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10/28/2014
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The American Concrete Institute honored Prof. James K. Wight, ACI Past President, with a three part symposium at the ACI Fall 2014 Convention in Washington D.C. The sessions highlighted three topics: *Behavior and structural applications of fiber-reinforced concrete; *Past and current research on cast-in-place and precast beam-column connections of earthquake-resistant frame structures, as well as connections in precast bridge girders; and *Past and current research on behavior of reinforced concrete flexural members and walls, as well as on structural collapse. The first session provided information on the influence of fiber reinforcement on tensile, bending, and compression behavior of concrete; latest techniques for simulating the tensile behavior of fiber-reinforced concrete; how the use of fiber-reinforced concrete can improve behavior of reinforced concrete joints; and various testing techniques for and structural repair applications of fiber-reinforced polymer materials. The second session presented information on the evolution of design provisions for beam-column connections of earthquake-resistant frame structures; force transfer mechanisms in cast-in-place and precast beam-column connections; primary variables affecting joint behavior; and modeling techniques for beam-column connections. The final session concerned the behavior of discontinuity regions of structural walls, such as short wall segments around openings, during strong ground motions; factors that may lead to collapse of reinforced concrete structures; the behavior of flexural elements under monotonic and reversed cyclic loading; and the behavior of headed bars when used as transverse reinforcement in reinforced concrete flexural members. Prof. Wight has served as a professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Michigan for over 40 years. He served as ACI President in 2012-2013 and has chaired and served on several ACI committees over the years including 318 Structural Concrete Building Code, 352 Joints and Connections in Monolithic Concrete Structures, Technical Activities Committee, and International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee 71 Advisory Committee. Wight is also actively involved in the International Advisory Committee and the 318 International Workshop Committee for Structural Concrete in the Americas and Beyond. Through his continuing involvement with ACI committees and the Board of Direction, Wight serves as a valuable resource to the Institute. The three-part symposium aligns with ACI’s strategic plan to develop and disseminate consensus-based knowledge on concrete and its uses. View more on Fiber-Reinforced Concrete, Precast Concrete, and Seismic Activity in Concrete
The American Concrete Institute honored Prof. James K. Wight, ACI Past President, with a three part symposium at the ACI Fall 2014 Convention in Washington D.C. The sessions highlighted three topics:
*Behavior and structural applications of fiber-reinforced concrete;
*Past and current research on cast-in-place and precast beam-column connections of earthquake-resistant frame structures, as well as connections in precast bridge girders; and
*Past and current research on behavior of reinforced concrete flexural members and walls, as well as on structural collapse.
The first session provided information on the influence of fiber reinforcement on tensile, bending, and compression behavior of concrete; latest techniques for simulating the tensile behavior of fiber-reinforced concrete; how the use of fiber-reinforced concrete can improve behavior of reinforced concrete joints; and various testing techniques for and structural repair applications of fiber-reinforced polymer materials.
The second session presented information on the evolution of design provisions for beam-column connections of earthquake-resistant frame structures; force transfer mechanisms in cast-in-place and precast beam-column connections; primary variables affecting joint behavior; and modeling techniques for beam-column connections.
The final session concerned the behavior of discontinuity regions of structural walls, such as short wall segments around openings, during strong ground motions; factors that may lead to collapse of reinforced concrete structures; the behavior of flexural elements under monotonic and reversed cyclic loading; and the behavior of headed bars when used as transverse reinforcement in reinforced concrete flexural members.
Prof. Wight has served as a professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Michigan for over 40 years. He served as ACI President in 2012-2013 and has chaired and served on several ACI committees over the years including 318 Structural Concrete Building Code, 352 Joints and Connections in Monolithic Concrete Structures, Technical Activities Committee, and International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee 71 Advisory Committee. Wight is also actively involved in the International Advisory Committee and the 318 International Workshop Committee for Structural Concrete in the Americas and Beyond. Through his continuing involvement with ACI committees and the Board of Direction, Wight serves as a valuable resource to the Institute.
The three-part symposium aligns with ACI’s strategic plan to develop and disseminate consensus-based knowledge on concrete and its uses.
View more on Fiber-Reinforced Concrete, Precast Concrete, and Seismic Activity in Concrete
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