House of
Representatives’ Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology
ACI President David A. Lange recently spoke in
Washington, DC, at a hearing before the U.S. House of
Representatives’ Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, on
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the topic of “Composite Materials—Strengthening Joint ACI-ASCC Committee 310 on Decorative

Infrastructure Development.” The hearing was motivated by a
workshop held at the National Institute of Standards and
Technology in 2017 that generated a roadmap document
addressing barriers to adoption.
“FRP (fiber-reinforced polymer) is a high-strength,
low-weight, and durable material that can be fabricated in a
wide array of shapes,” stated Lange. “The attractive aspects of
FRP have motivated significant investment in research and
many funded demonstration projects over the years. Despite
attractive attributes and a successful track record in field
demos, we do not see widespread adoption of FRP in
construction today. The adoption of FRP depends on a wider
effort to harmonize material systems.”
Lange also stated that, “Concrete and steel technologies are
not standing still. Large organizations like the American
Concrete Institute work tirelessly to advance those
technologies. A century of commitment at ACI assures that
today’s concrete is not your father’s concrete.”
Concrete
ACI and the American Society of Concrete Contractors
(ASCC) announced that ACI Committee 310, Decorative
Concrete, has become a Joint ACI-ASCC committee. The mission
of the joint committee is to develop and report information on
the application of artistic finishes of cast-in-place concrete,
avoid duplication of effort, and speed document development.
Joint participation also offers greater prospect of funds for
research and experimentation, and a wider acceptance of results.
“As the leading authority and resource worldwide for the
concrete industry, ACI is pleased to expand our partnership
with the American Society of Concrete Contractors to develop
resources of importance to the industry,” said Ronald G. Burg,
ACI Executive Vice President. “By working together, our
organizations are better positioned to provide additional
resources to serve the needs of the decorative concrete industry.”
ASCC’s Decorative Concrete Council (DCC) is a
professional organization dedicated to focusing on the issues,

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trends, and work of the decorative concrete industry, and to
meeting the needs of the contractors who pursue this specialty
market. DCC is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
“The ability to collaborate with the American Concrete
Institute on publications and educational programming
relative to decorative concrete is a fantastic opportunity for
ASCC and the Decorative Concrete Council,” stated Beverly
Garnant, Executive Director, ASCC. “We are pleased to be
able to expand our capabilities with this alliance.”
Two new ACI certification programs, Decorative Concrete
Flatwork Finisher and Decorative Concrete Flatwork
Technician, will be launched before Summer 2018. Both
certifications require current certification as a Concrete
Flatwork Technician and successful completion of a written
exam specific to decorative concrete flatwork. ASCC will be
offering the certification exams at its Annual Conference,
September 20-23, 2018, in Charlotte, NC.
Dubai Municipality Signs Agreement with ACI
Dubai Municipality and ACI recently signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU will
encourage cooperation in areas of research, technical
committees, publications, meetings, conferences, and other
related activities. Both parties have agreed to sponsor joint
awards to support the concrete industry and encourage
participation in certification schemes.
Dubai Municipality and ACI have also agreed to further
expand their technical coordination through designation of
official organizational representatives at technical seminars
and symposia. Individuals will be encouraged to become
involved in the concrete industry by attending ACI
conventions, being active members of ACI committees, and
participating in ACI’s many chapters in the Gulf region. ACI
also plans to continue to be active in Gulf region activities
focused on concrete design, construction, and materials.
The MoU aligns with ACI’s strategic goal to provide
resources for concrete professionals globally and to effectively
meet the demands of a changing world.
Khaled Awad, ACI Past President (left), and Dawood Al Hajri,
Director-General of Dubai Municipality, signed the MoU
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PEER Hub ImageNet Challenge
The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER)
is organizing the first image-based structural damage
identification competition, namely PEER Hub ImageNet (PHI)
Challenge, which will be announced in the mid-summer of 2018.
In this challenge, two sets of images will be provided to the
contestants, one for training and the other for testing. The first
set consists of about 20,000 labeled images for different
categories, examples of which are structural component type,
damage level, and damage type. Each competing team is
expected to use/develop algorithms to train their recognition
models based on these well-labeled images. The second set
consists of 5000 unlabeled images to be labeled by the teams
using their trained algorithms. Labels predicted for the test set
will be compared against reference labels, and teams with the
highest accuracy will be declared the winners of the
challenge. Reference labels will be provided by a team of
structural experts determined by the competition organization
committee. Scoring and other rules will be provided during
the formal challenge announcement.
This effort is part of PEER’s strategic plan of equipping the
earthquake engineering community with tools of the current
digital revolution era of Machine Learning, Deep Learning,
Artificial Intelligence, and High-Performance Computing. The
objective of this challenge is to fully engage the earthquake
engineering and other extreme events community at all stages,
including preparation of the datasets, execution of the
computations, and processing and interpretation of the results.
In the datasets preparation stage, members of the community
will contribute by uploading images that can be used in the
challenge and by labeling these images. The staff of the PEER
Center has developed apps for uploading and labeling images.
Prospective contributors can sign up at http://apps.peer.
berkeley.edu/spo. For current information on the challenge, visit
http://peer.berkeley.edu or e-mail peer_center@berkeley.edu.
Record-Setting Attendance at CSDA 2018
Convention
Industry professionals, including an impressive number of
new members, met in Maui, HI, to learn and network at the
Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association (CSDA) 2018
Convention and Tech Fair. The event, held March 8-10, attracted
the largest group of attendees for a CSDA Convention in
10 years. Attendance was up 68% over the 2017 event.
CSDA members and friends were captivated by the story of
how keynote speaker and shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder
had overcome many obstacles in his life to become a
successful and inspiring presenter. His mantra “Improvise.
Adapt. Overcome” motivated attendees to look at challenges
in their lives from a new perspective.
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Other informative sessions on the
agenda included presentations and panel
discussions covering a range of topics.
Among these were mitigating insurance
losses, best practices for hiring and
employing millennials, and managing
expectations on concrete polished floors.
A job story on cutting a large
hydroelectric dam in British Columbia
was also on the program. Roundtables
covered OSHA’s Hazard
Communication Standard and the
evolution of the ground-penetrating
radar business.
Aside from the business sessions,
excellent networking opportunities and
social events were available. The
popular CSDA Tech Fair was again part
of the convention agenda. Twenty-five
leading industry manufacturers and
affiliates exhibited at the event,
including five first-time exhibitors.
Next year, the 2019 CSDA
Convention and Tech Fair returns to St.
Petersburg, FL, and the Renaissance
Vinoy Resort and Golf Club, March
11-15. Attendees can arrive early to
experience the Firestone Grand Prix
Indy Car race through the streets and
along the waterfront of downtown St.
Petersburg on March 8-10. More details
on this and other events from CSDA,
can be found at www.csda.org.
Cement Industry Lauds PAID
Act
The Portland Cement Association
(PCA) praised the Preserving
America’s Infrastructure Dollars
(PAID) Act, H.R. 5578, a new
bipartisan legislative proposal that
would increase competition for
infrastructure projects and give states
the tools needed to make the best of
use of taxpayer dollars. Introduced by
Rep. Jason Lewis (R-Minn.), the bill
would specifically require states to
conduct a life cycle cost analysis
(LCCA) on infrastructure projects that
use federal financial assistance and
have a value of $30 million or more.
“Competition is good for America,
and a part of our economy’s DNA,” said
PCA President and CEO Michael
Ireland. “Where competition exists,
consumers benefit—and in this case, that
means the taxpayers whose hard-earned
dollars are going to much-needed
highway and bridge revitalization.”
Short-term thinking and a focus on
initial costs frequently drive decisions
on infrastructure, Ireland noted. This has
resulted in less competition among
paving materials, for example, costing
taxpayers billions and the construction
of infrastructure simply not built to last.
“It’s time to not only focus on how you
fund infrastructure, but also how you
spend those funds,” Ireland said. “The
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A recent report on infrastructure
policy by the American Council for
Capital Formation concluded that
“opening up projects to competition
from different and innovative
technologies, as well as competing
materials, could help achieve more
efficient and cost-effective proposals.”
PCA has released an analysis that
estimates taxpayers would save $91
million for every $1 billion spent on
infrastructure, or 9.1%, if LCCA is
incorporated into the process. To learn
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Move
Whiteman
Shri Bhide, FACI, joined e.construct as Vice President of
Marketing. He has more than 30 years of engineering and
management experience. His professional career includes
building and bridge design, research and training, technical
marketing, and project delivery. Bhide was recently Director
of Product Management at Bentley Systems, where he
supervised the development of Bentley’s software for
modeling, designing, and load-rating bridges. He is a licensed
professional structural engineer. Bhide received his PhD from
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Bhide is active
in Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), American
Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI), and Post-Tensioning
Institute (PTI), and a Fellow of PCI and American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is a member of Joint ACI-ASCE
Committee 343, Concrete Bridge Design, and various 343
subcommittees.
Joseph Whiteman joined the American Society of
Concrete Contractors (ASCC) as Manager of Safety Services.
He is responsible for overseeing all safety and risk management
activities of the organization. He will also be the safety voice
for ASCC in verbal and written communication, provide
safety support for members and the organization, and develop
programming and member resources to benefit concrete
contractors and the industry. Whiteman served as Director on
the ASCC’s Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC)
board for the past 3 years.
Thornton Tomasetti established an Operational/Technical
Security Services (OTSS) sector to complement its
Weidlinger Protective Design practice. The group provides a
wide range of security solutions to architects, business
owners, developers, and public agencies. Recently retired
U.S. Army Colonel Bill Edwards joined the firm as Vice
President in the Denver, CO, office to lead the team and grow
the OTSS service offerings across the firm. During his 27-year
military career, Edwards has held numerous leadership
positions, including commanding a battalion in Iraq for
14 months. He has managed complex, multi-million-dollar
projects in the United States and internationally; designed
security solutions and upgrades to new and existing
infrastructure; and provided structural hardening, ingress and
egress routes, defensive positions, surveillance and counter-
surveillance systems as well as established guard mount
procedures and patrolling operations.
Tindall Corporation announced the internal transitions of
its President and COO, ACI member Greg Force to President
Edwards Ley Hooton
and CEO and its Vice Chairman, William Lowndes, IV, to
Chairman of the Board. The previous Chairman and CEO of
Tindall, William Lowndes, III, stepped down to focus on
special projects within the organization.
Force has served as President and COO of Tindall since
2004 after joining the company in 1988. He received his BS in
civil engineering from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, and
his MBA from Georgia College and State University,
Milledgeville, GA. In 2012, he served as Chairman of the
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) Board and was
named a Titan of the Industry in 2014. He is a licensed
professional engineer in 10 states and a Fellow of PCI and the
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Lowndes, IV has worked at his family’s business since
1977, having served in numerous leadership roles, including
COO. He received his BS in civil engineering from the
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
Honors and Awards
The winner of the Oklahoma Foundation’s 2018 Medal for
Excellence in Teaching at a Research University is Tyler Ley,
FACI, Professor of Civil Engineering and the Gilbert, Cooper,
W&W Steel Chair at Oklahoma State University (OSU),
Stillwater, OK. He will receive a $5000 cash prize and a glass
sculpture. Ley presents information verbally, graphically, and
kinetically to help students grasp difficult concepts. To
promote engineering to future generations, Ley started an
after-school program, “Engineering is Everywhere,” for
fifth graders. He collaborated with OSU’s education
department to develop curriculum and videos, which can be
found at www.engineeringiseverywhere.com. He also
created a YouTube channel, found at www.youtube.com/
tylerley, to teach people about engineering and concrete.
Ley is Chair of ACI Subcommittee 211-I, Appendix
1-Assessing Aggregate Gradation, and a member of ACI
Committees 201, Durability of Concrete; 211, Proportioning
Concrete Mixtures; 236, Material Science of Concrete;
S805, Collegiate Concrete Council; and ACI Subcommittee
130-A, Materials.
R. Douglas Hooton, FACI, Professor of Civil Engineering
at University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, was elected
Chair of ASTM Committee C01, Cement. He will serve a
2-year term as Chair. Hooton is Chair of ACI Committee 201,
Durability of Concrete, and ACI Subcommittee 130-A,
Materials; and Past Chair of 233, Ground Slag in Concrete.
He is also a member of the ACI Board of Direction and
various other ACI committees.
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Reports
Malaysian Concrete Canoe Competition and
Malaysia’s Longest Concrete Canoe
Reported by Sudharshan N. Raman, Secretary,
Malaysia Chapter – ACI
After almost 15 months of planning, the Malaysian
Concrete Canoe Competition 2017 (MCCC2017), was held
November 25-26, 2017. Co-organized by the Malaysia
Chapter – ACI, the Concrete Society of Malaysia, and the
University of Malaya, Malaysia, the competition was held at
Varsity Lake on the University of Malaya campus in Kuala
Lumpur. The event was enhanced with activities such as
sponsor exhibit booths, food trucks, a non-Newtonian
walking-on-water challenge, a big bikes show, a lion dance,
and various other performances.
The event was supported by governmental, professional,
and trade organizations involved in the development and
advancement of the cement and concrete industry and
standards in Malaysia, namely the Ministry of Science,
Opening ceremony of Malaysian Concrete Canoe Competition 2017
First-place overall winner, PoseidUM from University of Malaya, with
their prize and trophy
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Technology, and Innovation of Malaysia (MOSTI); The
Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM); Master Builders
Association Malaysia (MBAM); Cement & Concrete
Association of Malaysia (C&CA); and National Ready Mixed
Concrete Association (NRMCA) of Malaysia.
This was the largest event ever organized by the Malaysia
Chapter – ACI to date. The chapter’s main objective for
embarking on this major project was to provide the
opportunity and platform for civil engineering and built
environment students to gain hands-on, practical leadership
and research skills as well as learn about innovation in
concrete engineering and technology. In addition, this event
showed Malaysia Chapter – ACI’s commitment toward
advancing engineering and built environment education in
Malaysia, in cooperation with the Malaysian cement and
concrete industry.
Eight teams from seven Malaysian institutions of higher
learning participated in the 2-day event. The teams included
Bujang Senang, University College of Technology Sarawak
(UCTS); PoseidUM, University of Malaya (UM); PUTRA
CANOE, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM); Superciv and The
Enbrave, Universiti Selangor (UNISEL); UNIMAS-WAKA,
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS); UTMcanoe,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM); and Water’s Eye,
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).
The first day of the event was dedicated to the evaluation
of the teams’ posters, canoes, and oral presentations as well as
float testing the canoes. The opening ceremony was held in
the morning of the second day of the event, with Deputy
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Y.B. Datuk
Wira Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah, accompanied by dignitaries
from the Malaysia Chapter – ACI, Concrete Society of
Malaysia, UM, and MOSTI.
The canoe races were divided into five categories: men’s
and women’s sprint races, men’s and women’s endurance
races, and mixed sprint race. The judging was done by three
Unveiling of Malaysia’s longest concrete canoe

