by Quinn McGuire

February 2007

Definition of Insanity: “doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome” - Albert Einstein.

This past November, I had the privilege of representing our outstanding ACI chapter at the ACI Chapter Roundtable held in Las Vegas. This was a “best practices” conference attended by 40 chapter officers from ACI chapters all over the Western US.

At this meeting, I shared what we do in San Diego and heard from others around the country. I listened to what they do best, where they feel pain, what they believe would make them a better chapter to serve their members. They shared excellent ideas on programs, student involvement, awards events, golf tournaments, member recruitment, and chapter organization.

I’ll be sharing many of these ideas with your board members. Soon, your San Diego chapter may be incorporating the best ideas to benefit you, our chapter member!

“Communicate and Educate - Don’t litigate!”

This is one of the concepts that I took away from our last program on “Mitigating moisture problems in concrete slabs on ground.”

This fit in nicely with the chapter’s mission of educating and being a forum for the discussion of all matters related to concrete and the development of solutions to problems. Many thanks to Ralph Godfrey, of Ralph Godfrey and Associates, for volunteering as a presenter for this important subject.

Remember, your chapter board is made up of volunteers representing many aspects of the concrete construction community. We have a general contractor, concrete contractor, ready mix companies, engineering company, a fiber company, university engineering departments and admixture companies. These firms bring diversity to the board and allow their employees to donate their time to add value to the chapter – and therefore add value to the members.

I thank the board members and their companies for their energy and commitment to the industry! It is a pleasure serving with you.

Quinn

Please check the Calendar for a full list of upcoming programs and events.

This award honors either a construction company or individual who has advanced the art of concrete construction. There are no specific criteria. However, credit will be given for have membership in ACI. Submit narrative and supportive data or photos for consideration of receiving the award to ACI, San Diego Chapter, P.O. Box 12649, El Cajon CA 92022.

332.1R-06: Guide to Residential Concrete Construction
This guide provides practical information about the construction of quality residential concrete. It covers concrete work for one- and two-family dwellings with a maximum height of two stories above grade and a basement that is either cast-in-place or placed as precast elements. Information on materials, proportions, production, delivery, and testing is provided. Separate chapters on footings, walls, and slabs provide information on subgrade, forms, reinforcement, placement, consolidation, finishing, and curing. Special considerations regarding insulation and hot and cold weather are included. Common problems and their repair are also addressed. The discussion of specific design provisions and all drawings provided by this guide are intended to offer illustrations of typical practice and should not be interpreted as meeting the requirements of specific codes or project specifications. Applicable codes and construction documents take precedence over the information contained in this document. To learn more or to order this document, go to 332.1R-06: Guide to Residential Concrete Construction. $64.50 (ACI members $39.00); Order Code 332106.EM.

523.1R-06: Guide for Cast-in-Place Low-Density Cellular Concrete
This guide provides information on the materials, properties, design, proper handling, and applications of cast-in-place low-density cellular concretes having oven-dry densities of 50 lb/ft3 (800 kg/m3) or less. Roof deck systems and geotechnical applications often incorporate these low density cellular concretes. The electronic version of this document includes embedded videos that briefly illustrate roof deck and geotechnical applications of cellular concrete. Other embedded videos show proper methods for diluting foam concentrate, metering preformed foam into the cement-water slurry, and measuring as-cast density. To learn more or to order this document, go to 523.1R-06: Guide for Cast-in-Place Low-Density Cellular Concrete. $37.50 (ACI members $23.00); Order Code 523106.EM.

ITG-4.2R-06: Materials and Quality Considerations for High-Strength Concrete in Moderate to High Seismic Applications
This document addresses materials and quality considerations when using cast-in-place, normalweight, high-strength concrete in structures that must be designed for moderate to high seismic applications.
The term “high-strength concrete,” as defined by ACI Committee 363, refers to concrete having a specified compressive strength for design of 8000 psi (55 MPa) or greater. The lower 6000 psi (41 MPa) threshold, however, was chosen for the ITG-4 document series because it deals with a specialized application of high-strength concrete in areas of
moderate to high seismicity.

