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11/25/2020
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The American Concrete Institute, with support from the ACI UAE Chapter and the ACI Saudi Arabian Chapter, Eastern Province, hosted the ACI Concrete Conference on Sustainability & Durability 16-17 November 2020. The free two-day conference attracted nearly 400 attendees from 44 countries across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America. Leading experts were on hand to give sessions on the impact FRP has on durability, the role climate change plays on the sustainability of concrete, life expectancy of concrete structures, and other topics of interest to the concrete community. Event speakers and topics included: American Concrete Institute: More Than Just ACI 318; Stephen Szoke, PE, FACI, FASCE, FSEI, LEED AP Supplemental Cementitious Materials for Durable and Sustainable Concrete; presented by Fouad Yazbeck, MACI Adaptive and Resilient Engineering for Climate Change; presented by Julie K. Buffenbarger, FACI, LEED AP BD+C Building a Sustainable Future, Green Sense Concrete; Daniel Touma Durability Design Using Service Life Prediction; presented by Kyle Stanish, PhD, SE, PE Sustainability and the ACI Building Code: Plans for the 2025 Edition of ACI 318; presented by Andrew W. Taylor, PhD, SE Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Bars for Sustainable Concrete Structures in the Arabian Gulf Region; presented by Mesfer El Zahrani, PhD, and Muhammad K. Rahman, PhD Impact of Using Fiber Reinforced Polymer on Concrete Durability and Sustainability; presented by Antonio Nanni, PhD, PE Migrating Corrosion Inhibitors for Durable Reinforced Concrete Structures; presented by Shadi Hindaileh, PE Improved Sustainability Through Durability Design; presented by R. Douglas Hooton, PhD, PE, Hon MACI Sustainability and Durability in the Egyptian Building Code; presented by Tamer Elafandy, PhD ACI also awarded an ACI University subscription to two lucky attendees of the Concrete Conference. ACI University is a global, online-learning resource, providing on-demand access to a wide range of topics on concrete materials, design, construction, and repair. ACI’s international activities are a major force in creating and maintaining a worldwide community of individuals and organizations supplying and accessing knowledge on concrete. Cooperating closely with International Partners and international ACI Chapters, benefits everyone in the global concrete community. The ACI Concrete Conference on Sustainability & Durability was presented by event partners Cortec Middle East and Master Builders Solutions, a brand of MBCC Group. Supporters: Partners:
The American Concrete Institute, with support from the ACI UAE Chapter and the ACI Saudi Arabian Chapter, Eastern Province, hosted the ACI Concrete Conference on Sustainability & Durability 16-17 November 2020.
The free two-day conference attracted nearly 400 attendees from 44 countries across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America. Leading experts were on hand to give sessions on the impact FRP has on durability, the role climate change plays on the sustainability of concrete, life expectancy of concrete structures, and other topics of interest to the concrete community.
Event speakers and topics included:
ACI also awarded an ACI University subscription to two lucky attendees of the Concrete Conference. ACI University is a global, online-learning resource, providing on-demand access to a wide range of topics on concrete materials, design, construction, and repair.
ACI’s international activities are a major force in creating and maintaining a worldwide community of individuals and organizations supplying and accessing knowledge on concrete. Cooperating closely with International Partners and international ACI Chapters, benefits everyone in the global concrete community.
The ACI Concrete Conference on Sustainability & Durability was presented by event partners Cortec Middle East and Master Builders Solutions, a brand of MBCC Group.
Supporters:
Partners:
ACI University is a global, online learning resource, providing on-demand access to a wide range of topics on concrete materials, design, and construction
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