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4/30/2015
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John Conn (front row, left), Augusto Holmberg (front row, third from left), and Mike Morrison (front row, right) with attendees at the Santiago, Chile Session The American Concrete Institute traveled to Canada and Chile recently for orientation sessions, hosted by our sponsoring groups Concrete Construction Consultants, Ottawa, Canada, and the Instituto del Cemento y del Hormigón de Chile (ICH), Santiago, Chile, respectively. The orientation sessions are offered for those sponsoring groups wishing to offer the Adhesive Anchor Installer certification program developed by ACI and the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. The objective of this initiative is to assist ACI’s International Sponsoring Groups in bringing new industry relevant certification programs to their concrete construction community, and to increase the number of functioning groups to facilitate the availability of ACI Certification, thereby increasing the number of certified individuals, providing high quality work in the concrete industry. The “Train-the-Administrator” program reflects ACI's strategic plan objectives to establish and expand strong and productive relationships with external organizations and individuals. Classroom review – Santiago, Chile John Conn, ACI Manager, Certification Operations & Chapter Activities and Michael Morrison, ACI Manager, New Certification Program Development, traveled to Ottawa, Canada, and Santiago, Chile, to help these Sponsoring Groups launch ACI’s Adhesive Anchor Installer Certification Program. The program helps to train their examiners, instructors, supplemental examiners, and proctors to conduct future certifications. The two-day program includes a workbook review and hands-on practice session on day one, followed by the written exam and practical exam on day two. J.T. Watson, Paul Walkington, and Gerald Allen, Concrete Construction Consultants Sponsoring Group ACI’s sessions in North and South America included visitors from other cities and countries within the region visited. In Ottawa, Canada, representatives from Quebec and Eastern Ontario, and Ontario Chapters attended the program. In Santiago, Chile, Prof. Pedro Quiroga, ACI’s primary certification contact for the Colombia Chapter, and four members of the ACI Peru Chapter attended the program. Prof. Quiroga’s attendance in Santiago now allows the Colombia Chapter located in Bogotá to offer the AAI program throughout Colombia. Prof. Quiroga will coordinate this effort and anticipates having his first AAI session in Bogotá in July, 2015. “In Colombia, manufacturers, contractors and structural engineers are very concerned with the quality of adhesive anchorages and the ability of anchorage installers, so they are very interested in the AAI program,” said Prof. Quiroga, of the ACI Colombia Chapter. “Aside from connecting steel elements and non-structural elements to concrete, adhesive anchorages are frequently used in seismic retrofitting of existing buildings. The demand for certified adhesive anchorage installers in Colombia is going to be high.” Chile is one of an increasing number of Latin American countries currently using the ACI 318 Building Code for Structural Concrete. Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Bolivia, and Mexico also use the code. Use of the code necessitates a higher level of quality control, and consequently, ACI Certifications are in demand. In addition to the AAI orientation session, Instituto del Cemento y del Hormigón de Chile hosted a one day 318 Anchorage Seminar on 19 March conducted by Mr. Neal Anderson, Staff Consultant with Simpson, Gumpertz and Heger, and member of ACI Committee 355 Anchorage to Concrete. “I think bringing these type of sessions and seminars to the international community is of great service to the industry in helping engineers keep up with the latest design standards worldwide as well as helping the construction industry in making them aware of the importance to follow the manufacturer’s printed installation instructions when it comes to post-installed anchors,” said Ms. Silvia C. Dyer, P.E., Simpson Strong-Tie, and AAI Program Participant. According to Augusto F. Holmberg, General Manager of Instituto del Cemento y del Hormigón de Chile, "Adhesive anchors are a great option to add flexibility to concrete construction and are widely used in Chile. Use of anchors, as recognized by ACI318, requires that we take care of the proper specification and installation and the ACI Certification program will help us to move forward in this direction." As of March, 2015, ACI’s Certification department has 40 Sponsoring Groups offering the Adhesive Anchor Installer program. Demand for this important program is growing because many state and local municipalities adopted the IBC 2012 Code which includes ACI 318-11. Appendix D of ACI 318-11, specifies that installation of adhesive anchors in a horizontal or overhead orientation, where a sustained tensile load is apparent, requires ACI/CRSI Certified Personnel. This certification program is also required in the new ACI 318-14 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete. Learn more about the Adhesive Anchor Installation Certification Program and requirements. View all ACI/CRSI AAI Certification locations here. To learn more about the ACI Certification, visit www.ACICertification.org.
