Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Lunch (On your own):       12:00 – 1:00 pm

Afternoon Session:           1:00 – 4:30 pm

Properties of Precast Concrete

   Characteristics of concrete

   Effects of compressive and tensile loads on concrete

   Principles of steel reinforcement

   Theory and practice of prestressing

Materials and Techniques for Prestressing Concrete

   Steel for prestressing applications

   Concrete for prestressing applications

   Types of prestressed reinforcement

Design Codes and Standards for Prestressed Concrete

   ACI maximum permissible stresses

   AASHTO maximum permissible stresses

   Seismic design considerations

   Building codes

Flexural, Shear and Torsional Stress Design

   Flexural design

   Reinforcement for shear

   Torsion design

Design of Prestressed Components

   Beams

   Columns

   One-way and two-way slabs

Prestressed Concrete Connections

   Connection hardware

   Headed concrete anchor design

Applications and Case Studies

   Foundations

   Above-grade structural elements

   Pavements and slabs

Credits

Architects
     6.5 HSW Contact Hours
     6.5 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     6.5 PDHs

International Code Council
     6.5 Contact Hours

Contractors
     Non-Mandatory Cont. Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 HSW contact hours to architects and 6.5 PDHs to engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to pre-approval in Tennessee.

This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 6.5 HSW Learning Units (Provider No. J885).

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

The International Code Council has approved this event for 6.5 contact hours (.65 CEUs) in the specialty area of Building.

This seminar also offers a non-mandatory continuing education opportunity for contractors. It has not been approved by any state contractor licensing board for continuing education credit.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Anthony Lamanna

Lamanna Engineering Consultants

Lamanna Engineering ConsultantsDr. Lamanna is a civil engineer with extensive experience in structural monitoring, assessment, and evaluation; strengthening, repair, and retrofit of structures; design of structures for coastal hazards; post installed anchors for structural uses; and special applications of fiber reinforced polymers. He also serves as an associate professor at Eastern Kentucky University where he teaches engineering and materials courses to construction management, applied engineering management, and fire protection and safety engineering technology students. Dr. Lamanna is certified in concrete fundamentals by the American Concrete Institute University and is a member of the American Concrete Institute, the American Council for Construction Education, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the American Society for Testing and Materials. He is licensed as a professional engineer in seven states and earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.