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April 2002 PCI JOURNAL. Concrete — A Fundamental Approach, Therefore, this paper furnishes not • “Hybrid Post-Tensioned Precast Third Edition [1999], Fourth Edition only valuable background informa Concrete Walls for Use in Seismic [2003], Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle tion to design engineers but also has Regions,” September-October 2002 River, New Jersey, 2003, 966 pp.). important code implications. PCI JOURNAL. Four more high-rise buildings have The Connection Details Committee since either been completed or are in (Jagdish Nijhawan, chairman) is Peter Baker the process of being built. It is, there finalizing revisions on the manual Dallas, Texas fore, natural that if such systems with on Standard Connections for Precast large reserve drift and ductility capac and Prestressed Concrete Construc As has become his custom, Profes ity are economically and in perfor tion. It is expected that the commit sor Gino Kurama has written another mance superior to the reinforced con tee will shortly submit the manual excellent paper on hybrid post-ten crete cast in-place systems, one can to TAC for review and subsequent sioned precast concrete walls. (See ar conclude that they should at least be as publication. ticle “Hybrid Post-Tensioned Precast suitable for use in low seismicity • The Bridges Committee (Roy L. Concrete Walls for Use in Seismic Re zones. PCI would do well to dissemi Eriksson, chairman) has been de gions,” September-October 2002 PCI nate this important information as veloping a manual for the Repair of JOURNAL.) There is now a sufficient widely as possible. Precast Prestressed Bridge Beams knowledge bank whereby these types and Deck Panels. It is expected that of structures can be designed and built Edward G. Nawy this manual will be submitted in the in both seismic and non-seismic re Rutgers University near future to TAC for review. gions of the world. Department of Civil Engineering • The Building Code Committee Piscataway, New Jersey (Leslie D. Martin, chairman) has John Farmer formed a subcommittee to address Cleveland, Ohio fire issues. TECHNICAl. ACTIVITIES The Paramount Building COMMITTEE NEWS Call For Papers I wish to congratulate Dr. Robert E. The Technical Activities Committee 3rd Bnternational Symposium on Englekirk on his timely paper in the (TAC) (C. Douglas Sutton, chair High Performance Concrete PCI JOURNAL on the successful com man), held a three-hour meeting on together with the pletion of the Paramount Building in Tuesday afternoon, October 8, at the 2nd Annua Concrete Bridge San Francisco. (See article on “Design- PCI Convention in Nashville, Ten Conference Construction of The Paramount — A 39- nessee. The following discussion and October 19-22, 2003 Story Precast Prestressed Concrete ensuing decisions were made: Apartment Building,” July-August The report “PCI Standard Design 2002 PCI JOURNAL.) He is much de Practice,” developed by the Build serving of the Harry H. Edwards ing Code Committee (Leslie D. Award, which he recently received for Martin, chairman) has been ap R&D COMMITTEE NEWS the innovative precast prestressed fram proved, with minor revisions, for ing system that he pioneered. publication in the January-February The R&D Committee (Thomas J. As with any new system such as the 2003 PCI JOURNAL. D’Arcy, chairman) met during the precast prestressed seismic moment re • The report “The Practice of Warping PCI Annual Convention in Nashville, sisting frame that he formulated in the Double Tees,” authored by Paul Tennessee, to discuss the status of var recently completed 39-story Mack, Greg Force, Chuck Magnesio ious research projects. These projects Paramount Apartments in the highest and Kip Bryan, has been approved included many fellowships and re seismic zone, initial hesitation was ex for publication in the January-Febru search projects on composite behavior pected in a speedy acceptance. But lab ary 2003 PCI JOURNAL. of insulated precast concrete wall pan oratory large scale model tests proved • The report “Direct Displacement els, design criteria for headed stud the justification of using both the hy Based Design of Precast/Prestressed groups, and discussion of the follow-
116 PCI JOURNAL ing high priority projects: constructed using both double tee and hollow-core units. Since the program • Predicting Volume Change Move PROFESSIONAL ments and Forces in Precast Con calls for matching funds from the Na MEMBER crete Structures. tional Science Foundation (NSF), the NEWSLETTER • Development of Proper Design proposals must come from qualified Methodology for Precast Di U.S. universities. The PCI Professional Member aphragms. Committee (Donald C. Raths and • Appropriate Torsion Design for Pre PCI Research Fellowship Todd G. McCoy, co-chairmen) is cast Prestressed Concrete Members. Program Grows now producing a quarterly The Ad Hoc Committee on ATLSS At their October meeting in newsletter (in electronic format) and PRESSS (Mario J. Bertolini, Nashville, the PCI Board of Directors specifically for PCI Professional chairman) reviewed the status of vari approved an increase in Research and Members. Each issue features a ous major projects being carried out Development funding of 0.5 percent project designed by a PCI Profes under the ATLSS (Advanced Technol each in 2003, 2004 and 2005. This sional Member and provides an ogy for Large Structural Systems), will raise the current total funding of update on important technical top PRESSS (Precast Seismic Structural 5.5 percent of Producer and Associate ics, such as ACI 318, Seismic, Members’ dues to 7 percent a Systems) and MAE (Mid-America over TAC, R&D, and other timely in Earthquake Center) at period of three years. the University dustry news. This newsletter can of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign. This will allow PCI’s R&D Com be downloaded from the PCI Web mittee to increase the number of fel site at www.pci.org. Volume Change Project lowships and the award amount from the current level four fellowships at Awarded to WJE of $15,000 each to five or six fellowships PCI’s R&D Committee has selected at $18,000 to $20,000 each in the Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., coming years. For additional informa Luc Bouhane, School of Architecture to conduct research on one of their tion on PCI’s Fellowship and other re University of Waterloo highest priority topics titled “Predict search programs, contact PCI Re Faculty Sponsor: $250.00 ing Volume Change Movements and search Director Paul Johal at (312) Tern Boake Forces in Precast Concrete Struc 786-0300. Third Place: Student $650.00 tures.” The research objectives in Rina Chinen and Charlie Weber clude the following: STUDENT EDUCATION University of Kentucky 1. Review the existing research data Faculty Sponsor: $100.00 on how volume change movements Henri DeHahn PCI Announces 2002 Honorable Mention: and forces are currently calculated, and Architectural