John Conn (front row, left), Augusto Holmberg (front row, third from left), and Mike Morrison (front row, right) with attendees at the Santiago, Chile Session
The American Concrete Institute traveled to Canada and Chile recently for orientation sessions, hosted by our sponsoring groups Concrete Construction Consultants, Ottawa, Canada, and the Instituto del Cemento y del Hormigón de Chile (ICH), Santiago, Chile, respectively. The orientation sessions are offered for those sponsoring groups wishing to offer the Adhesive Anchor Installer certification program developed by ACI and the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute.
The objective of this initiative is to assist ACI’s International Sponsoring Groups in bringing new industry relevant certification programs to their concrete construction community, and to increase the number of functioning groups to facilitate the availability of ACI Certification, thereby increasing the number of certified individuals, providing high quality work in the concrete industry. The “Train-the-Administrator” program reflects ACI's strategic plan objectives to establish and expand strong and productive relationships with external organizations and individuals.
Classroom review – Santiago, Chile
John Conn, ACI Manager, Certification Operations & Chapter Activities and Michael Morrison, ACI Manager, New Certification Program Development, traveled to Ottawa, Canada, and Santiago, Chile, to help these Sponsoring Groups launch ACI’s Adhesive Anchor Installer Certification Program. The program helps to train their examiners, instructors, supplemental examiners, and proctors to conduct future certifications. The two-day program includes a workbook review and hands-on practice session on day one, followed by the written exam and practical exam on day two.
J.T. Watson, Paul Walkington, and Gerald Allen, Concrete Construction Consultants Sponsoring Group
ACI’s sessions in North and South America included visitors from other cities and countries within the region visited. In Ottawa, Canada, representatives from Quebec and Eastern Ontario, and Ontario Chapters attended the program. In Santiago, Chile, Prof. Pedro Quiroga, ACI’s primary certification contact for the Colombia Chapter, and four members of the ACI Peru Chapter attended the program.
Prof. Quiroga’s attendance in Santiago now allows the Colombia Chapter located in Bogotá to offer the AAI program throughout Colombia. Prof. Quiroga will coordinate this effort and anticipates having his first AAI session in Bogotá in July, 2015.
“In Colombia, manufacturers, contractors and structural engineers are very concerned with the quality of adhesive anchorages and the ability of anchorage installers, so they are very interested in the AAI program,” said Prof. Quiroga, of the ACI Colombia Chapter. “Aside from connecting steel elements and non-structural elements to concrete, adhesive anchorages are frequently used in seismic retrofitting of existing buildings. The demand for certified adhesive anchorage installers in Colombia is going to be high.”
Chile is one of an increasing number of Latin American countries currently using the ACI 318 Building Code for Structural Concrete. Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Bolivia, and Mexico also use the code. Use of the code necessitates a higher level of quality control, and consequently, ACI Certifications are in demand.
In addition to the AAI orientation session, Instituto del Cemento y del Hormigón de Chile hosted a one day 318 Anchorage Seminar on 19 March conducted by Mr. Neal Anderson, Staff Consultant with Simpson, Gumpertz and Heger, and member of ACI Committee 355 Anchorage to Concrete.
“I think bringing these type of sessions and seminars to the international community is of great service to the industry in helping engineers keep up with the latest design standards worldwide as well as helping the construction industry in making them aware of the importance to follow the manufacturer’s printed installation instructions when it comes to post-installed anchors,” said Ms. Silvia C. Dyer, P.E., Simpson Strong-Tie, and AAI Program Participant.
According to Augusto F. Holmberg, General Manager of Instituto del Cemento y del Hormigón de Chile, "Adhesive anchors are a great option to add flexibility to concrete construction and are widely used in Chile. Use of anchors, as recognized by ACI318, requires that we take care of the proper specification and installation and the ACI Certification program will help us to move forward in this direction."
As of March, 2015, ACI’s Certification department has 40 Sponsoring Groups offering the Adhesive Anchor Installer program. Demand for this important program is growing because many state and local municipalities adopted the IBC 2012 Code which includes ACI 318-11. Appendix D of ACI 318-11, specifies that installation of adhesive anchors in a horizontal or overhead orientation, where a sustained tensile load is apparent, requires ACI/CRSI Certified Personnel. This certification program is also required in the new ACI 318-14 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete.
Learn more about the Adhesive Anchor Installation Certification Program and requirements.
View all ACI/CRSI AAI Certification locations here.
To learn more about the ACI Certification, visit www.ACICertification.org.
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