An accompanying standard, ITG-4.1 (available Spring 2007), is written in mandatory language in a format that can be adopted by local jurisdictions, and will allow building officials to approve the use of high-strength concrete on projects that are being constructed under the provisions of ACI 301 and 318. ITG-4.2R-06 is the supporting document for that standard. To learn more or to order this publication, go to ITG-4.2R-06: Materials and Quality Considerations for High-Strength Concrete in Moderate to High Seismic Applications. $50.50 (ACI members $31.00); Order Code ITG4206.EM.

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to announce the launch of the all-new ACI Career Center a new online resource designed to help you find the best job opportunities in the concrete industry. The new ACI Career Center provides:

FREE and confidential resume posting - Make your resume available to employers in the industry, confidentially if you choose.

Job search control - Quickly and easily find relevant industry job listings and sign up for automatic email notification of new jobs that match your criteria.

Easy job application - Apply online and create a password-protected account for managing your job search.

Saved jobs capability - Save up to 100 jobs to a folder in your account so you come back to apply when you are ready. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with the industry’s best employers!

Please visit the new student website at www.students.concrete.org, and include details of this new program in any of your relevant communications.
If I can provide any additional information, please let me know.

Kevin P. Mlutkowski
Market Promotion & Research Analyst
American Concrete Institute
248-848-3716

Inspectors / Technicians
MTGL is looking for experienced soil / materials technicians and inspectors. We are looking for qualified applicants to assist us with our up and coming projects.
The following is a list of positions currently available.

• Soil Technicians / Concrete Technicians
• Reinforced Concrete Inspector
• Reinforced Masonry Inspector
• Structural Steel Inspector
• Pre-Stress / Post Tension Inspector
• AWS / CWI -QC1
• Fireproofing Inspector

MTGL is a certified laboratory, and offers excellent pay and benefit programs. Call (858) 537-3999 or Toll Free (888) 844-5060. Set up an appointment and see what we have for you

We have to get the info on this summit out to the industry.
Your members, customers, clients, subs, generals, owners, or
anyone that uses or operates off-road diesel equipment
in construction in California will be affected. Will you put a link on your website, and/or email or mail info, or call your clients, put info on your counters and encourage them to do come to this summit?

Carb Regulations On Diesel
Equipment Summit
January 19, 2007, 2 Pm To 4 Pm
Diesel Technology Department
Rooms I-101 A&B
San Diego Miramar College
10440 Black Mountain Road
San Diego, Ca 92126

This is the first notice of this all industry summit.
More Info Will Follow!

Please Reply If You Will Help!
Mike Caples, Contractor News & Views
Cell: 858-699-5868; Fax: 951-245-8442
Email: mcaples@contractor-news.com

Please join us to

• Network with the Owners
• Learn about upcoming projects
• Obtain information about
• Contracting and professional service opportunities
• Disadvantaged business opportunities
• Project schedules
• How to do business with the agencies
• Who to contact for contracting opportunities

Confirmed Owners (as of 11/28/06):

• Centre City Development Corp. (CCDC)
• Grossmont Union High School District
• Otay Water District
• San Diego County Water Authority
• San Diego County Regional Airport Authority - Facilities

Development Department, Airport Master Plan, Small Business
Development, Quieter Home Program

Flier and event information will be available soon on the
Chapter’s Event Calendar at www.cmaa-sd.org

If you have questions or need more information, please contact Chapter Certification Chair Joseph Winandy, CSI, CCPR, AHC, by office phone 858.513.1685, cell phone 858.232.3016, fax 858.748.3277, or email joe_winandy@irco.com or contact the San Diego Chapter office at 619.401.6733 (toll free 877.401.6733) or email sdcsi@cox.net.