Design Awards conduct in-situ measurements of actual Eric Ho precast buildings for comparison. PCI’s Student Education Committee University of Pennsylvania 2. Develop a more accurate calcula (Alvin C. Ericson, chairman) has an Timothy Downen tion procedure and recommend spac nounced the results of the 2002 Stu Southern Illinois University ing of expansion joints and expansion dent Architectural Design Competi Michael Chrenen joint movement requirements in pre tion. There were over 25 entries in the Southern Illinois University cast concrete buildings. inaugural year of this program. The H — IDP Category 3. Compare research findings to cur competition was based on the develop rent methods of calculation based on ment of a university housing concept First Prize: IDP Intern $2,000.00 the PCI Design Handbook. to provide apartment style living for Scott Krenner 150 to 200 students. The judging panel Damberg, Scott, Gerzine, The Committee is also inviting pro met at Southern Illinois University on Wagner Architects posals for conducting research on an August 24 and picked the first, second Duluth, Minnesota other high priority project titled “De and third place winners in the Student IDP Supervisor: $500.00 velopment of Proper Design and Intern Development Program Randy Wagner Methodology for Precast Concrete (IDP) Categories as follows: Second Prize: IDP Intern $1,500.00 Diaphragms.” The objective of this Sarah Flock I — Student Category research would be to develop an in Raths, Raths & Johnson, Inc. dustry-endorsed recommended prac First Prize: Student $2,000.00 Willowbrook, Illinois tice for the design and construction of Rob Jervis, Architectural Studies IDP Supervisor: $250.00 diaphragms that use precast/pre Southern Illinois University Garth Hall stressed concrete components. The Faculty Sponsor: $500.00 Third Prize: IDP Intern $650.00 recommended practice would cover Norm Lach Todd Cyrulic pretopped and topped diaphragms Second Prize: Student $1,500.00 BLDD Architects, Inc.
November-December 2002 117 Decatur, Illinois IDP Supervisor: $100.00 CALLFOR NOMINATIONS - Steven Oliver DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR AWARD Honorable Mention: The PCI Student Education Committee (Alvin C. Ericson, chairman) invites Naoko Ozaki nominations from PCI members for PCI’s 2003 Distinguished Educator Severns, Reid & Associates Award. The objective is to recognize distinguished educators in the fields of Urbana, Illinois engineering, architecture and construction technology who have made signifi contributions to the precast/prestressed concrete industry. Nominations The program was organized by Pro cant fessor Norm Lach from Southern Illi must be received at PCI headquarters by March 31, 2003. For nomination nois University, and sponsored by forms and additional information, contact PCI Research Director Paul Johal at AXIM Concrete Technologies with (312) 786-0300. $10,000 in prize money. The first place winners in both categories were CAll FOR NOMINATIONS honored in October at the PCI Con - vention in Nashville, Tennessee. YOUNG EDUCATOR ACHIEVEMENTAWARD The PCI Student Education Committee (Alvin C. Ericson, chairman) invites Education Subsidies nominations from PCI members for PCI’s 2003 Young Educator Achievement Approved for 2003 Award. The objective is to recognize young educators in the fields of engineer ing, architecture and construction technology who have made significant con The Student Education Committee tributions in their early careers to the precast/prestressed concrete industry. that reports free distribution of PCI Nominations must be received at PCI headquarters by March 31, 2003. For Design Handbooks (hardcopy or CD nomination forms and additional information, contact PCI Research Director ROM) and Architectural Manuals will Paul Johal at (312) 786-0300. continue into 2003 to students enrolled in civil engineering and architectural design courses. The committee has an CALLFOR ENTRIES— allocation of 2500 Design Handbooks ARCHITECTURALSTUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION and 1000 Architectural Manuals to be distributed during 2002. The PCI Student Education Committee (Alvin C. Ericson, chairman) is s Architectural Also, the Hollow-Core Committee inviting entries from architectural students to participate in PCI’ Student Design Competition for the year 2003. The awards program, provides PCI’s Hollow-Core Manual spon sored by AXIM Concrete Technologies, Inc., Fister Quarries Group, Inc., and at no charge to all students who order PCE Elematic, Inc., will include cash prizes for the best design and several the Design Handbook. The Committee other categories. The design project must be completed and submitted by will also continue the free distribution April 10, 2003. For specific competition information and submittal require of the Bridge Design Manual to pro ments, visit the PCI website at www.pci.org (education). The entries will be fessors teaching relevant courses at judged by a special jury and the winners will be recognized at the 2003 PCI various engineering schools. Annual Convention to be held in Orlando, Florida, next year. PCI Producer In addition, PCI’s videos on “Archi Members are urged to encourage their local architectural schools to participate tectural Precast Concrete: The Solu in this program. For additional information, contact PCI Research Director tion of Choice for Shaping the Fu Paul Johal at (312) 786-0300 or Professor Norm Lach, Southern Illinois ture,” “The Aurora Justice Center,” University, at (618) 453-1128. and “Hollow-Core Floors and Walls: Building Materials for the 21st Cen tury” are free to universities for educa CALL.FOR ENTRIES— tional purposes. ENGINEERING STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION LEAP Software provides a free de (Big Beam Contest) sign package and SmartCAD offers their software at no charge to all stu The PCI Student Education Committee (Alvin C. Ericson, chairman) is dents who receive the PCI Design inviting entries from engineering students to participate in PCI’s Engineering Handbook. Student Design Competition for the year 2003. With the help of local PCI Pro All state and regional associations ducer Members, students will construct and test 9 x 12 in. x 15 ft (229 x 305 are encouraged to take advantage of mm x 4.6 m) precast concrete beams. The awards program, sponsored by Sika these opportunities provided by PCI. Corporation, will include cash prizes for the most efficient design, highest load These programs have proved to be capacity, best report and other categories. Applications are due at PCI head very popular among students and pro quarters by March 1, 2003 and results by June 1, 2003. PCI Producer Mem fessors. bers are urged to encourage their local engineering schools to participate in Contact Paul Johal at PCI head this program. For additional information and application forms, contact PCI quarters for more information. Research Director Paul Johal at (312) 786-0300.