distinguished professionals nominated by the organizing
committee and the supporting bodies: Zack Lim, Deputy
President, Concrete Society of Malaysia; Yun-Tong Siow,
representing The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia; and
Siew-Chin Teng, representing the Malaysia Chapter – ACI.
Five Grand awards, with total prize money amounting to
MYR38,500 (approximately $10,000 USD), and 12 Special
awards were presented.
The Grand awards went to PoseidUM, UM, first-place
overall; UNIMAS-WAKA, UNIMAS, second-place overall;
UTMcanoe, UTM, third-place overall; Water’s Eye, UiTM,
fourth-place overall; and PUTRA CANOE, UPM, fifth-place
overall.
The Special awards included Best Design Poster to
UNIMAS-WAKA, UNIMAS; Best Oral Presentation, Best
Final Product, Women’s Endurance and Sprint Race, and Most
Innovative Canoe to PoseidUM, UM; Men’s Endurance and
Sprint Race and Mixed Sprint Race to Superciv, UNISEL; and
Best Sportive Award to The Enbrave, UNISEL; Bujang
Senang, UCTS; and PUTRA CANOE, UPM.
Another highlight of the event was the Malaysia Chapter
– ACI’s attempt to get into the Malaysia Book of Records by
constructing the longest concrete canoe. In collaboration with
University of Malaya and Concrete Society of Malaysia, a
7.05 m (23 ft) concrete canoe was constructed, with a material
density of 930 kg/m3 (1567 lb/yd3). The record-breaking
canoe was unveiled by the Deputy Minister and the
Organizing Team of MCCC2017 on November 26, 2017, and
the record certificate was presented to Serina Ho, President of
Malaysia Chapter – ACI, by a representative from the
Malaysia Book of Records.
The successful organization of the event would not have
been possible without the financial support from Diamond and
Main sponsor, Hume Industries Berhad; Platinum sponsors
Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad, G-Cast Concrete-
Starken AAC, and Forta Corporation-Innofloor; Gold sponsors
Kerjaya Prospek, Bayangan Sepadu, JKS Repairs, Al-Ambia,
and Academy of Concrete Technology; Silver sponsors
Q-Cem, Sinar Muhibbah, Plytec Formwork System Industries,
GCP Applied Technologies, Adept Technical Services,
NRMCA of Malaysia, and Structural Repairs; Material
sponsors Sika Kimia, Estop-Denka, and Omya Malaysia; and
Testing Equipment sponsor NL Scientific Instruments.
Learn more about the Malaysia Chapter – ACI at
www.acimalaysia.org.
Florida International University (FIU) Student
Chapter – ACI
One of the benefits that ACI provides to ACI student
chapters includes guest speakers on various hot topics in civil
Chapter Reports
ACI Staff Engineer Marc M. Rached gave a presentation on concrete
cracking to the FIU Student Chapter – ACI
engineering. Recently, FIU Student Chapter President Nazanin
Rezaei requested a guest speaker on a very controversial topic,
concrete cracking. On January 19, 2018, ACI Staff Engineer
Marc M. Rached gave a presentation about ACI, ACI
membership, ACI documents, and certification, and this was
followed with a talk on the causes and control of cracking,
evaluation methods, mitigation, and crack repair. After a
question-and-answer session with the attendees, refreshments
were served.
NED University of Engineering and Technology
Student Chapter – ACI FRC Bowling Ball
Competition
Reported by Gibran Sarwar Sangi, President,
NEDUET Student Chapter – ACI
In keeping with its slogan of “engineering knowledge
mingling with fun,” the NED University of Engineering and
Technology (NEDUET) Student Chapter – ACI, Karachi,
Sindh, Pakistan, initiated and hosted its first event of 2018—
the FRC Bowling Ball Competition 2.0. Organized for
undergraduate civil, construction, and urban infrastructure
engineering students, this event provided an opportunity for
these young minds to practice their design and research skills
and encouraged them to apply their classroom understanding
in practical ways.
The competition’s goal was to enhance knowledge of
fibers, including their applications and influence in concrete.
The competition had two categories of judging: bowling
ball design and bowling ball analysis. Both categories
required knowledge and experience about concrete, fiber
reinforcement, material behavior, and bowling. The intended
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Fabricating an FRC bowling ball for the NEDUET Student Chapter
– ACI competition
Compression strength testing of an FRC bowling ball
Officers of the NEDUET Student Chapter – ACI
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analogy was a competitive bid (design) and competitive
execution (analysis).
In general, teams had to develop mixture designs, and they
had to estimate the fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) ball
strength that would be achieved at testing after 14 days of
curing. The greater the difference between predicted and
measured strength, the lower the final score. The evaluation
criteria (and corresponding maximum points) included
mixture design (25), compression testing (40), performance
(20), bowling (15), and presentations (30).
To increase the anticipation and excitement of the
competition, the technical difficulty was raised by allowing
the teams to use polypropylene, steel, or glass fibers for their
designs, forcing them to research which fiber would best meet
the performance demands. Another twist was that the top five
teams that emerged after testing (minimum difference between
predicted and achieved compressive strength) of their FRC
ball in the compression testing machine were each required to
give a presentation describing their efforts and defending their
mixture designs and selection of material.
An event orientation session was held on February 1, 2018,
with 51 four-member teams taking part. During this
mandatory session, all the rules and regulations were
discussed and explained in depth. Society officials also shared
precautions and complications the participants might face
while analyzing, designing, and making samples of fiber-
reinforced concrete.
The competition was held on February 16. Each team was
provided a mentor in case any assistance was needed during
the fabrication of the concrete ball. The teams were then led to
the material lab along with a facilitator to take their required
materials and weigh them as per their calculations. The
competition started at 10:00 a.m. Almost all teams were able to
finish their tasks by 12:30 p.m. Each team submitted their sample
to the mentors and the samples were placed near the material lab.
The teams gathered the next day for curing. The compacted
mass was taken out of the mold and was placed in the lab’s
water tank for curing. Curing was done for 14 days.
On testing day, each team bowled their ball. While all
tried their best to knock down all six pins, very few teams
achieved this goal. After some entertaining and heart-
pumping bowling action, the teams headed toward the
material testing lab for assessment of the compressive
strength that their sphere achieved.
After testing, the top five teams moved forward to
presentation day. After evaluation and reviews from the panel
of judges, the top two teams were Team SSBW, with measured
and predicted strengths of 135 and 132 kN (30.3 and 29.7 kip),
respectively; and Team Stark, with measured and predicted
strengths of 115 and 120 kN (25.9 and 27 kip).
ACI Board Committee
Members Thanked
T
hese ACI members have ended terms on Standing
Board Committees as of The ACI Concrete Convention
and Exposition – Spring 2018. Their service to the
Institute is appreciated.
Certification Programs Committee: Brian Green,
USACE-ERDC, Vicksburg, MS.
Chapter Activities Committee: Joe Hug, The Monarch
Cement Co., Olathe, KS; and Kimberly Kayler, Advancing
Organizational Excellence (AOE), Farmington Hills, MI.
Committee on Codes and Standards Advocacy and
Outreach: James R. Cagley, Cagley & Associates Inc.,
Rockville, MD; and Randall W. Poston, Pivot Engineers, West
Lake Hills, TX.
Construction Liaison Committee: David W. Buzzelli,
Texas A&M Concrete, LLC, Houston, TX; Steven J.
Crawford, Superior Gunite Co., Lake View Terrace, CA; and
Joseph C. Sanders, Combined Creek Consulting, Pasadena, CA.
Convention Committee: Lawrence H. Taber (Past Chair),
Black & Veatch, Overland Park, KS; Oscar R. Antommattei,
Kiewit Engineering Group, Englewood, CO; Alain Belanger,
Mississauga, ON, Canada; Beth Britt, Arizona Chapter – ACI,
Pinetop, AZ; Mike Forde, University of Edinburgh,
Edinburgh, UK; Michael Hufnagel, Flood Testing
Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, IL; Kimberly Kayler, AOE;
Michael Marchese, Future Tech Consultants of NY, Mineola,
NY; Dawn Miller, Las Vegas Chapter – ACI, Las Vegas, NV;
and Michael J. Paul, Larsen and Landis, Wilmington, DE.
Educational Activities Committee: Frances T. Griffith
(Past Chair), University of Arkansas Center for Training
Transportation Professionals, Fayetteville, AR; Ronald L.
O’Kane, Leigh & O’Kane LLC, Kansas City, MO; and Scott
Tarr, North Starr Concrete Consulting, Dover, NH.
Financial Advisory Committee: Robert J. Frosch (Past
Chair), Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Kimberly
Kayler, AOE; and David A. Lange, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
Honors and Awards Committee: Anne M. Ellis (Past
Chair), Ellis Global Group, McLean, VA; and Aimee
Pergalsky, The Euclid Chemical Company, Richfield, OH.
International Advisory Committee: Thomas Kang, Seoul
National University, Seoul, Korea; and Fred Meyer, United
States Military Academy, West Point, NY.
Membership Committee: Claude J. Bergeron,
LafargeHolcim, Dearborn, MI; Francisco Anguiano-Perez,
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), San Nicolás
de Los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico; and Ronald E. Vaughn,
Northeast Solite Corp., Wynantskill, NY.
Publications Committee: James H. Hanson (Past Chair),
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN;
Zachary Grasley, Texas A&M University, College Station,
TX; R. Doug Hooton, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON,
Canada; and Oguzhan Bayrak, Maria Juenger, and Sharon L.
Wood, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Standards Board: Anne M. Ellis (Past Chair), Ellis
Global Group.
Student and Young Professional Activities Committee:
Chris Carroll, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO; Devin
Harris, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; Allyn C.
Luke, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ; Francisco Anguiano-
Perez, UANL; and Sheila M. Shideh, Baker Concrete
Construction, Northridge, CA.
Technical Activities Committee: Trey Hamilton III (Past
Chair), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; JoAnn P.
Browning, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San
Antonio, TX; and Catherine E. French, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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Code
Advocacy
ACI Impacts Model Code Development
The International Code Council (ICC) develops model
building codes commonly referred to as the I-Codes. These
model codes serve as the platform for building codes adopted
and enforced by authorities having jurisdiction throughout the
United States and in countries electing to base their codes on
the I-Codes.
ICC code development is on a 3-year cycle. Hearings are
held the first 2 years and the third year is reserved for
assembling code changes into the respective I-Codes and
printing new editions. The key events associated with the
typical hearing year schedule are shown in Table 1.
The hearings in 2018 and 2019 will result in revisions to
the 2021 editions of the I-Codes. Thousands of code change
proposals are on the agenda in the development of the model
building codes (I-Codes) during each code development
cycle. Due to the sheer number of code change proposals,
ICC splits the proposals into two groups. The groups are
determined in part by the number of committees that will be
required to attend the 2-week long hearings and the trend in
volume of code change proposals to be heard by the
respective committees.
The grouping by committee is outlined in Table 2. Group B
proposals tend to deal with the major section of the I-Codes
affecting the concrete industry, so they generally generate a
larger number of proposals that affect how ACI information is
applied in the building codes.
There are two hearings for each group. In the first hearing,
the Committee Action Hearing (CAH), proponents and
opponents testify to panels (ICC Code Development
Committees) consisting of interested parties and stakeholders
in the specific technical field. In the second hearing, the Public
Comment Hearing (PCH), proponents and opponents testify to
the general audience about public comments proposed to
amend or overturn actions made during the CAH. Online
voting by qualified government official members of ICC
Table 1:
Typical ICC hearing timeline
Early January Submit code change proposals
Early Spring Proposals posted for viewing
Mid-Spring Committee Action Hearing (CAH)
Late Spring CAH results posted for viewing
Early Summer Submit public comments
Mid-Summer Public comments posted
Mid-Fall Public Comment Hearing (PCH)
Late Fall Online voting by officials
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following the PCH results in the revisions as they will be
incorporated into the model codes. Once the revised model
codes are published, state and local jurisdictions use them as
the basis for their building codes. Typically, the state and local
jurisdictions will incorporate modifications to assure the needs
of the public within their respective jurisdictions are
adequately addressed.
Most code changes submitted in a typical year are about
specific product applications and uses which tend to be outside
the purview of ACI activities. Among the 2018 Group A code
change proposals, there were five code change proposals on
criteria and references related to concrete technology and four
of the five specifically addressed technical aspects of criteria
also in ACI publications. These proposals and the CAH
recommendations are provided in Table 3.
These initial successes relied heavily on the preparation,
communications, and coordination with interested parties
prior to and during the hearing. Testimony was properly
orchestrated to address potential issues, rebut opposition, and
respond to questions from the committee. Notable testimony
aligned with the action desired by ACI was provided by the
Alliance for Concrete Codes and Standards, Concrete
Reinforcing Steel Institute, Portland Cement Association,
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, and Stephen V. Skalko,
PE & Associates. Success was also facilitated by the proposals
being concise and not significantly adding, deleting, or
reorganizing the I-Codes.
The CAH was the first hearing in the 2018 process. Final
decisions on the proposals in Group A will be made via online
voting by qualified government officials following the PCH to
be held October 24-31, 2018, in Richmond, VA. In addition to
influencing the hearing outcome on these five issues, ACI’s
participation at the hearings helped to further establish ACI as
a professional society and a technical resource on concrete.
ACI is considering code change proposals in the 2019
Group B hearings that will significantly alter the content and
the organization of Chapter 19 on Concrete in the
International Building Code (IBC). ACI intends to include
references to “Specification for Inspection of Concrete
Construction (ACI 311.7)” and “Certification Policies for
Concrete Construction Special Inspector (ACI CPP 630.1)”
in the IBC and “Code Requirements for Assessment,
Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures
(ACI 562) and Commentary” in the International Existing
Building Code. Such proposals will be far more challenging
and require significantly more engagement and testimony by
interested and affected parties. During The ACI Concrete
Convention and Exposition – Spring 2018, ACI staff began
sharing and coordinating concepts for proposals for the
Group B hearings.
 Code Advocacy
Table 2:
2018-2019 ICC groups for development of 2021 editions of I-Codes
International Code Chapters and Appendices1 Code Development Committee Group2
Administrative Provisions 13 Administrative B
International Building Code (IBC) 10, 11, E Means of Egress A
IBC 7, 8, 9, 14, 26 Fire Safety A
IBC 2-6, 12, 27-33, C, D, K General A
IBC 15-25, G, I, J, L, M Structural B
International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)—Commercial All and IEBC 15 Commercial Energy B
IECC—Residential All Residential Energy B
International Existing Building Code (IEBC) All except 1 Existing Building B
International Fire Code (IFC) All except 1 Fire A
International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) All except 1 Fuel Gas A
International Mechanical Code (IMC) All except 1 Mechanical A
ICC Performance Code (ICCPC) for Buildings and Facilities Assigned by topic Assigned by topic A/B
International Plumbing Code (IPC) All except 1 Plumbing A
International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) All except 1 Property Maintenance and Zoning A
International Private Sewage Disposal Code (IPSDC) All except 1 Plumbing A
International Residential Code (IRC) 1-10, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, O Residential Building B
IRC 11 Residential Energy B
IRC 12-23 Mechanical and Plumbing A
IRC 25-33, G, I, N, P Mechanical and Plumbing A
International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) All except 1 Swimming Pool and Spa A
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC) All except 1 Fire A
International Zoning Code (IZC) All except 1 Property Maintenance and Zoning A
1
General categories; some sections may be heard in the other group
2
Grouping may vary with each cycle
3
Excludes the administrative sections for Residential, Energy, and Green Construction

