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Design and Installation of Anchors

Concrete anchors, when used, are typically a critical design component. While often contributing to the stability and robustness of a structure, anchors can be overlooked as a secondary design element. Errors in design and installation can significantly reduce anchor capacity with the potential to result in catastrophic failure.
In this half day online seminar we will look at the design and installation of concrete anchors with a view to understanding what is required to achieve design intent. Covering key elements of design principles, anchor types and installation, testing and certification, to critical health and safety considerations, this seminar will examine these factors from an Engineer’s perspective. There will also be plenty of opportunities to ask questions during discussion.

Who should attend
This seminar will be of particular interest to Consulting Engineers involved in the design, specification and supervision of construction. Site Engineers, Main Contractors and Specialist Sub-Contractors will also benefit from attending.

Programme
Introduction: An Engineers’ Perspective | Marcel Fuchs, Victoria Janssens, Structural Engineers, Arup
Design Principles | Bryan Carroll, Managing Director, Masonry Fixings
Chemical Anchors | Andrew Duffy, Technical Advisor, Sika                                           Mechanical Anchors | Cathy Flynn, Project Engineer, Hilti 
Inspection, Testing and Certification | Thomas Callanan, Managing Director, Infrastruct AMS

See Engineers Ireland Events for booking information

 

Christmas 2020

Ar mian leat Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the team at the Irish Concrete Society.

Our office will be closed from Wednesday 23rd December 2020 until Monday 4th January 2021.

Cold Weather Concreting

12th January 2021

10am to 1pm

In this seminar we will deal with both the practical aspects of successfully placing concrete during cold weather and look at the damage caused by freezing temperatures to fresh concrete.

Who Should Attend

  • Local Authority Engineers
  • Consulting Engineers
  • Producers
  • Main Contractors
  • Specialist Sub-Contractors
  • Site Supervisory Personnel

Agenda

10.00 Welcome

10.05 Introduction and General Overview

10.35 Design Options for Cold Weather Concreting

11.05 Site Practice: Planning, Placing, and Curing

11.45 Break

11.55 Sampling and Testing

12.15 Health and Safety Considerations in Cold Weather

Email: events@concrete.ie to book

 

Concrete Fundamentals Course

17th and 25th November 2020

10am to 1pm

Covering essential information, this two half-day online course will help all those attending better understand the most used construction material in the world.

Morning Session 1
  1. Concrete Constituents
  2. Concrete Mix Design
  3. Specifying, Ordering, Delivery and Acceptance
  4. Fresh Concrete Properties
  5. Virtual Laboratory Session: Cube and Slump Testing
Morning Session 2
  1. Formwork, Pre-pour Checks, and Placing
  2. Compaction and Finishing
  3. Curing and Strength Gain
  4. Concrete Defects
  5. Testing Hardened Concrete

Email: events@concrete.ie to book

The Concrete Society NI Region

The Concrete Society NI Region are holding a joint even with ICE and IStructE on 2nd November 2020.
This talk details the five story basement built beneath Claridge’s Hotel in London, carried out with disrupting the hotel operations.
Location: On-line
Speakers: Jim Mackey (McGee), Andy Pye and Alice Blair (Arup)
Time: 18:15 – 19:30 (UK time)
Cost: FOC

To book: ICE Claridge’s Hotel Basement

 

 

Lunchtime Seminar Series

Introduction

This Horizon 2020 project aimed to develop (a) an Ultra High Durability Concrete (UHDC) and (b) a Durability Assessment-based Design (DAD) methodology to improve the durability and predict the long-term performance of structures in Extremely Aggressive Exposure (EAE) conditions. The driving principle of this project is that the long-term behaviour of such structures can benefit from the use of high performance materials. This is achieved within the framework of durability-based design approaches by advancing UHPC/UHPFRC through the incorporation of tailored Nano scale constituents which focus on stimulating autogenous self-healing. New design concepts are being validated through long-term monitoring in six full-scale pilot projects, selected as representative of cutting edge economy sectors, such as green energy, blue growth and conservation of reinforced concrete heritage.

Who should attend

This presentation will be of interest to all those who are involved in the design, specification and construction of concrete. Those who should attend include consulting engineers, engineers in contracting firms, specialist concrete sub-contractors, concrete and precast concrete producers, concrete technologists, and precast concrete designers.

Agenda

13.00 Welcome and Introduction
13.05 Advanced Cement Based Composites: an Asset for Civil Engineering to Contribute to Societal and Economical Challenges. The Approach of the H2020 Project ‘ReSHEALience’.
Prof Liberato Ferrara, Project Coordinator, Politecnico di Milano,
13.25 UHDC Concept, Design, Manufacture and Pilot Casting at Banagher.
Peter Deegan, Irish Pilot Project Lead, Banagher Precast Concrete
13.45 Questions and Answers
Prof Liberato Ferrara and Peter Deegan
14.00 Ends

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38th Annual Awards Update

In keeping with on-going public health guidance, the Irish Concrete Society regrets that the 38th Annual Awards Dinner will not be held this year.

As the awards had been scheduled to take place on the 24th October, we will instead announce the winners of this year’s competition on that date.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of this year’s entrants for their patience and understanding, and wish you all the very best.

Our office will be in contact to arrange refunding of tickets.