118 PCI JOURNAL U.S. Department of Transportation CallForPapers
FederalHighwayAdministratiDn STRESSED CONCRETEINSTITUTE Washington,D.C.USA Chicago, Illinois 3rdInternationalSymposiumonHighPerformanceConcrete togetherwiththe 2ndAnnualConcreteBridgeConference CONCRETE BRID 6 F October19-22,2003 CONFERENCE Deadline for Abstracts March 7, 2003
These events are jointly sponsored by the Federal High The deadline for receipt of abstracts is March 7, 2003. way Administration (FHWA), the Precast/Prestressed Con E-mail your abstract according to the instructions at crete Institute (PCI) and the National Concrete Bridge www.pci.org. Written papers are due July 15, 2003. For Council (NCBC). They willbe conducted together and held more information, contact Paul Johal or John Dick at PCI, in conjunction with the 49th PCI Annual Convention and 209 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60606. Tel. Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. 312-786-0300; Fax 312-786-0353; e-mail: [email protected].
The PCI/FHWA International Symposium will address Ideas for topics for papers may be taken from the following the research, design, construction, performance, and ben lists: efits of High Performance Concrete (HPC). HPC is engi International Symposium on HPC neered to achieve enhanced durability and/or strength characteristics while ensuring adequate constructibility. • HPC History, Background, Definitions Associated technologies willalso be covered. • HPC Materials and MixDesigns • HPC Research and Project Monitoring The Concrete Bridge Conference (CBC) was launched • Quality Control/Assurance Programs and Experience in 2002. It has quickly become the premier national venue • Construction Techniques and Experience for the exchange of ideas and information on all aspects of • Designing with HPC concrete bridge design and construction. The Conference • Quality, Fabrication, Transportation Experience is complete with an exciting exhibition of consultants, ma • Structural Performance and the Codes/Specifications terials and services suppliers, associations, and agencies. • Follow-up of the FHWA HPC Showcase Projects It also features important meetings including the historic • The FHWA Innovative Bridge Research and Construc and dynamic PCI Committee on Bridges and the AASHTO tion Projects Technical Committee on Concrete Design (Technical • Cost, LifeCycle, Promotion and Implementation Studies Committee T-10). • Case Studies • Designing, Detailing and Constructing for Durability Up to 12 technical sessions will feature state-of-the-art The Concrete Bridge Conference topics fresh from design boards, research laboratories and construction sites, presented by experts from all facets of • Creative Concrete Bridge Solutions the concrete industry. A Proceedings will be published fol • Post-Tensioning Theory/Technology lowing the Symposium/Conference and will be provided to • LRFD Specifications Issues all attendees. • Monitoring Bridge Condition • Repair and Rehabilitation Socially, the Symposium/Conference will feature ample • Bridge Aesthetics time for networking with colleagues and making new ac • Public &Customer Input quaintances. Social events include receptions, breakfasts, • Segmental Concrete Bridges luncheons, an awards banquet, and guest program. • Bridge Deck Solutions • Concrete Design Theory Call For Papers • Designing and Retrofitting for Seismic Forces Papers are invited on any topic related to concrete • Contractor Alternates and Value Engineering bridges and transportation structures. Ideas can be found • Research in Action in the lists that follow. Abstracts must not be longer than • Innovative Concrete Bridges one, double-spaced, typewritten page. Your abstract • Owner Agency Designs • should state that you willattend and present your paper if it Uniquely Functional Solutions is chosen. If multiple authors are listed, the statement must • Design-Build Projects identify the presenter. Please identify if high performance a Designs to Facilitate Fast Construction concrete is a component of your topic even if it is not the • Case Studies subject. • Designer Software
November-December 2002 119 Ross H. Bryan 1910—2002
applied in Europe. Working closely with Breeko Industries, he designed the Fayetteville Stadium and the Madison County Bridge, the first lin ear prestressed concrete structures in the United States using post-ten sioned block beams. These innova tive designs are displayed today in the Smithsonian Institute in Wash ington, D.C. His early accomplishments are documented in an article he authored in 1979 for the PCI JOURNAL titled “Prestressed Concrete Innovations in Tennessee,” which forms part of the volume, Reflections on the Begin nings of Prestressed Concrete in America. He is the author of numer ous other technical papers that have been published in the PCI JOURNAL Ross H. Bryan, a prestressed and other publications. stressed concrete industry, in 1996 he concrete pioneer who played a In 1953, Mr. Bryan founded Ross was honored with PCI’s highest major role in the early growth of H. Bryan Consulting Engineers and award — the Medal of Honor — one of the precast industry in the United served as its president until his retire only 17 persons who have been so States, died in Nashville, Ten ment in 1977. During this period, he honored. The citation reads, “For nessee, at the age of 92. During his was responsible for the design of nu recognition of individuals who have 50-year professional career, he con merous precast/prestressed concrete made a highly significant contribu tributed enormously to the design, buildings, bridges and other struc tion to the precast, prestressed con manufacture and erection of precast tures. He also designed the first struc crete industry and shall have demon concrete products by introducing tures using deflected pretensioned strated a sincere continuing interest new concepts and techniques that strand and developed methods for in in the Institute.” have become standard practice corporating continuity in bridges, uti Throughout his career, Ross Bryan today. lizing mild reinforcing steel. was always trying to find better and Born and raised on a large cattle Mr. Bryan served on the PCI Board more innovative methods to apply ranch in Kansas, he graduated with of Directors in 1959-1960 and chaired precast