Table 3:
Proposals receiving ACI testimony at the 2018 Group A ICC CAH
Proposal Code/ Committee
designation1 Section Concept Desired action action
IBC2 Disapprove
FS75-18 Post-tensioned slab proposal deviates from ACI 216.13 Disapprove
722.2.3 vote: 14-0
IBC2 Disapprove
FS78-18 Slab criteria deviate from ACI 216.13 Disapprove
722.2.3 vote: 14-0
IBC2 Adds provisions allowing the use of voided concrete slabs, already a Approve
FS79-18 Approve
722.2.2 permissible structural element where designed in accordance with ACI 3184 vote: 14-0
IBC2 Approve
G36-18 Aligns parking garage floor criteria with ACI 362.1R5 Approve
406.2.4 vote: 14-0
IPSDC6 Approve
PSD2-18 Updates references to more technically appropriate specifications Approve
504 vote: 14-0
1
To see complete code change proposals, visit www.iccsafe.org/codes-tech-support/codes/code-development-process/2018-2019-group-a/
2
International Building Code
3
ACI 216.1: Code Requirements for Determining Fire Resistance of Concrete and Masonry Construction Assemblies
4
ACI 318: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete
5
ACI 362.1R: Guide for the Design and Construction of Durable Concrete Parking Structures
6
International Private Sewage Disposal Code

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A Capstone Course for
Reinforced Concrete
Buildings
Bridging the gap between academia and practice
by David A. Fanella and Michael C. Mota
S
tudents in structural engineering programs at
universities and colleges are taught the fundamentals
of analysis and design. While it is safe to assume that
most graduates are proficient in designing individual structural
members for a given set of loading conditions, many probably
do not have a solid understanding of how those members are
integrated within a complete structural system. Some graduates
may have had the opportunity to take a capstone course during
their final year of study, however, and this allowed them to
apply the knowledge they acquired in their previous classes to
a multifaceted assignment. Their capstone course thus served
as a culminating academic and intellectual experience.
Upon graduation, students have many options, including
attending graduate school, working for a contractor or
developer, or taking a position at a structural engineering
consulting (design) firm. The latter option has been and
continues to be popular. However, students who choose to
pursue a career in a structural engineering firm but who have
not had any experience working at one (those, for example,
who did not participate in an internship program) probably do
not know exactly what they will be doing once they start their
new position. The consulting world is a mystery to them, and
the basic question they typically ask is: “Now what?”
As a response, the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
(CRSI) has created a capstone course that introduces students
to life in a consulting firm. Real-world problems are solved in
a group setting, engineering skills are enhanced, and practical
topics, such as the creation of construction documents, are
taught. In essence, the course helps bridge the gap between
academia and practice.
A student who takes this capstone course will have an
advantage over those who have not: Employers spend significant
resources training new employees, so firms will value a recent
graduate with the experience obtained from this course.
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Course Overview
The CRSI capstone course is an opportunity for students to:
•• Integrate and apply knowledge attained in engineering
coursework on a broader scale;
•• Practice decision-making and team collaboration skills; and
•• Create and deliver the documents that are required for a
structure to be built.
The students work with a set of architectural drawings for a
real six-story hotel, so they will experience some of the same
constraints they are likely to encounter in a structural
engineering consulting office. At the completion of the course,
the students will have acquired an understanding of:
•• The overall stages in the design of a reinforced concrete
building, thereby eliminating some of the mystery
surrounding what they will be doing once they are working
in a consulting office;
•• How to economically design and detail a reinforced
concrete building from start to finish;
•• How to acquire resources that are available in every stage
of the design process;
•• How to produce construction documents for a reinforced
concrete building (drawings and specifications); and
•• How reinforcement is manufactured and how reinforced
concrete buildings are constructed.
Course Level
The capstone course is geared to students enrolled in
civil, structural, or architectural engineering programs and
who have successfully completed undergraduate- or
graduate-level courses in reinforced concrete design.
Students are expected to possess basic skills in analysis and
design of cast-in-place concrete beams, slabs, columns,
walls, and foundations containing nonprestressed (mild)
reinforcement. The students should also be familiar with
national building codes and standards related to the design of
these reinforced concrete members.1,2
ABET Objectives
The scope of this course addresses ABET objectives for
student outcomes.3 In particular, the course encourages
students to:
•• Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering;
•• Design a system, component, or process to meet desired
needs within realistic constraints such as economic,
environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,
manufacturability, and sustainability factors;
•• Function on multidisciplinary teams;
•• Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;
•• Understand professional and ethical responsibility;
•• Communicate effectively;
•• Understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,
economic, environmental, and societal context;
•• Recognize the need for (and an ability to engage in)
lifelong learning;
•• Recognize and participate in contemporary issues; and
•• Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools
necessary for engineering practice.
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Course Structure
The course is organized based on a 16-week semester, with
two 75-minute sessions per week. It can easily be restructured
for schools on quarter systems or that have other class durations.
The main goal is successful completion of a class project.
Working in groups, the students are required to create a set of
structural drawings, developed for a set of architectural
drawings for a real building. To help accomplish this goal,
numerous CRSI and ACI resources are made available
throughout the semester. The design and detailing methods
that are presented are applicable to buildings located in areas
of low seismic risk (Seismic Design Categories A and B).
Design and detailing methods required for buildings in areas
of moderate or high seismic risk (Seismic Design Categories C
and higher) are not covered.
During the first week, the major phases in a building
project are covered with emphasis on the role of the structural
engineer during:
•• Predesign;
•• Design;
•• Preconstruction;
•• Construction; and
•• Postconstruction.
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 Also presented is the traditional organization of a project
team and the interrelationships of the team members (Fig. 1).
Other types of team organizations are given as well.
The major design and construction phases for typical
building projects are also covered: schematic design, design
development, construction documents, and construction
administration. The course is basically structured around these
phases. An overview of each phase and the corresponding
weeks in the semester are given in Table 1.
During the schematic design phase (weeks 2 and 3), the
students are given the architectural drawings of the building
Fig. 1: Traditional project team organization
used for the class project along with the project data and
assumptions. A partial plan of a typical floor in the building is
shown in Fig. 2. Information on how to determine the
applicable loads is also provided, and methods and resources
are presented on how to achieve economical reinforced
concrete buildings based on the three main components in any
reinforced concrete building (formwork, concrete, and
reinforcing steel). The students are provided with descriptions
of the various reinforced concrete floor systems, and they are
introduced to a tool that can be used to determine an
economical reinforced concrete floor system for a given set of
criteria.4 This tool—the Reinforced Concrete Concept
(Concept)—allows designers to conduct parametric studies to
quickly obtain an economical reinforced concrete floor system
for given span and load criteria. Sample output from Concept
is shown in Fig. 3 for a flat plate system.
The design development phase is covered in weeks 4
through 7. A wealth of information is presented on how to
determine preliminary sizes for the structural members in a
building, along with an explanation of the importance of this
preliminary information. Approximate methods of lateral
analysis are covered for low-rise buildings, including an
overview of diaphragms and how to determine the center of
rigidity. The importance of establishing load paths in a
reinforced concrete building is discussed, including load paths
for wind (Fig. 4). Procedures used for the creation and
organization of design drawings are also given. It is unlikely
that students (other than those who have consulting office
experience) are familiar with this topic. Finally, a sample

Table 1:
Capstone course structure
Weeks Phase Overview

•• Architectural drawings are distributed and reviewed;

•• Project data and assumptions are provided;
2 and 3 Schematic design •• A general overview of load determination is given; and
•• Methods and resources are presented on the economics of reinforced concrete structures and
selection of an economical reinforced concrete floor system.

