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By phone: +30-26510-94676 By fax: +30-26510-94676 By email: [email protected] Educational Workshop By mail: Geotest SA, 6 km N.R. Ioanninon-Athinon Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center , 45500 CONCRETE SCIENCE & , Greece Download registration form and detailed workshop schedule from our Webpage: ADVANCED METHODS Workshop Location: http://www.germann.org Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is located Registration must be received at least 30 days before FOR EVALUATION OF at Syggrou Avenue 364, (Athens). There is a the workshop. shuttle bus from according to a predefined schedule. Also, there is bus or trolley from Fees: CONCRETE Syntagma Square which crossed Syggrou Avenue too. €700 per person Finally, there is Tram connection from €600 per person (early registration until 20 Oct) November 20-22, 2019 area. Further detailed information will be provided €600 per person if two or more are from same Germann Instruments & Geotest S.A. upon your registration. organization €400 per student (ID required) Conditions and Terms of Payment: Payment must be received at least 25 days before the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural start of the workshop. If a registrant cancels or cannot Center attend the workshop after payment, no refund will be made. Those funds will be credited towards the next Athens, Greece workshop. Should the workshop be cancelled by Germann Instruments after payment is made, received Instructors: funds will be returned or credited towards the next workshop. Dr. Nicholas J. Carino 37o 56’ 22” N / 23o 41’ 29” E Mr. Claus Germann Petersen Mr. G. Rapaport Mr. H. Orozco Accommodations: Mr. A. Mozcko Suggested areas for booking a hotel: Mr. A. Gotzamanis

1. Around Syntagma Square Attendees will after the workshop receive a 2. Along Syggrou Avenue 3. Palaio Faliro (along Poseidonos Avenue) signed Diploma of Attendance

Limited to 30 attendees per workshop CONCRETE SCIENCE & ADVANCED METHODS FOR EVALUATION OF CONCRETE

This 3-day workshop is for persons wishing to Workshop Topics: Instructors: enhance their understanding of basic concrete Evaluation of in-place concrete strength Dr. Nicholas J. Carino is an science and traditional and advanced methods for internationally recognized expert and • Core testing evaluation of concrete and concrete structures. The educator on NDT and standard test workshop includes lectures and demonstrations • Rebound hammer methods. He retired from NIST after 25 y covering the full range of systems used worldwide. • Pullout test (LOK-Test, CAPO-Test) of service and is an independent Similar workshops have received excellent reviews • Pull-off test (BOND-Test) consultant. He has served in many leadership positions on ACI and ASTM from international audiences. Germann • Maturity method (COMA-Meter) Committees. Dr. Carino received many awards from ACI Instruments is pleased to offer the same workshop Flaw detection based on stress waves and ASTM for his contributions in research and to the Americas. • Ultrasonic pulse velocity (PUNDIT, Surfer) standards development. He is an Honorary Member of ACI and a Fellow of ASTM. • Impact-echo method (DOCter) Workshop Objectives: Review basic concepts of concrete science • Impulse-response method (s’MASH) Mr. Claus Germann Petersen is Familiarize engineers with available test • Ultrasonic-echo method (MIRA) President of Germann Instruments, one methods and test systems for evaluation of Location of reinforcement of the world's leading suppliers of reinforced concrete structures. • Covermeters (CoverMaster) advanced concrete test systems. He is the inventor of numerous test systems Review the principles and capabilities of • Ground penetrating radar (Conquest) selected nondestructive and in-place tests for that are used worldwide. Mr. Petersen is Evaluation of reinforcement corrosion dedicated to spreading knowledge on the capabilities evaluation of reinforced concrete. • Durability principles and benefits of advanced test systems. He has been an Review other advanced test methods active member in the NDT Committees of ACI, ASTM, • Water penetration (GWT) Review of Visual Inspection rating systems for and RILEM, and is the recipient of the Professor concrete structures and MATI® software. • Chloride content (RCT & RCT/W) Ostenfeld Gold Medal from the Danish Society for • Carbonation (Deep Purple, Rainbow) Structural Science and Engineering. Workshop materials: • Chloride profile (Profile Grinder) Participants will receive copies of presentation • Service life estimation materials, ACI 228.1R, and ACI 228.2R. Mr. Guy Rapaport is a Civil Engineer • Half-cell potential (Mini Great Dane) acting at present a leading consultant, • Corrosion rate (GalvaPulse) NDT-manager and project manager in • Concrete conductivity (Merlin) Ramboll Finland Oy. He has an extended field experience with use of NDT • Rapid chloride penetration (PROOVE’it) equipment in several structures such as Advanced test methods bridges, slabs on ground etc. He is specialized in bridge • Air-void characteristics (AVA) special inspections, evaluation of bridge deck surface • Heat of hydration (HeatBox) structures and condition of post tensioned bridges. He is a certified Bridge Inspector from Finnish Transport • Concrete rheology (ICAR Rheometer) Agency. • Autogenous shrinkage (Auto-Shrink)