concrete products in more effi a BS degree in civil engineering PCI’s Technical Activities Committee cient and productive ways and to fully from the University of Kansas in from 1960 to 1964. He also served as appreciate and substantiate the supe 1933. He then worked for the a member of the PCI Fire Test Com rior performance characteristics of Kansas Highway Bridge Depart mittee, the PCI Code Committee, concrete when coupled with highly ment until 1939 before joining the ACI-ASCE Committee 423 on Pre stressed strands. In his closing Panama Canal Company. During stressed Concrete and the ACI 318 thoughts in the 1979 PCI JOURNAL World War II, he served as a lieu Building Code Committee. Since article, Mr. Bryan said, “No industry tenant with the United States Navy 1967, his firm (now called Ross can survive today without looking to Seabees in the Pacific theatre. Bryan Associates, Inc.) has been the wards the future. We must be con After the war, he moved to inspection agency for PCI’s Plant stantly on the alert and looking toward Nashville where he worked as a Certification Program. ways to do things better in the face of structural engineer with Marr and In 1987, he was named the Engi new demands and future markets.” Holnam Architects, the largest de neer of the Year by the Tennessee In between his busy professional sign firm in the city at that time. Society of Professional Engineers. career and family responsibilities, he In 1949, Ross Bryan formed a He is also a Fellow of the American was also a very skilled yachtsman partnership with Culver Dozier. It Society of Civil Engineers and has who competed successfully in na was then that he began to develop been honored by other organizations. tional and regional sailing races. an interest in the use of prestressed In recognition of Mr. Bryan’s con Truly, Ross Bryan was a “Man for concrete, which was being actively tributions to PCI and the precastlpre All Seasons.” [GDN]
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Nitterhouse Promotes Taylor an international management consult sitions in cost accounting, systems de ing firm. velopment, financial planning and Nitterhouse Concrete Products, Inc., An authority on delay analysis, pro budgets, planning and analysis. He Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, has an ject controls, and engineering manage most recently served as director of nounced the promotion of Mark T. ment, she is an internationally re general accounting for Degussa Con Taylor to vice president of sales and spected expert witness and has struction Chemicals, Inc. marketing. Mr. Taylor’s responsibili presented testimony in disputes ties will include managing the com around the world. Within ASCE, Ms. pany’s sales force, planning the strate AC! Names Tolley New Galloway has served as an interna gic growth and marketing direction of Executive Vice President tional director and has chaired numer the company, and providing engineer ous national committees. The American Concrete Institute ing support to clients. Ms. Galloway commented, “Women (ACI) Board of Direction, Farmington Mr. Taylor’s career began with Nit now know there are no glass ceilings Hills, Michigan, has appointed terhouse in 1992 as a project engineer. at ASCE. In this position, I hope to be William R. Tolley as executive vice In 1997, he was promoted to plant en a role model and a mentor not only to president of the Institute. gineer and a year later was appointed young women but also to women of Mr. Tolley has worked for ACTsince director of engineering. He is a gradu my age. Hopefully, they will be en 1975, the last 13 years as senior man ate of The Pennsylvania State Univer couraged to be more active in their aging director of operations and ser sity with a bachelor’s degree in archi professions and communities, and vices. “1 have watched ACTgrow into tectural engineering. achieve their goals.” She received dual a world leader in the concrete indus bachelor of science degrees in struc try,” he said. “1 am honored to take the Galloway Elected ASCE tures and construction management Institute into its second century of de First Woman President from Purdue University in 1978 and veloping, sharing and disseminating earned a master’s degree in business the knowledge and information needed Patricia D. Galloway of Princeton, administration from the New York to utilize concrete to its fullest poten New Jersey, has won the election for In stitute of Technology in 1984. tial. I want staff to focus on the mem president-elect and becomes the first bers’ needs and provide the resources woman ever to hold this position in they can use to be successful in their the American Society of Civil Engi Master Builders Appoints personal careers and their work as vol neers (ASCE). Of the total votes cast Weisnoski Controller unteers on our technical committees.” for president-elect (7986), Ms. Gal Master Builders, Inc., Cleveland, In addition to membership, Mr. Tolley the nominee, received loway, official Ohio, has appointed Vince Weisnoski said he will make international activi 6221 votes. as controller of the Admixture Sys ties a top priority. Gajanan M. Sabnis, the petition tems North American Business Unit of In addition to serving in his new ca nominee, received 1751 votes. Ms. Degussa Construction Chemicals. He pacity, he will also serve as president Galloway assumes the ASCE presi will manage financial controls and of the Concrete Research and Educa dency in November 2003. systems, as well as the quality and in tion Foundation (ConREF), a non An internationally recognized leader tegrity of financial reporting and anal profit subsidiary of ACI, which ad in civil engineering and construction, ysis. He will oversee forecasting, in ministers seven separate education and Ms. Galloway has served as a director vestment, billing, cash application, scientific councils. He is president of on several private and non-profit credit and collection functions and Creative Association Management boards. Her achievements during the provide counsel to other management (CAM), a for-profit subsidiary of ACT, past 25 years led to her current posi members regarding profit, assessment which manages the International Con tion as the chief executive officer and management, and cash flow. crete Repair Institute (ICRI), the president of the Nielsen-Wurster Mr. Weisnoski has been with the American Shotcrete Association Group, Inc., of Princeton, New Jersey, company for 20 years and has held p0- (ASA), and the Building Owners and
