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FREE Workshop: Strengthening of Concrete & Masonry Structures Using FRP and Other Structures
May 24 @ 7:30 am - 4:00 pm EDT
May 24, 2023 – Phoenix
Simpson Strong-Tie Specials Facility and Training Center
154 S Kyrene Road
Chandler, AZ 85226
Time:
8:30 am-4:00 pm*
Registration opens at 7:30 am
If you can’t commit to the full-day workshop, we encourage you to register and attend for a half day or less.
AGENDA
| 7:30am-8:30am | REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST |
| 8:30am-8:45am | INTRODUCTION/WELCOME/CREDITS/OVERVIEW |
| 8:45am-10:15am | FRP Introduction - Introduction to FRP composite and applications - FRP materials and installation procedures - Basic design principles and code requirements - Strengthening of beams and slabs (fixture/shear) |
| 10:15am-10:30am | BREAK |
| 10:30am-11:15am | Strengthening Using Concrete Enlargement - Benefits of using form and pump concreting technique |
| 11:15am-12:00pm | Post-Tensioning (PT) Repair & Strengthening - Repairing PT systems - Slab openings and modifications - External PT strengthening |
| 12:00pm-12:45pm | LUNCH |
| 12:45pm-1:15pm | FRCM - Applications and installation techniques - Benefits and features compared to FRP |
| 1:15pm-1:45pm | Demo: FRP Installation |
| 1:45pm-2:15pm | Fire Protection of FRP - Code requirements regarding fire resistance of FRP strengthened concrete structures - New materials available to address these challenges |
| 2:15pm-2:45pm | FRP Quality Control Testing - Adhesion and tensile testing - FRP anchor testing |
| 2:45pm-3:00pm | BREAK |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm | Advances in FRP Testing - Lightweight concrete testing, wall and column testing program - FRP bond behavior with and without FRP anchors |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm | Closing Remarks/Group Discussion |
*Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Free on-site parking is available.
SPEAKERS
Tarek Alkhrdaji, PhD, PE
Vice President of Strengthening, STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
Clyde Ellis
Vice President of Sales, Strengthening, STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
Gaetano Bologna, PE
Business Development Manager, Strengthening, STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES
Aniket Borwankar
Senior Development Manager, Simpson Strong-Tie