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American Concrete Institute Announces New Concrete Repair Code Webinar Series

8/31/2016

The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of a new three-day webinar series: Guide to ACI 562-16 Repair Code: Design Examples.

This webinar series will run for two hours on each of September 27, 28, and 29, 2016.  Highlights of the webinar include an overview of ACI 562, a typical parking garage repair, a typical façade repair, the adaptive reuse of a historic depot, strengthening of a parking/plaza slab, and repair of a precast/prestressed double-tee.  Expert speakers include:

• Jared E. Brewe, PhD, PE, SE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
• Kevin Conroy, PE, SE, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
• Kip Gatto, PE, SE, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
• Tony Gueorguiev, PE, SE, Freyssinet, Inc.
• Keith Kesner, PhD, PE, SE, FACI, CVM Professional
• Carl J. Larosche, PE, FACI, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
• Patrick D. Martin, PE, Carl Walker, Inc. and
• Gustavo Tumialan, PhD, PE, FACI, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.   

In addition to reviewing the process behind each design example, speakers will demonstrate how to use the ACI 562-16 Code Requirements for Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures and Commentary

The three-day webinar series costs $150.00, and ACI members can attend for the discounted rate of $120.00.  All webinar attendees receive credits by attending the entire duration of the live webinars or passing a quiz after each webinar.

Based on nearly one century of content from ACI, the ACI 562 repair code combines the Institute’s historical knowledge with state-of-the-art resources on the evaluation, repair, and rehabilitation of concrete buildings.  The new ACI 562 Repair Code Portal showcases ACI’s many resources on concrete repair including informational videos, free on-demand presentations on the new code requirements, recent industry articles on concrete repair, and more.  Additional information at www.concrete.org/ACI562 or by calling 248-848-3700.

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For more information, contact:
Julie Webb
Marketing Communications Specialist
248-848-3148
Julie.Webb@concrete.org

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