122 PCI JOURNAL Managers Association (BOMA) of Metropolitan Detroit. Mr. Tolley is a Hurst Named Marketing Director Fellow of the Institute, has received PCI New England Region the Henry L. Kennedy Award for out standing leadership in strengthening and expanding chapter activities, and engineers, environmental planners, is past treasurer of the Council of En developers, contractors, as well as gineering and Scientific Society Exec public agencies and private clients. utives (CESSE). Rob’s marketing experience ranges from strategic planning and budgeting to creating state-of-the-art Kroll, Douttchak and Sheldon multimedia presentations on aviation Join Finfrock projects, convention centers, stadi Jon Kroll has joined Finfrock De ums, and health care and transporta sign-Manufacture-Construct, Orlando, tion facilities. Florida, as project manager. Mr. Kroll He will continue to build upon the brings design and construction experi Robert Hurst has been named the existing network of relationships ence on commercial projects, parking new Regional Marketing Director created by his predecessor, Rita Ser structures, churches, and distribution for New England PCI. An architect aderian. Rob will represent PCI’s in facilities from his former position as by background, he has spent the last terests to a broadened audience to senior project manager/estimator. 18 years doing market development strengthen relationships within the He will manage budget establish and presentation work for architects, New England building community. ment and attainment for all Finfrock construction projects. Mr. Kroll has a bachelor’s degree in building con struction as well as an associate de Losch Engineering Corporation gree in civil engineering technology Structural Design Consultants from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Precast/Prestressed Concrete Engineering and Shop Drawings Ivan Douttchak and Scott Sheldon i/Commercial i/Industrial i/Parking i/Stadium i/Correctional have joined Finfrock as project execu Losch Software, LLC tives responsible for handling projects from initial sale through final comple Precast/Prestressed Concrete Design Software tion. They are currently training under Finfrock’s “Professional Development LECWALL for Wall and Column Design Program.” LECPRES for Beam and Slab Design
Biderman Joins Raider as Call (847) 705-1396 or visit LoschSoft.com for a free 30 day trial Regional Sales Manager Raider Precast Concrete, Inc., West 19 S. Bothwell, Suite 200, Palatine, IL60067 Burlington, Iowa, has added George [email protected] www.LoschEng.com www.LoschSoft.com Biderman as regional sales manager to oversee sales and marketing initia tives in the Midwest. Mr. Biderman is a Fellow of the So ciety of Marketing Professional Ser vices, served as director of sales and 61W/smith8nçincerinInc. marketing for a construction manage • Structural Engineering • Precast Concrete Consultants ment/design-build firm, and worked in • Parking Garages business development. He has served • Structural Precast as a consultant to construction, archi • Wall Panel tectural and subcontractor firms across • Architectural Precast the United States. He has a bachelor’s • Erection/Piece Drawings degree in business from the University State College, PA 16803 of Illinois and a master’s degree in Phone: 814.867.9150 business from Washington University, E—mail:_cvlsmithOpenn.com St. Louis, Missouri.
November-December2002 123 Hamilton Form Celebrates 35th Anniversary
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Form Company, Fort plant production equipment, and pies include tarp roller/dispenser Worth, Texas, celebrated its concrete curing blankets. carts, utility/casting machines, Vi Hamilton35th anniversary this year. This innovative company offers brotack, the high energy vibratory Originating in 1966 in Hamilton, the latest in computer design tech screed, mach external vibrators, and Texas, as Hamilton Steel Company, nology along with experienced de a line of cleaning machines to mech the name was changed to Hamilton sign engineers who create steel anize any precast operation. They Form Company when the owners forms for nearly every structural also offer prestressing strand ten moved the company to Fort Worth need. Forms are custom-made to sioning equipment, both conven the following year. exact specifications. Their engineers tional pull-type and center-hole ram In 35 years, the company has respond immediately to customers’ tensioning jacks. grown to over 100 employees and changing needs from the shop draw Hamilton Form is also known for has doubled the size of its manufac ing process to completion. Many in its concrete curing blankets, which turing and office facilities. Hamilton dustry firsts have been achieved at have an “R” value, thus reducing en Form continues to provide custom Hamilton; foremost are the world’s ergy consumption for curing. Blan steel forms across the United States first self-stressing piling forms and kets of any length and width are cre and around the world. They are best the 15-ft (4.56 m) double tee form. ated through adhesive bonding and known in the precast, prestressed Hamilton Form provides quality heat weld joining of sections. concrete industry as a designer and plant production equipment for Congratulations, Hamilton Form, manufacturer of custom steel forms, every stage of manufacturing. Exam- on reaching this major milestone!
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H variety concrete hosted Fort are and machine stand, cutting November-December American Spring Wire Acquires National Wire TDI Selected for Dallas Area Parking Structure Southeast American Spring Wire Corporation (ASW), Bedford Heights, Ohio, has announced the acquisition of National Wire Southeast Incorporated (NWS), located in Jacksonsville, Florida. NWS manufactures a broad line of fine flat and shaped wire utilizing state-of-the-art drawing machinery and plating processes. According to Timothy W. Selhorst, president and chief operating officer for ASW, “the acquisition provides a highly complimentary list of cus tomers, product offerings and manu facturing capabilities.”
