Events
ACI Student Chapter Dinner Meeting #1:
Vision 2020, ACI 562 and SHRP2 R19A: Creating the tools to improve the durability of concrete repairs and achieve 100 service life.
Presented by David Whitmore, P.Eng., FACI, FCSCE, NACE CP Specialist No.9424.
We are pleased to announce that the University of Manitoba American Concrete Institute (ACI) Student Chapter will be hosting its first Student Chapter meeting in 2019. For those unfamiliar with ACI, this student chapter is open to graduate and undergraduate students and will be an excellent opportunity to further your concrete knowledge, professional development and to build your resume.
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Repair of Concrete Structures – Presented by David Whitmore, P.Eng., FACI, FCSCE, NACE CP Specialist No.9424.
When: Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 at 5:00 pm
Where: Engineering Building- Room E2-105
Food and beverages will be provided!
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Overview of Presentation:
Real projects will be used to illustrate how concrete structures deteriorate, how proper repair strategies can be implemented and the environmental and sustainability benefits of extending service life.
Bio for Presenter:
David Whitmore is President and Chief Innovation Officer for Vector Corrosion Technologies, a company which specializes in the repair and corrosion protection of reinforced concrete structures.
Dave is a registered Professional Engineer, a NACE Cathodic Protection Specialist and he serves on a number of repair, corrosion, sustainability and education committees of ACI, ICRI and NACE. He is a fellow of the American Concrete Institute and the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers. He has been involved with US Federal Highway Administration on the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) and SHRP 2 projects with regard to Electrochemical Chloride Extraction, Cathodic Protection of concrete bridge structures and Bridges for Service Life Beyond 100 Years.
ACI Student Chapter Dinner Meeting #2:
Concrete Canvas
Presented by Garry McFarlane CPESC, CISEC.
Overview of Presentation:
This presentation is about concrete canvas (CC) which are part of a revolutionary class of new, innovative materials called Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mats (GCCMs). CC is a flexible, concrete filled fabric which provides a thin and durable concrete layer when hydrated. Typically, 10-times faster to install than conventional concrete solutions; essentially, it’s concrete on a roll.
Concrete Canvas is used for a wide range of erosion control applications. It allows concrete construction with minimal plant and specialist training. Typically ten-times faster to install than conventional solutions, essentially its Concrete on a Roll: simply unroll and Just Add Water.
Bio for Presenter:
Garry McFarlane has spent the past 44 years in construction working throughout Manitoba, Western, and Eastern Canada.
In the mid-eighties, Garry received a Diploma from Red River Community College in Building - Structural Technology, and Architectural Drafting. In 2000, he acquired a CTR designation through Construction Specifications Canada. Most recently, Garry has acquired a CPESC designation as a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control. In addition, Garry earned a CISEC designation as a Certified Inspector in Erosion Control.
Garry has extensive experience working for one of the largest General Contractors in North America. He was also the Canadian Geosynthetic Product Manager for one of the largest Construction Distributors in North America.
Garry’s role as Product Development Manager for Titan also includes specification work within the Engineering community throughout Canada. With Garry’s technical expertise, and depth of experience, he has adopted a mentoring role with Titan, and with many of the vendors and manufacturers that Titan does business with.
ACI Student Chapter Dinner Meeting #3:
New Geosynthetic Solutions for Flexible Pavement Enhancement and Concrete Reinforcement
Presented by Sam Bhat, M.Eng., MIGS
Overview of Presentation
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This presentation is a technical introduction to the usage of geosynthetic materials as base reinforcement for different civil engineering applications. The presentation is focused on the applications of these geosynthetic materials (including geogrids, geogrid composites and fiberglass grid products) in pavement and concrete reinforcement projects.
The presentation aims to explain how to use these materials to reinforce asphalt pavements, structural concrete and saturated soils. The presenter will also introduce the usage of geosynthetic solutions used to reduce pavement thickness, increase the pavement life cycle and correcting installation procedures.
Bio for Presenter:
Sam Bhat holds a Master of Engineering with merit and possesses a specialized background in interdisciplinary engineering and geosynthetics management. He has served the global geosynthetics market for the past 28 years having worked with some of the world’s leading geogrid organizations in the U.K., U.S.A. and Canada.
With extensive technical experience using geosynthetics solutions for a wide range of geotechnical and environmental applications, including base/soil reinforcement, asphalt reinforcement, erosion control and maritime engineering in North and South America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Sam has lectured at reputed universities in Canada including Ryerson and Concordia and is involved in interdisciplinary academic engineering programs offering value added geosynthetic solutions to help address a variety of complex civil, environmental and geotechnical engineering problems.
He has presented numerous technical papers at geosynthetics conferences around the world and has been involved with collaborative R&D projects with Concordia, Queen’s, Ottawa and McGill University in Canada, University of California, Irvine and City of Calgary using custom developed geosynthetic products.