ACI San DiegoChapter –January 17, 2012 Program

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“CONCRETE WITH REDUCED SHRINKAGE, CRACKING, AND CURLING.”

Presented by: Dave Flax- The Euclid Chemical Company

Presentation Outline:

This presentation will cover a great many topics that affect the shrinkage, cracking, and curling of concrete. Typical concrete shrinks about 0.06%. In this presentation the emphasis for the concrete mix design will be on reducing the shrinkage to 0.04%, 0.02% or even 0.00% by the use of the proper coarse aggregate size & quantity and by the use of shrinkage reducing & shrinkage compensating admixtures. We will cover how to write a spec to achieve these low shrinkage percentages.

But if we don’t want cracks and curling, getting the mix design right is only the beginning. We will also look at what happens after the concrete is placed including the use of an evaporation retarder, proper curing, joint layout, sawcutting, etc.

There are many tests that are typically run on the concrete at the jobsite and in the weeks following, but none of them tell us right there at the job site in real time if concrete is likely to shrink, crack, and curl. We will cover the one job site test method that will provide that critical information immediately.

Biographical sketch:

 The presenter: Dave Flax of The Euclid Chemical Company has a Civil Engineering Degree from RPIand over 35 years experience as a field engineer, a contractor, and a researcher with the Corps of Engineers. He has earned his CDTand CCPR from CSI. He has specialized in concrete and has had dozens of articles published. He was awarded the Extra Yard Award by the SCCP for his 30+ years of service to the concrete industry. He is on a number of national organization committees including the “Methods and Materials”, “Guide Specifications”, and “Repair of Construction Defects” committees. He has spoken on this topic and others at The World of Concrete and numerous organizations.

Join ACI San Diego on
Monday October 17, 2011
For our Annual Golf Tournament

Enjoy a day full of sun, fun, food, and GOLF!

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If you didn’t make it to our April event at TB Penick & Sons you missed out on an amazing display of what you can do with concrete.  Special thanks to TB Penick & Sons, Morley Construction, United Rentals, and the vendor partners who made this event a home run.

This will be my final message as President of our great chapter.  I remember when I first got involved in this group as a very green twenty year old working for Superior Ready Mix. Quinn McGuire, Mike Serra, and Jeff Ferris were all instrumental in getting me involved with ACI.  I can’t thank them enough for exposing me to an organization that helped me grow both personally and professionally.

I am proud to say that I leave the chapter in the very capable hands of your new Chapter President Mike Archibald of Morley Construction.  Mike is an extremely passionate “concrete guy” who will continue to promote and grow our local chapter.  

In closing I want to thank Heather Caya and our board members who give you everything they have to keep spreading the concrete gospel in San Diego.  

I look forward to seeing you real soon at a future ACI San Diego event!

Respectfully,

Charlie Gregg

2010-2011 President

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On Tuesday March 8^th we had quest speakers Brian and Ryan Quinn from Atlas Construction Supply that discussed the developing winning game plan for your next vertical architectural concrete project. This was a great seminar.  Thank you again to the Quinn’s.

Join us on April 12 as we take you inside T.B. Penick’s new office.  T.B. Penick tour will include BBQ and you can also earn 1CEU credit.  April 12, 2011 Flyer.

Everyone who attends our annual awards dinner knows that Jeff Ferris with Propex puts together a first class video presentation of the winning projects.  Those videos are now posted on our website www.aci-sandiego.org.  I encourage everyone to visit our website and view these videos.  They showcase the amazing concrete work being installed in San Diego.  Also, take the time and tell your owners and contractors about the videos, I’m sure they would love to see their projects highlighted in these amazing clips.

Thank you to everyone that submitted awards.  We had over thirty award entries. 

Our Annual Awards Dinner will be May 6, 2011 at the Catamaran Hotel and Resort. Please see the attached flyer for reservations.

