The American Concrete Institute recently announced that it is launching a series of seminars hosted at its headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
The seminars will allow attendees to earn professional development hours and continuing education units, ACI says.
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The American Concrete Institute recently announced that it is launching a series of seminars hosted at its headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
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“Highly recognized speakers will offer face-to-face interaction, and free resources and referencing tools will be distributed for use both during and after the seminar,” according to the series overview.
The first seminar, “ACI 562: Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures,” will be held on Oct. 30.
Topics covered in the presentation will include:
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Philosophy behind ACI 562;
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Need for a repair code;
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Major types of cracks in concrete;
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Consistent repair design;
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Repair construction challenges;
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Significance of a quality assurance program for a successful repair;
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Benefits for the owner;
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Examples throughout the presentation to highlight the major issues; and
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A real-life repair example to demonstrate the overall use of the repair code.
Future seminar topics are slated to include “Concrete Slabs-on-Ground,” “Troubleshooting Concrete Construction” and “Troubleshooting Concrete Forming and Shoring.”
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