Basic Prestressed Concrete Design Seminar

April 28, 2010 - Branford, CT

Location: Blakeslee Prestress Co., Route 139, Branford, CT

Registration: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Seminar: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Supported by: Blakeslee Prestress, Inc.; Coreslab Structures; J. P. Carrara & Sons, Inc.; Newstress Inc.; OldCastle Precast Inc.; Strescon Limited; Unistress Corporation; Vynorius Precast; William E. Dailey Inc

Program Outline: This seminar is geared for professionals who have not completed a college-level course on prestressed concrete design, but have a basic understanding of reinforced concrete design, including:

• Design Professionals (Engineers of Record who review)
• Precast Plant Engineers (new hires or junior engineers)
• Engineering Students at the bachelors or masters level
• Professors and professional educators involved with teaching/training basic design concepts related to prestressed concrete

Seminar Overview: Engineers and design professionals will gain a solid understanding of prestressed concrete design using a specific design example.The PCI Design Handbook, 6th edition, will be explored as a tool for designing precast and prestressed concrete structures. This interactive seminar will integrate a virtual plant tour, providing participants with a clear understanding of design concepts and fabrication considerations.

• Basic Concepts for Prestressing
• Loads and Load Combinations
• Code Requirements
• Flexure Design-Stresses, Strength, & Losses
• Straight Strand and Harped Strand Examples
• Shear Design
• Camber and Deflection
• Design Responsibility
• Plant Tour or a Virtual Plant Tour

Seminar Fee: The seminar fee is $175. This fee includes a copy of the PCI Design Handbook, 6th edition, to use as a reference for years to come; a CD of the handbook; seminar notes; breaks, and lunch. Participants will also receive a FREE one-year individual PCI membership.

Instructor: Sergio F. Breña: Sergio F. Breña is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusett's Amherst, and a licensed civil engineer. He has nine years of teaching experience and over twelve years of experience in laboratory and field testing of structures and structural systems. Additionally, he has over six years of structural design experience in projects involving rehabilitation of existing buildings to improve earthquake performance and structural design of tunnel liners, among others. His research interests include design and behavior of structural concrete structures (reinforced and prestressed), use of fiber-reinforced materials in civil infrastructure applications, and field performance of bridges and buildings.