Workshops

• How mix designs work today, including Type IL cement
• How to place, finish, and cure concrete that will see deicers
• How to pour in hot weather and in cold weather
• How to build a concrete parking lot that holds up
• How to design and build concrete overlays
• Best practices for jointing
• How to manage your pavement over its whole life
• The top 10 myths about concrete pavement

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM  Welcome and Introductions

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM  Mix Designs and Working with Type IL Cement

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM  Placing, Finishing, and Curing to Help with Deicers

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM  Break

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM  The Concrete Parking Lot

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM  Hot and Cold Weather Concreting

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM  Lunch

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM  Design and Construction of Concrete Overlays

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM  Best Practices for Jointing Concrete Pavements

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM  Break

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM  Pavement Asset Management

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM  Top 10 Myths about Concrete Pavement

Greg Halsted, P.E. -

Senior Director, Local Paving — National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)

Greg is a licensed professional engineer. He earned his degree in civil engineering technology from Southern Polytechnic State University. He has worked in planning, design, materials testing, construction, inspection, and sustainability. He has also written a number of guides on cement and concrete for paving and soils work.

Jamie Johnson, P.E.-

Executive Director, Colorado/Wyoming Chapter — American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)

Jamie graduated from Colorado State University in 1992 and earned his Colorado professional engineer license in 2004. He has spent his career on concrete pavement design, construction, maintenance, and mix designs. He also works with soil-cement, full-depth reclamation, and roller-compacted concrete.

Michael B. Robinson, P.E.-

Mike has more than 30 years’ experience across the country in the heavy civil industry, working for a large state agency, as a contractor and materials producer, and as a consultant. His primary focus is flexible pavements and aggregate materials including pavement design, quality management, troubleshooting, maintenance and rehabilitation techniques, constructability reviews and value engineering, and construction claims support. He is a graduate of the University of Wyoming, and is active in local and national pavement and industry associations, and Transportation Research Board standing committees, and is a member of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists. He is a reg-istered Civil Engineer in Wyoming, Nevada, California, and Arizona

 

• Sampling fresh concrete (ASTM C172)
• Slump of hydraulic-cement concrete (ASTM C143)
• Temperature of freshly mixed concrete (ASTM C1064)
• Density, yield, and air content by the gravimetric method (ASTM C138)
• Air content by the pressure method (ASTM C231)
• Air content by the volumetric method (ASTM C173)
• Making and curing concrete test specimens in the field (ASTM C31)

Certification requires passing two separate exams on the testing morning. Both are required, and passing one does not carry over to the other.

• Written exam. Closed book. 55 multiple-choice questions in one hour, with 5 to 10 questions on each of the seven test methods. To pass, you need at least 60% on every individual method and at least 70% overall.
• Performance exam. Closed book and hands-on. You physically perform six of the tests and explain sampling out loud. You are graded on performing each step correctly.

• Full Certification is for anyone new to ACI field testing, and for anyone who wants a refresher before testing.
• Testing Only is for technicians who currently hold ACI certification and need to renew, and for anyone retaking an exam. You attend the testing morning only.

Kim D. Basham, PhD, PE, FACI -

President, KB Engineering LLC — Cheyenne, Wyoming

Kim has worked exclusively in the concrete industry for more than 35 years. He began his career as an assistant professor at the University of Wyoming, teaching reinforced concrete design and concrete materials, and has since worked with Baker Concrete Construction, Structural Services Inc., Concrete Engineering Specialists, and the World of Concrete. He is a registered professional engineer in 21 states and a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute. His work covers mix designs, specifications, preconstruction services, formwork, mass concrete placements, slabs-on-ground, surface finishes, construction tolerances, forensic investigations, testing, and concrete repair. Through KB Engineering LLC in Cheyenne, he provides engineering services to the concrete industry and teaches seminars and workshops on concrete for ACI and other organizations.

Yes, in the same session. Registering for Strength + Aggregate together costs less than registering for each part separately.

Kim D. Basham, PhD, PE, FACI -

President, KB Engineering LLC — Cheyenne, Wyoming

Kim has worked exclusively in the concrete industry for more than 35 years. He began his career as an assistant professor at the University of Wyoming, teaching reinforced concrete design and concrete materials, and has since worked with Baker Concrete Construction, Structural Services Inc., Concrete Engineering Specialists, and the World of Concrete. He is a registered professional engineer in 21 states and a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute. His work covers mix designs, specifications, preconstruction services, formwork, mass concrete placements, slabs-on-ground, surface finishes, construction tolerances, forensic investigations, testing, and concrete repair. Through KB Engineering LLC in Cheyenne, he provides engineering services to the concrete industry and teaches seminars and workshops on concrete for ACI and other organizations.