Respectfully,

 Charlie Gregg

2010-2011 President

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Thank you to all that made it to our ACI San Diego Mixer at Seau’s the Restaurant in Mission Valley and a special thanks to all of our sponsors for the event.

Sponsors:

Hanson Aggregates

Morley Construction

T.B. Penick & Sons

CNCA

Euclid Chemical

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Solomon Colors

Everyone who attends our annual awards dinner knows that Jeff Ferris with Propex puts together a first class video presentation of the winning projects.  Those videos are now posted on our website www.aci-sandiego.org.  I encourage everyone to visit our website and view these videos.  They showcase the amazing concrete work being installed in San Diego.  Also, take the time and tell your owners and contractors about the videos, I’m sure they would love to see their projects highlighted in these amazing clips.

Our Annual Awards Dinner will be May 6, 2011 at the Catamaran Hotel and Resort. Look for more information November 2010 when we call for project entries.

Please join us on October 1, 2010 for Annual Golf Tournament “Cash is Green, Swing for Green”, please see the  attached flyer.

Charlie Gregg

2010-2011 President

ACI San Diego Chapter – October 20, 2010 Program

“Chemical Admixtures: Today and Tomorrow”

With Guest Speaker
William S. Phelan – Senior Vice President of Marketing and Technical Services for
The Euclid Chemical Company

Place: Handlery Hotel 950 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108 619-298-0511

Cost: Member – $40.00 Non-Member – $45.00 Walk-in Member or Non-Member – $45.00
Student ACI Member – $5.00 Student Non-ACI Member – $10.00

Vendor Tables (6’ table) $50.00 – Members $100.00 – Non-Members
All vendor prices include one person’s entry fee

Time: Registration 11:30 AM-12:00 PM
Lunch & Presentation 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Reservation: MUST be received by Friday October 8, 2010
Heather at: Phone – 619.579.1940; Email – concreteaci@cox.net; Fax – 619.258.5839

Place: The Butcher Shop 5255 Kearny Villa Road, San Diego, CA 92123 858-565-2272

Cost: Member – $40.00 Non-Member – $45.00 Walk-in Member or Non-Member – $45.00
Student ACI Member – $5.00 Student Non-ACI Member – $10.00

Vendor Tables (6’ table) $50.00 – Members $100.00 – Non-Members
All vendor prices include one person’s entry fee

Time: Registration 11:30 AM-12:00 PM
Lunch & Presentation 12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Reservation: MUST be received by Friday November 12, 2010
Heather at: Phone – 619.579.1940; Email – concreteaci@cox.net; Fax – 619.258.5839
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ACI San Diego would like to thank everyone who showed up to our February 9 program on “Moisture in Concrete Floors—The Flooring Industry Appears to Be Soaking Us!”
at the Butcher Shop. Geoffrey Hichborn with Hichborn Consulting provided valuable information on moisture in concrete floors. We will be keeping with the SCM theme again in March as we tackle the topic Metakaolin for use in concrete.

Everyone who attends our annual awards dinner knows that Jeff Ferris with Propex puts together a first class video presentation of the winning projects. Those videos are now posted on our website. I encourage everyone to visit our website and view these videos. They showcase the amazing concrete work being installed in San Diego. Also, take the time and tell your owners and contractors about the videos, I’m sure they would love to see their projects highlighted in these amazing clips.

Our Annual Awards Dinner will be postponed until May 2011. Look for more information November 2010 when we call for project entries.

Please join us for our upcoming event:

April 6, 2010 for “Prevailing Wages”

Heather Caya (Executive Secretary), Charlie Gregg (Vice President), and Victor Klemaske (President)

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ACI SAN DIEGO CHAPTER MESSAGE

ACI San Diego would like to thank everyone who showed up to our November program on fly ash at the Butcher Shop Restaurant. Jeff Hearne and Manny Mungaray with Salt River Materials provided valuable information on fly ash for sustainable design, and offered there take on the future of fly ash. We will be keeping with the SCM theme in January as we tackle the topic of Metakaolin for use in concrete.

