Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) cancelled its March 2020 convention, but will host a virtual technical presentations.An online learning experience brought to you by ACI University, these virtual technical presentations originally scheduled for the ACI Concrete Convention will now be delivered virtually.
ACI stated those attending the virtual presentations from June 1-3 will receive 20 hours of specialized knowledge regarding concrete materials, design, construction and repair. They will also receive continuing education units and a certificate of completion for the technical presentations they attend, the institute adds.
ACI University’s ACI Concrete Convention’s Virtual Technical Presentations June 1-3, 2020:
June 1:
Open Topic Session, Part 1 of 2 (11:00am – 1:00pm)
Low Strength – Practice and Perils (11:00am – 1:00pm)
IBC-Compliant Concrete Construction & Laser Scans and Drones in Concrete Floor Construction (2:00pm – 3:30pm)
Textile-Reinforced Cement Composites – New Applications and Repair Materials (2:00pm – 5:00pm)
June 2:
Design, Construction, and Performance of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavements (11:00am – 1:00pm)
Rethinking Reinforcement for 3-D Printed Cementitious Composites, Part 1 of 2 (2:00pm – 4:00pm)
June 3:
Open Topic Session, Part 2 of 2 (11:00am – 1:00pm)
Bond Development in New Types of Concrete Reinforcement, Part 1 of 2 (11:00am – 1:00pm)
Rethinking Reinforcement for 3-D Printed Cementitious Composites, Part 2 of 2 (2:00pm – 4:00pm)
Bond Development in New Types of Concrete Reinforcement, Part 2 of 2 (2:00pm – 4:00pm)
Ronald G. Burg, PE, Executive Vice President-ACI, said: “While we are all still adapting to both the virtual environment and our current circumstance, I am thankful for the resiliency of our global community and our ability to offer these informative virtual presentations. And that even in this challenging time, the ACI Concrete Convention continues to be the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete.”
The technical presentations are FREE to ACI Members, ACI University all-access digital subscribers and registered attendees to the cancelled ACI Concrete Convention in Rosemont/Chicago.
To REGISTER and for more SCHEDULE information on the virtual technical presentations: www.concrete.org/events/conventions/currentconvention/virtual.aspx
OR: www.concrete.org/events/eventscalendar.aspx?m=CalendarSearchDetails&CurrentID=195998