•• Information is provided on how to perform preliminary designs of foundations, columns, beams,

one-way slabs, two-way slabs, and walls;
4 to 7 Design development •• Approximate methods of lateral analysis of low-rise buildings are covered, including how to
determine center of rigidity;
•• Procedures on how to create and organize design drawings are given; and
•• A sample specification for reinforced concrete buildings is presented.
•• Information is provided on how to economically design and detail foundation systems, slabs-on-
grade, columns, walls, flat plates (including diaphragms), and beams; and
8 to 12
Construction
documents •• Methods are presented on how to transfer design and detailing information for each type of
structural member to the structural drawings (that is, how to create plans, sections, details, and
schedules).

•• Information is given on design and construction processes, production and fabrication of reinforcing
steel, and placing and field considerations of reinforcing steel;

13 and 14
Construction •• The construction sequence of reinforced concrete buildings is presented, which includes a
discussion on forming systems; and
administration
•• Duties and responsibilities of the structural engineer during the construction administration phase
are covered, including review of placing drawings, responses to requests for information, and
periodic site visits.

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 (a)

(b)

Fig. 2: Partial floor plan of the building for the class project: (a) overall view; and (b) closeup of lower right corner

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 specification for reinforced concrete
buildings is presented.
In the construction documents phase
(weeks 8 through 12), practical methods
for design and detailing an economical
reinforced concrete building are
provided via design aids, flowcharts,
and worked-out examples. Many
resources are available to the students
during this phase, including the CRSI
Student Detailing Card (Fig. 5).
One of the most important topics
covered during this phase is how to
transfer design and detailing information
to the structural drawings. The course
material emphasizes that structural
drawings are a culmination of all
analyses, design, and detailing
performed by the structural engineer. As
such, they are essentially the only means
to communicate the required structural
Fig. 3: Tools provided to the students include Reinforced Concrete Concept (visit www.crsi.org/ systems and members to the other
index.cfm/rcconcept for more information) members of the design and construction
teams. In other words, the most
comprehensive set of calculations are
basically worthless unless all the
required structural information obtained
from analysis and design can be
conveyed in a comprehensive and
straightforward manner on the structural
drawings. Procedures on how to create
plans, sections, details, and sections are
provided that can be used to achieve this
important task.
The following topics are covered
during the construction administration
phase (weeks 13 and 14):
(a)
•• Design and construction processes;
•• Production and fabrication of
reinforcing steel;
•• Placement of reinforcing steel;
•• Construction sequence of reinforced
concrete buildings;
•• Formwork systems; and
•• Duties and responsibilities of the
structural engineer related to placing
drawings, responses to requests for
information (RFIs), and periodic
site visits.
This portion of the course is designed to
stress the importance of the administration
(b) phase—students must clearly understand
that the duties and responsibilities of the
Fig. 4: Lessons include discussions of load paths: (a) schematic of a reinforced concrete structural engineer do not end once the
building; and (b) exploded view showing load path for wind load construction documents are submitted.

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Fig. 5: Design aids provided to the students include a reinforcing bar detailing card
The final weeks of class include submission of the final
structural drawings and calculations for the class project and
the group presentations to the class. There is no class during
week 15 so the groups can finalize their projects. During week
16, the final drawings are submitted, and each group is
required to make a concise presentation to the instructor and
the other groups.
Throughout the course, assignments and quizzes are given
weekly. Progress sets of structural drawings are to be
submitted at key dates within the semester to check that the
groups are on track.
In addition to the actual building used for the class project,
another actual low-rise reinforced concrete building is used
throughout the course to illustrate the design and detailing
methods that are presented for each type of structural member.
Structural drawings for that building are distributed to the
students and are used as a reference when creating the project
structural drawings.
Information on location, owner, design team, and other
identifying items have been removed from the architectural
drawings for the class project building, and permission has
been obtained to use these drawings in this course. Permission
has also been obtained to distribute the structural drawings for
the other low-rise building used as an example in the course.
Course Materials and Resources
The following items are provided to the instructor of this
capstone course:
•• A detailed course outline;
•• Complete set of PowerPoint presentations for each session
(these can be edited);
•• Quizzes and answer keys;
•• Reference publications and documents;
•• Architectural drawings of the low-rise building that is used
as the class project;
•• Structural drawings of the low-rise building that are used to
illustrate design and detailing methods throughout the
course; and
•• Sample specifications for a reinforced concrete building.
The required text for the course is Design and Detailing of
Low-Rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings.5 It contains a
wealth of information on the design and detailing of
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reinforced concrete members and includes many practical
design aids, flowcharts, and fully worked-out design
examples. Other resource documents from CRSI and ACI are
also made available to help students through all aspects of
the course.
Many jurisdictions throughout the United States have
adopted the 2015 International Building Code1 as the basis of
their local code. The code adopts by reference industry
standards and other technical documents that supplement its
provisions, including ACI 318-142 and ASCE/SEI 7-10.6
These documents are also used throughout the course.
Project Information
The six-story hotel used as a class project is located in
an area of low seismic risk in the United States. A low-rise
building was chosen because such buildings account for
well over 90% of the floor area constructed in any given
year in the United States. In other words, a graduate will be
much more likely to design a low-rise building than a
mid- or high-rise building. Also, the students can focus on
key issues without getting bogged down in more
sophisticated lateral load analyses typically required for
taller structures.
The design of a low-rise building also offers the
opportunity to understand more fully what constitutes an
economical design. Specifically, cost-effective design topics
include:
•• Designs that allow simplified concrete formwork usually
result in a more cost-effective structure because formwork
typically accounts for about 50 to 60% of the cost of the
structure;
•• Repeating the same member sizes throughout an entire
low-rise building may not appear to be the most effective
solution with respect to material use, but the increased cost
in materials is more than offset by the substantial cost
savings obtained by minimizing changes in the formwork;
and
•• Other cost savings can be realized by simplifying the
reinforcement detailing.
Strength by Design
The CRSI capstone course on reinforced concrete
buildings provides a unique learning experience for
students in structural engineering programs. The course
offers a wealth of useful and practical information on the
economical design, detailing, and construction of
reinforced concrete buildings, and it prepares students for
life in the consulting world.
Faculty members can obtain the material for this course
free of charge, either by contacting the authors directly or by
downloading the resources at the CRSI RebarU website
(https://learning.crsi.org). As noted previously, the course
can be modified to suit any curriculum. Portions of the course
can also be used to supplement content in existing courses on
reinforced concrete design.
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References
1. “2015 International Building Code,” International Code Council,
Washington, DC, 2015, 700 pp.
2. ACI Committee 318, “Building Code Requirements for Structural
Concrete (ACI 318-14) and Commentary (ACI 318R-14),” American
Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2014, 519 pp.
3. “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Technology Programs,”
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, MD,
2017, http://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-
accrediting-engineering-technology-programs-2018-2019/.
4. “Reinforced Concrete Concept,” Concrete Reinforcing Steel
Institute, Schaumburg, IL, 2014, http://www.crsi.org/index.cfm/
rcconcept.
5. Design and Detailing of Low-rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings,
first edition, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, Schaumburg, IL, 2017,
544 pp.
6. “ASCE/SEI 7-10: Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other
Structures,” third printing, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston,
VA, 2013, 636 pp.
Selected for reader interest by the editors.
David A. Fanella, FACI, is Senior
Director of Engineering at the Concrete
Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI),
Schaumburg, IL. He has 30 years of
experience in the design of a wide
variety of buildings and other structures.
Fanella has authored numerous technical
publications and recently authored a
textbook on reinforced concrete design
for McGraw Hill. He is a member of several ACI committees and
is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
and the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute (SEI). He is also
a voting member of ASCE/SEI Committee 7, Minimum Design
Loads. Fanella is a licensed structural and professional engineer
in Illinois and is a past Board member and President of the
Structural Engineers Association of Illinois.
Michael C. Mota, FACI, is Vice
President of Engineering for CRSI. He
is responsible for the CRSI Technical
Department and oversees the
development of all technical publications
and standards. Mota is a member of
ACI Committee 318, Structural Concrete
Building Code, and ACI Subcommittees
318-B, Anchorage and Reinforcement,
and 318-R, High Strength Reinforcement;
and he is an associate member of ASCE/SEI Committee 7,
Minimum Design Loads. Mota is past Chair of ACI Committee 314,
Simplified Design of Concrete Buildings, and he served on the
editorial board of STRUCTURE magazine for 10 years.
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 Concrete
Fabricated into
Finessed Artwork
A question-and-answer session with concrete artist
David Umemoto

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C
reating a fusion of architecture and sculpture, David
Umemoto uses concrete as his medium for his evocative
artwork. He transforms 50 lb (23 kg) commercial bags
of dry-mix concrete into works of custom art that simulate
intricate infrastructures, landscapes, and monuments. Each of his
pieces of artwork are created through a multi-phase process that
becomes part of a larger setting. Over the past few years his
collective artwork evolved into a slow transformational process.
Each piece of artwork produced was an additive to the process of
the previously completed art.
After noticing this unique artwork through the Pinterest
website, Concrete International staff had the opportunity to
have a question-and-answer session with the artist. Umemoto,
who is based in Montréal, QC, Canada, described his
inspirations and design process.
•• Many of your pieces are quite architectural. Is your work
inspired by specific architect(s)?
You are right, my background is in architecture. I received
my degree in architecture and have worked all my life as an
architect...and for and with other architects. And especially in
the last year, in my work, I am really trying to get back toward
architecture. That’s not to say I am doing architecture but I
definitely try to create objects or interior spaces that are
evocations of some kind of architecture.
As for references, I think Le Corbusier would be my major
influence, and I could certainly cite several others, such as
Carlo Scarpa, the Italian architect; his Brion Cemetery would
definitely be my favorite project. Swiss architect Peter
Zumthor has designed many great projects, but the one that
touched me the most is very modest—the Bruder Klaus Field
Chapel. Frank Lloyd Wright is another influence, especially
his interiors, furniture, architectural details, and
“decorations”—stained glass, doors, and the like.
I am just fascinated by Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico. His
work is minimalist but very evocative. It is modern and classic
at the same time. Giovanni Piranesi is an Italian artist
renowned for his artwork of “imaginary prisons.” The “serial”
music of Philip Glass, American composer, really creates an
environment in which my brain is very comfortable to create.
•• What attracted you to use concrete as your medium?
It started as an accident. About 4 or 5 years ago, I was
making plaster molds for ceramics and for some reason—
which I do not remember—one day I bought a bag of dry
concrete mix. I was instantly conquered after my first casting!
Now, I like concrete mainly because of its plastic quality. It
really catches light in a unique way and creates great shadow
effects. I like its rawness and its imperfections. I like that it is
a very modest and humble material. It is also very precise and
has negligible shrinkage compared to molten metal and
ceramics. This is very important when working with modular
pieces in a very precise grid system. It is also durable and can
be used outside.
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•• Could you describe your process? For example, do you
sketch the textures and shapes of the intended object, and
then produce engineering drawings (with dimensions and
shapes) for the mold pieces?
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It is a multi-phase process. First, I sketch ideas, forms,
shapes, and textures. I transpose the sketches on grid paper to
make sure all the lines connect. I decompose the designs in
interconnecting modular three-dimensional (3-D) pieces. Then
I build the 3-D forms. I make negative shapes, usually in
foamcore, then I fill them with liquid silicone.
These pieces become like “puzzle pieces” that I assemble
in modular boxes. I also use polystyrene foam in formwork
for larger pieces. Sometimes, I premeditate and know ahead
how the pieces are supposed to be assembled. Sometimes, I
play with the pieces and improvise new structures.
Then, I use these structures or blocks to create larger and
more complex environments, like the “cities,” which are
usually meant to be used in photo projects rather than
“sculptures” per se or as permanent installations.
My process is very iterative. If you could put all the pieces
I have produced in the last couple years one after the other in
a chronological order, you would see the very slow evolution.
It is like a sketching process, where instead of erasing a line
when I am not satisfied, I just make another piece with a slight
modification…over and over again.
•• Alternatively, do you produce 3-D models of the piece and
mold components using modeling software?
When I create complex pieces, I use a 3-D software to
visualize the piece. Then, I also draw the shape of the mold in
3-D. However, I never use 3-D printing.
•• Do you experiment with the concrete
mixtures to vary the color, flowability,
or ability to reproduce details on the
mold? NEW and UPDATED
ACI Specifications
I did many experimentations at the
beginning. My main issue was obviously
getting a fluid but strong mixture. I had a
lot of problems with cracking and
crazing occurring during curing but I
managed to find a good compromise
mixture. I did a few tests with pigments,
but I am still debating if I want to further Specifications for
pursue that course. Structural Concrete
ACI’s 301-16 is a specification that architects and
engineers can apply to any construction project
•• Do you use a dry prepackaged involving structural concrete.

mixture? Member Price: $59.00

Regular Price: $99.50
Yes. I use off-the-shelf commercial
bags, mostly mixtures similarly used for
making countertops.