Everyone who attends our annual awards dinner knows that Jeff Ferris with Propex puts together a first class video presentation of the winning projects. Those videos are now posted on our website www.aci-sandiego.org. I encourage everyone to visit our website and view these videos. They showcase the amazing concrete work being installed in San Diego. Also, take the time and tell your owners and contractors about the videos, I’m sure they would love to see their projects highlighted in these amazing clips.

Our Annual Awards Dinner this year is scheduled for May 7, 2010 at the Marriott in Mission Valley. ACI San Diego Chapter will be honoring previous project winners from 2000-2008, choosing one project from each category. The projects that are chosen will be presented on May 7 as our Projects of the Decade. Please look for more details in the up coming months.

Thank you to everyone that made it to our Annual Golf Tournament last month. It was a great success!

Please join us for our upcoming events:

January 12, 2010 for our first ACI 500. Join us for a great presentation on Metakaolin and following the presentation get your race on as we race the tracks at the Miramar Speed Circuit. See flyer more details.

Heather Caya (Executive Secretary), Charlie Gregg (Vice President), and Victor Klemaske (President)

President’s Message
by Victor Klemaske

The ACI’s September program “What is Architectural Concrete?” was a big success. We would like to thank Larry Maes with Product Education Director for the Southern California Concrete Producers, Mary Richards with Standard Concrete Products who discussed sand & aggregate how produced & variances in materials, Mike Meier with Standard Concrete who discussed ready mix plants and how concrete made, John Bosch with Solomon Colors who discussed color concrete/how liquid color works and potential reasons for color variance in concrete, and Bruce Umeck with The L.M. Scoffield Company who discussed forming, finishing & workmanship issues, for putting on great presentations. We want to express our gratitude to all of the vendors who set up display table, without your support ACI could not put on the great educational programs we do each month. I’d also like to thank my company, T.B. Penick & Sons for allowing us to host the event at their office. Thousands of people each year attend these extended credit programs on Architectural Concrete. Those who attended it here in San Diego were lucky enough to leave the program and tour T.B. Penick’s facilities, which show cases hundreds of different types of decorative concrete products.

Everyone who attends our annual awards dinner knows that Jeff Ferris with Propex puts together a first class video presentation of the winning projects. Those videos are now posted on our website here. I encourage everyone to visit our website and view these videos. They showcase the amazing concrete work being installed in San Diego. Also, take the time and tell your owners and contractors about the videos, I’m sure they would love to see their projects highlighted in these amazing clips.

Take advantage of your ACI memberships and register to attend The World of Concrete free. Simply go to www.concrete.org, click on the World of Concrete panel and fill in the blanks. While you are at the website, check out ACI’s upcoming Fall Convention, or other upcoming ACI seminars.

Please join us for our upcoming events:

On October 2, the ACI has our annual Golf Tournament at Twin Oaks Golf Course. This is a great tournament and our major fundraiser for the year. I hope to see everyone at there. Spots are still open.

Victor Klemaske

ACI Message
by Heather Caya / Victor Klemaske

I’d like to remind everyone of the abundance of information that ACI makes available to our members. Please take time to visit our local chapter ’s website [you've made it—thanks for visiting!] and national’s website. On our local website you will find our membership roster, which is a who’s who guide to concrete in San Diego. Also on our website you will find a calendar of upcoming events [in the left-hand sidebar], and information on our library. And now, for your viewing pleasure, our Annual Awards program from May 8, 2009.

Please join us for our upcoming events:

On September 15, we get back to business with our course on Architectural Concrete. This course provides an overview of decorative concrete applications. It is also a chance to talk with a wide range of experts in decorative concrete all in one place.

On October 2, the ACI has our annual Golf Tournament at Twin Oaks Golf Course. This is a great tournament and our major fundraiser for the year. I hope to see everyone at there.

Heather Caya / Victor Klemaske