Full speaker line-up announced for NEx Wednesday Workshop!

NEx, an ACI Center of Excellence is having a full-day of workshops on Wednesday, April 1st during the ACI Concrete Convention, and the full speaker line up is finalized! This workshop consists of a morning and afternoon session, 17 unique presentations, and research from leading experts in nonmetallics.

Morning Session (CO-SPONSORED WITH ACI COMMITTEE 243): 

“Application and Challenges for Concrete with Saline Water, Dredged or Dune Sand”

Time: 9am-12pm

Speakers:

• Marie Jackson, University of Utah, presenting "Volcanic Rock in Ancient Roman Marine Concrete Structures"

• Rayan Al Darwish, OSP, presenting "NovusCrete   – Sustainable Seawater Concrete Consortium"

• Hassan Al Kalifah, Aramco, presenting "Performance Benchmarking of SCM-Blended Seawater–Coastal Sand Concrete: Fresh, Mechanical, Durability, and Microstructural Characteristics"

• Peter Renshaw, Mateenbar/Pultron, presenting "Case Study, Marshall Island School"

• Sivakumar Ramanathan, Univeristy of Miami, presenting "Evaluation of Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete Using Oil and Gas Produced Water"

• Jesse Curtis, MST Bar, presenting "Reinforcement for Corrosion-Resistant Concrete in Aggressive Environments: Caribbean Project Case Studies"

• Steven Nolan, Florida DOT, presenting "Seawhat? Changing perspectives and empowering sustainable concrete design with seawater and alternative materials"

• Jianqiang Wei, University of Maryland, presenting "Developing Seawater Ultra-High-Performance Concrete for Additive Manufacturing"

• Aileen Vandenberg, ICC-ES, presenting "ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria for Seawater Concrete for Use in Plain or FRP-reinforced concrete members - AC574 (24)"

• Osama Omar, University of Miami, presenting "Durability   Performance of Seawater Concrete After 7-year Field Exposure"

Break for lunch: 12pm-2pm

Afternoon Session: 

“Effect of Nonmetallic Building Materials on the Sustainability of Concrete Structures”

Time: 2pm-5pm

Speakers:

• Shreya Vemuganti, University of Oklahoma, presenting "A Polymer Concrete–GFRP Composite as a Sustainable Culvert Retrofit System"

• Eva Sanchez-Rexach, Sileto, presenting "Sustainable Polymer Concrete Production: Energy Efficient Polymerization within a   Circular Economy Framework"

• Borna Hajimiragha, MST Rebar, presenting "Sustainability Benefits of GFRP Reinforcement: GWP Results and Field Case Studies"

• Rudi Seracino, North Carolina State University, presenting "The Environmental Impact of FRP Reinforced Concrete Structures"

• Siham Al Shanti, University of New Mexico, presenting "Next-Generation Sustainable 3D-Printed Polymer Concrete"

• Mohammad Bani Hani, Kansas State University, presenting "Innovative Sustainable FRP Strengthening Solution for Prestressed Bridge Girders"

• Fabio Matta, University of South Carolina, presenting "The new Low Battery seawall in Charleston, SC: A case study of nonmetallic reinforcement for sustainable infrastructure upgrade"

Be sure to add this day of learning and connecting to your agenda,  happening at the NEx Wednesday workshop on April 1st from 9am-5pm. Come for either session, a few of your favorite nonmetallics experts, or stay for the full day!