Finfrock Provides Precast Concrete for Two Facilities Tulsa Dynaspan, Inc. (TDI), ogy on several other parking projects Tulsa, Oklahoma, has begun in Tulsa. However, to our knowl Finfrock Design-Manufacture-Con con struction of a five-level, 1252-vehi edge, this is the first use of this tech struct, Orlando, Florida, has com cle parking structure at the Frisco nology in the Dallas/Fort Worth pleted work on a mixed-use student Sports Complex in Frisco, Texas. metropolitan area.” housing, parking structure, and class Vice President David Bobbitt Mr. Bobbitt credits Centex Con room facility for Palm Beach Atlantic said, “The framing system is a pre struction of Dallas, Texas, the gen University in West Palm Beach, cast, post-tensioned hybrid frame eral contractor, for bringing the Florida. The precast concrete structure structure. The columns, spandrels owner a parking solution that meets houses 526 parking spaces, 96 student and beams are plant cast compo the schedule, budget, aesthetic, and rooms and 14,000 sq ft (1300 m of )2 nents, and the elevated decks are durability requirements of the pro classroom and office space. Construc constructed of 5 in. (127 mm) site ject. tion was completed in time for the cast, post-tensioned concrete. We Completion is scheduled for the students’ arrival on campus for the fall have successfully used this technol spring of 2003. semester. In Aventura, Florida, Finfrock has received notice to proceed on the sec ond of two parking structures for Alt man Development’s new Aventure Design Manual notes that there may with an architectural finish using a vari Beach Marina apartment complex. The be problems with long span flat top ety of form liners. The headwalls can be precast concrete structures will provide units in areas of high fill. Modified cast to slope with the roadway grade. space for 883 cars. The date scheduled three-sided arch members have been Several pre-engineered modular box for completion is June 1, 2003. used for spans up to 42 ft (12.8 m). and arch systems are available. Details Arches can be used for spans up to 60 of a box or arch may be limited by Oldcastle Offers Solutions ft (18.2 m). available forms for a particular system, for Bridges and For bridges in New York State, the so the designer should consult with the members are normally supported on precaster in the early design stage. Underground Structures strip footings founded on rock or piles. For underground storage, box or Oldcastle Precast Building Systems The footings can be precast or cast-in- arch members can be closed or divided Division, South Bethlehem, New place. A precast invert slab or erosion with precast end walls. Skews can be York, is supplying precast concrete control system can be installed on the accommodated either by extending the three-sided box and arch systems for bottom. length of a structure or casting with a small bridges and underground struc Precast headwalls, wingwalls and skewed wall alignment. tures in New York, New York. wingwall footings provide a complete Arches can be rolled or slid under Three-sided bridge members are precast solution. Headwalls can be de existing arches as part of restoration normally used for spans from 12 to 40 signed to accommodate AASHTO re work. The space between the new and ft (3.6 to 12.2 m). The New York State quirements for bridge railings. The existing arches is drypacked or Department of Transportation Bridge headwalls and wingwalls can be cast grouted.
126 PCI JOURNAL High Concrete Structures The structure is built into a hillside on Mr. Maines observed that the Wyeth Celebrates 300th Parking the rural site, which eliminates the garage construction was one of the Structure need for internal ramping and reduces most well executed projects he has the mass of the structure. A railing overseen. “Teamwork and cooperation A three-story, 1100-space parking atop the exterior panels contributes to were evident from the bidding process structure for expansion of the Wyeth a compact-looking deck. Kling right through engineering, fabrication, Pharmaceuticals corporate campus in Lindquist worked with High Concrete delivery and erection.” Collegeville, Pennsylvania, has become to create a bold ribbed-panel design He stated that High Concrete’s par the 300th parking sructure project for for an attractive shadow effect. The ticipation from the earliest stages en High Concrete Structures, Inc., Denver, natural finish achieved by lightly sured that everything moved along Pennsylvania. The two-level Wyeth sandblasting the exterior panels com smoothly. High Concrete’s proposal to structure will open in March 2003. plements the buff-colored brick of ad use 42 ft (13 m) bays and 14 ft (4.3 m) High Concrete joined with Wyeth jacent buildings. deep double tees was accepted by the and its construction partners for a “top Precast concrete provides efficiency owner, architect and construction man ping out party in October to celebrate and consistency, according to Doug agement team to provide consistent the occasion. High Concrete erected its Maines, senior project manager for the first parking facility in 1969. bay spacing over the structure’s length. joint venture construction manage “The 300th parking deck is a mile ment firm Sordoni Barclay stone that validates our position as the of White nation’s precast parking garage leader,” Skanska. “A precast structure allows fabrication said Tom Holmes, High Concrete’s se off-site of components, ENGINEERING MANAGER nior vice president of marketing, sales while at the same time the on-site lo and estimating. “As important as the cation is being prepared to receive the Northwest Precast/Prestressed garages we’ve constructed are the rela precast concrete members. This results Concrete Producer has an immedi tionships we’ve established with mem in condensing the schedule as opposed ate opening for a P.E. with engi bers of the design and construction to having to extend the schedule in neering department management community.” order to accommodate cast-in-place experience. Send resumé to Cen Noted Joe Castner, principal with work. In addition, precast concrete typ tral Pre-Mix Prestress Co., P.O. Kling Lindquist Architects, “We ically ensures better quality due to the Box 3366, Spokane, WA 99220 or needed a structure that was very effi fact that fabrication is performed in a e-mail to [email protected]. cient and still aesthetically pleasing.” more controlled environment.”