•• Do you use a single type of mixture

(a consistent ratio of cement, water,
and aggregate), or do you use diverse
types for different pieces?
I use the same mixture for everything.

•• What type of mixer do you use? Field Reference Manual

A bucket and a drill. ACI’s new Field Reference Manual
is a compilation of ACI 301-16,
“Specifications for Structural Concrete,”
•• Is the batch size (or weight of the and additional ACI documents.
piece) the most important factor that Member Price: $159.00
dictates the size of your pieces? Regular Price: $199.50

It is a very important factor. I try to

limit the size (weight) of each piece to
one 50 lb bag of dry concrete mix.

•• Do you use any chemical admixtures

to improve the workability or setting
time? Order at www.concrete.org or
No. call us at +1.248.848.3800
•• How long do you leave your pieces in
the molds?
I probably shouldn’t, but I take them
out as soon as I can. So in summer, when

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it is warm and humid, anywhere from 18 to 24
hours. In winter, usually 2 days unless I provide
extra heat.

•• Do you cure the pieces in a normal room

environment or do you use a high humidity
and/or warm environment (a mist room) to
cure the concrete?
Just normal room conditions.

•• Do you apply a release agent (for example, a

lightweight oil) to your molds before casting?
I used to apply a release agent made for
urethane molds but I did not find it made much of
a difference, so I stopped using it.

•• What is the maximum number of pieces you

have made using a given mold?
My molds are modular. I have hundreds of
small urethane rubber pieces that I assemble
differently depending on the sculpture I am
working on. I also often incorporate waste
materials, such as polystyrene or cardboard, that
are destroyed while unmolding the pieces. So it is
difficult to say, but for the most popular pieces,
I probably use them about 50 times.

•• Many of your works appear to be public plazas

in miniature. Have any of your clients
expressed interest in scaling up your works?
Yes, but I’m not sure yet if I’m ready to scale
up. I like the miniature aspect of my work. I guess
I would be willing to try it if the project and the
context were right.

•• Do you have any installations or shows

planned for the near future?
I have a few events in Europe for the fall that I
am currently discussing, but the details are not
finalized yet.

For more information, visit www.

davidumemoto.com, Instagram @david_
umemoto, and Facebook @David Umemoto Art.

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Insights on Pile Cap
Construction
An updated detail for caps on single piles offers significant cost savings

by Tadeusz Granosik and Guy Michel Chovelon

C
oncrete or steel pile foundations are commonly used
on oil sand projects. These projects are large, and thus
they are very expensive. As structural engineers on
these projects, we continually strive to minimize costs by
proposing innovative construction methods that can reduce
construction time, thereby lowering labor, equipment, and
financial costs as well as enabling earlier plant start-up. This
article presents an updated method for construction of pile
caps on single, bored cast-in-place piles.
Updated Construction
Figure 2 shows our updated method for pile cap construction.
In this case, all work is performed by the pile contractor. The
pile contractor first installs a steel casing by boring a shaft that is
slightly larger than the pile diameter. The top of the casing is set
at the required top-of-pile-cap elevation, and the bottom of the
casing is set below the frost protection depth. Subsequently, the

Conventional Construction
A schematic detail for the construction of a typical pile and
pile cap is shown in Fig. 1. In the conventional approach, the
initial work is performed by a pile contractor, who digs a
rough excavation slightly above the depth required to form the
pile cap. The pile contractor then drills the pile shaft and
installs the pile reinforcing cage. The top of the pile is stopped
about 100 mm (4 in.) above the specified elevation of the
bottom of the pile cap.
The next phase of the work is performed by a concrete
contractor, who completes the excavation as needed to install
a void form at the bottom of the pile cap. After the void form
is installed, conventional forms are installed to form the sides
of the pile cap. The concrete contractor then places a
reinforcing cage, anchor rods, and concrete in the pile cap
formwork. When the concrete has cured and hardened
sufficiently, construction is completed by removal of the
conventional (side) forms and backfilling of the excavation to Fig. 1: Typical execution for a pile cap for a single pile (Note: 1 in. =
the specified grade elevation. 25 mm)

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 Benefits
Through comparison of Fig. 1 and 2 and their corresponding
descriptions, one can infer many benefits from employment of
the updated method. The elimination of one subcontractor
minimizes scheduling, placement, and inspection requirements.
Additional time is saved by elimination of separate excavation,
construction, and backfilling operations needed for the pile cap.
Although the updated method does incur the cost penalty of a
permanent casing, the added cost is minor if the pile also
requires a permanent casing.
Even though we have provided only a qualitative
comparison, the benefits of the updated method are clear. Of
course, a geotechnical study will be required for each
application of the detail.

Selected for reader interest by the editors.

Fig. 2: Proposed execution for a pile cap for a single pile (Note: 1 in. =
25 mm)
Tadeusz Granosik managed the
structural department at Genivar Inc.,
pile shaft is drilled, the reinforcing cage and anchor rods are Montreal, QC, Canada. Most recently, he
placed, and concrete is placed continuously from the bottom of worked as a Senior Structural Engineer
the pile to the top of the casing. in Calgary, AB, Canada, in the oil and gas
The frost protection depth for projects in northern Alberta industry. He received his MS from Lodz
is a minimum of 3 m (about 10 ft). Casings drilled to this University of Technology, Łódź, Poland,
depth have a solid vertical support from the surrounding soil, and his PhD from Warsaw University of
so vertical shifting, if any, is very small. Furthermore, the Technology, Warsaw, Poland.
diameter of the drilled pile shaft is smaller than the diameter
of the casing, so the drilling of the pile shaft causes little Guy Michel Chovelon has been working
disturbance to the installed casing. in the oil and gas industry as a Senior
Variances for the top of foundation elevation and horizontal Designer at numerous engineering firms
coordinates for the anchor rods must meet construction in Canada and the United States.
tolerances determined for each project. Barring a large
construction error, drilled casings are usually quite accurately
located with respect to the specified X, Y, and Z coordinates.
Also, anchor rods are set using a template attached to the
casing, so the possibility of placement error is small.

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Products&PracticeSpotlight

Working Safely on the Edge

Anchored guardrail post provides a tie-off point

by Manny Carrillo

W
hen I started my construction
career, my work was a
passion, it was a challenge,
but most of all, it was a discipline. I got
to know my tools, their capabilities, and
their safety features. I worked with
many systems, and I continually
questioned why the safety of the end
user wasn’t the priority.
For the last 25 years, I have worked
in Northern California. Notable projects
have included:
•• The largest suspended waffle deck in
the world at the San Francisco
Moscone Center;
•• Tunnels, bridges, and stations for the
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
system;
•• The segments for the San Francisco/
Oakland Bay Bridge;
•• Tunnels for the Pacifica Devil’s Slide
Coastal Trail; and
•• The Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway.
But one project forever changed me
from a carpenter to an entrepreneur:
Five Hundred Capitol Mall (also
known as Bank of the West Tower) in
Sacramento, CA. On that project, a
guardrail post became dislodged during (b)
(a)
a tightening adjustment, and the
bottom half of the unit fell more than Guardrail posts with fixed D-rings for lanyard tie-off can be anchored using: (a) the SAPS
17 floors. I had witnessed many Spider Anchor; or (b) the SAPS Dualie Anchor (green), which also provides an overhead
accidents in the construction industry tie-off point for the level below (Note: 1 in. = 25 mm)

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Products&PracticeSpotlight
Each guardrail post provides a D-ring tie-off and brackets that clamp
dimension lumber railing in place
before, but this time, I refused to accept that such failures
were unavoidable. I developed a surface-mounted guardrail
system with a positive, threaded anchorage system and a
dedicated D-ring for a tie-off point. In 2014, my work was
recognized when I was awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,656,652 for
the Safety Anchor Post System (SAPS).
How does SAPS work?
Guardrails and the supporting posts must be designed to
meet Section 1910.29 of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) standards, and fall arrest systems
must be designed to meet Section 1910.15 of the OSHA
standards. While guardrail posts are required to resist 200 lb
(890 N) loads, anchorages for fall arrest systems (fixed
D-rings for lanyard tie-off) are required to resist at least
5000 lb (22.24 kN) per worker attached. Of course, to be
effective, any protection system also must be user friendly
and ergonomic.
To achieve the tall order of meeting the requirements of
both OSHA sections as well as being simple to use, my
guardrail post system had to be:
•• Anchored within the concrete slab;
•• Rapidly installed and removed; and
•• Reusable.
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Because the SAPS guardrail system can be mounted inboard of the
perimeter shoring towers, workers need to set the guardrails only
once, prior to releasing and flying the exterior forms and towers to
the next level. Workers outboard of the SAPS system have ready
access to secure and regularly spaced tie-off points
The solution—use an embedded threaded anchor and an
engineered guardrail post with an integral threaded anchor
rod. I designed a system with anchors sized to fit slabs ranging
from 6 to 24 in. (152 to 610 mm) in thickness. By using an
embedded anchor, the SAPS system protects reinforcing bars
and post-tensioning tendons from damage that might occur if
anchors were installed in drilled holes instead.
To meet the OSHA requirements, SAPS anchors must be
installed no closer than 1 ft (0.3 m) from the slab edge and
spaced at no more than 8 ft (2.4 m) on center. Once the
anchors are secured to the formwork, post-tensioning tendons,
reinforcing bars, and concrete can be placed. The SAPS
anchors are ready for use after the concrete reaches a
compressive strength of 2500 psi (17 MPa). The workers
simply remove the antenna plug and thread the SAPS coil rod
into the embedded anchor. A SAPS post can be installed in
under 30 seconds, without the need for a single tool.
Vision
My vision for the SAPS is to meet and exceed our clients’
needs with an engineered system designed with our core
 Products&PracticeSpotlight

principles of People, Profit, and Planet.

We recognize that People are the most
valuable assets to a company, that Profit
is why the business exists, and that our
ACI Custom
guardrails help to protect the Planet
because they are removable and
recyclable. Today, I am privileged to
Seminars
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how the SAPS is revolutionizing safety Bring ACI training and education expertise to your
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Selected for reader interest by the editors.

—Safety Anchor Post System

www.safetyanchorpost.com

Jose M. (Manny)
Carrillo is the CEO
of Safety Anchor
Post System. He
has over 33 years
of experience in
the construction
industry. His formal
construction
career began as a
carpenter apprentice in Southern California,
Visit www.concreteseminars.com for more info.
where he quickly became fascinated with
concrete forms and mega structures. He
served as member of the Executive Board
of the Northern California Carpenters
Regional Council for 8 years.

