Leaders in concrete practice weigh in on certification, code and licensing programs developed within the industry and beyond
By Kimberly Kayler
Certification Nation
Month: July 2015
Catch a Wave
Lakelands Concrete musters crews and partners for Corps of Engineers milestone(s)
By Don Marsh
MANUFACTURERS – JULY 2015
Wally Hernandez has joined Besser Co. as sales and technical support representative, based in Florida and responsible for the entire product line. A Dominican Republic native, he moved to Florida at the age of 11 and, after graduating from high school, completed a tour of duty with the Marines, working in helicopter hydraulics maintenance.
New ASTM Committee A01 standard covers galvanized rebar
ASTM International’s A1094/A1094M, Specification for Continuous Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement details corrosion protection for zinc- or zinc alloy-coated rebar.
CIM students assist ASCC, ACI, RMC-backed surfaces research
Concrete Industry Management students at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Murfreesboro, recently placed fresh mixes in a U-shaped concrete wall section formed the day before, continuing the ASCC Education, Research and Development Foundation-funded “Evaluation and Examination of ACI 347.3R ‘Guide to Formed Concrete Surfaces’” project.
Organizers call for papers at co-located 2016 SCC, Sustainability Conferences
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and Missouri University of Science & Technology invite abstracts for the 2016 Self-Consolidating Concrete Conference and the International Concrete Sustainability Conference (ICSC), May 15-18 in Washington, D.C. Engineers, architects, public works officials, material suppliers, researchers, academics, students, contractors and concrete industry professionals are encouraged to share their research, experiences and accomplishments in advancing SCC and sustainable concrete design, production and construction.
ORGANIZATIONS – JULY 2015
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has named Robert Risser its new president. He joins the group with 20-plus years’ of executive association management experience, including nearly a decade as president and CEO of the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute in Schaumburg, Ill., and succeeds James Toscas, who left PCI in late-2014 to lead the Portland Cement Association.
Man’s best friend hones rescue skills at Aggregate Industries NE facility
Aggregate Industries US, Northeast Region recently hosted an International Rescue Dog Organization (IRO) Rubble Trial at its Littleton, Mass., K-9 testing facility. Four teams competed at two different levels (RH-T-A and RH-T-B), which involved the rescue of two and three victims within 20 minutes and 30 minutes, respectively, in a simulated rubble pile.
PRODUCERS – JULY 2015
The board of AltusGroup, Inc.—Bethlehem, Pa.-based proprietor of CarbonCast architectural and structure precast concrete—has appointed Oldcastle Precast Building Systems’ Ron Jankowski to a two-year term as chairman. A member of the Oldcastle Precast business development team, he has served as AltusGroup secretary, Mid-Atlantic Precast Association president and Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Total Precast Committee chair.
Newport pier supported with Shea Concrete pile caps
In early May, Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed and Director of the State Department of Environmental Management Janet Coit officially opened a new 240-ft. long, 20-ft. wide concrete pier at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I.