November-December 2002 127 Carl Walker and Coreslab Collaborate on Children’s Medical Center
Children’sMedical Center Pavilion ParkingStructure, Dallas, Texas. Photo courtesy of McCarthy BuildingCompanies, Dallas, Texas.
Walker Inc., Dallas, cast components. In keeping with location in Dallas. The new 805,000 Texas, Coreslab Structures construction tradition, a Christmas sq ft (74800 )2m parking structure is Carl(TEXAS) Inc., Cedar Park, tree crowned with an American flag part of the Children’s Pavilion expan Texas, McCarthy Building Compa was also lifted and installed on the sion into the former Menswear Mart nies, Dallas, Texas, Bob McCaslin structure’s highest point. at the Dallas Market Center. The Erectors, Ft. Worth, Texas, and rep “The new parking structure will new parking structure will be conve resentatives of Children’s Medical provide much needed parking space niently connected via bridges to both Center participated in a topping out and allow us to offer visitors conve the new Children’s Pavilion outpa ceremony of the Children’s Medical nient access to our state-of-the-art fa tient surgical center and the Chil Center Pavilion parking structure, cility,” said George Farr, president dren’s Medical Center employee Dallas, Texas, in late September. and CEO of Children’s Medical parking structure. The ceremony included placement Center. “The design of this parking struc of the final piece of precast concrete The $17.8 million, 2500-car park ture offers maximum operational effi on the structure. A total of 2598 ing structure is on schedule for a Jan ciency and functionality,” said pro pieces of precast concrete were used uary 2003 completion. The project is ject manager Kevin Schmok of in this project, which features a driv part of a long-term growth initiative McCarthy. “It also blends well archi ing surface of 3 in. (76 mm) of cast- to increase services and capacity at tecturally with the new surgery center in-place concrete on top of the pre the Children’s Medical Center main project.”
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Outstanding management and marketing skills are required, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; SCAAnnounces Professor Giuliano Augusti of the Uni along with the ability to travel ex Web Site versity of Rome; Dr. Fumio Watanabe New tensively. The successful candidate of Kyoto University; Holger Svensson The Slag Cement Association, must possess strong interpersonal, of Leonhardt, Andra, and Partners, Sugar Land, Texas, has introduced a communication and leadership ability ensure Stuttgart, Germany; and John M. new Web site at www.slagcement.org. skills and have the to high quality, efficient, and cost-ef Hooks of the Federal Highway Admin The site features a detailed description a fective operation, istration, McLean, Virginia. Additional of how slag cement is produced, the headquarters while working closely with leader information and a registration form are wide range of benefits slag cement of ship to execute the Institute’s available at the conference website: fers, facts on environmental impact, Strategic Plan and expand PCI’s www.engconfintl.org/3at.html. practical information on handling and placement of slag cement concrete, programs and position of influence. Additional requirements include: an and a map showing locations of slag Introduces undergraduate degree (engineer Grace cement facilities across the United ing, architecture, or another con SCC System States. struction-related major helpful); fa Grace Construction Products, Cam miliarity with the concrete and/or bridge, Massachusetts, has introduced Master Builders Introduces construction materials industry; a system for producing self-consoli New Admixture several years of senior manage dating concrete (SCC). This self-level ment experience, preferably within Master Builders, Inc., Cleveland, ing concrete allows placement without an association; and significant ex introduced RHEOMAC vibration equipment and without seg Ohio, has posure to marketing, budgeting, regation. ADVA®Cast 530 is a single VMA 362, a viscosity-modifying con staff development, and strategic component, high range water-reducing crete admixture. The product is de planning. The Institute offers a admixture that produces SCC with signed to help control bleeding, ensure competitive salary and benefits and high early compressive strength. concrete stability and facilitate place is an equal opportunity employer. Central to the system is Grace’s new ment, and make pumping and finishing Contact: Carole Badger, JD, CAE, is ADVA® Series of polycarboxylate su more efficient. The admixture partic Tuft & Associates, 1209 N. Astor perplasticizers engineered for the pro ularly beneficial in applications using St., Chicago, IL 60610. Phone: duction of SCC. The system includes gap-graded aggregates, manufactured (608)222-2838; e-mail: Grace’s proprietary mix design soft sand, and lean concrete mixtures. [email protected]. ware that aids the user in obtaining de livery of consistent, reliable concrete W. & Sons for daily SCC production. J. Peters Adds New Plant Morse Brothers and CEG J. W. Peters & Sons, Inc., Burling ton, Wisconsin, has recently added a Combine Forces to Build new batch plant to its concrete produc Seaside Parking Structure tion operations. Completed in Octo PRESTRESSED& Morse Brothers, Inc., Harrisburg, ber, this plant enables this precastlpre Oregon, and The Consulting Engi stressed concrete manufacturer to ARCHITECTURAL neers Group, Inc. (CEO), Mt. increase production capabilities. Prospect, Illinois, have combined ef Robert Hassey, president of the CONCRETE forts to build the Trendwest Resorts Prestressed Concrete Division, says, SERVICES Parking Structure in Seaside, Oregon. “We are now able to produce a greater The five-level parking has volume of quality concrete in a much structure QualityDrafting & architectural spandrels set directly shorter time frame. More importantly, EngineeringServices against the ocean. we now pass the benefits of the up 3666 N. Miller Road #101 The high seismic zone required the grade along to our customers through 0 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Phone: (480) 949-0005 use of interior cast-in-place shear increased efficiencies.” PACS Fax: (480) 949-0634 walls with special seismic detailing. The new plant stands approximately
130 PCIJOURNAL 90 ft (27.4 m) tall and is enclosed within a metal structure. It contains two drum-type tilting mixers with a 10 cu yd (8 )3m capacity in each drum PSBeam,. and aggregate bins with a combined total capacity of 425 tons (386 Mg).