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Knowledge to Practice:
2018-2019 ACI Foundation Fellowship and
Scholarship Recipients Announced
The ACI Foundation announced the recipients of its
2018-2019 Fellowships and Scholarships. A total of $155,000
in academic stipends was awarded to 19 deserving students
from 17 different universities across North America.
ACI Foundation Fellowships are offered to both
undergraduate and graduate students studying at accredited
American and Canadian universities. Fellowship recipients
receive academic stipends and are granted expenses-paid trips
to three ACI conventions, where they team up with assigned
industry mentors. Each is recognized on the ACI Foundation’s
website and in Concrete International magazine; and many
are offered the opportunity for an internship.
The 2018-2019 Fellowship recipients are:
•• Hope Hall, Oklahoma State University, ACI Presidents’
Fellowship;
•• Hannah Patterson, Arizona State University, Baker
Student Fellowship (1);
•• Jonathan Lyle, Arizona State University, Baker Student
Fellowship (2);
•• Aaron Miller, University of Alabama, Barbara S. and
W. Calvin McCall Carolinas Fellowship;
•• Katelyn O’Quinn, The University of Texas at Austin,
Cagley Student Fellowship;
•• Homero Sobrinho, University of New Orleans, Charles
Pankow Foundation Student Fellowship;
•• Bret Robertson, Oklahoma State University, Daniel W.
Falconer Memorial Fellowship;
•• Tyler Young, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Darrell
Elliott Louisiana Fellowship;
•• Matthew David Burton, University of Cincinnati, Don
Marks Memorial Fellowship;
•• Grace Jackson, Valparaiso University, Richard D. Stehly
Fellowship; and
•• Robert Devine, University of Notre Dame, Tribute to the
Founders Fellowship.
ACI Foundation Scholarships are offered to both
undergraduate and graduate students worldwide. The 2018-
2019 Scholarship recipients are:
•• Joseph Arehart, University of Colorado Boulder, ACI
Scholarship (1);
•• Maranda Leggs, University of Oklahoma, ACI
Scholarship (2);
Have an idea for research that will benefit the concrete
industry or support an ACI document or code change?
Visit www.concreteresearchnetwork.org and fill out an
online concrete research need form.
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ACI student members, including ACI Fellowship recipients Jonathan
Lyle (center) and Hannah Patterson (far right)
•• Andrew Foerster, Kansas State University, Bertold E.
Weinberg Scholarship;
•• Jessica Richard, University of California, Berkeley, W.
Gene Corley Memorial Scholarship;
•• David Whitmore, Auburn University, Katharine & Bryant
Mather Scholarship;
•• Jael Wettach-Glosser, Portland State University, Schwing
America Scholarship;
•• Nicholas Rademacher, Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology, Richard D. Stehly Memorial Scholarship; and
•• Bjorn Vors, University of Saskatchewan, Stewart C.
Watson Memorial Scholarship.
Applications for the ACI Foundation’s 2019-2020
Fellowships and Scholarships will become available July 1,
2018. A new fellowship, specifically available to students
studying in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and
the United Arab Emirates, will be offered. Fellowship
applicants must be sponsored by an ACI faculty member.
ACI Foundation Fellowship and Scholarship awards are
made possible through generous contributions by donors from
the concrete community. Together, the Foundation and its
supporters are strengthening the concrete industry by
encouraging students toward a professional career in the field
of concrete. The ACI Foundation is leading the way to ensure
a sustainable, successful future of the concrete industry by
intentional and focused investments in people, research, and
technology. More information about each fellowship and
scholarship is available at www.acifoundation.org.
Michael J. Schneider Elected as ACI Foundation
Chair
Michael J. Schneider was elected as Chair of the ACI
Foundation. He began his service at the end of the ACI
Concrete Convention and Exposition – Spring 2018.
“Mike has served the Foundation in many capacities over
the years,” stated Ann Daugherty, Executive Director, ACI
Knowledge to Practice:

ACI Foundation-Funded Research Projects for 2018

Title Organization Principal Investigator (PI) Co-PI(s)
Nonlinear Modeling Parameters and Acceptance
Washington State University Christopher Motter —
Criteria for Reinforced Concrete Coupling Beams
A Collaborative Study for the Development of a University of Missouri,
Ceki Halmen —
Standard Critical Chloride Threshold Test Method Kansas City
Shear Friction Capacity of Concrete Joints with High
University of Washington Paolo Calvi Dawn Lehman
Strength Reinforcement
Structural Nanomodified Concrete: An Investigation of Surendra Shah, Maria
Northwestern University David Corr
Critical Properties Konsta-Gdoutos
Guide Development for Use of Recycled Concrete New Jersey Institute of
Matthew Adams —
Aggregates in New Concrete Technology
Developing a Guideline for Life Cycle Assessment of
Structural Concrete through Meta-Analysis and University of Sherbrooke Hessam Azari Jafari Ben Amor
Harmonization
FEMA P695 Study – “Enhanced Ductility” RC Coupled University of California, Los
John Wallace Kristijan Kolozvari
Wall Systems Angeles

Structural Engineering
Don Scott, PCS Structural
Pre-Standard for Performance-Based Design for Wind Institute of the American —
Solutions
Society of Civil Engineers

Foundation. “He has translated his and progress in promoting innovation, funding research, and
passion for the industry into actively investing in students.”
raising funds to support several student
fellowships, leading innovative Concrete Research Council Selects Research
initiatives on new technologies, and Projects for Funding
advocating the importance of research. The ACI Foundation will fund an unprecedented eight
The ACI Foundation is honored to have research projects in 2018. Total funding under this year’s
Mike as the new Chair; his dedication to request for proposals was $350,000. The funded projects are
Michael J. Schneider
the industry and advocacy for the ACI listed in the table.
is Chair of the ACI Foundation make him an excellent A description of each project will be highlighted at
Foundation choice for the position.” ACIFoundation.org and in subsequent issues of Knowledge
Schneider is an ACI Past President to Practice.
(2016-2017), Past Chair of the Strategic
Development Council Board of Direction, and a member of
the Concrete Research Council. He currently serves as Vice Ann Daugherty is the Director
President and Chief People Officer at Baker Concrete of the ACI Foundation, a not-for-
Construction, Inc., Monroe, OH. profit subsidiary of ACI. The
As Schneider transitions into the position as Chair of the Foundation facilitates collaboration
ACI Foundation, the foundation extends its gratitude to Past among a cross section of concrete
Chair, Jeffrey Coleman, The Coleman Law Firm, LLC, for his industry leaders to problem-solve
successful leadership. Coleman will remain on the Board of technical issues, accelerate the
Trustees in the capacity of ACI Vice President. “Jeff provided acceptance of innovative
strong leadership as the Foundation shifted its governance and technologies, and bring more young
financial models, set new policies, and embarked on people into the concrete industry. For more information,
fundraising,” noted Daugherty. “Over his year as the Chair, contact ann.daugherty@acifoundation.org.
Jeff supported positive changes that will foster greater impact

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Products &
Practice
HoleMole Core Hole Filling System
The HoleMole™ Core Hole Filling System employs the Mole, a
16-gauge circular steel device connected to a threaded rod. The Mole
contracts so that it can be pushed down a core hole. Then, the Mole
expands and is pulled up against the floor to serve as a hole plug,
eliminating the need for a worker to go to the floor below to install a
piece of plywood. After the hole is prepped per the jobsite specification,
a stand system is placed over the hole, the threaded rod is centered in the
slot in the stand, and the rod is tightened against the stand. Next, the
hole is filled with mortar or other filler, and the filler is finished flush
with the surface. The stand can be removed and the rod broken off once
the filler has set. The system can be used to fill holes from 2 to 12-1/2 in.
(51 to 318 mm) in diameter. Threaded rods are available in lengths of 24
or 36 in. (610 or 914 mm) to accommodate various slab thicknesses.
—H&H Resources Inc., https://holemoleconcrete.com

VisiSpecs Aquasense
AquaSense is a moisture probe or sensor for use in
Chalkline’s VisiSpecs is a suite of applications to
™
sand, powders, and granulated materials. Its ceramic
visually document, coordinate, and verify Building
faceplate is rugged and hard wearing, providing 10 to 20
Information Modeling (BIM) models and project
years of service in concrete plant applications. Its
specifications. Clients use the desktop and mobile
microwave technology eliminates the errors associated
applications to store and access model and specification
with resistance and capacitance methods. When used in
data on the VisiSpecs cloud servers. VisiSpecs is built on
concrete production for batch control, AquaSense
familiar applications already in use to minimize training
provides users with consistent yields, color and texture,
and setup time. Users can integrate their own master
workability, strength, and durability. The sensor takes
specifications and project documents with the project
measurements at the center of the flow region to
models to accomplish BIM integration. VisiSpecs
minimize variations. It also minimizes density errors by
provides direct, integrated access to the project
measuring only the compacted material. AquaSense
specifications and documentation, and it eases
averages only the flowing material and holds the previous
collaboration.
reading between batches.
—Chalkline, Inc., www.chalklineinc.com
—Scale-Tron Inc., https://scaletron.com

Etymotic High-Definition Earplugs and Earphones

Etymotic’s safety line of earplugs and earphones reduce the risk of
noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus. These products are designed for
users who are exposed to high sound levels. Etymotic’s HD•Safety™
earplugs reduce sound levels while preserving clarity and are available in
two sizes to fit most ears. HD•15® electronic earplugs are for users who
need protection from sudden loud impacts or sustained loud sounds, but
also want to hear naturally when sound levels are safe. These electronic
earplugs allow safe sounds to pass through, yet instantaneously react to
reduce loud sounds and protect hearing. Etymotic’s HD•Safety™ Earplugs +
Earphones block external sound to reduce external noise and are
engineered for safe listening and exceptional sound quality. Risk to
hearing is minimized, regardless of the volume setting.
—Etymotic, www.etymotic.com

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Products & Practice

KINSHOFER Series of Hydraulic Mobile Shears

KINSHOFER DXS Series of hydraulic mobile excavator shears
debuted the DXS-50 model, which can be used for demolition. The
DemaPower™ cylinder technology powers the DXS-50, using four
chambers for 20% more surface area within the cylinder. The 9920 lb
(4500 kg) DXS-50 features a closing force of 1203 tons (10,700 kN).
The DXS-50 can be used for 25 to 35 ton (23 to 32 tonne) carriers when
boom mounted, and 32 to 50 ton (29 to 45 tonne) carriers when stick
mounted. The unit features a jaw opening that is 29.2 in. (741.7 mm)
wide and 30.7 in. (779.8 mm) deep.
—KINSHOFER, www.kinshofer.com

Epiroc SB Hydraulic Breakers

Epiroc SB hydraulic breaker attachments feature an integrated water
channel and internal water port for dust suppression. Operators can spray
water at the source of dust and keep dust levels down. SB breakers are
designed to protect operators and equipment by minimizing noise and
vibration. Epiroc SB series breakers are for the 0.7 to 24 ton (0.6 to 22 tonne)
carrier class and are used in a wide range of applications that include
demolition and renovation work, construction projects, tunneling, dredging,
and pile driving. Mining and quarrying applications range from overburden
removal and scaling to primary, selective rock breaking. Epiroc
EnergyRecovery technology absorbs recoil energy, mitigating the anvil effect
and increasing overall performance. The slim, compact design makes SB
breakers easier to handle and improves operator visibility.
—Epiroc, www.epiroc.com

Bluebeam Revu 2018

Bluebeam Revu 2018 is a desktop, mobile, and cloud-based project efficiency and
collaboration solution built for the AEC industry. Since 2002, Bluebeam has made
smart solutions for paperless workflows that use PDF documents to share project
information such as metadata, hyperlinks, bookmarks, images, attachments, and
three-dimensional data downstream. By leveraging an open-source format, Revu fits
seamlessly into existing project environments, improving access to project
information within integrated systems. As a result, project communication and
processes are streamlined. Revu 2018 enhancements include a responsive Properties
Toolbar that presents tools based on user input; simultaneous file accessibility across
multiple Studio Projects; a tabbed Bluebeam Studio interface that features thumbnail
views and elevated visibility for common actions; the ability to save clicks and speed
up workflows with customizable keyboard shortcuts; and video tutorials, pre-loaded
Tool Sets, and sample files.
—Bluebeam, Inc., www.bluebeam.com

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 Products & Practice

18V Brushless Compact Router

The RIDGID Brushless 18V Compact Router can cut up to 400 ft (122 m) of laminate per 5Ah battery charge. The
brushless motor combined with the extended run time results in optimum performance. The router features a variable
speed dial for adjusting speed to the application and a micro-adjust dial to adjust the router depth to specific materials
and applications.
—Ridge Tool Company, www.ridgid.com

Web Notes
Topcon Online Courses for myTopcon Support Site
Topcon Positioning Group added eLearning courses designed for online user-paced
learning sessions to its myTopcon support and training site. Entry-level courses will be
offered at no charge for an introductory period. Subject matter includes 3D-MC,
MAGNET® Enterprise, MAGNET Field, MAGNET Office, Pocket 3D, and vertical
construction concepts. The myTopcon site is designed to help industry professionals
keep up to date with fast-paced technology changes. To access eLearning, log on to the
myTopcon home page and click the “Training” icon.
—Topcon Positioning Group, www.topconpositioning.com

Book Notes Plain Language BIM

by Iain Miskimmin
Plain Language BIM condenses years of experience and lessons learned from
Bentley Institute’s BIM Advancement Academy. It guides the reader through the
many complexities of Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodology by
providing plain-language explanations of the concepts and building blocks
required to deliver an effective strategy. The book demonstrates why gathering
data about the asset is vital to the BIM process, and why trustworthy and reliable
information, delivered in an understandable and consumable manner, is essential
for effective decision-making regarding upgrading, augmenting, replacing,
decommissioning, or leaving assets as they are. Plain Language BIM also
explores three elements in creating good BIM practices: people, process, and
technology. It explains how the combination of these elements plays a crucial
role in the lifecycle of an asset and in delivering better outcomes.
—Bentley Institute Press, www.bentley.com/books
Price: $29; 110 pp.

New ASTM International Standard for Concrete

Products&Service Expansion Joint Filler
Literature&Videos
ASTM International published a standard for preformed expansion
joint fillers made from closed-cell polypropylene foam. Such fillers are
used in sidewalks, driveways, curbs, gutter, parking areas, roadways, and
other concrete construction. The new standard (D8139) was developed by the ASTM International Committee D04, Road and
Paving Materials. Acceptable products are defined based on factors that include dimensions, density, compressibility,
recovery from compression, extrusion, and weather resistance.
—ASTM International, www.astm.org

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Product
Showcase
Formwork & Accessories
BoMetals Keyway
The BoMetals Keyway provides a control or construction joint
in flatwork and eliminates the need for a saw cut. It also provides
a screed rail, and the tongue-and-groove design provides
excellent load transfer characteristics. Made of 24-gauge G60
HDMG steel, Keyway is available with removable and
nonremovable caps made from flexible PVC. More than 27
profiles are available for 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10 to 12 in. (102, 127,
152, 203, 254 to 305 mm) slabs.
—BoMetals, Inc., www.bometals.com

Mono Slab EZ Form PERI Formwork

Mono Slab® EZ Form allows users to PERI produces cut-to-size
form, insulate, and back-fill before placing plywood sheets and all types
concrete. It removes several steps in the of specialty formwork.
forming and insulating process and can save Applications include complex
users time and labor. The set-up is simple— three-dimensional (3-D),
the only other additional materials needed single-use formwork units,
are wood or steel stakes and standard 2 x 8 tailor-made to meet project
dimension lumber. Mono Slab EZ Form can requirements. Customized
improve job safety and meets insulation elements are prefabricated in
requirements in all 50 states. the defined quality and as
—Mono Slab EZ Form LLC, required to guarantee the
www.monoslabezform.com planned number of uses. Production and delivery to the jobsite are
coordinated to meet construction schedules.
—PERI, www.peri.com

Cresset Crete-Lease Bio-Tru ALL-Xtra with Poly-Release

Cresset introduced Crete-Lease® Bio-Tru® ALL-Xtra with Poly-Release®.
This chemically reactive, nonstaining, high-performance release agent
allows sharp, accurate impressions on blemish-free concrete surfaces, and it
leaves cleaner forms. This product is biodegradable and has a low VOC
rating of 5 g/L (meets federal, state, and local guidelines). With a main
ingredient that is a derivative of soy oil, Bio-Tru ALL-Xtra with Poly-
Release is an architectural quality form release agent that received the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioPreferred Product certification.
—Cresset Chemical Co., http://cresset.com

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 Product Showcase

H-20 Timber Beams

Monolit Company’s H-20 timber I-beams for
construction formwork consist of a three-layer web made
of 27 mm (1 in.) thick moisture-proof birch board and
flanges fabricated from fir dimension lumber with
beveled edges. The web and the flanges are joined using
a finger-type notched joint and high-strength glue. Beams
are painted with moisture-resistant paint. The beams are
1900 to 5900 mm (75 to 232 in.) long but can be cut to
any length. Other beam dimensions include: beam height
of 200 mm (8 in.), flange thickness of 40 mm (1.5 in.),
and flange width of 80 mm (3 in.). The weight per unit
length of the beams is 4.7 kg/m (3.2 lb/ft).
—Monolit Company, www.formwork-beam-h20.com
Nashville Witness Walls
The civil rights struggle in Nashville, TN, is portrayed in
the “Witness Walls,” a set of concrete sculptural walls
featuring iconic imagery from the Nashville Public Library
Dayton Superior Forming Systems collection. Using precast concrete panels, artist Walter Hood
Dayton Superior’s engineers, designers, and detailers designed spatial experiences that place visitors in the center of
specialize in the layout and design of Symons concrete historical moments that occurred in the city during the civil
forming systems. These cost-effective systems are used rights movement. Gate Precast used photo-realistic form liners
for horizontal and vertical placements of cast-in-place and stencils to re-create the images on curved and rectangular
concrete. Symons Forming Systems include: panels and capture the artist’s vision. For the curved panels,
•• Vertical Systems—Steel-Ply®, Sym-Ply®, Rapid the company used a plastic form liner supplied by Innovative
Clamp™, Max-A-Form®, Max-A-Form® STS, Flex- Brick Systems LLC. For the stenciled flat panels, replicating
Form®, and Aluminum Beam Gangs; the images was both time-consuming and challenging,
•• Horizontal Systems—FrameFast™, ShorFast™, and because the stencils had to be physically cut and placed. Once
DeckFast™; and in the forms, the stencils were then painted with a chemical to
•• Specialty—Garage Beam System, Space-Lift™, and
Custom Designs.
expose the aggregate in the stencil voids. Gate used a concrete
mixture containing dark aggregates with an “as cast” light
—Dayton Superior Corporation, gray background to provide the necessary contrast.
www.daytonsuperior.com —Gate Precast Company, www.gateprecast.com

Euclid Formshield Pure

Metal, plastic, wood, and composition forms strip cleanly
when treated with Formshield Pure, a chemically reactive
release agent containing all-natural oils without the addition
of solvents or water. Formshield Pure dries quickly, allowing
forms to be put into service in as little as 1 hour. It can be used
for precast and architectural concrete applications, as it
dramatically reduces the occurrence of voids and bug holes
and will not stain. Formshield Pure is a crystal clear, easy-to-
apply liquid with no odor or VOCs.
—The Euclid Chemical Company, www.euclidchemical.com

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Industry
Focus
HoloBuilder Integrates with Autodesk’s BIM
360 Construction Management Platform
HoloBuilder Inc. partnered with Autodesk to allow users to
seamlessly move between Autodesk’s BIM 360 construction
management platform and HoloBuilder’s Construction
Solution. This allows for 360-reality capturing and virtual
walkthroughs as well as document and issue management.
Users can add issues to the BIM 360 platform from within
their HoloBuilder project. Created issues are also linked to
their position within HoloBuilder’s documentation so that
users can find the affected area and understand the context.
Users can add documents, such as sheets and floor plans, from
BIM 360 to the HoloBuilder environment, ensuring that
documents used within HoloBuilder are up-to-date. The
cross-platform integration is implemented using Autodesk
Forge technology.
LafargeHolcim and Heliatek Photovoltaic
Concrete Façade
LafargeHolcim and Heliatek developed a photovoltaic
concrete façade product that combines Ductal and HeliaFilm®,
Heliatek’s flexible and ultra-light solar film. A pilot project is
planned in 2018—prefabricated Ductal panels will be
delivered with an integrated solar energy-generation system.
For retrofit applications, HeliaFilm is available in lengths
ranging from 0.3 to 2.0 m (1.0 to 6.6 ft), and it can be
connected with various designs of junction boxes on both
front and back. The transparent version of HeliaFilm can be
applied to almost any glass façade, and the glass will maintain
its aesthetic appeal.
HawkeyePedershaab Concrete Technologies
Merges with BFS
HawkeyePedershaab Concrete Technologies Inc. merged
with BFS Betonfertigteilesysteme GmbH. Through this
partnership with BFS, HawkeyePedershaab will expand its
presence in the concrete pipe and manhole machinery
segment. Headquartered in Blaubeuren, Germany, BFS is
co-led by Daniel Bühler and Klaus Müller, who will continue
with the business. BW Forsyth Partners acquired
HawkeyePedershaab in September 2016, with the goal of
providing equipment and solutions for the precast concrete
industry through organic growth and acquisitions.
Roof Technology for Concrete Ceiling System
Without Steel Reinforcement
ST Bungalow LLC and Molinelli Architects announced a
patent application published by the USPTO for a method of
making a roof or ceiling for various kinds of buildings,
including the “ST Bungalow,” a newly designed and patented,
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solar-powered home. The patent application publication,
“Concrete Floor and Ceiling System without Steel
Reinforcing” (pub. no. US 20170268242) describes a system
that replaces reinforcing bars with polymer forms. A patent for
a similar roof technology but using fiberglass was granted to
ST Bungalow LLC and Molinelli Architects in 2015 (U.S. Pat.
No. 8,991,137). Michael Molinelli, Molinelli Architects,
invented both these technologies. The roof inventions are
intended to provide key components in low-cost, affordable,
solar-powered, and eco-friendly housing being developed
jointly between ST Bungalow LLC and Molinelli Architects.
The polymer or fiberglass forms used in the roof technology
are shaped to efficiently stack. The technology provides an
arched ceiling and a flat roof or floor surface.
Changes to Advisory Board and Group
Management of the PERI Group
The shareholders and the Advisory Board of the PERI
Group have changed the management organization of the
family-owned company to include a Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) in addition to the three managing directors. Rudolf
Huber, Chairman of the Advisory Board, assumed the position
as CEO. He has been a member of the PERI Advisory Board
since 2009 and has been its Chairman since 2011. His
successor as Chairman of the PERI Advisory Board will be
Christian Schwörer. As a member of the shareholder family,
he was Managing Director of PERI Group for Finance and
Organization until 2014 and then joined the Advisory Board.
2017 ITA Tunnelling Awards
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space
Association (ITA) Awards recognize international innovation
and outstanding projects in tunneling and underground space
usage. The 2017 winners included:
Major Project of the Year (over €500M), Doha Metro, Qatar
The Doha Metro is an underground, elevated, and at-grade
rail network that will be built in two phases. The first phase,
with an 85 km (53 mile) network length, consists of three
lines with 37 stations built from July 2014 to September 2016.
It is planned to be operational in 2020 and will be served by
75 trains. Its construction required 470,497 concrete segments
to produce 70,071 tunnel rings for the 111.5 km (69.3 mile)
of tunnels;
Tunneling Project of the Year (€50 to €500M), MTR
Shatin to Central Link (SCL), Hong Kong, China
This high-risk tunneling project included a 4 km (2.5 mile)
tunnel (part of a 17 km [10.6 mile] strategic railway line),
underneath Hong Kong’s highly built-up urban areas. In a

complex geological situation, different tunneling methods
were used, including cut-and-cover and drill-and-blast at only
6 m (20 ft) above a live water supply tunnel. At two points,
the tunnel boring machine also crossed only 6 m below an
operating railway line;
Project of the Year – up to €50M, Fjærland Hydropower
Plants (HPP), Norway
The Fjærland HPP consists of six HPP in rural
surroundings along the Fjærland Fjord. Two of these HPP
include tunnels that were developed without road access and
within strict environmental requirements. Innovative solutions
were developed for the project and small interventions were
implemented in the surrounding nature. The finished result
will be an environmentally friendly generation facility and an
aesthetically pleasing feature on the shoreline along
Fjærlandsfjorden;
Technical Project Innovation of the Year, Construction
of Bifurcation Section of Underground Expressway
Underneath Residential Area in Yokohama, Japan
New technologies were developed and introduced to
construct the large bifurcation section of 20 m (66 ft) width and
200 m (656 ft) length from the main tunnel by a trenchless
construction method, directly under a residential area. An
enlargement shield tunneling machine and large diameter pipe
roof were used for widening of the tunnel from a segmentally
lined tunnel. Use of advanced technologies contributed to the
completion of the bifurcation works without any adverse
impact to the residential area and the successful opening of
Yokohama North Line (8.8 km [5.5 mile]) expressway;
Technical Product/Equipment Innovation of the Year,
Strength Monitoring Using Thermal Imaging (SMUTI),
United Kingdom
SMUTI is a novel method of monitoring sprayed concrete
strength gain. SMUTI allows the strength of the whole
shotcrete lining to be monitored continuously in real time
from a secure position, enhancing benefits such as safety,
quality control, and productivity. Data obtained using SMUTI
is accessible, auditable, and traceable;
Sustainability Initiative of the Year, Anacostia River
Tunnel Project (ART), United States
The ART is a major component of the DC Water Combined
Sewer Overflow remediation program. When completed, the
entire project will reduce sewer overflows to the Anacostia
River by 98%. The ART is a 3.8 km (2.4 mile) long tunnel
with an internal diameter of 7 m (23 ft). Existing overflow
sewers are connected to the tunnel using 30 m (98 ft) deep
Industry Focus
shafts with a specially designed configuration to control
inflow into the tunnel while reducing wear. The tunnel has a
100-year minimum design life. The tunnel was excavated in
an urban setting with minimum impact to the environment and
the surrounding community;
Safety Initiative of the Year, Telemach Cutterhead Disc
Robotic Changing System, Hong Kong, China
Telemach is a semi-automatic multi-purpose robotic arm
installed inside the front shield of the tunnel boring machine
(TBM) to safely replace used cutter discs while the operator
remains inside the TBM control room. During the stoppage
for TBM maintenance, the arm can maneuver into the
cutterhead chamber and perform cleaning and replacement of
worn discs. The 10-year development project is part of a
demonstration that the robotics industry can contribute to a
safer tunneling environment for workers; and
Innovative Underground Space Concept of the Year,
Cavern Master Plan, Hong Kong, China
China is facing urban housing issues as its cities are
overcrowded and there is lack of available space. The project
was conceptualized by noting that rock caverns may serve as a
sustainable source of long-term land supply in Hong Kong
and may represent a new solution to relocate some functions
and release some space. Hong Kong formulated its first
Cavern Master Plan (CMP) to guide and facilitate territory-
wide application of rock caverns for supporting continuous
social and economic development of the city. The potential
uses of these caverns include food/wine storage, archives and
data storage, research laboratories, and vehicle parking. With
the launch of the CMP, numerous cavern projects are being
implemented in the various 48 Strategic Cavern Areas
delineated in the plan.
Errata for
ACI Publications
Available Online
Under the menu for “Publications” at
www.concrete.org, document errata can be
searched by document number or keywords.
Call ACI Customer Service at
+1.248.848.3700 for more information.
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Public
Discussion
The ACI draft standard open for public discussion that is being processed can be found at www.concrete.org/discussion.
This is not yet an official ACI standard.