Carl Walker, Inc. Relocates E:1) Simple or Multi-Span Continuous () The corporate and Kalamazoo office Q • AASHTO Standard & LRFD Specifications of Carl Walker, Inc., has moved to Ui • US Customary and metric units FREE 5136 Lovers Lane, Suite 200, Kalama CI] • Bulb tees, I-beams, boxes, channels &slabs DEMO zoo, MI 49002. The firm specializes in - • MS Windows interface the design of parking structures. For • Graphical plots: moment, stress &shear more information, visit the website Iti Toll Free: (866) 374-5776 www.carlwalker.com. Eriktech.com
Applied Technology Corporation Moves LG DESIGN, INC. ENGINEERING & DRAFTING SERVICES ‘NI)Pll!STRESSED CONcSETEJIISm1JTE The offices of Applied Technology PROUDLY SER VING PRECAST CONCRETE INDUSTRY •nfntl.n.IN.mkr Corporation (ATC) have been relo cated to 1217 Pablo Avenue, Hon CALIFOW’41A OFFICE NEVADA OFFICE 6422 Bellingham Ave., Ste. 220 3311 So. Jones Blvd., Ste. 105 olulu, HI 968 16-2525. For more de No. Hollywood, CA 91606 Las Vegas, NV 89146 tails, visit their website at Phone: (818) 761-6276 Phone: (702) 876-7642 Fax: (818) 761-6277 Fax: (702) 876-7845 www.precastdesign.com. Representative: Garen Gnlbenkian Representative: Levon Gulbenkian Levon Gulbenkian, P.E. President Errata For further information, please visit us at In the article “Design-Construction http://www.lgdesigns.com of The Paramount — A 39-Story Pre EXPERIENCEDIN STRUCTURALANDARCHITECTURALPRECAST,STONEAND GFRC cast Prestressed Concrete Apartment Building,” by Robert E. Englekirk, published in the July-August 2002 PCI JOURNAL, two metric (SI) conver sion units were in error: • Page 57, left column, fifth line, 120 ksi should be 827 MPa. • Page 71, left column, 13 lines from the bottom, 230 ksi should be 1586 MPa.
In the article “Seismic Design of Lightly Reinforced Precast Concrete Rectangular Wall Panels,” by Fran cisco J. Crisafulli, José I. Restrepo and Robert Park, published in the July-Au gust 2002 PCI JOURNAL, the in — equality sign is reversed: • Page 109, right column, Equation (7), the “s” sign should be reversed to read “.“ S PAN
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November-December 2002 131 Figg Completes Ft. Lauderdale’s 17th Street Causeway Bridge
The 17th Street Causeway Bridge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, now has wider traffic lanes, wider shoulders, 8 ft (2.4 m) pedestrian walkways, overlooks, and bicycle lanes.
Engineering Group, Talla role was to orchestrate the design lanes/outside shoulders hassee, Florida, celebrated with charettes with the community and de Two 8 ft (2.4m) wideinsideshoulders Figgthe Fort Lauderdale community sign the precast concrete segmental • Two 8 ft (2.4 m) wide pedestrian at the completion of the 17th Street approaches. The approaches consist of sidewalks Causeway bridge on April 13, 2002. 205 ft (62.5 m) long typical spans and • Public parking The bridge crosses the Intracoastal a superstructure that ranges in depth Gazebo bus stop areas Waterway in the heart of Fort Laud from 7 ft 81/2 in. (2.4 m) to 13 ft 11/2 675,000 brick payers in. (4.0 m), supported on sculpted pier erdale and was designed with the com • Decorative lighting shapes. The spans also provide struc munity voting for elements of the • Signature style Carina Piers bridge aesthetics during two design tural stability to the bascule main • Precast segmental concrete approach charettes. span. spans Approximately 75 community par There now exists a new 55 ft (16.8 • Modem bridge tender house ticipants expressed their visions for m) vertical clearance over the intra • A bridge length of 1908ft (582 m) the new bridge. The design team coastal waterway, which more than drawbridge operation worked with the community and the doubles the original 25 ft (7.6 m) A of approxi Florida Department of Transportation clearance under the old bridge. The mately 70 seconds (FDOT) to create this bridge. The horizontal clearance of the channel • 344 total segments, each segment 10 “Timeless Contemporary” theme be under the new bridge was increased ft (3.0 m) long and weighing 61 to 67 came the basis for the bridge’s unique from 90 to 125 ft (27.4 to 38.1 m). tons (55 to 61 Mg) features. E. C. Driver & Associates of The features of this project include: 116 drilled shafts totaling 1.7 miles Boca Raton, Florida, held the contract Four 12ft (3.6 m) wide motor vehicle in length for this bridge design. Acting as a sub- lanes • A total of 30,000 cu yd (23000)3m of consultant to E. C. Driver, Figg’s dual Two 10 ft (3.0 m) wide bicycle concrete
132 PCIJOURNAL The approach span design used on the 17th Street Causeway provides a beautiful transition to the graceful centralized Carina Piers. These spans not only support the roadway, but they also provide structural stability to the Carina Piers. Photo courtesy of Figg Engineering Group.
The 17th Street Causeway Bridge has a 55 ft (16.8 m) vertical clearance that more than doubles the original 25 ft (7.6 m) clearance under the old bridge. The horizontal clearance of the channel under the new bridge was increased from 90 to 125 ft (27.4 to 38.1 m). Photo courtesy of Figg Engineering Group.
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