Public Discussion and Closure

Specification for Inspection of Concrete Construction (ACI 311.7-18)
The ACI Technical Activities Committee (TAC) approved the draft standard subject to satisfactory committee response to
TAC comments in April 2016. The committee responded adequately to TAC’s comments and all balloting rules were adhered
to. In October 2016, the Standards Board granted approval to release the draft standard for public discussion and to process it as
an ACI standard. Public discussion was announced on October 16, 2016, and closed on December 10, 2016. The committee
responded to the public discussion. TAC reviewed the closure and approved it in March 2018. The Standards Board approved
publication of the ACI standard in March 2018.
The public discussion and the committee’s response to the discussion are available on ACI’s website, www.concrete.org/
discussion.

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Sinopsis en español

Un curso final para edificios de concreto reforzado Ideas acerca de la construcción de cabezales de pilotes

Fanella, D.A. y Mota, M.C., Concrete International, V. 40, Granosik, T., y Chovelon, G.M., Concrete International,
No. 6, junio de 2018, págs. 24-30 V. 40, No. 6, junio de 2018, págs. 38-39

Los miembros del personal con el Concrete Reinforcing Steel
Institute ha desarrollado recientemente un curso capstone
que ofrece información práctica sobre el diseño económico,
detalle y construcción de edificios de concreto reforzado.
El objetivo del curso es cerrar la brecha entre academia y
práctica y a preparar a los estudiantes para una carrera en el
mundo de la consultoría. Este artículo resume el curso y cómo
se puede acceder.
Se propone un método alternativo para la construcción de
tapones de pilotes en pilas individuales coladas y fundidas
in situ. El método permite que un solo subcontratista instale
tanto el pilote como el cabezal de pilotes, ahorrando así tiempo al
eliminar la necesidad de operaciones separadas de excavación,
construcción y relleno para completar el cabezal de pilotes.
Trabajando con seguridad en el borde

Concreto fabricado en obra de arte finurada
Concrete International, V. 40, No. 6, junio de 2018,
págs. 32-36
David Umemoto, con sede en Montreal, QC, Canadá, utiliza
el concreto como medio para su obra de arte, una fusión de
la arquitectura y la escultura. Él crea sus piezas a través de
un proceso de varias fases que se convierte en parte de una
configuración más grande. Las motivaciones y los métodos
del artista se describen a través de una sesión de preguntas y
respuestas.
Carrillo, J.M. (Manny), Concrete International, V. 40,
No. 6, junio de 2018, págs. 41-43
Sistema de anclaje de seguridad (SAPS, por sus siglas en
inglés) es un sistema de barandal montado en la superficie con
un sistema de anclaje positivo y roscado incrustado dentro de
la losa de concreto. También tiene un anillo D específico para
un punto de conexión. Una barandilla de SAPS se instala y
elimina rápidamente, y es reutilizable. El sistema hace la vida
más simple y más segura para los trabajadores que la instalan
y dependen de ella para la protección contra caídas.

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What’s
New from
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS
364.15T-18: TechNote: Significance of the
Shrinkage-Compensating and Nonshrink
Labels on Packaged Repair Materials
The terms “shrinkage-compensating” and “nonshrink” are
both intended to describe materials that exhibit no or little net
contraction as a result of shrinkage. In practice, however,
these terms are of limited use in the selection of repair
materials without supporting test data on time-dependent
volume changes.
ACI UNIVERSITY ONLINE COURSES
On-Demand Course: Concrete Field Testing
Technician Grade I Certification Training
(with ASTM Standards) (2018)
This on-demand course contains six modules that prepare
you for the ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade I
Certification exam. There are two versions of this course: with
or without the ASTM standards documents.
Continuing Education Credit: 0.475 CEU (4.75 PDH)
On-Demand Course: Concrete Field Testing
Technician Grade I Certification Training
(without ASTM Standards) (2018)
This on-demand course contains six modules that prepare
you for the ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade I
Certification exam. There are two versions of this course: with
or without the ASTM standards documents.
Continuing Education Credit: 0.475 CEU (4.75 PDH)
On-Demand Course: Design of Concrete
Elements Using High-Strength Reinforcement
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the advances steel reinforcement is making to
create new higher-strength materials and describe possible
advantages in design and cost of replacing normal Grade 60
steel with higher Grade steel in member design.
2. Identify the steel reinforcement grades currently permitted
today for flexural, axial, shear, torsion, temperature and
shrinkage reinforcement applications, and explain the effect of
higher grades of steel on concrete beam and column designs
for seismic and non-seismic design applications.
3. Describe the 0.2 percent offset method that is now part of
the ACI 318-14 code and how this test method changes the
measured yield strengths of Grade 80 and Grade 100 steel.
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4. Describe how higher-strength reinforcement products can
improve concrete designs and concrete construction by
reducing reinforcement bar congestion.
Continuing Education Credit: 0.1 CEU (1 PDH)
On-Demand Course: Innovation in Concrete
Construction: How It Happens and Why It
Benefits Us All
Learning Objectives
1. Define innovation.
2. Connect problem-solving and innovation.
3. Recognize the role collaboration plays in advancing
innovation.
4. Understand the role ACI plays bringing new technology
to the market.
5. Recognize the means and value in building concrete
industry capacity to respond to and address innovation in
the marketplace.
Continuing Education Credit: 0.1 CEU (1 PDH)
On-Demand Course: Overview of ACI 330.2R-17
“Guide for the Design and Construction
of Concrete Site Paving for Industrial and
Trucking Facilities”
Learning Objectives
1. Explain differences between designing commercial parking
lots and industrial heavy traffic parking lots (ACI 330R-08
and 330.2R-17, respectively).
2. Describe the importance of a proper pavement support
system for industrial and trucking facilities.
3. Recall design variables and how to use them to select proper
pavement thickness for industrial and trucking facilities.
4. Identify proper jointing details for concrete site paving.
Continuing Education Credit: 0.1 CEU (1 PDH)
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Meetings
JUNE
11-12 - 9th Advances in Cement Based Materials
(Cements 2018), State College, PA
http://ceramics.org/cements2018
11-14 - The International Bridge Conference® (IBC),
National Harbor, MD
https://eswp.com/bridge/bridge-home
19-22 - 13th International Symposium on Concrete
Roads (ISCR), Berlin, Germany
www.concreteroads2018.com
21-23 - AIA Conference on Architecture 2018 (A’18),
New York, NY
http://conferenceonarchitecture.com
25-26 - Final Conference of RILEM TC-253 MCI
(Microorganisms-Cementitious Materials Interactions),
Toulouse, France
https://rilem-mci2018.sciencesconf.org
25-27 - IABSE Conference Copenhagen 2018, Copenhagen,
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Q&A
Lateral Pressure of Concrete in Formwork
Q.
I have been designing formwork for over 40 years
and have several questions/comments regarding
Eq. 4.2.2.1a(c) in ACI 347R-14.1 Why was this
equation introduced and how was it developed? What is the
significance of the 14 ft wall height in Table 4.2.2.1a(a)?
Using Eq. 4.2.2.1a(b) at a wall height of about 13 ft 11-1/2 in.
and Eq. 4.2.2.1a(c) for a 1 in. taller wall yields an entirely
different placement rate. In addition, Eq. 4.2.2.1a(c) does not
work when designing one-sided wall forms that exceed 14 ft
in height, at a design pressure of 600 lb/ft2, yet walls are cast
frequently with these parameters and with no adverse effects.
A.
Equations 4.2.2.1a(a), (b), and (c) in ACI 347R-14,
with some variation in modifiers and limits on use,
have existed since the first edition of the
committee report ACI 347-63.2 They were developed during a
study of available pressure data by ACI Committee 622 (now
ACI Committee 347, Formwork for Concrete) and published
in the ACI Journal Proceedings in 1958.3 Limits were
gradually imposed over several editions due to uncertainty
resulting from introduction of various admixtures. By the ACI
347R-944 version, the equations had been restricted to
mixtures with Type I cement and no admixtures.
Additional research on effects of unit weight, cement type,
and admixtures resulted in inclusion of the unit weight and
chemistry coefficients (Cw and Cc, respectively) in ACI
347-01.5 Also, Eq. 4.2.2.1a(b) for walls was removed from
this document because of some concern that it underpredicted
pressure at very low rates of placement. After further review,
Eq. 4.2.2.1a(b) was reintroduced in the ACI 347R-036 and
ACI 347-047 editions, with some limits on height of placement.
The appearance of specific admixtures for production of
self-consolidating concrete (SCC) also resulted in additional
recommendations for SCC in ACI 347R-03 and ACI 347-04.
Limits on the pressure equation use and modifiers evolved
over the decades as more pressure data became available and
new admixtures were introduced. The recommendations
included in ACI 347R-14 reflect that evolution.
Safety is the paramount consideration. Thus, the committee
concluded in the 2003 and 2004 documents, when reinstating
Eq. 4.2.2.1a(b), to limit its application because it predicts lower
pressures than Eq. 4.2.2.1.a(c) in some ranges of the parameters.
Most of the data was measured in placements where the
height was less than 14 ft (typical of most construction). The
lesser amount of data from higher placements caused
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Questions in this column were asked by users of ACI documents and have
been answered by ACI staff or by a member or members of ACI technical
committees. The answers do not represent the official position of an ACI
committee. Comments should be sent to rex.donahey@concrete.org.
confidence to be lower.
A discontinuity when transitioning from 14 ft or less to
more than 14 ft wall height is a frequent comment, and the
committee is aware of the issue. When more data becomes
available, it should be possible to develop a smooth transition
in the future documents. However, most recent studies have
been focused on prediction methods for SCC rather than
conventional concrete, so elimination of the discontinuity may
not occur soon.
As for the wall construction, the committee would like to
see more data from actual pressure measurements. ACI
347R-14 and several previous editions indicate that other
design pressures can be used when measurements have been
made with the specific concrete mixture under similar
conditions of placement. Some contractors do this, but the
resulting data is frequently held proprietary and does not
contribute to improvements in the predictive equations.
Although formwork designers and contractors may state that
they have successfully used lower pressures for design, these
statements are frequently not based on measurement of the
actual maximum pressure generated. Thus, the true factor of
safety is not known. Even though the form might not have had
a blowout, it may have been close to failure.
References
1. ACI Committee 347, “Guide to Formwork for Concrete (ACI 347R-
14),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2014, 36 pp.
2. ACI Committee 347, “Recommended Practice for Concrete
Formwork (ACI 347-63),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington
Hills, MI, 1963, 52 pp.
3. ACI Committee 662, “Pressures on Formwork,” ACI Journal
Proceedings, V. 55, No. 8, Aug. 1958, pp. 173-190.
4. ACI Committee 347, “Guide to Formwork for Concrete (ACI 347R-
94),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 1994, 34 pp.
5. ACI Committee 347, “Guide to Formwork for Concrete (ACI 347-
01),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2001, 32 pp.
6. ACI Committee 347, “Guide to Formwork for Concrete (ACI 347R-
03),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2003, 32 pp.
7. ACI Committee 347, “Guide to Formwork for Concrete (ACI 347-
04),” American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2004, 32 pp.
Thanks to David W. Johnston, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
NC, member of ACI Committee 347, Formwork for Concrete, and the
author of the eighth edition of SP-4: Formwork for Concrete, for providing
the answer.
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